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Union Calendar No. 494 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1049 

[Report No. 116–601] 

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 

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WATKINS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. 

WALBERG, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

KINZINGER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Ms. SCANLON, Ms. MENG, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 

CASE, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 

GABBARD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TRONE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. VAN

DREW, Mr. COX of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 


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HORSFORD, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KIND, Mr. 

ROUDA, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MORELLE, 

Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. 

AXNE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. LAMB, Mr. MCADAMS, 

Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. STANTON, Ms. 

ESCOBAR, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. LAWSON of 

Florida, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 

TED LIEU of California, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CRIST, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KHANNA, 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. KIM, Mr. WELCH, Mr. TAKANO, 

Mr. SERRANO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. 

BUSTOS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, 

Ms. CRAIG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mr. CORREA, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, 

Mr. PANETTA, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SWALWELL of 

California, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. HECK, Mr. 

KEATING, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. 

FUDGE, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. 

SPANBERGER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. ADAMS, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. WEXTON, 

Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. 

TITUS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. GARCI ́A

of Illinois, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. SCHRIER, 

Mr. POCAN, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. BERA, Mr. COSTA, 

and Mrs. FLETCHER

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 7, 2019] 

A BILL 

To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for 

other purposes. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Na5 tional Heritage Area Act of 2020’’. 

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

7 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. National Heritage Area System. 

Sec. 4. National Heritage Area System management. 

Sec. 5. Study areas. 

Sec. 6. Local coordinating entities. 

Sec. 7. Property owners and regulatory protections. 

Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 9. Statutory Clarification. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

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

11 study’’ means a study conducted by the Secretary, or 

12 conducted by one or more other interested parties and 

13 reviewed and approved by the Secretary, in accord14 ance with the criteria and processes required by sec15 tion 5, to determine whether a study area meets the 

16 criteria to be designated by Federal statute as a Na17 tional Heritage Area. 

18 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

19 means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, na20 tion, pueblo, village, or other community the name of 

21 which is included on the list most recently published 


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1 by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 

2 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 

3 of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 

4 (3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

5 ‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the entity des6 ignated by Federal statute to— 

7 (A) carry out, in partnership with other in8 dividuals and entities, the management plan for 

9 a National Heritage Area; and 

10 (B) operate a National Heritage Area, in11 cluding through the implementation of projects 

12 and programs among diverse partners in a Na13 tional Heritage Area. 

14 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage15 ment plan’’ means the management plan for a Na16 tional Heritage Area required under this Act. 

17 (5) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Na18 tional Heritage Area’’ means— 

19 (A) each National Heritage Area, National 

20 Heritage Corridor, Natural Preservation Com21 mission, National Heritage Canalway, National 

22 Heritage Route, Heritage Corridor, Cultural 

23 Heritage Corridor, Heritage Partnership, and 

24 National Heritage Partnership, the Shenandoah 

25 Valley Battlefields National Historic District, or 


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1 other area designated by Federal statute with the 

2 explicit purpose of establishing a national herit3 age area designated by Congress before or on the 

4 date of enactment of this Act; and 

5 (B) each National Heritage Area designated 

6 by Federal statute after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, unless the law designating the area ex8 empts that area from the National Heritage Area 

9 System by specific reference to this Act. 

10 (6) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The 

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

12 system of National Heritage Areas established by this 

13 Act. 

14 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (8) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 

17 a specific geographic area that is the subject of a fea18 sibility study under section 5. 

19 (9) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 

20 government’’ means the governing body of an Indian 

21 Tribe. 

22 SEC. 3. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. 

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

24 of the United States that tell nationally significant stories 

25 and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas’ natural, 


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1 historic, scenic, and cultural resources that together illus2 trate significant aspects of our country’s heritage, there is 

3 established a National Heritage Area System through which 

4 the Secretary may provide technical and financial assist5 ance to local coordinating entities to support the establish6 ment, development, and continuity of National Heritage 

7 Areas. 

8 (b) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The Na9 tional Heritage Area System shall be composed of all Na10 tional Heritage Areas. 

11 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS12 TEM.— 

13 (1) RELATIONSHIP TO NATIONAL PARK UNITS.— 

14 The Secretary shall encourage participation and as15 sistance by any unit of the National Park System lo16 cated near or encompassed by any National Heritage 

17 Area in local initiatives for that National Heritage 

18 Area that conserve and interpret resources consistent 

19 with an approved management plan for the National 

20 Heritage Area. 

21 (2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Heritage 

22 Areas shall not be— 

23 (A) considered to be units of the National 

24 Park System; or 


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1 (B) subject to the authorities applicable to 

2 units of the National Park System. 

