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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1441

To establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 20, 2001

Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. SPECTER) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oil Region National

5 Heritage Area Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) the Oil Region of northwestern

9 Pennsylvania—
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1 (A) contains numerous sites and districts

2 listed on the National Register of Historic

3 Places; and

4 (B) is designated by the Governor of Penn5 sylvania as a State Heritage Park Area;

6 (2) the Oil Region—

7 (A) is a region with tremendous physical

8 and natural resources; and

9 (B) possesses a story of State, national,

10 and international significance;

11 (3) the drilling of the world’s first successful oil

12 well by Colonel Edwin Drake in 1859 has affected

13 the industrial, natural, social, and political struc14 tures of the modern world;

15 (4) 6 national historic districts and 17 separate

16 National Register sites are located in Emlenton,

17 Franklin, Oil City, and Titusville, Pennsylvania,

18 within the State Heritage Park boundary;

19 (5) the Allegheny River, which was designated

20 as a component of the national wild and scenic riv21 ers system in 1992 by Public Law 102–271 (16

22 U.S.C. 1274 note; 106 Stat. 108), and several of the

23 tributaries of the River, such as Oil Creek, French

24 Creek, and Sandy Creek, traverse, and connect sev25 eral major sites within, the Oil Region;
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1 (6) the unspoiled rural character of the Oil Re2 gion provides many natural and recreational re3 sources, scenic vistas, and excellent water quality for

4 the public to enjoy;

5 (7) remnants of the oil industry that remain

6 visible on the landscape of the Oil Region, as well

7 as historic valley settlements, riverbed settlements,

8 plateau developments, farmland, and industrial land9 scapes, provide a direct link to the past for visitors;

10 (8) the Oil Region represents a cross section of

11 the history of the United States as that history re12 lates to—

13 (A) Native Americans;

14 (B) frontier settlements;

15 (C) the French and Indian War;

16 (D) African Americans and the Under17 ground Railroad; and

18 (E) the immigration of Swedish and Polish

19 individuals; and

20 (9) involvement by the Federal Government

21 would enhance the efforts of the State (including po22 litical subdivisions), volunteer organizations, and pri23 vate entities in promoting cultural, historical, nat24 ural, recreational, and scenic resources of the Oil

25 Region.
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1 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab2 lish a cooperative management framework to assist the

3 State in conserving, enhancing, and interpreting the sig4 nificant features of the land, water, and structures of the

5 Oil Region in a manner that is consistent with compatible

6 economic development for the benefit and inspiration of

7 present and future generations.

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

9 In this Act:

10 (1) COMPACT.—The term ‘‘compact’’ means the

11 compact between the Secretary and the management

12 entity described in section 5.

13 (2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage

14 Area’’ means the Oil Region National Heritage Area

15 established by section 4(a).

16 (3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man17 agement entity’’ means the Oil Heritage Region, Inc.

18 (or a successor entity).

19 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage20 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the

21 Heritage Area developed under section 7.

22 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

23 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di24 rector of the National Park Service.
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1 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State

2 of Pennsylvania.

3 SEC. 4. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Oil

5 Region National Heritage Area in the State.

6 (b) BOUNDARIES.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Herit8 age Area shall be the boundaries of the land de9 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Oil Region National

10 Heritage Area’’, numbered OIRE/20,000, and dated

11 October, 2000.

12 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described

13 in paragraph (1) shall be on file in the appropriate

14 offices of the Secretary.

15 (3) PUBLICATION.—As soon as practicable after

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary

17 shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed de18 scription and map of the boundaries established

19 under this subsection.

20 SEC. 5. COMPACT.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into a

22 compact with the management entity to carry out this Act.

23 (b) COMPONENTS.—The compact shall include—

24 (1) information relating to the objectives and

25 management of the Heritage Area; and
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1 (2) a description of the goals and objectives of

2 the Heritage Area that includes—

3 (A) an explanation of the proposed ap4 proach to conservation and interpretation; and

5 (B) a general outline of the protection

6 measures on which the Secretary and manage7 ment entity agree.

