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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1049 

To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2019 

Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mr. BOST, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, 

Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COURTNEY, 

Ms. DEAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HIGGINS of New 

York, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KELLY

of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 

LAHOOD, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. 

MCNERNEY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 

SOTO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 

Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UPTON, Ms. WILD, and Mr. HASTINGS) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘National Heritage Area Act of 2019’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. National Heritage Area System. 

Sec. 5. Feasibility studies. 

Sec. 6. Management plan. 

Sec. 7. Designation. 

Sec. 8. Evaluation. 

Sec. 9. Local coordinating entities. 

Sec. 10. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 

Sec. 11. Property owners and regulatory protections. 

Sec. 12. Funding. 

Sec. 13. Sunset. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Certain areas of the United States tell na9 tionally significant stories; they illustrate significant 

10 aspects of our heritage; possess exceptional natural, 

11 cultural, scenic, and historic resources; and rep12 resent the diversity of our national character. 

13 (2) In these areas, the interaction of natural 

14 processes, geography, history, cultural traditions, 

15 and economic and social forces form distinctive land16 scapes that should be recognized, conserved, en17 hanced, and interpreted to improve the quality of life 

18 in the regions and to provide opportunities for public 


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1 appreciation, education, enjoyment, and economic 

2 sustainability. 

3 (3) Local initiatives based on community and 

4 regional visions, involving public/private partner5 ships, are critical to conserving, enhancing, and in6 terpreting natural, historic, scenic, and cultural re7 sources related to our American heritage. These ini8 tiatives should be encouraged and supported by the 

9 Federal Government with the concurrence of the rel10 evant Federal land management agencies and tribal 

11 governments by providing financial and technical as12 sistance. 

13 (4) Partnerships among Federal, State, tribal, 

14 and local governments, nonprofit organizations, the 

15 private sector, and citizens provide the most viable 

16 framework to recognize, conserve, enhance, and in17 terpret the resources of places that have made im18 portant contributions to the national story. 

19 (5) Communities and regions need assistance to 

20 set resource stewardship and interpretive goals, and 

21 to implement strategies for resource conservation 

22 and renewed economic viability in these areas. 

23 (6) A unified national process as well as certain 

24 standards for designation of National Heritage 

25 Areas need to be established to provide a consistent 


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1 framework. The process should include a system for 

2 approval of heritage area management plans. 

3 (7) National Heritage Areas located near or en4 compassing units of the National Park System pro5 vide an additional basis for public enjoyment of 

6 parks and park-related resources, and it is appro7 priate for these parks to participate in, assist with, 

8 and benefit from local heritage initiatives that con9 serve and interpret resources over a larger area be10 yond the park’s boundaries. 

11 (8) It is in the national interest, and will ben12 efit future generations, to establish a system of Na13 tional Heritage Areas to encourage natural and cul14 tural resource conservation, interpretation, enhance15 ment, and economic sustainability, and for full pub16 lic understanding and appreciation of the many re17 sources, places, events, and peoples that have con18 tributed to the rich heritage of this Nation. 

19 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 

20 (1) establish a system of regional and commu21 nity-based National Heritage Areas to conserve, en22 hance, and interpret natural, historic, scenic, and 

23 cultural resources that together tell nationally sig24 nificant stories representing our country’s heritage; 


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1 (2) promote public understanding, appreciation 

2 and enjoyment of the many places, events, and peo3 ple that have contributed to our diverse national 

4 story; 

5 (3) promote innovative and partnership-driven 

6 management strategies that recognize regional val7 ues, to encourage locally tailored resource steward8 ship and interpretation, to develop economically via9 ble and innovative approaches to community con10 servation, and to provide for the effective leveraging 

11 of Federal funds with State, local, tribal, and private 

12 funding sources; 

13 (4) provide unified national standards and proc14 esses for conducting feasibility studies, designating 

15 National Heritage Areas, and approving heritage 

16 area management plans; 

