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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1002 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 

Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. 

BARLETTA) 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘National Heritage Area Act of 2017’’. 

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

7 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. 


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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. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

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

3 (1) Certain areas of the United States tell na4 tionally significant stories; they illustrate significant 

5 aspects of our heritage; possess exceptional natural, 

6 cultural, scenic, and historic resources; and rep7 resent the diversity of our national character. 

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

9 processes, geography, history, cultural traditions, 

10 and economic and social forces form distinctive land11 scapes that should be recognized, conserved, en12 hanced, and interpreted to improve the quality of life 

13 in the regions and to provide opportunities for public 

14 appreciation, education, enjoyment, and economic 

15 sustainability. 

16 (3) Local initiatives based on community and 

17 regional visions, involving public/private partner18 ships, are critical to conserving, enhancing, and in19 terpreting natural, historic, scenic, and cultural re20 sources related to our American heritage. These ini21 tiatives should be encouraged and supported by the 


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1 Federal Government with the concurrence of the rel2 evant Federal land management agencies and tribal 

3 governments by providing financial and technical as4 sistance. 

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

6 and local governments, nonprofit organizations, the 

7 private sector, and citizens provide the most viable 

8 framework to recognize, conserve, enhance, and in9 terpret the resources of places that have made im10 portant contributions to the national story. 

11 (5) Communities and regions need assistance to 

12 set resource stewardship and interpretive goals, and 

13 to implement strategies for resource conservation 

14 and renewed economic viability in these areas. 

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

16 standards for designation of National Heritage 

17 Areas need to be established to provide a consistent 

18 framework. The process should include a system for 

19 approval of heritage area management plans. 

20 (7) National Heritage Areas located near or en21 compassing units of the National Park System pro22 vide an additional basis for public enjoyment of 

23 parks and park-related resources, and it is appro24 priate for these parks to participate in, assist with, 

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1 serve and interpret resources over a larger area be2 yond the park’s boundaries. 

3 (8) It is in the national interest, and will ben4 efit future generations, to establish a system of Na5 tional Heritage Areas to encourage natural and cul6 tural resource conservation, interpretation, enhance7 ment, and economic sustainability, and for full pub8 lic understanding and appreciation of the many re9 sources, places, events, and peoples that have con10 tributed to the rich heritage of this Nation. 

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

12 (1) establish a system of regional and commu13 nity-based National Heritage Areas to conserve, en14 hance, and interpret natural, historic, scenic, and 

15 cultural resources that together tell nationally sig16 nificant stories representing our country’s heritage; 

17 (2) promote public understanding, appreciation 

18 and enjoyment of the many places, events, and peo19 ple that have contributed to our diverse national 

20 story; 

21 (3) promote innovative and partnership-driven 

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1 servation, and to provide for the effective leveraging 

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

3 funding sources; 

4 (4) provide unified national standards and proc5 esses for conducting feasibility studies, designating 

6 National Heritage Areas, and approving heritage 

7 area management plans; 

8 (5) provide appropriate linkages among units of 

9 the National Park System, and communities, govern10 ments, and organizations within National Heritage 

11 Areas to conserve, enhance, and interpret resources 

12 outside of park boundaries; and 

13 (6) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 

14 provide financial and technical assistance to local co15 ordinating entities that act as a catalyst for diverse 

16 regions, communities, organizations, and citizens to 

17 undertake projects and programs for resource stew18 ardship and interpretation. 

19 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this Act: 

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

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

23 the Interior, or conducted by one or more other in24 terested parties and reviewed by the Secretary, in 

25 accordance with the criteria and processes outlined 


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

2 criteria to be designated as a National Heritage 

3 Area by Congress. 

4 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

5 ‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the entity des6 ignated by Congress to undertake, in partnership 

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

8 catalyst for implementation projects and programs 

9 among diverse partners in a National Heritage Area. 

10 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage11 ment plan’’ means the plan prepared by the local co12 ordinating entity for a National Heritage Area that 

13 specifies actions, policies, strategies, performance 

14 goals, and recommendations taken to meet the goals 

15 of the heritage area as specified in this Act. 

16 (4) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—The term 

17 ‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means a region des18 ignated by Congress that tells nationally significant 

19 stories representing our American heritage. 

