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Calendar No. 590 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2743 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area 

System the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in the State of New 

York, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 

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

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component 

of the National Heritage Area System the Finger Lakes 

National Heritage Area in the State of New York, 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 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF FINGER LAKES NATIONAL HERIT5 AGE AREA. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 6001(a) of the John D. 

7 Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 

8 Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(14) FINGER LAKES NATIONAL HERITAGE

11 AREA.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established 

13 as a component of the National Heritage Area 

14 System the Finger Lakes National Heritage 

15 Area in the State of New York, consisting of 

16 Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Mon17 roe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, 

18 Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates 

19 Counties, New York. 

20 ‘‘(B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

21 Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance shall be the 

22 local coordinating entity for the National Herit23 age Area designated by subparagraph (A).’’. 

24 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—For the purposes of sec25 tion 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

26 Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 


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1 Stat. 772; 136 Stat. 6173), the local coordinating entity 

2 for the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area designated 

3 under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall submit 

4 to the Secretary of the Interior for approval a proposed 

5 management plan for the Finger Lakes National Heritage 

6 Area not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act. 

8 (c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—For the purposes 

9 of subsection (g)(4) of section 6001 of the John D. Din10 gell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 

11 (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 776), the authority of the 

12 Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under that 

13 section for the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area des14 ignated under the amendment made by subsection (a) 

15 shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 590 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2743 

A BILL 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

the State of New York, and for other purposes. tem the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in a component of the National Heritage Area SysManagement, and Recreation Act to designate as 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported without amendment 


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