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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2037

To establish the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 21 (legislative day, APRIL 11), 1994

Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. HOLLINGS) introduced the following bill;

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

A BILL

To establish the South Carolina 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘South Carolina

5 National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

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

8 (1) The South Carolina National Heritage Cor9 ridor, more than 250 miles in length, possesses a

10 wide diversity of significant rare plants, animals,
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1 and ecosystems, agricultural and timber lands, shell2 fish harvesting areas, historic sites and structures,

3 and cultural and multicultural landscapes related to

4 the past and current commerce, transportation, mar5 itime, textile, agricultural, mining, cattle, pottery,

6 and national defense industries of the region which

7 provide significant ecological, natural, tourism, rec8 reational, timber management, educational, and eco9 nomic benefits.

10 (2) There is a national interest in protecting,

11 conserving, restoring, promoting, and interpreting

12 the benefits of the region for the residents of, and

13 visitors to, the Corridor area.

14 (3) A primary responsibility for conserving, pre15 serving, protecting, and promoting the benefits re16 sides with the State of South Carolina and the var17 ious local units of government having jurisdiction

18 over the corridor area.

19 (4) In view of the longstanding Federal practice

20 of assisting the States in creating, protecting, con21 serving, preserving, and interpreting areas of signifi22 cant natural and cultural importance, and in view of

23 the national significance of the Corridor, the Federal

24 Government has an interest in assisting the State of

25 South Carolina, the units of local government of the
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1 State, and the private sector in fulfilling their

2 responsibilities.

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as

4 follows:

5 (1) To protect, preserve, conserve, restore, pro6 mote, and interpret the significant land and water

7 resource values and functions of the Corridor.

8 (2) To encourage and support, through finan9 cial and technical assistance, the State of South

10 Carolina and the units of local government of the

11 State and the private sector in the development of

12 a management action plan for the Corridor to en13 sure coordinated public and private action in the

14 Corridor area in a manner consistent with sub15 section (a).

16 (3) To provide during the development of an in17 tegrated Corridor Management Action Plan, Federal

18 financial and technical assistance for the protection,

19 preservation, and conservation of land and water

20 areas in the Corridor that are in danger of being ad21 versely affected or destroyed.

22 (4) To encourage and assist the State and the

23 units of local government of the State to identify the

24 full range of public and private technical and finan-
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1 cial assistance programs and services available to

2 implement the Plan.

3 (5) To encourage adequate coordination of all

4 government programs affecting the land and water

5 resources of the Corridor.

6 (6) To develop a management framework with

7 the State of South Carolina and the units of local

8 government of the State for—

9 (A) planning and implementing the Plan;

10 and

11 (B) developing policies and programs that

12 will preserve, conserve, protect, restore, en13 hance, and interpret the cultural, historical,

14 natural, economic, recreation, and scenic re15 sources of the Corridor.

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

17 As used in this Act:

18 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’

19 means the South Carolina National Heritage Cor20 ridor Commission established under section 5.

21 (2) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ means

22 the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor es23 tablished under section 4.

24 (3) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—

25 The term ‘‘Corridor Management Action Plan’’ or
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1 ‘‘Plan’’ means the management action plan devel2 oped pursuant to section 7.

3 (4) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means

4 the Governor of the State of South Carolina.

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

6 the Secretary of the Interior.

7 SEC. 4. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

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

9 State of South Carolina the South Carolina National Her10 itage Corridor.

11 (b) BOUNDARIES.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the cor13 ridor are predominately the western counties of the

14 State of South Carolina, extending from the western

15 Piedmont along the Savannah Valley to Augusta,

16 Georgia, along the route of the old Southern Rail17 road, along the Ashley River to Charleston.

18 (2) INCLUDED COUNTIES.—The Corridor shall

19 consist of the following counties of South Carolina,

20 in part or in whole, as the Commission may specify

21 upon the recommendation of the units of local gov22 ernment within the corridor area:

23 (A) Oconee.

24 (B) Pickens.

25 (C) Anderson.
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1 (D) Abbeville.

2 (E) Greenwood.

3 (F) McCormick.

4 (G) Edgefield.

5 (H) Aiken.

6 (I) Barnwell.

7 (J) Orangeburg.

8 (K) Bamberg.

9 (L) Dorchester.

10 (M) Colleton.

11 (N) Charleston.

12 (3) DETAIL.—The boundaries shall be specified

13 in detail in the Corridor Management Action Plan

14 prepared and approved pursuant to this Act.