20 (5) PROPOSED NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

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

22 area or corridor under study by the Secretary of the 

23 Interior or other parties for potential designation by 

24 Congress as a National Heritage Area. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (7) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The 

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

5 system of National Heritage Areas established by 

6 this Act. 

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

8 government’’ means the governing body of an Indian 

9 tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com10 munity of Indians that is recognized by the Sec11 retary as having a government-to-government rela12 tionship with the United States and is eligible for 

13 the special programs and services provided by the 

14 United States to Indians because of their status as 

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

16 list of recognized tribes published by the Secretary 

17 under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 

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

19 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. 

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

21 areas of the United States that tell nationally significant 

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

23 natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that to24 gether illustrate significant aspects of our country’s herit25 age, there is established a National Heritage Area System 


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1 through which the Secretary may provide technical and 

2 financial assistance to local coordinating entities to sup3 port the establishment, development, and continuity of 

4 National Heritage Areas. 

5 (b) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The Na6 tional Heritage Area System shall be composed of the fol7 lowing: 

8 (1) National Heritage Areas designated under 

9 this Act. 

10 (2) National Heritage Areas designated after 

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

12 designating the area exempts that area from the Na13 tional Heritage Area System by specific reference to 

14 this Act. 

15 (3) The following: 

16 (A) Illinois and Michigan Canal National 

17 Heritage Corridor. 

18 (B) John H. Chafee Blackstone River Val19 ley National Heritage Corridor. 

20 (C) Delaware and Lehigh National Herit21 age Corridor. 

22 (D) Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 

23 Preservation Commission (Path of Progress). 

24 (E) Cane River National Heritage Area. 


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1 (F) Last Green Valley National Heritage 

2 Corridor. 

3 (G) America’s Agricultural Heritage Part4 nership (Silos and Smokestacks). 

5 (H) Augusta Canal National Heritage 

6 Area. 

7 (I) Essex National Heritage Area. 

8 (J) Hudson River Valley National Heritage 

9 Area. 

10 (K) National Coal Heritage Area. 

11 (L) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage 

12 Canalway. 

13 (M) Rivers of Steel National Heritage 

14 Area. 

15 (N) Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Na16 tional Historic District. 

17 (O) South Carolina National Heritage Cor18 ridor. 

19 (P) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area. 

20 (Q) MotorCities National Heritage Area. 

21 (R) Lackawanna Valley National Heritage 

22 Area. 

23 (S) Schuylkill River Valley National Herit24 age Area. 

25 (T) Wheeling National Heritage Area. 


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1 (U) Yuma Crossing National Heritage 

2 Area. 

3 (V) Erie Canalway National Heritage Cor4 ridor. 

5 (W) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. 

6 (X) Mississippi Gulf Coast National Herit7 age Area. 

8 (Y) National Aviation Heritage Area. 

9 (Z) Oil Region National Heritage Area. 

10 (AA) Arabia Mountain National Heritage 

11 Area. 

12 (BB) Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. 

13 (CC) Champlain Valley National Heritage 

14 Partnership. 

15 (DD) Crossroads of the American Revolu16 tion National Heritage Area. 

17 (EE) Freedom’s Frontier National Herit18 age Area. 

19 (FF) Great Basin National Heritage 

20 Route. 

21 (GG) Gullah/Geechee Heritage Corridor. 

22 (HH) Mormon Pioneer National Heritage 

23 Area. 

24 (II) Northern Rio Grande National Herit25 age Area. 


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1 (JJ) Upper Housatonic Valley National 

2 Heritage Area. 

3 (KK) Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

4 Area. 

5 (LL) Journey Through Hallowed Ground 

6 National Heritage Area. 

7 (MM) Niagara Falls National Heritage 

8 Area. 

9 (NN) Baltimore National Heritage Area. 

10 (OO) Cache La Poudre River National 

11 Heritage Area. 

12 (PP) Freedom’s Way National Heritage 

13 Area. 

14 (QQ) Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm 

15 National Heritage Area. 

16 (RR) Mississippi Delta National Heritage 

17 Area. 

18 (SS) Mississippi Hills National Heritage 

19 Area. 

20 (TT) Muscle Shoals National Heritage 

21 Area. 

22 (UU) Northern Plains National Heritage 

23 Area. 

24 (VV) Sangre de Cristo National Heritage 

25 Area. 


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1 (WW) South Park National Heritage Area. 

