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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3593

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor in the State

of Ohio as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 20, 1993

Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. STOKES, Mr. HOBSON, Mr.

GILLMOR, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr.

FINGERHUT, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. PRYCE

of Ohio, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. OXLEY) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor in the State of Ohio as an affiliated area of the

National Park System.

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 ‘‘Ohio & Erie Canal

5 National Heritage Corridor Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) The Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for

2 commercial navigation in 1832, was the first inland

3 waterway to connect the Great Lakes at Lake Erie

4 with the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi

5 Rivers and a part of a canal network in Ohio that

6 was one of America’s most extensive and successful

7 systems during a period in history when canals were

8 essential to the Nation’s growth.

9 (2) The Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic

10 growth in the State of Ohio that took the State from

11 near bankruptcy to the third most economically

12 prosperous State in the Union in just 20 years.

13 (3) A 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal

14 was designated a National Historic Landmark in

15 1966 and other portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal

16 and many associated structures were placed on the

17 National Register of Historic Places.

18 (4) In 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal

19 were declared nationally significant under National

20 Park Service new area criteria with the designation

21 of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.

22 (5) The National Park Service found the Ohio

23 & Erie Canal nationally significant in a 1975 study

24 entitled ‘‘Suitability/Feasibility Study, Proposed

25 Ohio & Erie Canal’’.
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1 (6) A 1993 Special Resource Study of the Ohio

2 & Erie Canal Corridor conducted by the National

3 Park Service entitled ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’ has

4 concluded that the corridor is eligible as a National

5 Heritage Corridor, an affiliated unit of the National

6 Park System.

7 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is—

8 (1) to preserve and interpret for the educational

9 and inspirational benefit of present and future gen10 erations the unique and significant contributions to

11 our national heritage of certain historic and cultural

12 lands, waterways, and structures within the 87-mile

13 Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor between Cleveland and

14 Zoar; and

15 (2) to provide a management framework to as16 sist the State of Ohio and its political subdivisions

17 in developing and implementing an integrated Cor18 ridor Management Plan and developing policies and

19 programs that will preserve, enhance, and interpret

20 the cultural, historical, natural, recreation, and sce21 nic resources of the corridor.

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS

23 For the purposes of this Act:
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1 (1) The term ‘‘corridor’’ means the Ohio & Erie

2 Canal National Heritage Corridor established by sec3 tion 4.

4 (2) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Ohio &

5 Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission

6 established by section 5.

7 (3) The term ‘‘Corridor Management Plan’’

8 means the management plan developed under section

9 8.

10 SEC. 4. OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE COR11 RIDOR.

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the

13 State of Ohio the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage

14 Corridor.

15 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the corridor

16 are generally the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal from

17 Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted in the 1993 National

18 Park Service Special Resources Study, ‘‘A Route to Pros19 perity’’. The specific boundaries shall be those specified

20 in the Corridor Management Plan under section

21 8(a)(3)(C).

22 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The corridor shall be admin23 istered in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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1 SEC. 5. THE OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE

2 CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established

4 the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Com5 mission (hereafter known as the ‘‘Commission’’) whose

6 purpose shall be to assist Federal, State, and local au7 thorities and the private sector in the development and

8 implementation of an integrated management plan for the

9 corridor.

10 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com11 posed of 21 members, as follows:

12 (1) The Director of the National Park Service,

13 ex officio, or a delegate.

14 (2) 2 individuals appointed by the Secretary

15 from recommendations submitted by the Governor of

16 Ohio, who shall be representatives of the Directors

17 of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and

18 the Ohio Historical Society.

19 (3) 8 individuals appointed by the Secretary

20 from recommendations submitted by the county

21 commissioners or county chief executive of the Ohio

22 counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and

23 Tuscarawas of which—

24 (A) 4 individuals shall be representatives

25 of the Planning offices of each county, and
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1 (B) 4 individuals shall represent a munici2 pality in each of the counties.

