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Union Calendar No. 315 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1286 

[Report No. 117–408] 

To establish in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina the Southern 

Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. MACE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 

DUNCAN, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of North 

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

JULY 14, 2022 

Additional sponsor: Mr. SAN NICOLAS

JULY 14, 2022 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 24, 2021] 


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A BILL 

To establish in the States of North Carolina and South 

Carolina the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Southern Campaign of 

5 the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—The term 

9 ‘‘National Heritage Corridor’’ means the Southern 

10 Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Cor11 ridor established by section 3(a). 

12 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

13 ‘‘Local Coordinating Entity’’ means the local coordi14 nating entity for the National Heritage Corridor. 

15 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage16 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na17 tional Heritage Corridor required under section 5(a). 

18 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti19 tled ‘‘Southern Campaign of the Revolution Proposed 

20 National Heritage Corridor’’, numbered 257/177,271, 

21 and dated September 2021. 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

25 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 in 

6 the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, as gen7 erally depicted on the map. 

8 (b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The University of 

9 South Carolina shall serve as the local coordinating entity 

10 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 or18 ganizations, and other persons; 

19 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

20 provide technical assistance to, the States or a polit21 ical subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, non22 profit 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 source, 

2 including any money or services that are provided 

3 under any other Federal law or program, provided 

4 that any money specifically authorized for National 

5 Heritage areas shall be subject to a 50 percent cost6 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 Na13 tional Heritage Corridor shall— 

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

15 submit a management plan for the National Heritage 

16 Corridor to the Secretary; 

17 (2) assist Federal agencies, the States or a polit18 ical subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, regional 

19 planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, and 

20 other interested parties in carrying out the approved 

21 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 ap8 preciation 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 partnerships 

20 among the Federal Government, State, Tribal, 

21 and local governments, organizations, and indi22 viduals to further the purposes of the National 

23 Heritage Corridor; 

24 (3) consider the interests of diverse units of gov25 ernment, businesses, organizations, and individuals 


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1 in the National Heritage Corridor in the preparation 

2 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 re8 ceived 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 man5 agement 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, and 

10 recreational resources of the National Heritage Cor11 ridor; 

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, restored, 

23 managed, or maintained because of the 

24 significations of the property; 

25 (B) comprehensive policies, strategies, and 

26 recommendations for conservation, funding, 


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1 management, and development of the National 

2 Heritage Corridor; 

3 (C) a description of the actions that the 

4 Federal Government, State, Tribal, and local 

5 governments, private organizations, and individ6 uals have agreed to take to protect the natural, 

7 historical, cultural, scenic, and recreational re8 sources of the National Heritage Corridor; 

9 (D) a program of implementation for the 

10 management plan by the local coordinating enti11 ty that includes a description of— 

12 (i) actions to facilitate ongoing collabo13 ration among partners to promote plans for 

14 resource protection, restoration, and con15 struction; and 

16 (ii) specific commitments for imple17 mentation that have been made by the local 

18 coordinating entity or any unit of govern19 ment, organization, or individual for the 

20 first 5 years of operation; 

21 (E) the identification of sources of funding 

22 for carrying out the management plan; 

23 (F) analysis and recommendations for 

24 means by which Federal, State, local, and Tribal 

25 programs, including the role of the National 


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1 Park Service in the Corridor, may best be co2 ordinated to carry out this Act; and 

3 (G) an interpretative plan for the National 

4 Heritage Corridor; and 

5 (4) recommend policies and strategies for re6 source management that consider and detail the ap7 plication of appropriate land and water management 

8 techniques, including the development of intergovern9 mental and interagency cooperative agreements to 

10 protect the natural, historical, cultural, educational, 

11 scenic, and recreational resources of the National 

12 Heritage Corridor. 

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

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

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi16 nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund17 ing under this Act until the date that the Secretary receives 

18 and approves the management plan. 

19 (d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

20 PLAN.— 

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

22 the date of receipt of the management plan under sec23 tion 5, the Secretary, in consultation with States and 

24 Tribal governments, shall approve or disapprove the 

25 management plan. 