3 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM MANAGEMENT. 

4 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

6 a National Heritage Area is included in the National 

7 Heritage Area System outlined by this Act, the local 

8 coordinating entity of the National Heritage Area 

9 shall submit to the Secretary for approval a manage10 ment plan for the National Heritage Area. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 

12 shall— 

13 (A) incorporate an integrated and coopera14 tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 

15 and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his16 toric, scenic, and recreational resources of the 

17 National Heritage Area; 

18 (B) be developed using a comprehensive 

19 planning approach that includes— 

20 (i) opportunities for stakeholders, in21 cluding community members, local and re22 gional governments, Tribal governments, 

23 businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 

24 other interested parties— 


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1 (I) to be involved in the planning 

2 process; and 

3 (II) to review and comment on 

4 draft management plans; and 

5 (ii) documentation of the planning and 

6 public participation processes, including a 

7 description of— 

8 (I) the means by which the man9 agement plan was prepared; 

10 (II) the stakeholders involved in 

11 the process; and 

12 (III) the timing and method of 

13 stakeholder involvement; 

14 (C) include— 

15 (i) an inventory of— 

16 (I) the resources located in the 

17 National Heritage Area; and 

18 (II) any other property in the Na19 tional Heritage Area that— 

20 (aa) is related to the themes 

21 of the National Heritage Area; 

22 and 

23 (bb) should be preserved, re24 stored, managed, or maintained 


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1 because of the significance of the 

2 property; 

3 (ii) comprehensive policies, strategies 

4 and recommendations for the conservation, 

5 funding, management, and development of 

6 the National Heritage Area; 

7 (iii) a description of actions that the 

8 Federal, Tribal, State, and local govern9 ments, private organizations, and individ10 uals have agreed to take to protect the nat11 ural, historical, cultural, scenic, and rec12 reational resources of the National Heritage 

13 Area; 

14 (iv) a program of implementation for 

15 the management plan by the local coordi16 nating entity that includes a description 

17 of— 

18 (I) actions to facilitate ongoing 

19 collaboration among partners to pro20 mote plans for resource protection, res21 toration, and construction; and 

22 (II) specific commitments for im23 plementation that have been made by 

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1 vidual for the first 5 years of oper2 ation; 

3 (v) the identification of sources of 

4 funding for carrying out the management 

5 plan; 

6 (vi) analysis and recommendations for 

7 means by which Federal, Tribal, State, and 

8 local programs, including the role of the Na9 tional Park Service in the National Herit10 age Area, may best be coordinated to carry 

11 out this subsection; and 

12 (vii) an interpretive plan for the Na13 tional Heritage Area; and 

14 (D) recommend policies and strategies for 

15 resource management that consider and detail 

16 the application of appropriate land and water 

17 management techniques, including the develop18 ment of intergovernmental and interagency coop19 erative agreements to protect the natural, histor20 ical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec21 reational resources of the National Heritage 

22 Area. 

23 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements in para24 graph (2) shall not apply to management plans in ef25 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (b) EVALUATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year before 

3 the authorization for Federal funding expires for a 

4 National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 

5 (A) conduct an evaluation of the accom6 plishments of that National Heritage Area; and 

7 (B) prepare and submit a report detailing 

8 the evaluation required by subparagraph (A) 

9 to— 

10 (i) the Committee on Natural Re11 sources of the House of Representatives; and 

12 (ii) the Committee on Energy and Nat13 ural Resources of the Senate. 

14 (2) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation 

15 prepared under paragraph (1) shall— 

16 (A) assess the progress of the local coordi17 nating entity with respect to— 

18 (i) accomplishing the purposes of the 

19 authorizing legislation for the National 

20 Heritage Area; and 

21 (ii) achieving the goals and objectives 

22 of the approved management plan for the 

23 National Heritage Area; 

24 (B) analyze the Federal, Tribal, State, local, 

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1 age Area to assess the impact of the investments; 

2 and 

3 (C) review the management structure, part4 nership relationships, and funding of the Na5 tional Heritage Area. 