3 (4) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary

4 from recommendations submitted by the county or

5 metropolitan park boards of the Ohio counties of

6 Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark.

7 (5) 1 individual with knowledge and experience

8 in the field of historic preservation, appointed by the

9 Secretary from recommendations made by the Direc10 tor of the National Park Service.

11 (6) 1 individual with knowledge and experience

12 in the field of historic preservation, appointed by the

13 Secretary from recommendations made by the Ohio

14 Historic Preservation Officer.

15 (7) 1 individual who shall be a director of a

16 convention and tourism bureau from within the cor17 ridor, appointed by the Secretary from recommenda18 tions made by the Director of the Ohio Department

19 of Travel and Tourism.

20 (8) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary

21 from recommendations submitted by the Greater

22 Cleveland Growth Association, the Akron Regional

23 Development Board, the Stark Development Board,

24 and the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce,
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1 who shall represent business and industry in each of

2 the 4 counties.

3 (c) APPOINTMENTS.—(1) Except as provided in para4 graph (2), members of the Commission shall be appointed

5 for terms of 3 years and may be reappointed.

6 (2) The initial appointments to the Commission

7 under subsection (b) shall be not later than 6 months after

8 the date of enactment of this Act. Of the members first

9 appointed—

10 (A) the members appointed pursuant to sub11 section (b)(3)(B) shall be appointed to a term of 2

12 years and may not be reappointed to a consecutive

13 term;

14 (B) the member appointed pursuant to sub15 section (b)(7) shall be appointed to a term of 2

16 years and may not be reappointed to a consecutive

17 term; and

18 (C) the members appointed pursuant to sub19 sections (b)(5) and (b)(8) shall be appointed to a

20 term of 2 years and may be reappointed.

21 (d) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission shall

22 be filled in the manner in which the original appointment

23 was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occur24 ring before the expiration of the term for which his prede25 cessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the re-
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1 mainder of such term. Any member of the Commission

2 appointed for a definite term may serve after the expira3 tion of his term until his successor has taken office.

4 (e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Members of

5 the Commission shall serve without compensation for their

6 service on the Commission. Members of the Commission

7 shall, while away from their homes or regular places of

8 business in performance of services for the Commission,

9 shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu

10 of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed

11 intermittently in the Government service are allowed ex12 penses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

13 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Commis14 sion shall be elected by the members of the Commission

15 for the remainder of the term of the Chairperson to the

16 Commission.

17 (g) QUORUM.—Eleven members of the Commission

18 shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of not less

19 than 11 members of the Commission shall be required to

20 approve the budget of the Commission.

21 (h) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at least

22 quarterly at the call of the chairperson or 11 of its mem23 bers. Meetings of the Commission shall be subject to sec24 tion 552b of title 5, United States Code (relating to open

25 meetings).
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1 SEC. 6. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.

2 (a) STAFF.—(1) The Commission shall have the

3 power to appoint and fix the compensation of such staff

4 as may be necessary to carry out its duties. Staff ap5 pointed by the Commission shall include a Director and

6 such specialists the Commission considers necessary or ap7 propriate in such areas as planning, community develop8 ment, interpretive services, historic preservation, recre9 ation, natural resources, commerce and industry, edu10 cation, financing, and public relations.

11 (2) The director and staff of the Commission may

12 be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,

13 United States Code, governing appointments in the com14 petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the

15 provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53

16 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule

17 pay rates, except that no individual so appointed may re18 ceive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable

19 for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule.

20 (b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to such

21 rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Commis22 sion may procure temporary and intermittent services to

23 the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title

24 5, United States Code, but at rates determined by the

25 Commission to be reasonable.
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1 (c) STAFF AND OTHER AGENCIES.—Upon request of

2 the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may de3 tail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such

4 agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out the

5 Commission’s duties. The Commission may accept the

6 services of personnel detailed from the State of Ohio, and

7 any political subdivision thereof, and may reimburse that

8 State or political subdivision for those services.

9 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator

10 of General Services shall provide such administrative sup11 port services as the Commission may request, on a reim12 bursable basis.