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1 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 

2 whether to approve the management plan, the Sec3 retary shall consider whether— 

4 (A) the local coordinating entity is rep5 resentative of the diverse interests of the National 

6 Heritage Corridor, including Federal, State, 

7 Tribal, and local governments, natural and his8 toric resources protection organizations, edu9 cational institutions, businesses, recreational or10 ganizations; 

11 (B) the local coordinating entity has af12 forded adequate opportunity, including public 

13 hearings, for public and governmental involve14 ment in the preparation of the management 

15 plan; and 

16 (C) the resource preservation and interpre17 tation strategies contained in the management 

18 plan would adequately protect the natural, his19 torical, and cultural resources of the National 

20 Heritage Corridor. 

21 (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 

22 Secretary disapproves the management plan, the Sec23 retary shall— 

24 (A) advise the local coordinating entity in 

25 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 


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1 (B) make recommendations for revisions to 

2 the management plan; and 

3 (C) not later than 180 days after the receipt 

4 of any proposed revision of the management 

5 plan from the local coordinating entity, approve 

6 or disapprove the proposed revision. 

7 (4) AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap9 prove or disapprove each amendment to the 

10 management plan that the Secretary determines 

11 make a substantial change to the management 

12 plan. 

13 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—The local coordi14 nating entity shall not use Federal funds to 

15 carry out any amendments to the management 

16 plan until the Secretary has approved the 

17 amendments. 

18 SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au20 thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 

21 assistance under any other law. 

22 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head of 

23 any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may 

24 have an impact on the National Heritage Corridor is en25 couraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the 


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1 Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the max2 imum extent practicable. 

3 (c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this sec4 tion— 

5 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu6 lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed7 eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 

8 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man9 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 

10 the boundaries of the National Heritage Corridor; or 

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

12 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed13 eral agency. 

14 SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC15 TIONS. 

16 Nothing in this Act— 

17 (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 

18 (whether public or private), including the right to re19 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro20 gram, or activity conducted within the National Her21 itage Corridor; 

22 (2) requires any property owner— 

23 (A) to permit public access (including ac24 cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 

25 property of the property owner; or 


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1 (B) to modify public access or use of prop2 erty of the property owner under any other Fed3 eral, State, or local law; 

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

5 approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority 

6 of any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency; 

7 (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory au8 thority to the local coordinating entity; 

9 (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap10 propriation of water or water rights; 

11 (6) enlarges or diminishes the treaty rights of 

12 any Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Cor13 ridor; 

14 (7) diminishes— 

15 (A) the authority of the States to manage 

16 fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

17 fishing and hunting, within the National Herit18 age Corridor; or 

19 (B) the authority of Indian Tribes to regu20 late members of Indian Tribes with respect to 

21 fishing, hunting, and gathering in the exercise of 

22 treaty rights; or 

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

24 under any other law, of any private property owner 


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1 with respect to any person injured on the private 

2 property. 

3 SEC. 8. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the National Heritage Cor5 ridor, not later than 3 years before the date specified under 

6 section 9, the Secretary shall— 

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

9 (2) prepare a report in accordance with sub10 section (c). 

11 (b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 

12 subsection (a)(1) shall— 

13 (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 

14 entity with respect to— 

15 (A) accomplishing the purposes of the Na16 tional Heritage Corridor; and 

17 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 

18 approved management plan for the National 

19 Heritage Corridor; 

20 (2) analyze the investments of the Federal Gov21 ernment, State, Tribal, and local governments, and 

22 private entities in the National Heritage Corridor to 

23 determine the impact of the investments; and 

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1 age Corridor for purposes of identifying the critical 

2 components for sustainability of the National Herit3 age Corridor. 

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

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

6 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

7 and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

8 Representatives a report that includes recommendations for 

9 the future role of the National Park Service, if any, with 

10 respect to the National Heritage Corridor. 

11 SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

12 The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 

13 under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish 

the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 315 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1286 

[Report No. 117–408] 

A BILL 

To establish in the States of North Carolina and 

other purposes. Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for South Carolina the Southern Campaign of the 

JULY 14, 2022 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Jul 14, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1286.RH H1286

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