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Calendar No. 375 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1602 

[Report No. 115–227] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 

the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Finger 

Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 20, 2017 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 11, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Finger Lakes National 

3 Heritage Area Study Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

7 Area’’ means the Finger Lakes National Heritage 

8 Area. 

9 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

12 of New York. 

13 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

14 means— 

15 (A) the counties in the State of Cayuga, 

16 Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onon17 daga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, 

18 Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates; and 

19 (B) any other areas in the State that— 

20 (i) have heritage aspects that are 

21 similar to the areas described in subpara22 graph (A); and 

23 (ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity 

24 of, those areas. 


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1 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

3 with State and local historic preservation officers, State 

4 and local historical societies, State and local tourism of5 fices, and other appropriate organizations and govern6 mental agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suit7 ability and feasibility of designating the study area as a 

8 National Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘Finger 

9 Lakes National Heritage Area’’. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal11 ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 

12 study area— 

13 (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 

14 cultural resources that— 

15 (A) represent distinctive aspects of the her16 itage of the United States; 

17 (B) are worthy of recognition, conserva18 tion, interpretation, and continuing use; and 

19 (C) would be best managed— 

20 (i) through partnerships among public 

21 and private entities; and 

22 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

23 noncontiguous resources and active com24 munities; 


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1 (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

2 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 

3 United States; 

4 (3) provides outstanding opportunities— 

5 (A) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, 

6 or scenic features; and 

7 (B) for recreation and education; 

8 (4) contains resources that— 

9 (A) are important to any identified themes 

10 of the study area; and 

11 (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 

12 supporting interpretation; 

13 (5) includes residents, business interests, non14 profit organizations, and State and local govern15 ments that— 

16 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

17 Heritage Area; 

18 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

19 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

20 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov21 ernment; and 

22 (C) have demonstrated support for the des23 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

24 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

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1 scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 

2 Area while encouraging State and local economic ac3 tivity; and 

4 (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup5 ported by the public. 

6 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

7 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

8 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Sec9 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re10 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com11 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

12 a report that describes— 

13 (1) the findings of the study under section 3; 

14 and 

15 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

16 Secretary. 


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Calendar No. 375 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1602 

[Report No. 115–227] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conpurposes. Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other bility of designating certain land as the Finger duct a study to assess the suitability and feasiAPRIL 11, 2018 

Reported without amendment 


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