2 (XX) Any other National Heritage Area 

3 designated before the date of the enactment of 

4 this Act. 

5 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS6 TEM.— 

7 (1) RELATIONSHIP TO NATIONAL PARK

8 UNITS.—The Secretary shall— 

9 (A) ensure, to the maximum extent prac10 ticable, participation and assistance by any unit 

11 of the National Park System located near or 

12 encompassed by any National Heritage Area in 

13 local initiatives for that National Heritage Area 

14 that conserve and interpret resources consistent 

15 with an approved management plan for the Na16 tional Heritage Area; and 

17 (B) work with National Heritage Areas to 

18 promote public enjoyment of units of the Na19 tional Park System and park-related resources. 

20 (2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Herit21 age Areas shall not be— 

22 (A) considered to be units of the National 

23 Park System; or 

24 (B) subject to the authorities applicable to 

25 units of the National Park System. 


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

2 System, the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) undertake studies as directed by Congress 

4 through legislation to assess the feasibility of desig5 nating proposed National Heritage Areas or review 

6 and comment on studies undertaken by other parties 

7 for this purpose as provided in this Act; 

8 (2) review and approve or disapprove the man9 agement plan for a National Heritage Area as pro10 vided in this Act; 

11 (3) submit to the Committee on Natural Re12 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

14 United States Senate reports describing the activi15 ties conducted with respect to National Heritage 

16 Areas in accordance with this Act; and 

17 (4) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish18 ments and prepare a report with recommendations 

19 for the National Park Service’s future role with re20 spect to each designated National Heritage Area as 

21 provided in this Act. 

22 (e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this Act, the Sec23 retary may— 

24 (1) provide technical and financial assistance in 

25 accordance with the provisions of section 10, and the 


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1 amounts authorized under section 12, on a reim2 bursable or nonreimbursable basis as determined by 

3 the Secretary in the development and implementa4 tion of management plans and for administrative 

5 functions for designated National Heritage Areas; 

6 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with 

7 other Federal agencies, State, tribal and local gov8 ernments, local coordinating entities, and other in9 terested parties to carry out the purposes of this 

10 Act; 

11 (3) provide information, promote under12 standing, and encourage research on National Herit13 age Areas in partnership with local coordinating en14 tities; and 

15 (4) provide national oversight, analysis, coordi16 nation, technical and financial assistance, and sup17 port to ensure consistency and accountability of the 

18 National Heritage Area System. 

19 SEC. 5. FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 

20 The Secretary, in undertaking a feasibility study, or 

21 reviewing a feasibility study conducted by others, shall 

22 apply the following criteria to determine the suitability 

23 and feasibility of designating a proposed National Herit24 age Area: 


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1 (1) The proposed area is worthy of designation 

2 as a National Heritage Area because— 

3 (A) the area includes natural, historic, cul4 tural, or scenic resources that are associated 

5 with nationally significant themes and events 

6 and these resources— 

7 (i) combine to form a distinct and co8 hesive landscape; and 

9 (ii) retain sufficient integrity to sup10 port the themes and events associated with 

11 the area’s national significance; and 

12 (B) the area provides opportunities to con13 serve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic re14 source through local and regional partnerships. 

15 (2) A conceptual boundary for the proposed 

16 area is developed based upon community input and 

17 the resources and themes that support the area’s na18 tional significance. 

19 (3) Residents, business interests, nonprofit or20 ganizations, and governments, including Federal 

21 land management agencies and tribal governments 

22 within the proposed area, have been involved in the 

23 feasibility study process and have demonstrated sig24 nificant support through letters and other means for 

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1 (4) A local coordinating entity has been selected 

2 to operate the proposed heritage area’s activities and 

3 the organization is supported by residents, business 

4 interests, nonprofit organizations, and governments 

5 within the proposed area. 

6 (5) The recommendations put forth in the feasi7 bility study are consistent with continued economic 

8 activity within the area. 

