Calendar No. 718

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1818

A BILL

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal National HeritOpurposes. area of the National Park System, and for other age Corridor in the State of Ohio as an affiliated CTOBER 5 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

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Calendar No. 718

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1818

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor in the State

of Ohio as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for

other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 2 (legislative day, JANUARY 25), 1994

Mr. METZENBAUM (for himself and Mr. GLENN) introduced the following bill;

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

OCTOBER 5 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Committee discharged; ordered to be placed on the calendar

A BILL

To establish the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor in the State of Ohio as an affiliated area of the

National Park System, 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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ohio & Erie Canal

5 National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

3 (1) The Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for

4 commercial navigation in 1832, was the first inland

5 waterway to connect the Great Lakes at Lake Erie

6 with the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi

7 Rivers and was part of a canal network in Ohio that

8 was one of the most extensive and successful sys9 tems in America during a time when canals were es10 sential to the growth of the Nation.

11 (2) The Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic

12 growth in the State of Ohio that took the State from

13 near bankruptcy to the third most economically

14 prosperous State in the Union in just 20 years.

15 (3) A 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal

16 was designated a National Historic Landmark in

17 1966 and other portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal

18 and many associated structures were placed on the

19 National Register of Historic Places.

20 (4) In 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal

21 were declared nationally significant under National

22 Park Service new area criteria with the designation

23 of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.

24 (5) The National Park Service determined that

25 the Ohio & Erie Canal is nationally significant in a
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1 1975 study entitled ‘‘Suitability/Feasibility Study,

2 Proposed Ohio & Erie Canal’’.

3 (6) A 1993 special resource study of the Ohio

4 & Erie Canal Corridor conducted by the National

5 Park Service entitled ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’ con6 cluded that the corridor is eligible as a National

7 Heritage Corridor, an affiliated unit of the National

8 Park System.

9 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is—

10 (1) to preserve and interpret for the educational

11 and inspirational benefit of present and future gen12 erations the unique and significant contributions to

13 our national heritage of certain historic and cultural

14 lands, waterways, and structures within the 87-mile

15 Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor between Cleveland and

16 Zoar; and

17 (2) to provide a management framework to as18 sist the State of Ohio and its political subdivisions

19 in developing and implementing an integrated Cor20 ridor Management Plan and developing policies and

21 programs that will preserve, enhance, and interpret

22 the cultural, historical, natural, recreation, and sce23 nic resources of the corridor.

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

25 For the purposes of this Act—
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1 (1) the term ‘‘corridor’’ means the Ohio & Erie

2 Canal National Heritage Corridor established under

3 section 4;

4 (2) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Ohio &

5 Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission

6 established under section 5; and

7 (3) the term ‘‘Corridor Management Plan’’

8 means the management plan developed under section

9 8.

10 SEC. 4. OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE COR11 RIDOR.

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

13 State of Ohio the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage

14 Corridor.

15 (b) BOUNDARIES.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the cor17 ridor are generally the route of the Ohio & Erie

18 Canal from Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted in

19 the 1993 National Park Service special resources

20 study entitled ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’.

21 (2) DETAIL.—The boundaries shall be specified

22 in detail in the Corridor Management Plan, prepared

23 and approved pursuant to section 7(a).

24 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The corridor shall be admin25 istered in accordance with this Act.
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1 SEC. 5. THE OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE

2 CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the

5 Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Com6 mission.

7 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Commission shall

8 assist Federal, State, and local authorities and the

9 private sector in developing and implementing an in10 tegrated management plan for the corridor.