13 SEC. 7. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

14 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur15 pose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and

16 act at such times and places, take such testimony, and

17 receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appro18 priate. The Commission may not issue subpoenas or exer19 cise any subpoena authority.

20 (b) BYLAWS.—The Commission may make such by21 laws, rules, and regulations, consistent with this Act, as

22 it considers necessary to carry out its functions under this

23 Act.

24 (c) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem25 ber or agent of the Commission, if so authorized by the
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1 Commission, may take any action which the Commission

2 is authorized to take by this Act.

3 (d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United

4 States mails in the same manner and under the same con5 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United

6 States.

7 (e) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Com8 mission may use its funds to obtain money from any

9 source under any program or law requiring the recipient

10 of such money to make a contribution in order to receive

11 such money.

12 (f) RETAINING REVENUES.—The Commission may

13 retain revenue from the sale or lease of any goods or serv14 ices.

15 (g) GIFTS.—Except as provided in subsection (h), the

16 Commission may, for the purposes of carrying out its du17 ties, seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or dona18 tions of money, personal property, or services, received

19 from any source. For purposes of section 170(c) of the

20 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any gift to the Commis21 sion shall be deemed to be a gift to the United States.

22 (h) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROP23 ERTY.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the

24 Commission may not acquire real property, or interests

25 in real property, in the corridor.
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1 (2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Commission may

2 acquire real property, or interests in real property, in the

3 corridor—

4 (A) by gift of devise;

5 (B) by purchase from a willing seller using

6 donated or appropriated land acquisition funds;

7 or

8 (C) by exchange.

9 (3) Any real property or interest in real prop10 erty acquired by the Commission under paragraph

11 (2) shall be conveyed by the Commission to an ap12 propriate public agency or private nonprofit organi13 zation, as determined by the Commission—

14 (A) as soon as practicable after such acqui15 sition; and

16 (B) on the condition that the real property

17 or interest in real property limits use of the

18 property to uses consistent with the purpose of

19 this Act.

20 (4) The Commission may with approval of the

21 Secretary, sell any real property or interest in real

22 property pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of

23 paragraph (2) and retain the revenue from the sale.

24 (i) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND TECHNICAL AS25 SISTANCE.—For the purposes of implementing the Cor-
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1 ridor Management Plan, the Commission may enter coop2 erative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to,

3 Federal agencies, the State of Ohio, political subdivisions

4 of the State, corporations, and persons. Any such coopera5 tive agreement shall, at a minimum, establish procedures

6 for providing notice to the Commission of any action pro7 posed by Federal agencies, the State of Ohio, any political

8 subdivision of the State, any corporations, or any such

9 person which may affect the implementation of the Cor10 ridor Management Plan.

11 (j) LOANS AND GRANTS.—Consistent with the pur12 poses of this Act, the Commission may make loans and

13 grants to the State of Ohio, political subdivision of the

14 State, corporations, or persons, from appropriated funds

15 or from funds donated or otherwise made available to the

16 Commission. The Commission shall provide advice and as17 sistance in preparation of loan or grant applications to the

18 Commission and applications for loans or grants from

19 other Federal or non-Federal sources in furtherance of the

20 purposes of this Act. Any loan made under this subsection

21 shall be for a term expiring before the termination of the

22 Commission.

23 (k) TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS.—The Commis24 sion shall establish, within one year of its first meeting,

25 public technical advisory groups to assist the Commission
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1 in carrying out its duties in the areas of economic develop2 ment, historic preservation, natural resources, tourism,

3 recreation and open space, and transportation. The Com4 mission may establish additional technical advisory groups

5 as needed to carry out its duties.