9 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subpara11 graph (b), a management plan for any National Heritage 

12 Area shall— 

13 (1) use a comprehensive planning approach that 

14 includes— 

15 (A) opportunities for stakeholders, such as 

16 community members, local and regional govern17 ments, tribes, businesses, nonprofit organiza18 tions, and others, to be involved in the planning 

19 process; 

20 (B) opportunities for stakeholders to re21 view and comment on the draft plan; and 

22 (C) documentation of the planning and 

23 public participation processes used to develop 

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1 was involved in the process, and how and when 

2 the stakeholders were involved; 

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

4 cultural, or scenic resources of the National Herit5 age Area related to the nationally significant themes 

6 and events of the region that should be protected, 

7 enhanced, interpreted, managed, or developed; 

8 (3) identify comprehensive goals, strategies, 

9 policies, and recommendations for telling the story 

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

11 resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 

12 and development; 

13 (4) include recommendations for ways in which 

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

15 coordinated, including the role of the National Park 

16 Service and other Federal agencies associated with 

17 the National Heritage Area, to further the purposes 

18 of this Act; 

19 (5) outline a strategy for the local coordinating 

20 entity to achieve financial sustainability; 

21 (6) include an implementation program that 

22 identifies— 

23 (A) prioritized actions and criteria for se24 lecting future projects; 


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1 (B) the ways in which stakeholders will be 

2 involved in their implementation; 

3 (C) existing and potential sources of fund4 ing; 

5 (D) performance goals; and 

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

7 evaluated and updated; and 

8 (7) include a business plan for the local coordi9 nating entity that, at minimum, addresses manage10 ment and operation, products or services offered, the 

11 target market for products and services, and revenue 

12 streams. 

13 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements in subsection 

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

15 date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION. 

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

18 Heritage Area shall be— 

19 (1) by Federal statute; and 

20 (2) contingent on the prior completion of a 

21 management plan and an affirmative determination 

22 by the Secretary that the area meets the criteria re23 quired under this Act. 

24 (b) COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

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1 subsection (a) shall be a component of the National Herit2 age Area System. 

3 SEC. 8. EVALUATION. 

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

5 after the date on which a National Heritage Area is des6 ignated, the Secretary shall— 

7 (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish8 ments of that National Heritage Area; and 

9 (2) prepare a report with recommendations for 

10 the National Park Service’s continued role with re11 spect to that National Heritage Area. 

12 (b) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation pre13 pared under subsection (a) shall— 

14 (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 

15 entity with respect to— 

16 (A) accomplishing the purposes of the au17 thorizing legislation for the National Heritage 

18 Area; and 

19 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of 

20 the approved management plan for the National 

21 Heritage Area; 

22 (2) analyze the Federal, State, local, and pri23 vate investments in the National Heritage Area to 

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1 (3) review the management structure, partner2 ship relationships, and funding of the National Her3 itage Area for purposes of identifying the critical 

4 components for sustainability of the National Herit5 age Area. 

6 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based upon the evaluation 

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

8 with recommendations for the National Park Service’s 

9 continued role with respect to the National Heritage Area. 

10 If the report recommends that Federal funding for the 

11 National Heritage Area be— 

12 (1) continued, the report shall include an anal13 ysis of— 

14 (A) ways in which Federal funding for the 

15 National Heritage Area may be reduced or 

16 eliminated over time; and 

17 (B) the appropriate time period necessary 

18 to achieve the recommended reduction or elimi19 nation; and 

20 (2) eliminated, the report to Congress shall in21 clude a description of potential impacts on conserva22 tion, interpretation, and sustainability of the part23 nership. 


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

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

3 report to— 

4 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re5 sources of the Senate; and 

6 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

7 House of Representatives. 

8 SEC. 9. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES. 

9 (a) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the Na10 tional Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall— 

11 (1) prepare and submit a management plan for 

12 the National Heritage Area to the Secretary in ac13 cordance with section 7; 

14 (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary 

15 for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds 

16 under this Act, setting forth its specific performance 

17 goals and accomplishments, expenses and income, 

18 amounts and sources of matching funds as appro19 priate, the amounts leveraged with Federal funds 

20 and sources of such leveraging, and grants made to 

21 any other entities during the year for which the re22 port is made; 

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

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


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1 information pertaining to the expenditure of such 

2 funds and any matching funds; and 

3 (4) encourage by appropriate means economic 

4 viability and sustainability that is consistent with 

5 the purposes of the National Heritage Area. 