11 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com12 posed of 21 members, including—

13 (1) the Director of the National Park Service,

14 ex officio, or a delegate of the Director;

15 (2) 2 individuals appointed by the Secretary

16 from recommendations submitted by the Governor of

17 Ohio, who shall be representatives of the Directors

18 of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and

19 the Ohio Historical Society;

20 (3) 8 individuals appointed by the Secretary

21 from recommendations submitted by the county

22 commissioners or county chief executive of the Ohio

23 counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and

24 Tuscarawas, of which—

25 (A) 4 individuals shall be representatives

26 of the Planning offices of each county; and
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1 (B) 4 individuals shall represent a munici2 pality in each of the counties;

3 (4) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary

4 from recommendations submitted by the county or

5 metropolitan park boards of the Ohio counties of

6 Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark;

7 (5) 1 individual with knowledge and experience

8 in the field of historic preservation, appointed by the

9 Secretary from recommendations made by the Direc10 tor of the National Park Service;

11 (6) 1 individual with knowledge and experience

12 in the field of historic preservation, appointed by the

13 Secretary from recommendations made by the Ohio

14 Historic Preservation Officer;

15 (7) 1 individual who shall be a director of a

16 convention and tourism bureau from within the cor17 ridor, appointed by the Secretary from recommenda18 tions made by the Director of the Ohio Department

19 of Travel and Tourism; and

20 (8) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary

21 from recommendations submitted by the Greater

22 Cleveland Growth Association, the Akron Regional

23 Development Board, the Stark Development Board,

24 and the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce,
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1 who shall represent business and industry in each of

2 the 4 counties.

3 (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para5 graph (2), members of the Commission shall be ap6 pointed for terms of 3 years and may be reappointed

7 after the expiration of each term.

8 (2) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary

9 shall appoint the initial members of the Commission

10 not later than 6 months after the date of enactment

11 of this Act. Of the members first appointed—

12 (A) the members appointed pursuant to

13 subsection (b)(3)(B) shall be appointed to a

14 term of 2 years and may not be reappointed to

15 a consecutive term;

16 (B) the member appointed pursuant to

17 subsection (b)(7) shall be appointed to a term

18 of 2 years and may not be reappointed to a con19 secutive term; and

20 (C) the members appointed pursuant to

21 subsections (b)(5) and (b)(8) shall be appointed

22 to a term of 2 years and may be reappointed.

23 (d) VACANCIES.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), a vacancy in the Commission shall be
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1 filled in the manner in which the original appoint2 ment was made.

3 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Any member appointed to

4 fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the

5 term for which the predecessor of such vacancy was

6 appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder

7 of such term. Any member of the Commission ap8 pointed for a definite term may serve after the expi9 ration of the term until a successor has taken office.

10 (e) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—

11 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem12 ber of the Commission who is not an officer or em13 ployee of the Federal Government shall serve with14 out compensation. Each member of the Commission

15 who is an officer or employee of the Federal Govern16 ment shall serve without compensation in addition to

17 that received for their service as officers or employ18 ees of the Federal Government.

19 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the

20 Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ21 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author22 ized for persons employed intermittently in the Gov23 ernment service under section 5703 of title 5, Unit24 ed States Code.
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1 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Commission

2 shall elect a Chairperson from among the members of the

3 Commission. The Chairperson shall serve in such capacity

4 until the expiration of the term of the member elected as

5 Chairperson.

6 (g) QUORUM.—Eleven members of the Commission

7 shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of not less

8 than 11 members of the Commission shall be required to

9 approve the budget of the Commission.

10 (h) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at least

11 quarterly at the call of the chairperson or 11 of its mem12 bers. Meetings of the Commission shall be subject to sec13 tion 552b of title 5, United States Code (relating to open

14 meetings).

15 (i) STAFF.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, with17 out regard to civil service laws and regulations, ap18 point and fix the compensation of such staff as may

19 be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out

20 its duties. The Commission shall appoint a Director

21 and such specialists the Commission considers nec22 essary or appropriate in such areas as planning,

23 community development, interpretive services, his24 toric preservation, recreation, natural resources,
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1 commerce and industry, education, financing, and

2 public relations.

3 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Commission may fix

4 the compensation of the Director and other person5 nel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51

6 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United

7 States Code, relating to classification of positions

8 and General Schedule pay rates, except that no indi9 vidual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the

10 annual rate payable for grade GS–15 of the General

11 Schedule.

12 (j) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to such

13 rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Commis14 sion may procure temporary and intermittent services

15 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at

16 rates determined by the Commission to be reasonable.