17 (5) provide appropriate linkages among units of 

18 the National Park System, and communities, govern19 ments, and organizations within National Heritage 

20 Areas to conserve, enhance, and interpret resources 

21 outside of park boundaries; and 

22 (6) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 

23 provide financial and technical assistance to local co24 ordinating entities that act as a catalyst for diverse 

25 regions, communities, organizations, and citizens to 


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1 undertake projects and programs for resource stew2 ardship and interpretation. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The term ‘‘feasibility 

6 study’’ means a study conducted by the Secretary of 

7 the Interior, or conducted by one or more other in8 terested parties and reviewed by the Secretary, in 

9 accordance with the criteria and processes outlined 

10 in this Act, to determine whether an area meets the 

11 criteria to be designated as a National Heritage 

12 Area by Congress. 

13 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

14 ‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the entity des15 ignated by Congress to undertake, in partnership 

16 with others, the management plan and to act as a 

17 catalyst for implementation projects and programs 

18 among diverse partners in a National Heritage Area. 

19 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage20 ment plan’’ means the plan prepared by the local co21 ordinating entity for a National Heritage Area that 

22 specifies actions, policies, strategies, performance 

23 goals, and recommendations taken to meet the goals 

24 of the heritage area as specified in this Act. 


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1 (4) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—The term 

2 ‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means a region des3 ignated by Congress that tells nationally significant 

4 stories representing our American heritage. 

5 (5) PROPOSED NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

6 The term ‘‘proposed National Heritage Area’’ is an 

7 area or corridor under study by the Secretary of the 

8 Interior or other parties for potential designation by 

9 Congress as a National Heritage Area. 

10 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 (7) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The 

13 term ‘‘National Heritage Area System’’ means the 

14 system of National Heritage Areas established by 

15 this Act. 

16 (8) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘tribal 

17 government’’ means the governing body of an Indian 

18 tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com19 munity of Indians that is recognized by the Sec20 retary as having a government-to-government rela21 tionship with the United States and is eligible for 

22 the special programs and services provided by the 

23 United States to Indians because of their status as 

24 Indians, as evidenced by inclusion of the tribe on the 

25 list of recognized tribes published by the Secretary 


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1 under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 

2 Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a). 

3 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to recognize certain 

5 areas of the United States that tell nationally significant 

6 stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas’ 

7 natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that to8 gether illustrate significant aspects of our country’s herit9 age, there is established a National Heritage Area System 

10 through which the Secretary may provide technical and 

11 financial assistance to local coordinating entities to sup12 port the establishment, development, and continuity of 

13 National Heritage Areas. 

14 (b) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The Na15 tional Heritage Area System shall be composed of the fol16 lowing: 

17 (1) National Heritage Areas designated under 

18 this Act. 

19 (2) National Heritage Areas designated after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the law 

21 designating the area exempts that area from the Na22 tional Heritage Area System by specific reference to 

23 this Act. 

24 (3) The following: 


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1 (A) Illinois and Michigan Canal National 

2 Heritage Corridor. 

3 (B) John H. Chafee Blackstone River Val4 ley National Heritage Corridor. 

5 (C) Delaware and Lehigh National Herit6 age Corridor. 

7 (D) Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 

8 Preservation Commission (Path of Progress). 

9 (E) Cane River National Heritage Area. 

10 (F) Last Green Valley National Heritage 

11 Corridor. 

12 (G) America’s Agricultural Heritage Part13 nership (Silos and Smokestacks). 

14 (H) Augusta Canal National Heritage 

15 Area. 

16 (I) Essex National Heritage Area. 

17 (J) Hudson River Valley National Heritage 

18 Area. 

19 (K) National Coal Heritage Area. 

20 (L) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage 

21 Canalway. 

22 (M) Rivers of Steel National Heritage 

23 Area. 

24 (N) Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Na25 tional Historic District. 


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1 (O) South Carolina National Heritage Cor2 ridor. 

