117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1286 

AN ACT 

To establish the Southern Campaign of the Revolution 

National Heritage Corridor, 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. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southern Campaign 

3 of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 

4 2021’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—The 

8 term ‘‘National Heritage Corridor’’ means the 

9 Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Her10 itage Corridor established by section 3(a). 

11 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

12 ‘‘Local Coordinating Entity’’ means the local coordi13 nating entity for the National Heritage Corridor. 

14 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage15 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na16 tional Heritage Corridor required under section 5(a). 

17 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en18 titled ‘‘Southern Campaign of the Revolution Pro19 posed National Heritage Corridor’’, numbered 257/ 

20 177,271, and dated September 2021. 

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

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (6) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 

24 States of South Carolina and North Carolina. 
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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE 

2 REVOLUTION NATIONAL HERITAGE COR3 RIDOR. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Southern 

5 Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor 

6 in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, as 

7 generally depicted on the map. 

8 (b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The University 

9 of South Carolina shall serve as the local coordinating en10 tity for the National Heritage Corridor. 

11 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

12 (a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 

13 management plan for the National Heritage Corridor, the 

14 Secretary acting through the local coordinating entity may 

15 use amounts made available under this Act— 

16 (1) to make grants to the States or a political 

17 subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, nonprofit 

18 organizations, and other persons; 

19 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 

20 or provide technical assistance to, the States or a 

21 political subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, 

22 nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; 

23 (3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in24 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 

25 and historical resources protection and heritage pro26 gramming; 
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1 (4) to obtain money or services from any 

2 source, including any money or services that are pro3 vided under any other Federal law or program, pro4 vided that any money specifically authorized for Na5 tional Heritage areas shall be subject to a 50 per6 cent cost-share requirement; 

7 (5) to contract for goods or services; and 

8 (6) to undertake or be a catalyst for any other 

9 activity that furthers the purposes of the National 

10 Heritage Corridor and is consistent with the ap11 proved management plan. 

12 (b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity for the 

13 National Heritage Corridor shall— 

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

15 submit a management plan for the National Herit16 age Corridor to the Secretary; 

17 (2) assist Federal agencies, the States or a po18 litical subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, re19 gional planning organizations, nonprofit organiza20 tions, and other interested parties in carrying out 

21 the approved management plan by— 

22 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

23 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

24 resource values in the National Heritage Cor25 ridor; 
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1 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre2 tive exhibits and programs in the National Her3 itage Corridor; 

4 (C) developing recreational, interpretive, 

5 and educational opportunities in the National 

6 Heritage Corridor; 

7 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

8 appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 

9 cultural resources of the National Heritage Cor10 ridor; 

11 (E) protecting and restoring historic sites 

12 and buildings in the National Heritage Corridor 

13 that are consistent with the themes of the Na14 tional Heritage Corridor; 

15 (F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap16 propriate signs identifying points of public ac17 cess and sites of interest are posted throughout 

18 the National Heritage Corridor; and 

19 (G) promoting a wide range of partner20 ships among the Federal Government, State, 

21 Tribal, and local governments, organizations, 

22 and individuals to further the purposes of the 

23 National Heritage Corridor; 

24 (3) consider the interests of diverse units of 

25 government, businesses, organizations, and individ-
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1 uals in the National Heritage Corridor in the prepa2 ration and implementation of the management plan; 

3 (4) conduct meetings open to the public not less 

4 frequently than semiannually regarding the develop5 ment and implementation of the management plan; 

6 and 

7 (5) for any year that Federal funds have been 

8 received under this Act— 

9 (A) submit to the Secretary an annual re10 port that describes the activities, expenses, and 

11 income of the local coordinating entity (includ12 ing grants to any other entities during the year 

13 that the report is made); 

14 (B) make available to the Secretary for 

15 audit all records relating to the expenditure of 

16 the funds and any matching funds; and 

17 (C) encourage by appropriate means eco18 nomic viability that is consistent with the Na19 tional Heritage Corridor. 

20 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

21 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 

22 Federal funds to acquire real property or any interest in 

23 real property. 
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1 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

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

4 shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 

5 management plan for the National Heritage Corridor. 

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

7 (1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 

8 approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter9 pretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, 

10 and recreational resources of the National Heritage 

11 Corridor; 

12 (2) take into consideration Federal, State, local, 

13 and Tribal plans and treaty rights; 

14 (3) include— 

15 (A) an inventory of— 

16 (i) the resources located in the Na17 tional Heritage Corridor; and 

18 (ii) any other property in the National 

19 Heritage Corridor that— 

20 (I) is related to the themes of the 

21 National Heritage Corridor; and 

22 (II) should be preserved, re23 stored, managed, or maintained be24 cause of the significations of the prop25 erty; 
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1 (B) comprehensive policies, strategies, and 

2 recommendations for conservation, funding, 

3 management, and development of the National 

4 Heritage Corridor; 

5 (C) a description of the actions that the 

6 Federal Government, State, Tribal, and local 

7 governments, private organizations, and individ8 uals have agreed to take to protect the natural, 

9 historical, cultural, scenic, and recreational re10 sources of the National Heritage Corridor; 

11 (D) a program of implementation for the 

12 management plan by the local coordinating en13 tity that includes a description of— 