6 (l) LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY NOT

7 AFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to af8 fect or to authorize the Commission to interfere with—

9 (1) the rights of any person with respect to pri10 vate property; or

11 (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan

12 of the State of Ohio or a political subdivision there13 of.

14 SEC. 8. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

15 (a) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

16 (1) PERIOD FOR DEVELOPMENT.—Within 18

17 months after the date on which the Commission con18 ducts its first meeting, the Commission shall submit

19 a management plan for the corridor to the Secretary

20 and the Governor of Ohio for review and approval.

21 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary

22 shall, upon request of the Commission, provide as23 sistance to the Commission in the preparation and

24 implementation of the plan.
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1 (3) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall take

2 into consideration existing State, county, and local

3 plans and public involvement. The plan shall—

4 (A) provide an inventory which includes

5 any property in the corridor which should be

6 preserved, restored, managed, developed, or

7 maintained because of its natural, cultural, his8 toric, recreational, or scenic significance;

9 (B) provide an analysis of current and po10 tential land uses within the corridor that affect

11 the character of the corridor;

12 (C) determine the boundaries of the cor13 ridor based on subparagraphs (A) and (B);

14 (D) establish standards and criteria appli15 cable to the construction, preservation, restora16 tion, alteration, and use of significant prop17 erties within the corridor;

18 (E) include a heritage interpretation plan

19 to interpret the resources and values of the cor20 ridor, and provide for appropriate educational,

21 recreational, and tourism opportunities and de22 velopment;

23 (F) contain policies for land use manage24 ment which consider and detail the application

25 of appropriate land and water management
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1 techniques not limited to local zoning, use of

2 easements, and intergovernmental cooperative

3 agreements, so as to protect and enhance the

4 corridor’s historic, cultural, natural, scenic, and

5 recreational resources in a manner consistent

6 with supporting economic development efforts;

7 (G) include a public access and transpor8 tation plan which integrates corridor resources

9 within and outside corridor boundaries;

10 (H) contain a coordination and consistency

11 component which details the way in which local,

12 State, and Federal programs will be coordi13 nated to promote the purposes of this Act; and

14 (I) contain a Federal, State, and local gov15 ernment implementation plan that includes cost

16 estimates, schedules, and a commitment of re17 sources for its accomplishment.

18 (b) APPROVAL OF THE PLAN.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve

20 or disapprove a plan submitted under subsection (a)

21 within 90 days of the receipt of the plan from the

22 Commission. The Governor of Ohio may approve or

23 disapprove the plan in accordance with such policies

24 and procedures as the Governor may determine. No

25 plan submitted to the Secretary under this section
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1 shall be approved unless the Secretary finds that the

2 plan, if implemented, would adequately protect the

3 significant natural, cultural, historic, recreational,

4 and scenic resources of the corridor.

5 (2) FACTORS RELATING TO APPROVAL.—In de6 termining whether or not to approve the plan, the

7 Secretary shall consider whether—

8 (A) the Commission has afforded adequate

9 opportunity for public involvement in the prepa10 ration of the plan; and

11 (B) adequate assurances have been re12 ceived from State and local government officials

13 that the implementation program identified in

14 the plan will be initiated within a reasonable

15 time after the date of approval of the plan and

16 such program will ensure effective implementa17 tion of the Federal, State, and local aspects of

18 the plan.

19 (3) If the Secretary disapproves the plan, the

20 Commission shall be advised in writing of the rea21 sons and shall indicate any recommendations for re22 visions. Within six months after disapproval, the

23 Commission shall resubmit the plan to the Sec24 retary, who shall approve or disapprove the plan as

25 revised within 90 days after the date that the re-
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1 vised plan is submitted. The Secretary shall approve

2 or disapprove subsequent revisions of the plan in the

3 same manner as if each such revised plan were first

4 submitted pursuant to subsection (a).