8 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The management entity shall—

10 (1) develop a management plan for the Herit11 age Area in accordance with section 7;

12 (2) give priority to implementing actions de13 scribed in the compact and management plan;

14 (3) assist units of government, regional plan15 ning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in—

16 (A) establishing and maintaining interpre17 tive exhibits in the Heritage Area;

18 (B) developing recreational resources in

19 the Heritage Area;

20 (C) increasing public awareness of and ap21 preciation for the natural, historical, and archi22 tectural resources and sites in the Heritage

23 Area;

24 (D) restoring any historic buildings relat25 ing to the themes of the Heritage Area;
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1 (E) ensuring that clear, consistent, and en2 vironmentally appropriate signs identifying ac3 cess points and sites of interest are installed at

4 appropriate locations throughout the Heritage

5 Area; and

6 (F) carrying out other actions in further7 ance of the purposes of this Act, as determined

8 to be appropriate by the management entity;

9 (4) encourage, using appropriate means, eco10 nomic viability in the Heritage Area in accordance

11 with the goals of the management plan;

12 (5) consider the interests of diverse govern13 mental, business, and nonprofit groups within the

14 Heritage Area; and

15 (6) with respect to any year for which Federal

16 funds have been provided to implement the manage17 ment plan under subsection (b)—

18 (A) conduct public meetings at least annu19 ally regarding the implementation of the man20 agement plan;

21 (B) submit to the Secretary an annual re22 port that, for the year for which the report is

23 submitted—
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1 (i) describes accomplishments, ex2 penses, and income of the management en3 tity; and

4 (ii) identifies each person that re5 ceived a grant from the management enti6 ty; and

7 (C) require, with respect to each agree8 ment entered into by the management entity

9 that authorizes the expenditure of Federal

10 funds by any other person, that the person

11 making the expenditure make available to the

12 management entity for audit all records per13 taining to the expenditure of those funds.

14 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity may

16 use funds made available under this Act—

17 (A) to prepare, update, and implement the

18 management plan; and

19 (B) to carry out related activities such

20 as—

21 (i) making grants to, and entering

22 into cooperative agreements with, States

23 (including political subdivisions), private

24 organizations, or other persons;
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1 (ii) hiring and compensating staff;

2 and

3 (iii) carrying out initiatives that ad4 vance the purposes of the Heritage Area.

5 (2) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF

6 REAL PROPERTY.—The management entity shall not

7 use any funds made available under this Act to ac8 quire real property or an interest in real property.

9 SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The management plan shall—

11 (1) present comprehensive strategies and rec12 ommendations for conservation, funding, manage13 ment, and development of the Heritage Area;

14 (2)(A) take into consideration State, county,

15 and local plans in effect as of the date of enactment

16 of this Act; and

17 (B) involve residents, public agencies, and pri18 vate organizations working in the Heritage Area;

19 (3) include a description of actions that units of

20 government and private organizations have agreed to

21 take to protect the resources of the Heritage Area;

22 (4) specify any existing and potential sources of

23 funding to protect, manage, and develop the Herit24 age Area;
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1 (5) include an inventory of the resources con2 tained in the Heritage Area (including a list of any

3 property in the Heritage Area) that—

4 (A) are related to the themes of the Herit5 age Area; and

6 (B) should be preserved, restored, man7 aged, developed, or maintained because of cul8 tural, historical, natural, recreational, or scenic

9 significance;

10 (6) recommend policies for resource manage11 ment that take into consideration, and include, as

12 appropriate, the application of land and water man13 agement techniques (including the development of

14 intergovernmental and interagency cooperative

15 agreements) to protect, in a manner compatible with

16 the support of economic viability, the cultural, his17 torical, natural, recreational, and scenic resources of

18 the Heritage Area;

19 (7) describe a program for implementation of

20 the management plan by the management entity,

21 including—

22 (A) plans for restoration and construction;

23 and
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1 (B) any specific commitments for the first

2 5 years of implementation that have been made

3 by the management entity or any other person;

4 (8) include an analysis of ways in which Fed5 eral, State, and local programs (including the in6 volvement of the National Park Service) may best be

7 coordinated to promote the purposes of this Act;

8 (9) describe any revisions to the boundaries of

9 the Heritage Area that are—

10 (A) proposed by the management entity;

11 and

12 (B) requested by the affected local govern13 ment; and

14 (10) include an interpretation plan for the Her15 itage Area.

16 (b) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—As a condition of

17 the receipt of Federal assistance under this Act, not later

18 than 2 years after the date on which funds are made avail19 able to carry out this Act, the management entity shall

20 submit to the Secretary the management plan.