15 SEC. 5. THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE COR16 RIDOR COMMISSION.

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

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

19 South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Commis20 sion.

21 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Commission shall

22 assist Federal, State, and local authorities and the

23 private sector in developing and implementing an in24 tegrated management action plan for the Corridor.
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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com2 posed of 23 members, appointed by the Secretary as

3 follows:

4 (1) The Director of the National Park Service,

5 ex officio, or a delegate of the Director.

6 (2) Six members shall be appointed from nomi7 nations submitted by the Governor, as follows:

8 (A) One member shall represent the inter9 ests of the South Carolina Department of

10 Parks, Recreation, and Tourism or a successor

11 agency of the Department.

12 (B) One member shall represent the South

13 Carolina Department of Natural Resources or a

14 successor agency of the Department.

15 (C) One member shall represent the South

16 Carolina Arts Commission or a successor agen17 cy of the Commission.

18 (D) One member shall represent the South

19 Carolina Museum Commission or a successor

20 agency of the Commission.

21 (E) One member shall represent the South

22 Carolina State Historic Preservation Office or a

23 successor agency of the Office.
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1 (F) One member shall represent the South

2 Carolina Department of Commerce or a succes3 sor agency of the Department.

4 (3) Fourteen members shall be appointed from

5 nominations submitted by the county commissioners

6 of which one member shall be appointed from each

7 of the counties of Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Abbe8 ville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken,

9 Barnwell, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Dorchester,

10 Colleton, and Charleston of the State of South Caro11 lina. The nominations submitted by each county

12 shall be based upon recommendations from commu13 nity visitor councils located within the county.

14 (4) One member with knowledge and experience

15 in the field of historic preservation, shall be ap16 pointed from nominations submitted by the Director

17 of the National Park Service.

18 (5) One member shall be appointed from rec19 ommendations submitted by the South Carolina

20 Downtown Development Association.

21 (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para23 graph (2), each member of the Commission shall be

24 appointed to serve for a term of 3 years and, on the
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1 expiration of a term, may be reappointed to serve for

2 one or more additional terms.

3 (2) LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—The members

4 appointed pursuant to paragraphs (2), (4), and (5)

5 of subsection (b) shall be appointed to serve for a

6 term of 2 years and, on the expiration of a term,

7 may be reappointed to serve for one or more addi8 tional terms.

9 (d) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Not later than 180

10 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary

11 shall appoint the initial members of the Commission.

12 (e) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commission

13 shall be filled in the same manner in which the initial ap14 pointment was made. Any member of the Commission ap15 pointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of

16 the term for which the initial member was appointed. Any

17 member of the Commission appointed for a definite term

18 may serve after the expiration of the term until a succes19 sor is appointed.

20 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Commission

21 shall elect a Chairperson from among the members of the

22 Commission. The Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson

23 for the duration of the term for which the Chairperson

24 was appointed.
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1 (g) QUORUM.—A simple majority of Commission

2 members shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number

3 may hold public meetings. The affirmative vote of not less

4 than 11 members of the Commission shall be required to

5 approve the budget of the Commission.

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

7 quarterly or at the call of the Chairperson or a majority

8 of its members. Meetings of the Commission shall be sub9 ject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (relating

10 to open meetings).

11 (i) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—

12 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem13 ber of the Commission who is not an officer or em14 ployee of the Federal Government shall serve with15 out compensation. Each member of the Commission

16 who is an officer or employee of the Federal Govern17 ment shall serve without compensation in addition to

18 compensation received for service as officers or em19 ployees of the Federal Government.

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

21 Commission, when engaged in Commission business,

22 shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem

23 in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for persons

24 employed intermittently in the Government service

25 under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
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1 (j) STAFF.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, with3 out regard to civil service laws and regulations, ap4 point and fix the compensation of such staff as may

5 be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out

6 its duties. The Commission may appoint a Director

7 and other officers as the Commission considers nec8 essary or appropriate. The Commission may appoint

9 to the staff such specialists as the Commission con10 siders necessary or appropriate to carry out the du11 ties of the Commission, including specialists in the

12 areas of planning, community development, interpre13 tive services, historic preservation, recreation, natu14 ral resources, commerce and industry, education, fi15 nancing, and public relations.