17 (k) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon

18 request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agen19 cy may detail, on a reimbursable basis, the personnel of

20 such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission

21 in carrying out its duties. The Commission may accept

22 the services of personnel detailed from the State of Ohio,

23 and any political subdivision thereof, and may reimburse

24 the State or political subdivision for the services.
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1 (l) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator

2 of General Services shall provide such administrative sup3 port services as the Commission may request, on a reim4 bursable basis.

5 SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

6 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur7 pose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and

8 act at such times and places, take such testimony, and

9 receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appro10 priate. The Commission may not issue subpoenas or exer11 cise subpoena authority.

12 (b) BYLAWS.—The Commission may make such by13 laws, rules, and regulations, consistent with this Act, as

14 it considers necessary to carry out its functions under this

15 Act.

16 (c) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem17 ber or agent of the Commission, if so authorized by the

18 Commission, may take any action which the Commission

19 is authorized to take by this Act.

20 (d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United

21 States mails in the same manner and under the same con22 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United

23 States.

24 (e) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Com25 mission may use its funds to obtain money from any
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1 source under any program or law requiring the recipient

2 of such money to make a contribution in order to receive

3 such money.

4 (f) RETAINING REVENUES.—The Commission may

5 retain revenue from the sale or lease of any goods or serv6 ices.

7 (g) GIFTS.—Except as provided in subsection (h), the

8 Commission may, for the purposes of carrying out its du9 ties, seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or dona10 tions of money, personal property, or services, received

11 from any source. For purposes of section 170(c) of the

12 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any gift to the Commis13 sion shall be deemed to be a gift to the United States.

14 (h) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROP15 ERTY.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graphs (2) and (3), the Commission may not acquire

18 real property, or interests in real property, in the

19 corridor.

20 (2) CONDITIONS FOR ACQUISITION.—Subject to

21 paragraph (3), the Commission may acquire real

22 property, or interests in real property, in the cor23 ridor—

24 (A) by gift or devise;
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1 (B) by purchase from a willing seller using

2 donated or appropriated land acquisition funds;

3 or

4 (C) by exchange.

5 (3) CONVEYANCE.—Any real property or inter6 est in real property acquired by the Commission

7 under paragraph (2) shall be conveyed by the Com8 mission to an appropriate public agency or private

9 nonprofit organization, as determined by the Com10 mission—

11 (A) as soon as practicable after such acqui12 sition; and

13 (B) on the condition that the real property

14 or interest in real property limits use of the

15 property to uses consistent with the purpose of

16 this Act.

17 (4) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—The Commission

18 may with approval of the Secretary, sell any real

19 property or interest in real property pursuant to

20 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and re21 tain the revenue from the sale.

22 (i) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND TECHNICAL AS23 SISTANCE.—For the purposes of implementing the Cor24 ridor Management Plan, the Commission may enter coop25 erative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to,
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1 Federal agencies, the State of Ohio, political subdivisions

2 of the State, corporations, and persons. Any such coopera3 tive agreement shall, at a minimum, establish procedures

4 for providing notice to the Commission of any action pro5 posed by Federal agencies, the State of Ohio, any political

6 subdivision of the State, any corporations, or any such

7 person which may affect the implementation of the Cor8 ridor Management Plan.

9 (j) LOANS AND GRANTS.—Consistent with the pur10 poses of this Act, the Commission may make loans and

11 grants to the State of Ohio, political subdivision of the

12 State, corporations, or persons, from appropriated funds

13 or from funds donated or otherwise made available to the

14 Commission. The Commission shall provide advice and as15 sistance in preparation of loan or grant applications to the

16 Commission and applications for loans or grants from

17 other Federal or non-Federal sources in furtherance of

18 this Act. Any loan made under this subsection shall be

19 for a term expiring before the termination of the Commis20 sion.