3 (P) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area. 

4 (Q) MotorCities National Heritage Area. 

5 (R) Lackawanna Valley National Heritage 

6 Area. 

7 (S) Schuylkill River Valley National Herit8 age Area. 

9 (T) Wheeling National Heritage Area. 

10 (U) Yuma Crossing National Heritage 

11 Area. 

12 (V) Erie Canalway National Heritage Cor13 ridor. 

14 (W) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. 

15 (X) Mississippi Gulf Coast National Herit16 age Area. 

17 (Y) National Aviation Heritage Area. 

18 (Z) Oil Region National Heritage Area. 

19 (AA) Arabia Mountain National Heritage 

20 Area. 

21 (BB) Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. 

22 (CC) Champlain Valley National Heritage 

23 Partnership. 

24 (DD) Crossroads of the American Revolu25 tion National Heritage Area. 


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1 (EE) Freedom’s Frontier National Herit2 age Area. 

3 (FF) Great Basin National Heritage 

4 Route. 

5 (GG) Gullah/Geechee Heritage Corridor. 

6 (HH) Mormon Pioneer National Heritage 

7 Area. 

8 (II) Northern Rio Grande National Herit9 age Area. 

10 (JJ) Upper Housatonic Valley National 

11 Heritage Area. 

12 (KK) Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

13 Area. 

14 (LL) Journey Through Hallowed Ground 

15 National Heritage Area. 

16 (MM) Niagara Falls National Heritage 

17 Area. 

18 (NN) Baltimore National Heritage Area. 

19 (OO) Cache La Poudre River National 

20 Heritage Area. 

21 (PP) Freedom’s Way National Heritage 

22 Area. 

23 (QQ) Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm 

24 National Heritage Area. 


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1 (RR) Mississippi Delta National Heritage 

2 Area. 

3 (SS) Mississippi Hills National Heritage 

4 Area. 

5 (TT) Muscle Shoals National Heritage 

6 Area. 

7 (UU) Northern Plains National Heritage 

8 Area. 

9 (VV) Sangre de Cristo National Heritage 

10 Area. 

11 (WW) South Park National Heritage Area. 

12 (XX) Any other National Heritage Area 

13 designated before the date of the enactment of 

14 this Act. 

15 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS16 TEM.— 

17 (1) RELATIONSHIP TO NATIONAL PARK

18 UNITS.—The Secretary shall— 

19 (A) ensure, to the maximum extent prac20 ticable, participation and assistance by any unit 

21 of the National Park System located near or 

22 encompassed by any National Heritage Area in 

23 local initiatives for that National Heritage Area 

24 that conserve and interpret resources consistent 


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1 with an approved management plan for the Na2 tional Heritage Area; and 

3 (B) work with National Heritage Areas to 

4 promote public enjoyment of units of the Na5 tional Park System and park-related resources. 

6 (2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Herit7 age Areas shall not be— 

8 (A) considered to be units of the National 

9 Park System; or 

10 (B) subject to the authorities applicable to 

11 units of the National Park System. 

12 (d) DUTIES.—Under the National Heritage Area 

13 System, the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) undertake studies as directed by Congress 

15 through legislation to assess the feasibility of desig16 nating proposed National Heritage Areas or review 

17 and comment on studies undertaken by other parties 

18 for this purpose as provided in this Act; 

19 (2) review and approve or disapprove the man20 agement plan for a National Heritage Area as pro21 vided in this Act; 

22 (3) submit to the Committee on Natural Re23 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

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1 ties conducted with respect to National Heritage 

2 Areas in accordance with this Act; and 

3 (4) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish4 ments and prepare a report with recommendations 

5 for the National Park Service’s future role with re6 spect to each designated National Heritage Area as 

7 provided in this Act. 