16 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Commission may fix

17 the compensation of the Director and other person18 nel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51

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

20 States Code, relating to classification of positions

21 and General Schedule pay rates, except that no indi22 vidual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the

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

24 Schedule.
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1 (k) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to such

2 rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Commis3 sion may procure temporary and intermittent services

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

5 rates determined by the Commission to be reasonable.

6 (l) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon

7 request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agen8 cy may detail, on a reimbursable basis, the personnel of

9 such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission

10 in carrying out the duties of the Commission. The Com11 mission may accept the services of personnel detailed from

12 the State of South Carolina, or any political subdivision

13 of such State, and may reimburse the State or political

14 subdivision for the services.

15 (m) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator

16 of General Services shall provide such administrative sup17 port services as the Commission may request, on a reim18 bursable basis.

19 SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

20 (a) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The Commission may, for

21 the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such public

22 meetings, sit and act at such times and places, take such

23 testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission

24 considers appropriate. The Commission may not issue sub25 poenas or exercise subpoena authority.
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1 (b) BYLAWS.—The Commission may make such by2 laws, rules, and regulations, consistent with this Act, as

3 it considers necessary to carry out its functions under this

4 Act.

5 (c) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem6 ber or agent of the Commission, if so authorized by the

7 Commission, may take any action which the Commission

8 is authorized to take under this section.

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

10 States mails in the same manner and under the same con11 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United

12 States.

13 (e) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Com14 mission may use its funds to obtain money from any

15 source under any program or law requiring the recipient

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

17 such money.

18 (f) RETAINING REVENUES.—The Commission may

19 retain revenue from the sale or lease of any goods or

20 services.

21 (g) GIFTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of

22 law, the Commission may seek and accept gifts, bequests,

23 and donations of funds, property, or services from private

24 individuals, foundations, corporations, and other private

25 entities, and from public entities for the purpose of carry-
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1 ing out its duties. For purposes of section 170(c) of the

2 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any donation to the Com3 mission shall be deemed to be a gift to the United States.

4 (h) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROP5 ERTY.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para7 graphs (2) and (3), the Commission may not acquire

8 real property, or interests in real property.

9 (2) CONDITIONS FOR ACQUISITION.—Subject to

10 paragraph (3), the Commission may acquire real

11 property, or interests in real property, in the Cor12 ridor—

13 (A) by gift or devise;

14 (B) by purchase from a willing seller using

15 donated or appropriated land acquisition funds;

16 or

17 (C) by exchange.

18 (3) CONVEYANCE.—Any real property or inter19 est in real property acquired by the Commission

20 under paragraph (2) shall be conveyed by the Com21 mission to an appropriate public agency or private

22 nonprofit organization, as determined by the Com23 mission—

24 (A) as soon as practicable after such acqui25 sition; and
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1 (B) on the condition that the real property

2 or interest in real property limits use of the

3 property to uses that are consistent with this

4 Act.

5 (4) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—The Commission

6 may with approval of the Secretary, sell any real

7 property or interest in real property acquired pursu8 ant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2)

9 and retain the revenue from the sale.

10 (i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For the purposes of

11 implementing the Corridor Management Action Plan, the

12 Commission may provide technical assistance to Federal

13 agencies, the State of South Carolina, political subdivi14 sions of the State, and persons (including corporations).

15 (j) ADVISORY GROUPS.—The Commission may estab16 lish public technical advisory groups to assist the Commis17 sion in carrying out the duties of the Commission with

18 respect to the areas of economic development, historic

19 preservation, natural resources, tourism, recreation and

20 open space, and transportation. The Commission may es21 tablish such additional advisory groups as are necessary

22 to carry out the duties of the Commission and ensure open

23 communication with and assistance from interested per24 sons (including organizations), the State of South Caro25 lina, and political subdivisions of the State.
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1 (k) LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

2 RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act is intended to affect or to

3 authorize the Commission to interfere with—

4 (1) the rights of any person with respect to pri5 vate property; or

6 (2) any local land use ordinance or plan of the

7 State of South Carolina or a political subdivision of

8 the State.

9 SEC. 7. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall exercise

11 powers authorized by section 6 to coordinate activities of

12 Federal, State, and local governments and private busi13 nesses and organizations to further historic preservation,

14 cultural conservation, natural area protection, soil con15 servation, timber management, and economic development

16 in a manner consistent with this Act and in accordance

17 with the Plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).