21 (c) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

22 PLAN.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after

24 the date on which the Secretary receives the man25 agement plan from the management entity under
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1 subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with

2 the Governor of the State, shall approve or dis3 approve the management plan.

4 (2) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to ap5 prove the management plan, the Secretary shall take

6 into consideration—

7 (A) the extent to which the management

8 plan adequately preserves and protects the eco9 nomic viability and the cultural, historical, nat10 ural, recreational, and scenic resources of the

11 Heritage Area;

12 (B) the level of public participation in the

13 development of the management plan; and

14 (C) the extent to which the board of direc15 tors of the management entity is representative

16 of the local government and a wide range of in17 terested organizations and citizens.

18 (d) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec19 retary disapproves a management plan, the Secretary

20 shall—

21 (1) advise the management entity in writing of

22 the reasons for the disapproval; and

23 (2) make recommendations for revisions to the

24 management plan.
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1 (e) REVISION.—Not later than 90 days after the date

2 on which the Secretary receives a revised management

3 plan from the management entity, the Secretary shall ap4 prove or disapprove the revised management plan.

5 (f) APPROVAL OF CHANGES.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review

7 and approve any proposed amendment to the man8 agement plan that substantially change the manage9 ment plan, as determined by the Secretary.

10 (2) FUNDING.—Funds made available under

11 this Act shall not be expended to implement an

12 amendment to the management plan described in

13 paragraph (1) until such date as the Secretary ap14 proves the amendment.

15 (g) EFFECT OF INACTION.—If the Secretary does not

16 approve or disapprove the management plan or a proposed

17 amendment to the management plan within the 90-day pe18 riod described in subsection (c)(1) or (e), respectively, the

19 management plan or amendment to the management plan

20 shall be deemed to have been approved by the Secretary.

21 SEC. 8. DUTIES OF SECRETARY.

22 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, at the

24 request of the management entity and subject to the

25 availability of appropriations, provide reimbursable
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1 or nonreimbursable technical and financial assist2 ance to the management entity to carry out this Act,

3 including assistance in—

4 (A) updating and implementing the man5 agement plan; and

6 (B) carrying out activities of the manage7 ment entity.

8 (2) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under

9 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to

10 actions that assist in—

11 (A) the implementation of the management

12 plan;

13 (B) the provision of educational assistance

14 and advice regarding land and water manage15 ment techniques to conserve the significant re16 sources of the Heritage Area;

17 (C) the development and application of

18 techniques to promote the preservation of any

19 cultural and historic properties within the Her20 itage Area;

21 (D) the preservation, restoration, and

22 reuse of publicly and privately owned historic

23 buildings;
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1 (E) the design and production of interpre2 tive materials based on the management plan,

3 including—

4 (i) guide brochures;

5 (ii) visitor displays;

6 (iii) audio-visual and interactive exhib7 its; and

8 (iv) educational curricula materials

9 for public education; and

10 (F) the implementation of initiatives prior

11 to approval of the management plan.

12 (b) DOCUMENTATION OF STRUCTURES.—The Sec13 retary, in cooperation with the Historic American Building

14 Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record,

15 shall conduct studies necessary to document the industrial,

16 engineering, building, and architectural history of the

17 Heritage Area.

18 SEC. 9. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

19 Any Federal agency that conducts or supports an ac20 tivity that directly affects the Heritage Area shall—

21 (1) consult with the Secretary and the manage22 ment entity with respect to the activity;

23 (2)(A) cooperate with the Secretary and the

24 management entity in carrying out this Act; and
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1 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, coordi2 nate the activity of the Federal agency with the ef3 forts of the Secretary and the management entity;

4 and

5 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct

6 or support the activity of the Federal agency in such

7 manner as the Secretary and the management entity

8 determine shall not have an adverse effect on the

9 Heritage Area.

10 SEC. 10. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

11 Nothing in this Act affects the authority of the man12 agement entity to use Federal funds made available under

13 any other Act for the purposes for which those funds are

14 authorized.

15 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro17 priated to carry out this Act—

18 (1) $1,000,000 for any fiscal year; and

19 (2) a total of $10,000,000.

20 (b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

21 of any activity carried out under this Act shall not exceed

22 50 percent.
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1 SEC. 12. TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.

2 The authority provided by this Act terminates effec3 tive on the date that is 15 years after the date of enact4 ment of this Act.

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