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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1220 

To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna 

Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 

the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. DEAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAMB, 

Mr. MEUSER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, and Ms. WILD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, 

the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the 

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the 

Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the 

Oil Region National Heritage Area, 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 ‘‘Pennsylvania National 

3 Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF, AND REPEAL OF FUNDING 

5 LIMITATIONS FOR, NATIONAL HERITAGE 

6 AREAS AND CORRIDOR. 

7 (a) RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE

8 AREA.— 

9 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 408 of the 

10 Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 

11 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 

12 Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 

13 3801) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2036’’. 

15 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

16 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage 

17 Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 

18 Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 

19 Stat. 778) is amended by striking the second sen20 tence. 

21 (b) LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

22 AREA.— 

23 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 108 of the 

24 Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 

25 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 

26 114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 


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1 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2036’’. 

3 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

4 109 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage 

5 Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 

6 Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 818) is amended by strik7 ing subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro9 priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 

10 year.’’. 

11 (c) REAUTHORIZATION OF DELAWARE AND LEHIGH

12 NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—Section 12 of the 

13 Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 

14 Corridor Act of 1988 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 

15 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 123 Stat. 

16 1293; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2036’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘2036’’. 

22 (d) SCHUYLKILL RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERIT23 AGE AREA.— 

24 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 209 of the 

25 Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act 


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1 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 114 

2 Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2036’’. 

4 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

5 210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage 

6 Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106– 

7 278; 114 Stat. 824) is amended by striking sub8 section (a) and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro10 priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 

11 year.’’. 

12 (e) OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

13 (1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 608 of the Oil 

14 Region National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 

15 320101 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372; 

16 133 Stat. 2713) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

17 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2036’’. 

18 (2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 

19 612 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act 

20 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 

21 Stat. 3373) is amended by striking subsection (a) 

22 and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro2 priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 

3 year.’’. 

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