5 (c) PRIORITY ACTIONS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION OF

6 THE PLAN.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—After approval of the plan

8 under subsection (b), the Commission shall give pri9 ority to actions that assist in—

10 (A) preserving and enhancing the signifi11 cant cultural and natural resources of the cor12 ridor;

13 (B) promoting and providing educational,

14 interpretive, and recreational opportunities con15 sistent with the resources and associated values

16 of the corridor; and

17 (C) supporting public and private efforts in

18 economic development that contribute to the

19 goals of the plan.

20 (2) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—Priority actions to

21 be carried out under paragraph (1) include—

22 (A) assisting the State and political sub23 divisions thereof and the private sector in the

24 preservation and enhancement of the Ohio &

25 Erie Canal and related resources;
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1 (B) assisting the State and political sub2 divisions thereof, and the private sector in ap3 propriate treatment of historic districts, sites,

4 buildings, structures, and objects listed or eligi5 ble for listing on the National Register of His6 toric Places;

7 (C) assisting the State and political sub8 divisions thereof and the private sector in de9 signing, constructing, and maintaining appro10 priate visitor use facilities, interpretive exhibits,

11 tour routes and coordinated signage through

12 the corridor;

13 (D) assisting in the enhancement of public

14 awareness and appreciation for historical, cul15 tural, natural, recreational, and scenic resources

16 and associated values of the corridor;

17 (E) encouraging the conservation of natu18 ral resources and historic and scenic land19 scapes;

20 (F) encouraging enhanced recreational op21 portunities and economic development in the

22 corridor in furtherance of the goals of the plan;

23 and

24 (G) encouraging local governments to

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1 plan and to take actions to implement those

2 policies.

3 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—

4 (1) COMMISSION.—The Commission shall sub5 mit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth

6 its expenses and income and the entities to which

7 any loans and grants were made during the year for

8 which the report is made.

9 (2) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall submit

10 an annual report to the Congress describing the

11 loans, grants, and technical assistance provided

12 under this Act. Such report shall specify the

13 amount, recipient, and purpose of any loan, grant,

14 or technical assistance so provided and shall include

15 an analysis of the adequacy of actions taken during

16 the previous year to preserve, protect, enhance, and

17 interpret the significant sites, buildings, structures,

18 and objects with the area; as well as the anticipated

19 funds and personnel to be made available by the

20 Secretary during the next fiscal year to implement

21 the provisions of this Act.

22 SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

23 (a) TERMINATION.—Except as provided in subsection

24 (b), the Commission shall terminate on the date occurring

25 20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any
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1 property or funds of the Commission remaining upon the

2 expiration of the Commission shall be transferred by the

3 Commission to the United States, to a State or local gov4 ernment agency, to a private nonprofit organization re5 ferred to in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

6 Code of 1986 which is exempt from income taxes under

7 section 501(a) of such Code, or to any combination of the

8 foregoing.

9 (b) EXTENSIONS.—The Commission may be extended

10 for a period of not more than five years beginning on the

11 date referred to in subsection (a) if, not later than 180

12 days before such date—

13 (1) the Commission determines such extension

14 is necessary in order to carry out the purpose of this

15 Act;

16 (2) the Commission submits such proposed ex17 tension to the Committee on Natural Resources of

18 the House of Representatives and the Committee on

19 Energy and Natural Resource of the Senate before

20 the termination date; and

21 (3) the Governor of Ohio and the Secretary

22 each approve such extension.
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1 SEC. 10. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

2 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may,

3 upon request of the Commission, provide technical assist4 ance to the Commission for—

5 (1) establishing guidelines and standards to

6 protect, preserve, enhance, and interpret the cultural

7 and natural resources of the corridor; and

8 (2) general administrative support in planning,

9 finance, personnel, procurement, property manage10 ment, environmental and historical compliance, and

11 land acquisition.

