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Calendar No. 590 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1690 

[Report No. 114–317] 

To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area 

in the State of Washington. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2015 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National 

Heritage Area in the State of Washington. 

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 ‘‘Mountains to Sound 

5 Greenway National Heritage Area Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purpose of this Act are— 

3 (1) to recognize the national importance of the 

4 natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational 

5 resources of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Na6 tional Heritage Area; 

7 (2) to preserve, enhance, and interpret the leg8 acy of natural resource conservation and community 

9 stewardship within the Mountains to Sound Green10 way National Heritage Area; and 

11 (3) to promote heritage, cultural, and rec12 reational tourism within the Mountains to Sound 

13 Greenway National Heritage Area. 

14 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

17 ‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi18 nating entity for the National Heritage Area des19 ignated by section 4(d). 

20 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage21 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na22 tional Heritage Area required under section 5. 

23 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Mountains to Sound Greenway National Her25 itage Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 584/ 

26 125,483, and dated August, 2014. 


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1 (4) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—The term 

2 ‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the Mountains to 

3 Sound Greenway National Heritage Area established 

4 by section 4(a). 

5 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

8 of Washington. 

9 (7) TRIBAL.—The term ‘‘tribal’’ means each of 

10 the tribal governments of the Snoqualmie, Yakama, 

11 Tulalip, Muckleshoot, and Colville Indian tribes. 

12 SEC. 4. MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAY NATIONAL HER13 ITAGE AREA. 

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

15 State the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Herit16 age Area. 

17 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The National Heritage Area shall 

18 consist of land located in King and Kittitas Counties in 

19 the State, as generally depicted on the map. 

20 (c) MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for 

21 public inspection in the appropriate offices of— 

22 (1) the National Park Service; 

23 (2) the Forest Service; and 

24 (3) the local coordinating entity. 


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1 (d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The Mountains 

2 to Sound Greenway Trust, a nonprofit corporation estab3 lished under the laws of the State, is designated as the 

4 local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area. 

5 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 

8 shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 

9 management plan for the National Heritage Area. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 

11 (1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 

12 approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter13 pretation of the natural, cultural, historical, scenic, 

14 and recreational resources of the National Heritage 

15 Area; 

16 (2) take into consideration Federal, State, and 

17 local plans; 

18 (3) include— 

19 (A) an inventory of— 

20 (i) the resources located in the Na21 tional Heritage Area; and 

22 (ii) any other property in the National 

23 Heritage Area that— 

24 (I) is related to the themes of the 

25 National Heritage Area; and 


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1 (II) should be preserved, re2 stored, managed, or maintained be3 cause of the significance of the prop4 erty; 

5 (B) comprehensive policies, strategies and 

6 recommendations for the conservation, funding, 

7 management, and development of the National 

8 Heritage Area; 

9 (C) a description of actions that govern10 ments, private organizations, and individuals 

11 have agreed to take to protect the natural, cul12 tural, historical, scenic, and recreational re13 sources of the National Heritage Area; 

14 (D) a program of implementation for the 

15 management plan by the local coordinating en16 tity that includes a description of— 

17 (i) actions to facilitate ongoing col18 laboration among partners to promote 

19 plans for resource protection, restoration, 

20 and construction; and 

21 (ii) specific commitments for imple22 mentation that have been made by the 

23 local coordinating entity or any govern24 ment, organization, or individual for the 


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1 first 5 years of operation of the National 

2 Heritage Area; 

3 (E) the identification of sources of funding 

4 for carrying out the management plan; 

5 (F) analysis and recommendations for 

6 means by which Federal, State, and local pro7 grams may best be coordinated to carry out this 

8 section, including a description of the role of 

9 the National Park Service and the Forest Serv10 ice in the National Heritage Area; and 

11 (G) an interpretive plan for the National 

12 Heritage Area; and 

13 (4) recommend policies and strategies for re14 source management, including the development of 

15 intergovernmental and interagency cooperative 

16 agreements to protect the natural, cultural, histor17 ical, scenic, and recreational resources of the Na18 tional Heritage Area. 