8 (e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this Act, the Sec9 retary may— 

10 (1) provide technical and financial assistance in 

11 accordance with the provisions of section 10, and the 

12 amounts authorized under section 12, on a reim13 bursable or nonreimbursable basis as determined by 

14 the Secretary in the development and implementa15 tion of management plans and for administrative 

16 functions for designated National Heritage Areas; 

17 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with 

18 other Federal agencies, State, tribal and local gov19 ernments, local coordinating entities, and other in20 terested parties to carry out the purposes of this 

21 Act; 

22 (3) provide information, promote under23 standing, and encourage research on National Herit24 age Areas in partnership with local coordinating en25 tities; and 


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1 (4) provide national oversight, analysis, coordi2 nation, technical and financial assistance, and sup3 port to ensure consistency and accountability of the 

4 National Heritage Area System. 

5 SEC. 5. FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 

6 The Secretary, in undertaking a feasibility study, or 

7 reviewing a feasibility study conducted by others, shall 

8 apply the following criteria to determine the suitability 

9 and feasibility of designating a proposed National Herit10 age Area: 

11 (1) The proposed area is worthy of designation 

12 as a National Heritage Area because— 

13 (A) the area includes natural, historic, cul14 tural, or scenic resources that are associated 

15 with nationally significant themes and events 

16 and these resources— 

17 (i) combine to form a distinct and co18 hesive landscape; and 

19 (ii) retain sufficient integrity to sup20 port the themes and events associated with 

21 the area’s national significance; and 

22 (B) the area provides opportunities to con23 serve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic re24 source through local and regional partnerships. 


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1 (2) A conceptual boundary for the proposed 

2 area is developed based upon community input and 

3 the resources and themes that support the area’s na4 tional significance. 

5 (3) Residents, business interests, nonprofit or6 ganizations, and governments, including Federal 

7 land management agencies and tribal governments 

8 within the proposed area, have been involved in the 

9 feasibility study process and have demonstrated sig10 nificant support through letters and other means for 

11 National Heritage Area designation. 

12 (4) A local coordinating entity has been selected 

13 to operate the proposed heritage area’s activities and 

14 the organization is supported by residents, business 

15 interests, nonprofit organizations, and governments 

16 within the proposed area. 

17 (5) The recommendations put forth in the feasi18 bility study are consistent with continued economic 

19 activity within the area. 

20 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subpara22 graph (b), a management plan for any National Heritage 

23 Area shall— 

24 (1) use a comprehensive planning approach that 

25 includes— 


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1 (A) opportunities for stakeholders, such as 

2 community members, local and regional govern3 ments, tribes, businesses, nonprofit organiza4 tions, and others, to be involved in the planning 

5 process; 

6 (B) opportunities for stakeholders to re7 view and comment on the draft plan; and 

8 (C) documentation of the planning and 

9 public participation processes used to develop 

10 the plan, including how it was prepared, who 

11 was involved in the process, and how and when 

12 the stakeholders were involved; 

13 (2) include an inventory of the natural, historic, 

14 cultural, or scenic resources of the National Herit15 age Area related to the nationally significant themes 

16 and events of the region that should be protected, 

17 enhanced, interpreted, managed, or developed; 

18 (3) identify comprehensive goals, strategies, 

19 policies, and recommendations for telling the story 

20 of the region’s heritage and encouraging long-term 

21 resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 

22 and development; 

23 (4) include recommendations for ways in which 

24 local, State, tribal, and Federal entities may best be 

25 coordinated, including the role of the National Park 


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1 Service and other Federal agencies associated with 

2 the National Heritage Area, to further the purposes 

3 of this Act; 

4 (5) outline a strategy for the local coordinating 

5 entity to achieve financial sustainability; 

6 (6) include an implementation program that 

7 identifies— 

8 (A) prioritized actions and criteria for se9 lecting future projects; 

10 (B) the ways in which stakeholders will be 

11 involved in their implementation; 

12 (C) existing and potential sources of fund13 ing; 

14 (D) performance goals; and 

15 (E) the manner in which the plan will be 

16 evaluated and updated; and 

17 (7) include a business plan for the local coordi18 nating entity that, at minimum, addresses manage19 ment and operation, products or services offered, the 

20 target market for products and services, and revenue 

21 streams. 