6 (3) RESULTS OF EVALUATION.—Based upon the 

7 evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

8 prepare a report with recommendations for the Na9 tional Park Service’s continued role, if any, with re10 spect to the National Heritage Area. If the report rec11 ommends that Federal funding for the National Her12 itage Area be— 

13 (A) continued, the report shall include an 

14 analysis of— 

15 (i) ways in which Federal funding for 

16 the National Heritage Area may be reduced 

17 or eliminated over time; 

18 (ii) the appropriate time period nec19 essary to achieve the recommended reduc20 tion or elimination; and 

21 (iii) justification for the continued 

22 funding in light of other National Park 

23 Service core responsibilities and priorities; 

24 or 


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1 (B) eliminated, the report shall include a 

2 description of potential impacts on conservation, 

3 interpretation, and sustainability of the Na4 tional Heritage Area. 

5 (4) UPDATES; ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.— 

6 (A) UPDATES.—The Secretary may satisfy 

7 the requirement under paragraph (1) for a Na8 tional Heritage Area by updating an evaluation 

9 that was completed for that National Heritage 

10 Area not more than 5 years before another eval11 uation would otherwise be required under para12 graph (1). 

13 (B) ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.—The Sec14 retary may conduct additional evaluations as 

15 the Secretary deems appropriate. 

16 (c) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agency 

17 planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 

18 on a designated National Heritage Area is encouraged to 

19 consult and coordinate these activities with the Secretary 

20 and the local coordinating entity to the maximum extent 

21 practicable. 

22 SEC. 5. STUDY AREAS. 

23 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 

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1 bility of designating a specific geographic area as a 

2 National Heritage Area to be included in the Na3 tional Heritage Area System. 

4 (2) PREPARATION.—The feasibility study shall 

5 be carried out— 

6 (A) by the Secretary in consultation with 

7 Tribal, State, and local historic preservation of8 ficers, State and local historical societies, State 

9 and local tourism offices, and other appropriate 

10 organizations and governmental agencies; or 

11 (B) by interested individuals or entities, if 

12 the Secretary certifies that the completed study 

13 meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 

14 (3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year after 

15 receiving a study carried out by interested individ16 uals or entities under paragraph (2)(B) the Secretary 

17 shall review and certify whether the study meets the 

18 requirements of paragraph (4). 

19 (4) REQUIREMENTS.—A study under paragraph 

20 (1) shall include analysis, documentation, and deter21 mination on whether the study area— 

22 (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 

23 and cultural resources that— 

24 (i) represent distinct aspects of the her25 itage of the United States; 


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1 (ii) are worthy of recognition, con2 servation, interpretation, and continuing 

3 use; and 

4 (iii) would be best managed— 

5 (I) through partnerships among 

6 public and private entities; and 

7 (II) by linking diverse and some8 times noncontiguous resources; 

9 (B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

10 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of 

11 the United States; 

12 (C) provides outstanding opportunities— 

13 (i) to conserve natural, historic, cul14 tural, or scenic features; and 

15 (ii) for recreation and education; 

16 (D) contains resources that— 

17 (i) are important to any identified 

18 themes of the study area; and 

19 (ii) retain a degree of integrity capable 

20 of supporting interpretation; 

21 (E) includes Tribal governments, residents, 

22 business interests, nonprofit organizations, and 

23 State and local governments that— 

24 (i) are involved in the planning of the 

25 study area; 


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1 (ii) have developed a conceptual finan2 cial plan that outlines the roles of all par3 ticipants in the study area, including the 

4 Federal Government; and 

5 (iii) have demonstrated support for the 

6 designation of the study area; 

7 (F) has a potential local coordinating entity 

8 to work in partnership with the individuals and 

9 entities described in paragraph (1) to develop the 

10 study area while encouraging State and local 

11 economic activity; and 

12 (G) has a conceptual boundary map that is 

13 supported by the public. 

14 (b) REPORT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each study carried out 

16 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 

17 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat19 ural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 

20 (A) the findings of the study described in 

21 subsection (a) for that study area; and 

22 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

23 of the Secretary. 

24 (2) TIMING.— 


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1 (A) With respect to a study carried out by 

2 the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 

3 (2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall submit a report 

4 under subparagraph (A) not later than 3 years 

5 after the date on which funds are first made 

6 available to carry out the study. 

7 (B) With respect to a study carried out by 

8 interested individuals or entities in accordance 

9 with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall 

10 submit a report under subparagraph (A) not 

11 later than 180 days after the date on which the 

12 Secretary certifies under paragraph (2)(B) that 

13 the study meets the requirements of paragraph 

14 (3). 

