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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1721 

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 

to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 

Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. 

KENNEDY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. REED, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. 

SCHUMER, Mr. DEWINE, and Mr. CORZINE) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain 

national heritage areas, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘National Heritage Area Extension Act of 2005’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO 

OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996 

Sec. 101. Extensions and technical corrections. 

TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEW 

JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE 

Sec. 201. Reauthorization. 

Sec. 202. Strategic plan. 

TITLE III—JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY 

NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR 

Sec. 301. Commission membership. 

Sec. 302. Update of plan. 

Sec. 303. Extension of Commission. 

Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE IV—MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Findings. 

Sec. 403. Purposes. 

Sec. 404. Definitions. 

Sec. 405. Mississippi river national heritage area. 

Sec. 406. Authorities and duties of the management entity. 

Sec. 407. Management plan. 

Sec. 408. Private property protection. 

Sec. 409. Effect of title. 

Sec. 410. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND 

2 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

3 TO OMNIBUS PARKS AND 

4 PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT 

5 ACT OF 1996 

6 SEC. 101. EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Division II of the Omnibus Parks 

8 and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 

9 104–333; 110 Stat. 4243) is amended— 

10 (1) in sections 107, 208, 310, 408, 507, 607, 

11 707, 811, and 910, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
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1 2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sep2 tember 30, 2027’’; and 

3 (2) in sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 409(a), 

4 508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 812(a), and 909(c), by strik5 ing ‘‘$10,000,000’’ each place it appears and insert6 ing ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

7 (b) NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of Division II of the 

9 Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 

10 of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4243, 114 

11 Stat. 31) is amended— 

12 (A) in section 103(b)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘comprised of’’ and in14 serting ‘‘comprised of the following:’’; 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘the counties’’ and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) The counties’’; and 

18 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

19 (as designated by clause (ii)) the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) Lincoln County, West Virginia. 

21 ‘‘(3) Paint Creek and Cabin Creek, located in 

22 Kanawha County, West Virginia.’’; 

23 (B) in section 104, by striking ‘‘Governor’’ 

24 and all that follows through ‘‘nonprofit organi25 zations’’ and inserting ‘‘National Coal Heritage 
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1 Area Authority, a public corporation and gov2 ernment instrumentality established by the 

3 State of West Virginia, pursuant to which the 

4 Secretary shall assist the National Coal Herit5 age Area Authority’’; 

6 (C) in section 105— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘The resources’’ and 

8 inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The resources’’; 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘Priority consider11 ation’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Priority consideration’’; and 

13 (iii) in paragraph (1) (as designated 

14 by clause (i))— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) 

16 of’’; 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘include’’ and in18 sert ‘‘include—’’; and 

19 (III) by striking ‘‘those set’’ and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) resources in Lincoln County, West 

22 Virginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek in 

23 Kanawha County, West Virginia, as determined 

24 to be appropriate by the National Coal Heritage 

25 Area Authority; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the resources set’’; and 

2 (D) in section 106(a)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘Governor’’ and all 

4 that follows through ‘‘Parks’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority’’; 

6 and 

7 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 

8 ‘‘State of West Virginia’’ and all that fol9 lows through ‘‘entities, or’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority 

11 or’’. 

12 (2) CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENT.—The con13 tractual agreement entered into under section 104 of 

14 title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Pub15 lic Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 

16 note; Public Law 104–333), as in effect on the day 

17 before the date of enactment of this Act, shall con18 tinue to be in effect, except that the contractual 

19 agreement shall be between the Secretary of the In20 terior and the National Coal Heritage Area Author21 ity rather than the Secretary of the Interior and the 

22 Governor of West Virginia. 

23 (c) SOUTH CAROLINA HERITAGE AREA.—Section 

24 604(b)(2) of title VI of Division II of the Omnibus Parks 

25 and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
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1 104–333; 110 Stat. 4262) is amended by adding at the 

2 end the following: 

3 ‘‘(O) Berkeley County.’’. 