19 (c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 

20 not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi22 nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund23 ing under this Act until the date on which the Secretary 

24 receives and approves the management plan. 


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1 (d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

2 PLAN.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of receipt of the management plan 

5 under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation 

6 with the State, shall approve or disapprove the man7 agement plan. 

8 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 

9 whether to approve the management plan, the Sec10 retary shall consider whether— 

11 (A) the local coordinating entity is rep12 resentative of the diverse interests of the Na13 tional Heritage Area, including governments, 

14 natural and historical resource protection orga15 nizations, educational institutions, businesses, 

16 and recreational organizations; 

17 (B) the local coordinating entity has af18 forded adequate opportunity, including public 

19 hearings, for public and governmental involve20 ment in the preparation of the management 

21 plan; and 

22 (C) the resource protection and interpreta23 tion strategies contained in the management 

24 plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 

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1 reational resources of the National Heritage 

2 Area. 

3 (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 

4 Secretary disapproves the management plan under 

5 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

6 (A) advise the local coordinating entity in 

7 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 

8 (B) make recommendations for revisions to 

9 the management plan; and 

10 (C) not later than 180 days after the re11 ceipt of any proposed revision of the manage12 ment plan from the local coordinating entity, 

13 approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 

14 (4) AMENDMENTS.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap16 prove or disapprove each amendment to the 

17 management plan that makes a substantial 

18 change to the management plan, as determined 

19 by the Secretary. 

20 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—The local coordi21 nating entity shall not use Federal funds au22 thorized by this section to carry out any amend23 ments to the management plan until the date 

24 on which the Secretary has approved the 

25 amendments. 


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1 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

2 (a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of implementing 

3 the management plan, the local coordinating entity may— 

4 (1) make grants to the State or a political sub5 division of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

6 other persons; 

7 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

8 provide technical assistance to Federal agencies, the 

9 State or a political subdivision of the State, non10 profit organizations, and other interested parties; 

11 (3) hire and compensate staff, which shall in12 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 

13 historical, scenic, and recreational resources protec14 tion and heritage programming; 

15 (4) obtain money or services from any source, 

16 including any money or services that are provided 

17 under any other Federal law or program; 

18 (5) contract for goods or services; and 

19 (6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other ac20 tivity that— 

21 (A) furthers the purposes of the National 

22 Heritage Area; and 

23 (B) is consistent with the approved man24 agement plan. 

25 (b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity may— 


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1 (1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 

2 submit a management plan to the Secretary; 

3 (2) assist Federal agencies, the State or a polit4 ical subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, 

5 and other interested parties in carrying out the ap6 proved management plan by— 

7 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

8 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

9 resource values in the National Heritage Area; 

10 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre11 tive exhibits and programs in the National Her12 itage Area; 

13 (C) developing recreational and educational 

14 opportunities in the National Heritage Area; 

15 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

16 appreciation for, natural, cultural, historical, 

17 scenic, and recreational resources of the Na18 tional Heritage Area; 

19 (E) protecting and restoring historic sites 

20 and buildings in the National Heritage Area 

21 that are consistent with National Heritage Area 

22 themes; 

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1 hance, and interpret the significant resources of 

2 the National Heritage Area; 

3 (G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap4 propriate signs identifying points of public ac5 cess and sites of interest are posted throughout 

6 the National Heritage Area; and 

7 (H) promoting a wide range of partner8 ships among governments, organizations, and 

9 individuals to further the National Heritage 

10 Area; 

11 (3) consider the interests of diverse units of 

12 government, businesses, organizations, and individ13 uals in the National Heritage Area in the prepara14 tion and implementation of the management plan; 

15 (4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 

16 semiannually regarding the development and imple17 mentation of the management plan; 

18 (5) for any year for which Federal funds have 

19 been received under this section— 

20 (A) submit to the Secretary an annual re21 port that describes the activities, expenses, and 

22 income of the local coordinating entity (includ23 ing grants from the local coordinating entity to 

24 any other entities during the year that the re25 port is made); 


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1 (B) make available to the Secretary for 

2 audit all records relating to the expenditure of 

3 the funds and any matching funds; and 

4 (C) require, with respect to all agreements 

5 authorizing the expenditure of Federal funds by 

6 other organizations, that the organizations re7 ceiving the funds make available to the Sec8 retary for audit all records concerning the ex9 penditure of the funds; and 

10 (6) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 

11 viability that is consistent with the National Herit12 age Area. 