15 SEC. 6. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES. 

16 (a) DUTIES.—For any year that Federal funds have 

17 been made available under this Act for a National Heritage 

18 Area, the local coordinating entity for that National Herit19 age Area shall— 

20 (1) submit to the Secretary an annual report 

21 that describes the activities, expenses, and income of 

22 the local coordinating entity (including grants to any 

23 other entities during the year that the report is 

24 made); 


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1 (2) make available to the Secretary for audit all 

2 records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds 

3 and any matching funds; and 

4 (3) require, with respect to all agreements au5 thorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other orga6 nizations, that the organizations receiving the funds 

7 make available to the Secretary for audit all records 

8 concerning the expenditure of the funds. 

9 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 

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

11 purposes of preparing and implementing the approved 

12 management plan for the National Heritage Area, use Fed13 eral funds made available through this Act to— 

14 (1) make grants to Indian Tribes, a State, a 

15 local government, nonprofit organizations, and other 

16 parties within the National Heritage Area; 

17 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 

18 provide technical assistance to the Indian Tribes, 

19 State, a local government, nonprofit organizations, 

20 Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 

21 (3) hire and compensate staff, which may in22 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 

23 and historic resources conservation; economic and 

24 community development; and heritage planning; 


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1 (4) obtain money or services, including those 

2 provided under other Federal laws or programs; 

3 (5) contract for goods or services; and 

4 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

5 activities that further the purposes of the National 

6 Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 

7 management plan. 

8 (c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

9 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 

10 Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real prop11 erty or any interest in real property. 

12 SEC. 7. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC13 TIONS. 

14 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

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

16 whether public or private, including the right to re17 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro18 gram, or activity conducted within the National Her19 itage Area; 

20 (2) require any property owner to permit public 

21 access (including Federal, Tribal, State, or local gov22 ernment access) to such property or to modify any 

23 provisions of Federal, Tribal, State, or local law with 

24 regard to public access or use of private lands; 


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1 (3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 

2 or any approved land use plan or any other regu3 latory authority of any Federal, Tribal, or State, or 

4 local government, or to convey any land use or other 

5 regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity; 

6 (4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro7 priation of water or water rights; 

8 (5) diminish the authority of the State to man9 age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish10 ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 

11 (6) create any liability, or 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 (7) affect the authority of any Federal official to 

16 provide technical or financial assistance under any 

17 other law; 

18 (8) modify any law or regulation authorizing 

19 Federal officials to manage Federal land under their 

20 control or limit the discretion of Federal land man21 agers to implement approved land use plans within 

22 the boundaries of a National Heritage Area, nor shall 

23 this Act be construed to modify, alter, or amend any 

24 authorized uses of these Federal lands; or 


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1 (9) enlarge or diminish the treaty rights of any 

2 Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area. 

3 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi5 sion of law, for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034, there 

6 is authorized to be appropriated not more than $750,000 

7 for each National Heritage Area. 

8 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 

9 subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 

10 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

11 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 

12 other provision of law, including any law designating 

13 a National Heritage Area, the Federal share of the 

14 total cost of any activity funded with appropriations 

15 authorized by subsection (a) shall not be more than 

16 50 percent. 

17 (2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non18 Federal share of the total cost of any activity funded 

19 with appropriations authorized by subsection (a) may 

20 be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or 

21 services fairly valued. 

22 (c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Notwith23 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 

24 provide assistance to a National Heritage Area during any 


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1 fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized under 

2 subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 9. STATUTORY CLARIFICATION. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of 

5 law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 

6 provides for a termination, expiration, or other time limita7 tion on the authorization for a National Heritage Area is 

8 hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 

9 (b) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of law en10 acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that pro11 vides for a termination, expiration, or other limitation on 

12 the time or amount of an authorization of appropriations 

13 for a National Heritage Area is hereby superceded and shall 

14 have no effect. 

15 (c) EVALUATIONS.—Any provision of law enacted be16 fore the date of the enactment of this Act that requires the 

17 Secretary to conduct an evaluation of or submit a report 

18 on the accomplishments of a National Heritage Area is 

19 hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 

20 (d) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any provision of law en21 acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that pro22 vides for the establishment, management, administration, 

23 operation, or otherwise affects a National Heritage Area 

24 and is not explicitly otherwise provided for in this Act shall 

25 not be affected by this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 494 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1049 

[Report No. 116–601] 

A BILL 

To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, 

and for other purposes. 

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 


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