4 (d) OHIO & ERIE NATIONAL HERITAGE

5 CANALWAY.—Title VIII of Division II of the Omnibus 

6 Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 

7 Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4267, 114 Stat. 31) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Canal National Heritage Cor10 ridor’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘National 

11 Heritage Canalway’’; 

12 (2) in section 803— 

13 (A) by striking paragraph paragraph (2); 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 

15 (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

16 (5), and (6), respectively; 

17 (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 

18 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘808’’ and in19 serting ‘‘806’’; and 

20 (D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 

21 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘807(a)’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘805(a)’’; 

23 (3) in the second sentence of section 804(b)(1), 

24 by striking ‘‘808’’ and inserting ‘‘806’’; 

25 (4) by striking sections 805 and 806; 
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1 (5) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 

2 810, 811, and 812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 

3 809, and 810, respectively; 

4 (6) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by 

5 paragraph (5)), by striking ‘‘808’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘806’’; 

7 (7) in section 806 (as redesignated by para8 graph (5))— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Com10 mittee’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

11 (B) in subsection (a)(3)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

13 ‘‘from the Committee’’; and 

14 (ii) in the first sentence of subpara15 graph (B), by striking ‘‘Committee’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘management entity’’; 

17 (C) in subsection (e), by striking 

18 ‘‘807(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘805(d)(1)’’; and 

19 (D) in subsection (f), by striking 

20 ‘‘807(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘805(d)(1)’’; 

21 (8) in section 808 (as redesignated by para22 graph (5))— 

23 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Com24 mittee or’’; and 
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1 (B) in subsection (c) in the matter before 

2 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Committee’’ and in3 serting ‘‘management entity’’. 

4 TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF 

5 APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEW 

6 JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE 

7 TRAIL ROUTE 

8 SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION. 

9 Section 6 of Public Law 100–515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 

10 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘purposes 

12 of this Act’’ and all that follows through the period 

13 at the end and inserting ‘‘such sums as are nec14 essary to carry out this Act.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in16 serting ‘‘12’’. 

17 SEC. 202. STRATEGIC PLAN. 

18 Public Law 100–515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 8. STRATEGIC PLAN. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

22 date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall pre23 pare a strategic plan for the route. 

24 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan prepared under 

25 subsection (a) shall describe— 
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1 ‘‘(1) opportunities to increase participation by 

2 national and local private and public interests in the 

3 planning, development, and administration of the 

4 route; and 

5 ‘‘(2) organizational options for sustaining the 

6 route.’’ 

7 TITLE III—JOHN H. CHAFEE 

8 BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY 

9 NATIONAL HERITAGE COR10 RIDOR 

11 SEC. 301. COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP. 

12 Section 3(b) of Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 

13 note) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘nineteen members’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘25 members’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘six individuals’’ and in18 serting ‘‘8 individuals’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Ex20 ecutive Office of Transportation of the State of 

21 Massachusetts, the Secretary of the Rhode Is22 land Department of Transportation,’’ after 

23 ‘‘Preservation Officers from Massachusetts and 

24 Rhode Island,’’; 
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1 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

2 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 

3 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(3) 4 representatives of nonprofit organiza6 tions in the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Is7 land, to be appointed by the Secretary;’’; 

8 (5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para9 graph (3)), by striking ‘‘four representatives’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘4 representatives’’; and 

11 (6) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by para12 graph (3)), by striking ‘‘two individuals’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘2 individuals’’. 

14 SEC. 302. UPDATE OF PLAN. 

15 Section 6 of Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 

16 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(e) UPDATE OF PLAN.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

19 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

20 Commission shall update the plan. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In updating the plan 

22 under paragraph (1), the Commission shall take into 

23 account the findings and recommendations included 

24 in the Blackstone Sustainability Study conducted by 

25 the National Park System Advisory Board. 
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1 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The update shall— 

2 ‘‘(A) examine the sustainability of the Cor3 ridor and the Commission form of management 

4 for the Corridor; and 

5 ‘‘(B) include an analysis of— 

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

7 and interpreting the resources of the Cor8 ridor; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the partnerships that sustain 

10 those resources. 

11 ‘‘(4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall approve 

14 or disapprove any changes to the plan proposed 

15 in the update in accordance with subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Minor revisions to the 

17 plan shall not be subject to the approval of the 

18 Secretary.’’. 

19 SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION. 

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

21 by striking section 7 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 

23 ‘‘The Commission shall terminate on the date that 

24 is 20 years after the date of enactment of the John H. 
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1 Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Cor2 ridor Reauthorization Act of 2005.’’. 

3 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Section 10 of Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 

5 note) is amended— 

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

7 and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 

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

9 following: 

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

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

12 $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

13 2016, to remain available until expended.’’. 

14 TITLE IV—MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

15 NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

16 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Mississippi River Na18 tional Heritage Area Act’’. 