21 (k) TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS.—Not later than

22 1 year after the date on which the Commission holds its

23 first meeting, the Commission shall establish public tech24 nical advisory groups to assist the Commission in carrying

25 out its duties in the areas of economic development, his-
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1 toric preservation, natural resources, tourism, recreation

2 and open space, and transportation. The Commission may

3 establish additional technical advisory groups as needed

4 to carry out its duties.

5 (l) LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY NOT

6 AFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to af7 fect or to authorize the Commission to interfere with—

8 (1) the rights of any person with respect to pri9 vate property; or

10 (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan

11 of the State of Ohio or a political subdivision of such

12 State.

13 SEC. 7. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

14 (a) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

15 (1) PERIOD FOR DEVELOPMENT.—Not later

16 than 18 months after the date on which the Com17 mission conducts its first meeting, the Commission

18 shall submit a management plan for the corridor to

19 the Secretary and the Governor of Ohio for review

20 and approval.

21 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary

22 shall, upon request of the Commission, provide as23 sistance to the Commission in the preparation and

24 implementation of the plan.
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1 (3) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall take

2 into consideration State, county, and local plans ex3 isting on the date on which the plan is prepared,

4 and public involvement. The plan shall—

5 (A) provide an inventory that includes any

6 property in the corridor that should be pre7 served, restored, managed, developed, or main8 tained because of its natural, cultural, historic,

9 recreational, or scenic significance;

10 (B) provide an analysis of current and po11 tential land uses within the corridor that affect

12 the character of the corridor;

13 (C) determine the boundaries of the cor14 ridor based on the information collected pursu15 ant to subparagraphs (A) and (B);

16 (D) establish standards and criteria appli17 cable to the construction, preservation, restora18 tion, alteration, and use of significant prop19 erties within the corridor;

20 (E) include a heritage interpretation plan

21 to interpret the resources and values of the cor22 ridor, and provide for appropriate educational,

23 recreational, and tourism opportunities and de24 velopment;
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1 (F) contain policies for land use manage2 ment that consider and detail the application of

3 appropriate land and water management tech4 niques not limited to local zoning, use of ease5 ments, and intergovernmental cooperative

6 agreements, so as to protect and enhance the

7 historic, cultural, natural, scenic, and rec8 reational resources of the corridor in a manner

9 consistent with supporting economic develop10 ment efforts;

11 (G) include a public access and transpor12 tation plan that integrates corridor resources

13 within and outside corridor boundaries;

14 (H) contain a coordination and consistency

15 component which details the way in which local,

16 State, and Federal programs will be coordi17 nated to promote the purposes of this Act; and

18 (I) contain a Federal, State, and local gov19 ernment implementation plan that includes cost

20 estimates, schedules, and a commitment of re21 sources for its accomplishment.

22 (b) APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BY SECRETARY.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after

24 receiving the plan from the Commission, the Sec-
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1 retary shall approve or disapprove a plan submitted

2 under subsection (a).

3 (2) CRITERIA FOR DECISION.—The Secretary

4 shall approve a plan only if the Secretary finds that

5 the plan, if implemented, would adequately protect

6 the significant natural, cultural, historic, rec7 reational, and scenic resources of the corridor.

8 (3) FACTORS RELATING TO APPROVAL.—In de9 termining whether or not to approve the plan, the

10 Secretary shall consider whether—

11 (A) the Commission has afforded adequate

12 opportunity for public involvement in the prepa13 ration of the plan; and

14 (B) adequate assurances have been re15 ceived from State and local government officials

16 that the implementation program identified in

17 the plan will be initiated within a reasonable

18 time after the date of approval of the plan and

19 such program will ensure effective implementa20 tion of the Federal, State, and local aspects of

21 the plan.

22 (4) DISAPPROVAL.—

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis24 approves the plan, the Secretary shall advise

25 the Commission, in writing, of the reasons for
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1 the disapproval, and shall make recommenda2 tions for revisions.