18 (b) CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—

19 (1) PERIOD FOR DEVELOPMENT.—Not later

20 than 18 months after the date on which the Com21 mission conducts its first meeting, the Commission

22 shall submit a Corridor Management Action Plan for

23 the Corridor to the Secretary and to the Governor

24 for review and approval.
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1 (2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Plan shall

2 take into consideration State, county, and local

3 plans existing on the date on which the Plan is pre4 pared. The Plan shall—

5 (A) provide an inventory that includes any

6 real property in the Corridor that should be

7 conserved, protected, preserved, restored, man8 aged, developed, or maintained because of the

9 natural, cultural, historic, recreational, or sce10 nic significance of the property;

11 (B) provide an analysis of then current

12 and potential land uses within the corridor that

13 affect the character of the Corridor;

14 (C) determine the boundaries of the Cor15 ridor on basis of the information collected pur16 suant to subparagraphs (A) and (B);

17 (D) recommend advisory standards and

18 criteria applicable to the construction, preserva19 tion, restoration, alteration, and use of real

20 property of natural, cultural, historic, rec21 reational, or scenic significance within the

22 corridor;

23 (E) include a heritage interpretation plan

24 to interpret the resources and values of the

25 Corridor, and to provide for appropriate edu-
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1 cational, recreational, and tourism opportunities

2 and development of the Corridor;

3 (F) identify the full range of public and

4 private technical and financial assistance pro5 grams available to implement the Plan, and de6 tail how appropriate Federal, State, and local

7 programs may best be coordinated to promote

8 the purposes of this Act; and

9 (G) contain a coordinated implementation

10 plan that—

11 (i) specifies the activities of Federal,

12 State, and local governments; and

13 (ii) includes cost estimates, schedules,

14 and a commitment of resources for the ac15 complishment of the implementation plan.

16 (c) APPROVAL OF THE PLAN.—

17 (1) APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR.—Not later

18 than 60 days after receiving a Plan submitted by the

19 Commission pursuant to subsection (b), the Gov20 ernor shall approve or disapprove the Plan.

21 (2) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.—A Plan

22 approved by the Governor under paragraph (1) shall

23 be submitted to the Secretary for approval or dis24 approval. Not later than 30 days after receipt of the
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1 Plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the

2 Plan.

3 (3) CRITERIA FOR DECISION.—The Governor

4 and the Secretary shall approve a Plan if—

5 (A) the Plan will adequately protect the

6 significant natural, cultural, historic, rec7 reational, and scenic resource values and func8 tions of the Corridor;

9 (B) the Commission has afforded adequate

10 opportunity for public involvement in the prepa11 ration of the Plan; and

12 (C) the Secretary and the Governor receive

13 adequate assurances from appropriate officials

14 of the State of South Carolina that the rec15 ommended implementation program identified

16 in the Plan will be initiated within a reasonable

17 time after the date of approval of the Plan.

18 (d) DISAPPROVAL OF PLAN.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL—If either the Secretary or the

20 Governor disapproves a Plan, the Secretary or the

21 Governor, as appropriate, shall—

22 (A) advise the Commission in writing of

23 the reasons for the disapproval; and

24 (B) recommend revisions to the Plan.
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1 (2) REVISION OF DISAPPROVED PLAN.—Not

2 later than 90 days after the receipt of a notice of

3 disapproval under paragraph (1), the Commission

4 shall revise and resubmit the Plan for approval in

5 accordance with subsection (c).

6 (e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the Secretary and the

8 Governor review and approve a Plan, the Commis9 sion shall implement the Plan by taking appropriate

10 steps to—

11 (A) conserve, protect, restore, preserve,

12 and interpret the natural, cultural, and historic

13 resources of the Corridor;

14 (B) promote the educational and rec15 reational resources and opportunities with re16 spect to the Corridor that are consistent with

17 the resources of the Corridor; and

18 (C) support public and private efforts to

19 achieve economic revitalization, in a manner

20 consistent with the goals of the Plan.

21 (2) STEPS.—The steps referred to in paragraph

22 (1) may include—

23 (A) assisting State and local governmental

24 entities and nonprofit organizations in planning

25 and implementing programs, projects, or activi-
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1 ties in a manner consistent with this Act, in2 cluding visitor use facilities, tour routes, and

3 exhibits;

4 (B) encouraging, by appropriate means,

5 enhanced economic development in the corridor

6 in a manner consistent with the goals of the

7 Plan; and

8 (C) promoting public awareness and appre9 ciation for historical, cultural, natural, rec10 reational, and scenic resources and associated

11 values of the Corridor.