19 SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 

20 Congress finds that— 

21 (1) the Mississippi River is an area in which 

22 natural, scenic, cultural, and historic resources form 

23 a cohesive and nationally distinctive landscape 

24 that— 
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1 (A) arises from patterns of human activity 

2 shaped by geography; and 

3 (B) forms a unique aspect of the heritage 

4 of the United States; 

5 (2) there is a national interest in conserving, 

6 restoring, promoting, and interpreting the benefits 

7 of the area for the residents of, and visitors to, the 

8 area; 

9 (3) the area reflects a complex mixture of peo10 ple and the origins, traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

11 folkways of the people that are of interest to the 

12 public; 

13 (4) the Mississippi River Corridor Study Com14 mission Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–398; 104 

15 Stat. 855) authorized a Mississippi River National 

16 Heritage Corridor feasibility study, which was— 

17 (A) conducted by the National Park Serv18 ice, Denver Service Center Office; and 

19 (B) submitted to the Secretary of the Inte20 rior and Congress in 1996; 

21 (5) the feasibility study strongly recommended 

22 that Congress introduce legislation designating the 

23 area as a national heritage corridor for the benefit 

24 of the people of the United States; 
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1 (6) designation of the area as a national herit2 age corridor would enhance 1 of the richest, most 

3 culturally distinct landmarks in the world; and 

4 (7) the feasibility study recommended that the 

5 primary Mississippi River Heritage Corridor consist 

6 of all counties and parishes immediately adjacent to 

7 the main stem of the Mississippi River, from Lake 

8 Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, plus any 

9 additional counties or parishes through which the 

10 Great River Road passes. 

11 SEC. 403. PURPOSES. 

12 The purposes of this title are— 

13 (1) to conserve, restore, interpret, and promote 

14 the significant resource values and functions of the 

15 Mississippi River area and advance sustainable eco16 nomic viability of the area in accordance with the 

17 goals of the management plan; 

18 (2) to foster a close working relationship with 

19 all levels of government, the private sector, and the 

20 local communities in the area to enable the commu21 nities to conserve and interpret the heritage of the 

22 communities while continuing to pursue economic 

23 opportunities; and 

24 (3) to establish, in partnership with States, 

25 local communities, museums, preservation organiza-
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1 tions, private corporations, and landowners in the 

2 Heritage Area, the Mississippi River National Herit3 age Area. 

4 SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this title: 

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

7 Area’’ means the Mississippi River National Herit8 age Area established by section 405(a). 

9 (2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man10 agement entity’’ means the National Mississippi 

11 River Museum and Aquarium, which is managed by 

12 the Dubuque County Historical Society, a nonprofit 

13 organization incorporated in the State of Iowa, 

14 working under the advice of the National Mississippi 

15 River Parkway Commission’s Heritage and Culture 

16 Commission, which is comprised of 1 member ap17 pointed by the Governor of each of the 10 states of 

18 the Mississippi River. 

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

21 Heritage Area developed under section 407. 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 
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1 SEC. 405. MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mis3 sissippi River National Heritage Area. 

4 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist 

5 of— 

6 (1) all counties and parishes that border the 

7 Mississippi River; and 

8 (2) all counties and parishes through which the 

9 Great River Road passes. 

10 SEC. 406. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT 

11 ENTITY. 

12 (a) AUTHORITIES.—For the purposes of developing 

13 and implementing the management plan approved by the 

14 Secretary, the management entity may— 

15 (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative 

16 agreements with, States, units of local government, 

17 and private organizations; 

18 (2) hire and compensate staff; and 

19 (3) enter into contracts for goods and services. 

20 (b) DUTIES.—The management entity shall— 

21 (1) submit to the Secretary for approval a man22 agement plan; 

23 (2) implement the management plan, including 

24 providing assistance to units of government and oth25 ers in— 
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1 (A) establishing and maintaining interpre2 tive activities and exhibits within the Heritage 

3 Area; 

4 (B) carrying out programs that recognize 

5 important resource values within the Heritage 

6 Area; 

7 (C) developing heritage-based recreational 

8 and educational opportunities for residents of, 

9 and visitors to, the Heritage Area; 

10 (D) increasing public awareness and appre11 ciation for the natural, historic, and cultural re12 sources of the Heritage Area; 

13 (3) adopt bylaws governing the conduct of the 

14 management entity; and 

15 (4) for any year for which Federal funds are re16 ceived under this title, submit to the Secretary a re17 port that describes, for the year— 

18 (A) the accomplishments of the manage19 ment entity; and 

20 (B) the expenses and income of the man21 agement entity. 

22 (c) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—No Federal 

23 funds authorized under this title may be used to acquire 

24 real property or any interest in real property. 
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1 (d) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management entity 

2 shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly. 

3 SEC. 407. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The management entity shall de5 velop a management plan for the Heritage Area that in6 corporates an integrated and cooperative approach to con7 serving, interpreting, and enhancing the natural, scenic, 

8 cultural, historic, and recreational resources of the Herit9 age Area consistent with Federal, State, and local land 

10 use laws. 

