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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 397 

To extend the authorization of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To extend the authorization of the Quinebaug and Shetucket 

Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, 

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. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY 

4 NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

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

6 of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

7 Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Pub8 lic Law 103–449) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

9 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 


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

2 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 

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

4 103–449) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years be7 fore the date on which authority for Federal funding 

8 terminates for the Corridor, the Secretary shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom10 plishments of the Corridor; and 

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

12 paragraph (3). 

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

14 under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) assess the progress of the manage16 ment entity with respect to— 

17 ‘‘(i) accomplishing the purposes of 

18 this title for the Corridor; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 

20 of the management plan for the Corridor; 

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

22 private investments in the Corridor to deter23 mine the leverage and impact of the invest24 ments; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) review the management structure, 

2 partnership relationships, and funding of the 

3 Corridor for purposes of identifying the critical 

4 components for sustainability of the Corridor. 

5 ‘‘(3) REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evalua7 tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the 

8 Secretary shall prepare a report that includes 

9 recommendations for the future role of the Na10 tional Park Service, if any, with respect to the 

11 Corridor. 

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

13 prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends 

14 that Federal funding for the Corridor be reau15 thorized, the report shall include an analysis 

16 of— 

17 ‘‘(i) ways in which Federal funding 

18 for the Corridor may be reduced or elimi19 nated; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the appropriate time period nec21 essary to achieve the recommended reduc22 tion or elimination. 

23 ‘‘(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On 

24 completion of the report, the Secretary shall 

25 submit the report to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Energy and 

2 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Natural Re4 sources of the House of Representatives.’’. 

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na7 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 

8 Public Law 103–449) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

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