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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7239 

To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna 

Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 

the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2020 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 

DEAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KELLY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Ms. WILD, and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, 

the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the 

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the 

Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the 

Oil Region 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pennsylvania National 

5 Heritage Areas Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF, AND REPEAL OF FUNDING 

2 LIMITATIONS FOR, NATIONAL HERITAGE 

3 AREAS AND CORRIDOR. 

4 (a) RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE

5 AREA.— 

6 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 408 of the 

7 Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 

8 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 

9 Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 

10 3801) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2036’’. 

12 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

13 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage 

14 Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 

15 Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 

16 Stat. 778) is amended by striking the second sen17 tence. 

18 (b) LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

19 AREA.— 

20 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 108 of the 

21 Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 

22 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 

23 114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 

24 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2036’’. 


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1 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

2 109 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage 

3 Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 

4 Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 818) is amended by strik5 ing subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro7 priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 

8 year.’’. 

9 (c) REAUTHORIZATION OF DELAWARE AND LEHIGH

10 NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—Section 12 of the 

11 Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 

12 Corridor Act of 1988 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 

13 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 123 Stat. 

14 1293; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2036’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2036’’. 

20 (d) SCHUYLKILL RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERIT21 AGE AREA.— 

22 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 209 of the 

23 Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act 

24 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 114 


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1 Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2036’’. 

3 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

4 210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage 

5 Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106– 

6 278; 114 Stat. 824) is amended by striking sub7 section (a) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro9 priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 

10 year.’’. 

11 (e) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OIL REGION NA12 TIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 608 of the Oil Region 

13 National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Pub14 lic Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372; 133 Stat. 2713) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘September 30, 2036’’. 

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