14 (i) actions to facilitate ongoing col15 laboration among partners to promote 

16 plans for resource protection, restoration, 

17 and construction; and 

18 (ii) specific commitments for imple19 mentation that have been made by the 

20 local coordinating entity or any unit of 

21 government, organization, or individual for 

22 the first 5 years of operation; 

23 (E) the identification of sources of funding 

24 for carrying out the management plan; 
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1 (F) analysis and recommendations for 

2 means by which Federal, State, local, and Trib3 al programs, including the role of the National 

4 Park Service in the Corridor, may best be co5 ordinated to carry out this Act; and 

6 (G) an interpretative plan for the National 

7 Heritage Corridor; and 

8 (4) recommend policies and strategies for re9 source management that consider and detail the ap10 plication of appropriate land and water management 

11 techniques, including the development of intergov12 ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 

13 to protect the natural, historical, cultural, edu14 cational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 

15 National Heritage Corridor. 

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

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

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi19 nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund20 ing under this Act until the date that the Secretary re21 ceives and approves the management plan. 

22 (d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

23 PLAN.— 

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

25 after the date of receipt of the management plan 
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1 under section 5, the Secretary, in consultation with 

2 States and Tribal governments, shall approve or dis3 approve the management plan. 

4 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 

5 whether to approve the management plan, the Sec6 retary shall consider whether— 

7 (A) the local coordinating entity is rep8 resentative of the diverse interests of the Na9 tional Heritage Corridor, including Federal, 

10 State, Tribal, and local governments, natural 

11 and historic resources protection organizations, 

12 educational institutions, businesses, recreational 

13 organizations; 

14 (B) the local coordinating entity has af15 forded adequate opportunity, including public 

16 hearings, for public and governmental involve17 ment in the preparation of the management 

18 plan; and 

19 (C) the resource preservation and interpre20 tation strategies contained in the management 

21 plan would adequately protect the natural, his22 torical, and cultural resources of the National 

23 Heritage Corridor. 
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1 (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 

2 Secretary disapproves the management plan, the 

3 Secretary shall— 

4 (A) advise the local coordinating entity in 

5 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 

6 (B) make recommendations for revisions to 

7 the management plan; and 

8 (C) not later than 180 days after the re9 ceipt of any proposed revision of the manage10 ment plan from the local coordinating entity, 

11 approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 

12 (4) AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap14 prove or disapprove each amendment to the 

15 management plan that the Secretary determines 

16 make a substantial change to the management 

17 plan. 

18 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—The local coordi19 nating entity shall not use Federal funds to 

20 carry out any amendments to the management 

21 plan until the Secretary has approved the 

22 amendments. 
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1 SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au3 thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan4 cial assistance under any other law. 

5 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head 

6 of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that 

7 may have an impact on the National Heritage Corridor 

8 is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with 

9 the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the max10 imum extent practicable. 

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

12 section— 

13 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu14 lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed15 eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen16 cy; 

17 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man18 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 

19 the boundaries of the National Heritage Corridor; or 

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

21 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed22 eral agency. 

23 SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC24 TIONS. 

25 Nothing in this Act— 
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1 (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 

2 (whether public or private), including the right to re3 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro4 gram, or activity conducted within the National Her5 itage Corridor; 

6 (2) requires any property owner— 

7 (A) to permit public access (including ac8 cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 

9 property of the property owner; or 

10 (B) to modify public access or use of prop11 erty of the property owner under any other 

12 Federal, State, or local law; 

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

14 approved land use plan, or other regulatory author15 ity of any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency; 

16 (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 

17 authority to the local coordinating entity; 

18 (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap19 propriation of water or water rights; 

20 (6) enlarges or diminishes the treaty rights of 

21 any Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Cor22 ridor; 

23 (7) diminishes— 

24 (A) the authority of the States to manage 

25 fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
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1 fishing and hunting, within the National Herit2 age Corridor; or 

3 (B) the authority of Indian Tribes to regu4 late members of Indian Tribes with respect to 

5 fishing, hunting, and gathering in the exercise 

6 of treaty rights; or 

7 (8) creates any liability, or affects any liability 

8 under any other law, of any private property owner 

9 with respect to any person injured on the private 

10 property. 

11 SEC. 8. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the National Heritage Cor13 ridor, not later than 3 years before the date specified 

14 under section 9, the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish16 ments of the National Heritage Corridor; and 

17 (2) prepare a report in accordance with sub18 section (c). 

19 (b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 

20 subsection (a)(1) shall— 

21 (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 

22 entity with respect to— 

23 (A) accomplishing the purposes of the Na24 tional Heritage Corridor; and 
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1 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of 

2 the approved management plan for the National 

3 Heritage Corridor; 

4 (2) analyze the investments of the Federal Gov5 ernment, State, Tribal, and local governments, and 

6 private entities in the National Heritage Corridor to 

7 determine the impact of the investments; and 

8 (3) review the management structure, partner9 ship relationships, and funding of the National Her10 itage Corridor for purposes of identifying the critical 

11 components for sustainability of the National Herit12 age Corridor. 

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

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

15 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen16 ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

17 of Representatives a report that includes recommendations 

18 for the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 

19 with respect to the National Heritage Corridor. 
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1 SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

2 The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 

3 under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2022. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1286 

AN ACT 

To establish the Southern Campaign of the Revolupurposes. tion National Heritage Corridor, and for other