12 (b) ASSISTANCE OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NA13 TIONAL RECREATION AREA.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the Com15 mission, and subject to the availability of funds di16 rectly appropriated for this purpose, or made avail17 able on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary shall

18 provide technical, financial, development and oper19 ations assistance through the Cuyahoga Valley Na20 tional Recreation Area. Such assistance may include

21 (but is not limited to) the following:

22 (A) Administrative support, such as office

23 space and equipment.

24 (B) Personnel.

25 (C) Planning and design services for visitor

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1 cations, signage, and natural resource manage2 ment.

3 (D) Development and construction assist4 ance including visitor use facilities, trails, ex5 cursion passenger rail facilities, river use and

6 access facilities, scenic byways, signage, way7 sides, and rehabilitation of historic structures.

8 (E) Operations functions including inter9 pretation and visitor services, maintenance, nat10 ural resource management, and law enforce11 ment services conducted within the boundaries

12 of the corridor.

13 (2) For the purposes of providing the assistance

14 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may enter into

15 cooperative agreements with any Federal, State, or

16 local agency, corporation, or person.

17 (c) LAND TRANSFERS.—The Secretary may accept

18 transfers of real property from the Commission within the

19 boundaries of the corridor as established in the Corridor

20 Management Plan. Property outside the legislated bound21 aries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area

22 which is transferred to the National Park Service by the

23 Commission shall be added to and administered as part

24 of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
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1 SEC. 11. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

2 Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activi3 ties directly affecting the corridor and any entity of the

4 State of Ohio or political subdivision thereof acting pursu5 ant to a grant of Federal funds or a Federal permit or

6 agreement conducting supporting such activities, shall—

7 (1) consult with the Secretary and the Commis8 sion appointed for the corridor with respect to such

9 activities;

10 (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Com11 mission in carrying out their duties under this Act

12 and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate

13 such activities with the carrying out of such duties;

14 and

15 (3) conduct or support such activities in a man16 ner which the Commission determines will not have

17 an adverse effect on the corridor.

18 SEC. 12. COST SHARE.

19 The Federal contribution provided to the Commission

20 under this Act may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost

21 for the following and shall be provided on a matching

22 basis:

23 (1) The annual administrative expenditures of

24 the Commission.
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1 (2) The annual development expenditures of the

2 Commission to implement the Corridor Management

3 Plan.

4 (3) The annual land acquisition expenditures of

5 the Commission.

6 The non-Federal share of such support may be in the form

7 of cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.

8 SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com10 mission the following:

11 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—$400,000 annually for

12 the administrative expenses of the Commission to

13 carry out the purposes of this Act.

14 (2) DEVELOPMENT.—$1,500,000 annually for

15 planning, design, construction, grants, and loans to

16 implement the approved Corridor Management Plan,

17 which amount shall remain available until expended.

18 Moneys may be spent prior to Secretarial approval

19 of the Corridor Management Plan only for the fol20 lowing:

21 (A) An 87 mile multiple use trail connect22 ing Cleveland and Zoar, Ohio.

23 (B) Two Heritage Visitor Centers located

24 proximate to the route of the Ohio and Erie

25 Canal between Cleveland and Zoar.
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1 (C) Excursion passenger rail facilities for

2 the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area

3 provided by the nonprofit Cuyahoga Valley Sce4 nic Railroad along rail routes connecting Cleve5 land and Zoar.

6 (D) Rehabilitation of sites, structures, and

7 buildings listed or eligible for listing on the Na8 tional Register of Historic Places which are lo9 cated proximate to the route of the Ohio and

10 Erie Canal and which may be threatened with

11 loss or demolition.

12 (3) LAND ACQUISITION.—$250,000 annually

13 for the purpose of acquisition of real property con14 sistent with the implementation of the Corridor

15 Management Plan subject to section 7(h)(1), (2),

16 and (3), which amount shall remain available until

17 expended. Property may be acquired prior to Sec18 retarial approval of the Corridor Management Plan

19 only when proximate to the route of the Ohio and

20 Erie Canal and threatened by inappropriate develop21 ment or treatment.

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