6 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 

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

8 the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved 

9 management plan for the National Heritage Area, use 

10 Federal funds made available through this Act to— 

11 (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, non12 profit organizations, and other parties within the 

13 National Heritage Area; 

14 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 

15 provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions, 

16 nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other 

17 interested parties; 

18 (3) hire and compensate staff, which may in19 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 

20 and historic resources conservation; economic and 

21 community development; and heritage planning; 

22 (4) obtain money or services from any source 

23 including any that are provided under other Federal 

24 laws or programs; 

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1 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

2 activities that further the purposes of the National 

3 Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 

4 management plan. 

5 (c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

6 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 

7 Federal funds received under this Act to acquire any inter8 est in real property. 

9 SEC. 10. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

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

11 affect the authority of any Federal official to provide tech12 nical or financial assistance under any other law. 

13 (b) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agen14 cy planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 

15 on a designated National Heritage Area shall consult and 

16 coordinate these activities with the Secretary and the local 

17 coordinating entity. 

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

19 shall not modify any law or regulation authorizing Federal 

20 officials to manage Federal land under their control or 

21 limit the discretion of Federal land managers to imple22 ment approved land use plans within the boundaries of 

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

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

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1 SEC. 11. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC2 TIONS. 

3 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

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

5 whether public or private, including the right to re6 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro7 gram, or activity conducted within the National Her8 itage Area; 

9 (2) require any property owner to permit public 

10 access (including Federal, State, tribal, or local gov11 ernment access) to such property or to modify any 

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

13 regard to public access or use of private lands; 

14 (3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 

15 or any approved land use plan or any other regu16 latory authority of any Federal, State, or local agen17 cy or tribal government, or to convey any land use 

18 or other regulatory authority to any local coordi19 nating entity; 

20 (4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro21 priation of water or water rights; 

22 (5) diminish the authority of the State to man23 age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish24 ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 

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

2 any liability under any other law, of any private 

3 property owner with respect to any persons injured 

4 on such private property. 

5 SEC. 12. FUNDING. 

6 (a) FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

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

8 appropriated to carry out the activities under section 

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

10 each National Heritage Area. 

11 (2) FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MANAGEMENT

12 PLANS.—In addition to amounts authorized in para13 graph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to 

14 the Secretary— 

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

16 year, to conduct feasibility studies by the Na17 tional Park Service in accordance with the pro18 visions of section 5, with not more than 

19 $100,000 allocated in the fiscal year for any 

20 one feasibility study for a proposed National 

21 Heritage Area; and 

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

23 year, to conduct management plans by the Na24 tional Park Service in accordance with the pro25 visions of section 6, with not more than 


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1 $250,000 allocated in the fiscal year for any 

2 one management plan for a proposed National 

3 Heritage Area. 

4 (3) GRANTS.—Funding provided under para5 graph (2) shall be in the form of grants approved by 

6 the National Park Service and provided to the local 

7 coordinating entity conducting the feasibility study 

8 or management plan. 

9 (b) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

10 (1) AMOUNT.—As a condition of providing fi11 nancial assistance under this section to a local co12 ordinating entity, the Secretary shall require the en13 tity to provide matching funds equal to— 

14 (A) the amount of the Federal funds re15 ceived by that National Heritage Area for any 

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

17 (B) 25 percent of the amount of the Fed18 eral funds received by that National Heritage 

19 Area for feasibility studies under subsection (a); 

20 and 

21 (C) 50 percent of the amount of the Fed22 eral funds received by that National Heritage 

23 Area for a management plan under subsection 

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1 (2) SOURCE; FORM.—The local coordinating en2 tity’s matching funds required under paragraph (1) 

3 shall be— 

4 (A) from non-Federal sources; or 

5 (B) made in the form of in-kind contribu6 tions of goods or services fairly valued. 

7 SEC. 13. SUNSET. 

8 The National Heritage Area System shall expire on 

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

10 of this Act. 

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