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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1387 

To provide for an update of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management 

Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 

Corridor, to extend the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone 

River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize the 

undertaking of a special resource study of sites and landscape features 

within the Corridor, and to authorize additional appropriations for the 

Corridor. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 13, 2005 

Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. KERRY, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for an update of the Cultural Heritage and Land 

Management Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone 

River Valley National Heritage Corridor, to extend the 

authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize the 

undertaking of a special resource study of sites and 

landscape features within the Corridor, and to authorize 

additional appropriations for the Corridor. 

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 ‘‘John H. Chafee Black3 stone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthor4 ization Act of 2005’’. 

5 SEC. 2. JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NA6 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

7 (a) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.—Section 3(b) of 

8 Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘nineteen members’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘25 members’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘six’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘Department of Environ15 mental Management Directors from Rhode Is16 land and Massachusetts’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di17 rector of the Rhode Island Department of Envi18 ronmental Management and the Secretary of 

19 the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environ20 mental Affairs’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘four’’ each place it ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘5’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

25 (4) in paragraph (4)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘two’’ each place it appears 

2 and inserting ‘‘3’’; and 

3 (B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

4 and’’; and 

5 (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(5) 1 representative of a nongovernmental or8 ganization from Massachusetts and 1 from Rhode 

9 Island, to be appointed by the Secretary, which have 

10 expertise in historic preservation, conservation, out11 door recreation, cultural conservation, traditional 

12 arts, community development, or tourism.’’. 

13 (b) QUORUM.—Section 3(f)(1) of Public Law 99–647 

14 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Ten’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘13’’. 

16 (c) UPDATE OF PLAN.—Section 6 of Public Law 99– 

17 647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) UPDATE OF PLAN.—(1) Not later than 2 years 

20 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Com21 mission shall update the plan under subsection (a). 

22 ‘‘(2) In updating the plan under paragraph (1), the 

23 Commission shall take into account the findings and rec24 ommendations included in the Blackstone Sustainability 
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1 Study conducted by the National Park Service Conserva2 tion Study Institute.’’ 

3 ‘‘(3) The update shall include— 

4 ‘‘(A) performance goals; and 

5 ‘‘(B) an analysis of— 

6 ‘‘(i) options for preserving, enhancing, and 

7 interpreting the resources of the Corridor; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the partnerships that sustain those 

9 resources; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the funding program for the Cor11 ridor. 

12 ‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 

13 Secretary shall approve or disapprove any changes to the 

14 plan proposed in the update in accordance with subsection 

15 (b). 

16 ‘‘(B) Minor revisions to the plan shall not be subject 

17 to the approval of the Secretary.’’. 

18 (d) EXTENSION OF COMMISSION.—Public Law 99– 

19 647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking section 

20 7 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 

22 ‘‘The Commission shall terminate on the date that 

23 is 10 years after the date of enactment of the John H. 

24 Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Cor25 ridor Reauthorization Act of 2005.’’. 
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1 (e) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.—Section 8 of Public 

2 Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con6 duct a special resource study of sites and associated 

7 landscape features within the boundaries of the Cor8 ridor that contribute to the understanding of the 

9 Corridor as the birthplace of the industrial revolu10 tion in the United States. 

11 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years 

12 after the date on which funds are made available to 

13 carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall com14 plete the study under paragraph (1) to evaluate the 

15 possibility of— 

16 ‘‘(A) designating 1 or more site or land17 scape feature as a unit of the National Park 

18 System; and 

19 ‘‘(B) coordinating and complementing ac20 tions by the Commission, local governments, 

21 and State and Federal agencies, in the preser22 vation and interpretation of significant re23 sources within the Corridor. 

24 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co25 ordinate the Study with the Commission. 
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1 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 

2 the date on which the study under paragraph (1) is 

3 completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Com4 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re6 sources of the Senate a report that describes— 

7 ‘‘(A) the findings of the study; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the conclusions and recommendations 

9 of the Secretary.’’. 

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

11 10 of Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$650,000’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 

15 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.—There is authorized to 

18 be appropriated to carry out section 8(c) not more than 

19 $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

20 2016, to remain available until expended. 

21 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.—There are author22 ized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 

23 carry out section 8(d).’’. 

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