13 (c) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; COOP14 ERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary and the Sec15 retary of Agriculture may— 

16 (1) provide technical and financial assistance to 

17 the local coordinating entity to develop and imple18 ment the management plan; and 

19 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with the 

20 local coordinating entity, State and local agencies, 

21 and other interested parties to carry out this Act, in22 cluding cooperation and cost sharing, as appropriate, 

23 to provide more cost-effective and coordinated public 

24 land management. 


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1 (d) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

2 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 

3 Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire 

4 real property or any interest in real property. 

5 SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au7 thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan8 cial assistance under any other law. 

9 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—Any Fed10 eral agency planning to conduct activities that may have 

11 an impact on the National Heritage Area is encouraged 

12 to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary 

13 and the local coordinating entity, to the maximum extent 

14 practicable. 

15 (c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 

16 Act— 

17 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu18 lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed19 eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen20 cy; 

21 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man22 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 

23 the boundaries of the National Heritage Area; or 


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1 (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 

2 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed3 eral agency. 

4 SEC. 8. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC5 TIONS. 

6 Nothing in this Act— 

7 (1) abridges the rights of any owner of public 

8 or private property, including the right to refrain 

9 from participating in any plan, project, program, or 

10 activity conducted within the National Heritage 

11 Area; 

12 (2) requires any property owner— 

13 (A) to permit public access (including ac14 cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 

15 property of the property owner; or 

16 (B) to modify public access or use of prop17 erty of the property owner under any other 

18 Federal, State, or local law; 

19 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 

20 approved land use plan, or other regulatory author21 ity of any Federal, State, tribal, or local agency; 

22 (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 

23 authority to the local coordinating entity; 

24 (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap25 propriation of water or water rights; 


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1 (6) alters, modifies, diminishes, or extinguishes 

2 the treaty rights of any Indian tribe within the Na3 tional Heritage Area; 

4 (6)(7) diminishes the authority of the State to 

5 manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

6 fishing and hunting within the National Heritage 

7 Area; or 

8 (7)(8) creates any liability, or affects any liabil9 ity under any other law, of any private property 

10 owner with respect to any person injured on the pri11 vate property. 

12 SEC. 9. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 

14 date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 

15 for the National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 

16 (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish17 ments of the National Heritage Area; and 

18 (2) prepare a report in accordance with sub19 section (c). 

20 (b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 

21 subsection (a)(1) shall— 

22 (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 

23 entity with respect to— 

24 (A) accomplishing the purposes of the Na25 tional Heritage Area; and 


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1 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of 

2 the management plan; 

3 (2) analyze the investments of Federal, State, 

4 tribal, and local government and private entities in 

5 the National Heritage Area to determine the impact 

6 of the investments; and 

7 (3) review the management structure, partner8 ship relationships, and funding of the National Her9 itage Area for purposes of identifying the critical 

10 components for sustainability of the National Herit11 age Area. 

12 (c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 

13 under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

14 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen15 ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

16 of Representatives a report that includes recommendations 

17 for the future role of the National Park Service with re18 spect to the National Heritage Area. 

19 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro21 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 

22 more than $1,000,000 may be made available in any fiscal 

23 year. 

24 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 

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1 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

3 total cost of any activity carried out under this Act 

4 shall be not more than 50 percent. 

5 (2) FORM.—The non-Federal share of the total 

6 cost of any activity carried out under this Act may 

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

8 services fairly valued. 

9 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 

10 the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act termi11 nates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enact12 ment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 590 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1690 

[Report No. 114–317] 

A BILL 

To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway 

National Heritage Area in the State of Washington. 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported with amendments 


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