3 (B) RESUBMISSION.—Not later than 6

4 months after the Commission receives notice of

5 disapproval, the Commission shall resubmit the

6 plan to the Secretary, who shall approve or dis7 approve the plan as revised in accordance with

8 paragraphs (1) through (3).

9 (c) PRIORITY ACTIONS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION OF

10 THE PLAN.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—After approval of the plan

12 under subsection (b), the Commission shall give pri13 ority to actions that—

14 (A) preserve and enhance the significant

15 cultural and natural resources of the corridor;

16 (B) promote and provide educational, in17 terpretive, and recreational opportunities con18 sistent with the resources and associated values

19 of the corridor; and

20 (C) support public and private efforts in

21 economic development that contribute to the

22 goals of the plan.

23 (2) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—Priority actions to

24 be carried out under paragraph (1) include—
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1 (A) assisting the State and political sub2 divisions and the private sector preserve and

3 enhance the Ohio & Erie Canal and related re4 sources;

5 (B) assisting the State and political sub6 divisions and the private sector in appropriate

7 treatment of historic districts, sites, buildings,

8 structures, and objects listed or eligible for list9 ing on the National Register of Historic Places;

10 (C) assisting the State and political sub11 divisions and the private sector design, con12 struct, and maintain appropriate visitor use fa13 cilities, interpretive exhibits, tour routes and co14 ordinated signs through the corridor;

15 (D) assisting in the enhancement of public

16 awareness and appreciation for historical, cul17 tural, natural, recreational, and scenic resources

18 and associated values of the corridor;

19 (E) encouraging the conservation of natu20 ral resources and historic and scenic land21 scapes;

22 (F) encouraging enhanced recreational op23 portunities and economic development in the

24 corridor in furtherance of the goals of the plan;

25 and
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1 (G) encouraging local governments to

2 adopt policies consistent with the goals of the

3 plan and to take actions to implement the poli4 cies.

5 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—

6 (1) COMMISSION.—The Commission shall sub7 mit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth

8 its expenses and income and the entities to which

9 any loans and grants were made during the year for

10 which the report is made.

11 (2) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall submit

12 an annual report to Congress describing the loans,

13 grants, and technical assistance provided under this

14 Act. The report shall specify the amount, recipient,

15 and purpose of any loan, grant, or technical assist16 ance so provided and shall include an analysis of the

17 adequacy of actions taken during the previous year

18 to preserve, protect, enhance, and interpret the sig19 nificant sites, buildings, structures, and objects with

20 the area, as well as the anticipated funds and per21 sonnel to be made available by the Secretary during

22 the next fiscal year to implement this Act.

23 SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

24 (a) TERMINATION.—Except as provided in subsection

25 (b), the Commission shall terminate on the date that is
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1 20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any

2 property or funds of the Commission remaining upon the

3 expiration of the Commission shall be transferred by the

4 Commission to the United States, to a State or local gov5 ernment agency, to a private nonprofit organization re6 ferred to in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

7 Code of 1986 which is exempt from income taxes under

8 section 501(a) of such Code, or to any combination of the

9 foregoing.

10 (b) EXTENSIONS.—The Commission may be extended

11 for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on the

12 date referred to in subsection (a) if, not later than 180

13 days before such date—

14 (1) the Commission determines such extension

15 is necessary in order to carry out this Act;

16 (2) the Commission submits the proposed ex17 tension to the Committee on Natural Resources of

18 the House of Representatives and the Committee on

19 Energy and Natural Resource of the Senate before

20 the termination date; and

21 (3) the Secretary and the Governor of the State

22 of Ohio each approve such extension.
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1 SEC. 9. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

2 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may,

3 upon request of the Commission, provide technical assist4 ance to the Commission for—

5 (1) establishing guidelines and standards to

6 protect, preserve, enhance, and interpret the cultural

7 and natural resources of the corridor; and

8 (2) general administrative support in planning,

9 finance, personnel, procurement, property manage10 ment, environmental and historical compliance, and

11 land acquisition.