22 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements in subsection 

23 (b) shall not apply to management plans in effect on the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a National 

3 Heritage Area shall be— 

4 (1) by Federal statute; and 

5 (2) contingent on the prior completion of a 

6 management plan and an affirmative determination 

7 by the Secretary that the area meets the criteria re8 quired under this Act. 

9 (b) COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

10 SYSTEM.—Any National Heritage Area designated under 

11 subsection (a) shall be a component of the National Herit12 age Area System. 

13 SEC. 8. EVALUATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than every 10 years 

15 after the date on which a National Heritage Area is des16 ignated, the Secretary shall— 

17 (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish18 ments of that National Heritage Area; and 

19 (2) prepare a report with recommendations for 

20 the National Park Service’s continued role with re21 spect to that National Heritage Area. 

22 (b) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation pre23 pared under subsection (a) shall— 

24 (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 

25 entity with respect to— 


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1 (A) accomplishing the purposes of the au2 thorizing legislation for the National Heritage 

3 Area; and 

4 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of 

5 the approved management plan for the National 

6 Heritage Area; 

7 (2) analyze the Federal, State, local, and pri8 vate investments in the National Heritage Area to 

9 determine the leverage and impact of the invest10 ments; and 

11 (3) review the management structure, partner12 ship relationships, and funding of the National Her13 itage Area for purposes of identifying the critical 

14 components for sustainability of the National Herit15 age Area. 

16 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based upon the evaluation 

17 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prepare a report 

18 with recommendations for the National Park Service’s 

19 continued role with respect to the National Heritage Area. 

20 If the report recommends that Federal funding for the 

21 National Heritage Area be— 

22 (1) continued, the report shall include an anal23 ysis of— 


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1 (A) ways in which Federal funding for the 

2 National Heritage Area may be reduced or 

3 eliminated over time; and 

4 (B) the appropriate time period necessary 

5 to achieve the recommended reduction or elimi6 nation; and 

7 (2) eliminated, the report to Congress shall in8 clude a description of potential impacts on conserva9 tion, interpretation, and sustainability of the part10 nership. 

11 (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of a 

12 report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit the 

13 report to— 

14 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re15 sources of the Senate; and 

16 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

17 House of Representatives. 

18 SEC. 9. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES. 

19 (a) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the Na20 tional Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall— 

21 (1) prepare and submit a management plan for 

22 the National Heritage Area to the Secretary in ac23 cordance with section 7; 

24 (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary 

25 for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds 


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1 under this Act, setting forth its specific performance 

2 goals and accomplishments, expenses and income, 

3 amounts and sources of matching funds as appro4 priate, the amounts leveraged with Federal funds 

5 and sources of such leveraging, and grants made to 

6 any other entities during the year for which the re7 port is made; 

8 (3) make available for audit for any fiscal year 

9 in which it receives Federal funds under this Act, all 

10 information pertaining to the expenditure of such 

11 funds and any matching funds; and 

12 (4) encourage by appropriate means economic 

13 viability and sustainability that is consistent with 

14 the purposes of the National Heritage Area. 

15 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 

16 may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for 

17 the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved 

18 management plan for the National Heritage Area, use 

19 Federal funds made available through this Act to— 

20 (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, non21 profit organizations, and other parties within the 

22 National Heritage Area; 

23 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 

24 provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions, 


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1 nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other 

2 interested parties; 

3 (3) hire and compensate staff, which may in4 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 

5 and historic resources conservation; economic and 

6 community development; and heritage planning; 

7 (4) obtain money or services from any source 

8 including any that are provided under other Federal 

9 laws or programs; 

10 (5) contract for goods or services; and 

11 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

12 activities that further the purposes of the National 

13 Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 

14 management plan. 