12 (f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—

13 (1) REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.—As soon as

14 practicable after the end of the first fiscal year dur15 ing which the Commission is established, and annu16 ally thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report

17 to the Secretary. The report shall describe, for the

18 fiscal year that is the subject of the report—

19 (A) the expenses and income of the Com20 mission; and

21 (B) a general description of the activities

22 of the Commission.

23 (2) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.—As soon as

24 practicable after the date on which the Commission

25 submits a report to the Secretary under paragraph
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1 (1), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress

2 that includes—

3 (A) for the fiscal year that is the subject

4 of the report—

5 (i) a description of the loans, grants,

6 and technical assistance provided by the

7 Secretary, and from other Federal and

8 non-Federal sources, to carry out the pur9 poses of this Act; and

10 (ii) an analysis of the adequacy of ac11 tions taken to carry out this Act; and

12 (B) the anticipated funds and personnel to

13 be made available to carry out this Act by the

14 Secretary for the fiscal year following the fiscal

15 year that is the subject of the report.

16 SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

17 (a) TERMINATION.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub19 section (b), the Commission shall terminate on the

20 date that is 12 years after the date of enactment of

21 this Act.

22 (2) TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.—Notwithstand23 ing the provisions of the Federal Property and Ad24 ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et

25 seq.), any property or funds of the Commission re-
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1 maining upon the expiration of the Commission shall

2 be transferred by the Commission to the Secretary,

3 to a State or local government agency, to a private

4 nonprofit organization referred to in section

5 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

6 which is exempt from income taxes under section

7 501(a) of such Code, or to any combination of the

8 foregoing.

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

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

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

12 days before such date—

13 (1) the Commission determines such extension

14 is necessary to carry out this Act;

15 (2) the Commission submits the proposed ex16 tension to the Committee on Natural Resources of

17 the House of Representatives and the Committee on

18 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate before

19 the termination date; and

20 (3) the Secretary and the Governor each ap21 prove such extension.

22 SEC. 9. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

23 (a) ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of the Commission,

24 and subject to the availability of funds directly appro25 priated for this purpose, or made available on a reimburs-
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1 able basis, the Secretary shall provide administrative,

2 technical, financial, development, and operations assist3 ance. Such assistance may include—

4 (1) general administrative support in planning,

5 finance, personnel, procurement, property manage6 ment, environmental and historical compliance, and

7 land acquisition;

8 (2) personnel;

9 (3) office space and equipment;

10 (4) planning and design services for visitor use

11 facilities, trails, interpretive exhibits, publications,

12 signs, and natural resource management;

13 (5) development and construction assistance, in14 cluding visitor use facilities, trails, river use and ac15 cess facilities, scenic byways, signs, waysides, and re16 habilitation of historic structures; and

17 (6) operations functions, including interpreta18 tion and visitor services, maintenance, and natural

19 resource management services conducted within the

20 boundaries of the corridor.

21 (b) LOANS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREE22 MENTS.—For the purposes of assisting in the development

23 and implementation of the Plan, the Secretary may, in

24 consultation with the Commission, make loans and grants

25 to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the State
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1 of South Carolina (or a political subdivision thereof), pri2 vate nonprofit organizations, corporations, or any person.

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

4 transfers of real property from the Commission within the

5 boundaries of the corridor as established in the Corridor

6 Management Action Plan.

7 SEC. 10. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

8 Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activi9 ties directly affecting the corridor shall—

10 (1) consult with the Secretary and the Commis11 sion with respect to such activities;

12 (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Com13 mission in carrying out their duties under this Act

14 and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate

15 such activities with the carrying out of such duties;

16 and

17 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct

18 or support such activities in a manner which the

19 Commission determines will not have an adverse ef20 fect on the corridor.

21 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), there

23 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec24 essary to carry out this Act.

25 (b) COST SHARING.—
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1 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of

2 the funding provided to the Commission to carry out

3 this Act for any year may not exceed 50 percent of

4 the total cost of—

5 (A) the expenditures of the Commission for

6 administrative matters for that year;

7 (B) the expenditures of the Commission

8 for the development and implementation of the

9 Corridor Management Action Plan for that

10 year; and

11 (C) the expenditures of the Commission for

12 land acquisition for that year.

13 (2) NONFEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

14 share of the expenditures referred to subparagraphs

15 (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) may be in the

16 form of cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fair17 ly valued.

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