12 (b) ASSISTANCE OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NA13 TIONAL RECREATION AREA.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the Com15 mission, and subject to the availability of funds di16 rectly appropriated for this purpose, or made avail17 able on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary shall

18 provide technical, financial, development, and oper19 ations assistance through the Cuyahoga Valley Na20 tional Recreation Area. Such assistance may in21 clude—

22 (A) administrative support, such as office

23 space and equipment;

24 (B) personnel;

25 (C) planning and design services for visitor

26 use facilities, trails, interpretive exhibits, publi-
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1 cations, signs, and natural resource manage2 ment;

3 (D) development and construction assist4 ance, including visitor use facilities, trails, ex5 cursion passenger rail facilities, river use and

6 access facilities, scenic byways, signs, waysides,

7 and rehabilitation of historic structures; and

8 (E) operations functions, including inter9 pretation and visitor services, maintenance, nat10 ural resource management, and law enforce11 ment services conducted within the boundaries

12 of the corridor.

13 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—For the pur14 poses of providing assistance under paragraph (1),

15 the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

16 with any Federal, State, or local agency, corpora17 tion, or person.

18 (c) LAND TRANSFERS.—The Secretary may accept

19 transfers of real property from the Commission within the

20 boundaries of the corridor as established in the Corridor

21 Management Plan. Property outside the legislated bound22 aries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area

23 that is transferred to the National Park Service by the

24 Commission shall be added to and administered as part

25 of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
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1 SEC. 10. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

2 Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activi3 ties directly affecting the corridor and any entity of the

4 State of Ohio or a political subdivision of the State of Ohio

5 acting pursuant to a grant of Federal funds or a Federal

6 permit or agreement supporting such activities, shall—

7 (1) consult with the Secretary and the Commis8 sion appointed for the corridor with respect to such

9 activities;

10 (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Com11 mission in carrying out their duties under this Act

12 and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate

13 such activities; and

14 (3) conduct or support such activities in a man15 ner which the Commission determines will not have

16 an adverse effect on the corridor.

17 SEC. 11. COST SHARE.

18 (a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the

19 funding provided to the Commission to carry out this Act

20 may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of—

21 (1) the annual administrative expenditures of

22 the Commission;

23 (2) the annual development expenditures of the

24 Commission to implement the Corridor Management

25 Plan; and
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1 (3) the annual land acquisition expenditures of

2 the Commission.

3 (b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share

4 of the funding of the Commission may be in the form of

5 cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.

6 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro8 priated to the Commission—

9 (1) for the administrative expenses of the Com10 mission, $400,000 per year;

11 (2) for planning, design, construction, grants,

12 and loans to implement the approved Corridor Man13 agement Plan, $1,500,000 per year, to remain avail14 able until expended; and

15 (3) for the acquisition of real property consist16 ent with the implementation of the Corridor Man17 agement Plan, subject to section 7(b), $250,000 per

18 year, to remain available until expended.

19 (b) LIMITATION.—No amount shall be expended prior

20 to the date on which the Secretary approves the Corridor

21 Management Plan, except that the Commission may ex22 pend funds prior to such time for—

23 (1) an 87-mile multiple use trail connecting

24 Cleveland and Zoar, Ohio;
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1 (2) 2 Heritage Visitor Centers located proxi2 mate to the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal be3 tween Cleveland and Zoar;

4 (3) excursion passenger rail facilities for the

5 Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area provided

6 by the nonprofit Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

7 along rail routes connecting Cleveland and Zoar;

8 (4) the rehabilitation of sites, structures, and

9 buildings listed or eligible for listing on the National

10 Register of Historic Places that are located proxi11 mate to the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal and

12 that may be threatened with loss or demolition; and

13 (5) acquisition of property, only if such prop14 erty is proximate to the route of the Ohio & Erie

15 Canal and is threatened by inappropriate develop16 ment or treatment.

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