15 (c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

16 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 

17 Federal funds received under this Act to acquire any inter18 est in real property. 

19 SEC. 10. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

20 (a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—This Act shall not 

21 affect the authority of any Federal official to provide tech22 nical or financial assistance under any other law. 

23 (b) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agen24 cy planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 

25 on a designated National Heritage Area shall consult and 


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1 coordinate these activities with the Secretary and the local 

2 coordinating entity. 

3 (c) OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS.—This Act 

4 shall not modify any law or regulation authorizing Federal 

5 officials to manage Federal land under their control or 

6 limit the discretion of Federal land managers to imple7 ment approved land use plans within the boundaries of 

8 a National Heritage Area, nor shall this Act be construed 

9 to modify, alter, or amend any authorized uses of these 

10 Federal lands. 

11 SEC. 11. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC12 TIONS. 

13 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

14 (1) abridge the rights of any property owner, 

15 whether public or private, including the right to re16 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro17 gram, or activity conducted within the National Her18 itage Area; 

19 (2) require any property owner to permit public 

20 access (including Federal, State, tribal, or local gov21 ernment access) to such property or to modify any 

22 provisions of Federal, State, tribal, or local law with 

23 regard to public access or use of private lands; 

24 (3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 

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1 latory authority of any Federal, State, or local agen2 cy or tribal government, or to convey any land use 

3 or other regulatory authority to any local coordi4 nating entity; 

5 (4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro6 priation of water or water rights; 

7 (5) diminish the authority of the State to man8 age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish9 ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 

10 or 

11 (6) create any liability, or to have any effect on 

12 any liability under any other law, of any private 

13 property owner with respect to any persons injured 

14 on such private property. 

15 SEC. 12. FUNDING. 

16 (a) FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

18 appropriated to carry out the activities under section 

19 9 not more than $700,000 for any fiscal year for 

20 each National Heritage Area. 

21 (2) FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MANAGEMENT

22 PLANS.—In addition to amounts authorized in para23 graph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to 

24 the Secretary— 


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1 (A) not more than $300,000 for any fiscal 

2 year, to conduct feasibility studies by the Na3 tional Park Service in accordance with the pro4 visions of section 5, with not more than 

5 $100,000 allocated in the fiscal year for any 

6 one feasibility study for a proposed National 

7 Heritage Area; and 

8 (B) not more than $750,000 for any fiscal 

9 year, to conduct management plans by the Na10 tional Park Service in accordance with the pro11 visions of section 6, with not more than 

12 $250,000 allocated in the fiscal year for any 

13 one management plan for a proposed National 

14 Heritage Area. 

15 (3) GRANTS.—Funding provided under para16 graph (2) shall be in the form of grants approved by 

17 the National Park Service and provided to the local 

18 coordinating entity conducting the feasibility study 

19 or management plan. 

20 (b) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

21 (1) AMOUNT.—As a condition of providing fi22 nancial assistance under this section to a local co23 ordinating entity, the Secretary shall require the en24 tity to provide matching funds equal to— 


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1 (A) the amount of the Federal funds re2 ceived by that National Heritage Area for any 

3 fiscal year under subsection (a)(1); 

4 (B) 25 percent of the amount of the Fed5 eral funds received by that National Heritage 

6 Area for feasibility studies under subsection (a); 

7 and 

8 (C) 50 percent of the amount of the Fed9 eral funds received by that National Heritage 

10 Area for a management plan under subsection 

11 (a). 

12 (2) SOURCE; FORM.—The local coordinating en13 tity’s matching funds required under paragraph (1) 

14 shall be— 

15 (A) from non-Federal sources; or 

16 (B) made in the form of in-kind contribu17 tions of goods or services fairly valued. 

18 SEC. 13. SUNSET. 

19 The National Heritage Area System shall expire on 

20 the date that is 20 years after the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act. 

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