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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 196 

To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 

Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of appropriations 

and modify the date on which the authority of the Secretary of the 

Interior terminates under the Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the 

authorization of appropriations and modify the date on 

which the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act. 

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 ‘‘Quinebaug and 

5 Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 

6 Amendments Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NA2 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

3 (a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 106(b) 

4 of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

5 Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Pub6 lic Law 103–449) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

7 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

8 (b) EVALUATION; REPORT.—Section 106 of the 

9 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 

10 Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 

11 103–449) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years be14 fore the date on which authority for Federal funding 

15 terminates for the Corridor, the Secretary shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom17 plishments of the Corridor; and 

18 ‘‘(B) prepare a report in accordance with 

19 paragraph (3). 

20 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted 

21 under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) assess the progress of the manage23 ment entity with respect to— 

24 ‘‘(i) accomplishing the purposes of 

25 this title for the Corridor; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 

2 of the management plan for the Corridor; 

3 ‘‘(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 

4 private investments in the Corridor to deter5 mine the leverage and impact of the invest6 ments; and 

7 ‘‘(C) review the management structure, 

8 partnership relationships, and funding of the 

9 Corridor for purposes of identifying the critical 

10 components for sustainability of the Corridor. 

11 ‘‘(3) REPORT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evalua13 tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the 

14 Secretary shall prepare a report that includes 

15 recommendations for the future role of the Na16 tional Park Service, if any, with respect to the 

17 Corridor. 

18 ‘‘(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report 

19 prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends 

20 that Federal funding for the Corridor be reau21 thorized, the report shall include an analysis 

22 of— 

23 ‘‘(i) ways in which Federal funding 

24 for the Corridor may be reduced or elimi25 nated; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the appropriate time period nec2 essary to achieve the recommended reduc3 tion or elimination. 

4 ‘‘(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On 

5 completion of the report, the Secretary shall 

6 submit the report to— 

7 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Energy and 

8 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Natural Re10 sources of the House of Representatives.’’. 

11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

12 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na13 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 

14 Public Law 103–449) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

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