11 (b) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PLANS AND AC12 TIONS.—In developing the management plan, the manage13 ment entity shall— 

14 (1) take into consideration Federal, State, and 

15 local plans land use, laws, and plans; and 

16 (2) invite the participation of residents, public 

17 agencies, and private organizations in the Heritage 

18 Area. 

19 (c) CONTENTS.—The management plan shall in20 clude— 

21 (1) an inventory of the resources in the Herit22 age Area, including— 

23 (A) a list of property in the Heritage Area 

24 that— 
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1 (i) relates to the purposes of the Her2 itage Area; and 

3 (ii) should be preserved, restored, 

4 managed, or maintained because of the sig5 nificance of the property; and 

6 (B) an assessment of cultural landscapes 

7 within the Heritage Area; 

8 (2) provisions for the conservation, interpreta9 tion, and enjoyment of the resources of the Heritage 

10 Area identified in the management plan that the 

11 Secretary determines to be consistent with— 

12 (A) this title; and 

13 (B) the economic viability of the Heritage 

14 Area; 

15 (3) an interpretation plan for the Heritage 

16 Area; and 

17 (4) a program for implementation of the man18 agement plan that includes— 

19 (A) actions that may be carried out by the 

20 management entity, units of government, pri21 vate organizations, and public-private partner22 ships to protect the resources of the Heritage 

23 Area; and 
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1 (B) the identification of existing and po2 tential sources of funding for implementing the 

3 management plan. 

4 (d) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY FOR APPROVAL.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the management 

7 entity shall submit the management plan to the Sec8 retary for approval. 

9 (2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—If a 

10 management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 

11 by the date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

12 shall not provide any additional funding under this 

13 title until a management plan for the Heritage Area 

14 is submitted to the Secretary. 

15 (e) APPROVAL.— 

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

17 receiving the management plan submitted under 

18 subsection (d)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with 

19 the State, shall approve or disapprove the manage20 ment plan. 

21 (2) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis23 approves a management plan under paragraph 

24 (1), the Secretary shall— 
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1 (i) advise the management entity in 

2 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 

3 (ii) make recommendations for revi4 sions to the management plan; and 

5 (iii) allow the management entity to 

6 submit to the Secretary revisions to the 

7 management plan. 

8 (B) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL OF REVI9 SION.—Not later than 90 days after the date on 

10 which a revision is submitted under subpara11 graph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall approve or 

12 disapprove the revision. 

13 (f) REVISION.—After approval by the Secretary of a 

14 management plan, the management entity shall periodi15 cally— 

16 (1) review the management plan; and 

17 (2) submit to the Secretary, for review and ap18 proval by the Secretary, the recommendations of the 

19 management entity for any revisions to the manage20 ment plan that the management entity considers to 

21 be appropriate. 

22 (g) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail23 able under this title shall be used only to implement the 

24 approved management plan. 
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1 SEC. 408. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title— 

3 (1) requires any private property owner to allow 

4 public access (including access to the Federal Gov5 ernment or State or local governments) to private 

6 property; or 

7 (2) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or 

8 local law with regard to public access to or use of 

9 private property. 

10 (b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage Area 

11 shall not create any liability, or have any effect on any 

12 liability under any other law, of any private property 

13 owner with respect to any persons injured on the private 

14 property. 

15 (c) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS

16 IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this title requires the 

17 owner of any private property located within the bound18 aries of the Heritage Area to participate in, or be associ19 ated with, the Heritage Area. 

20 SEC. 409. EFFECT OF TITLE. 

21 Nothing in this title— 

22 (1) grants any Federal agency regulatory au23 thority over any interest in the Heritage Area, un24 less cooperatively agreed to by all involved parties; 

25 (2) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any au26 thority of the Federal Government or State or local 
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1 government to regulate any use of land as provided 

2 for by law (including regulations) in existence on the 

3 date of enactment of this Act; 

4 (3) grants any power of zoning or land use to 

5 the management entity; 

6 (4) imposes any environmental, occupational, 

7 safety, or other rule, standard, or permitting process 

8 that is different from the rules, standards, and proc9 esses in effect on the date of enactment of this Act 

10 that would be applicable if the Heritage Area had 

11 not been established; 

12 (5) imposes any change in Federal environ13 mental quality standards; 

14 (6) abridges, restricts, or alters any applicable 

15 rule, standard, or review procedure for permitting of 

16 facilities within or adjacent to the Heritage Area; or 

17 (7) affects the continuing use and operation, 

18 where located on the date of enactment of this Act, 

19 of any public or private facility, including any public 

20 utility or common carrier. 

21 SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

23 this title $20,000,000, of which not more than $2,000,000 

24 shall be made available for any fiscal year. 

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