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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1665

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 5, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal

National Heritage Corridor Act, 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 ‘‘Delaware and Lehigh

5 National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1998’’.
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1 SEC. 2. NAME CHANGE.

2 The Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National

3 Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102

4 Stat. 4552) is amended by striking ‘‘Delaware and Lehigh

5 Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor’’ each place

6 it appears (except section 4(a)) and inserting ‘‘Delaware

7 and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor’’.

8 SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

9 Section 3(b) of the Delaware and Lehigh National

10 Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102

11 Stat. 4552) is amended—

12 (1) by inserting after ‘‘subdivisions’’ the follow13 ing: ‘‘in enhancing economic development within the

14 context of preservation and’’; and

15 (2) by striking ‘‘and surrounding the Delaware

16 and Lehigh Navigation Canal in the Common17 wealth’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corridor’’.

18 SEC. 4. CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

19 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 5(b) of the Delaware and

20 Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public

21 Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4553) is amended—

22 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by

23 striking ‘‘appointed not later than 6 months after

24 the date of enactment of this Act’’;

25 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the

26 following:
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1 ‘‘(2) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary

2 upon consideration of individuals recommended by

3 the governor, of whom—

4 ‘‘(A) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania

5 Department of Conservation and Natural Re6 sources;

7 ‘‘(B) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania

8 Department of Community and Economic De9 velopment; and

10 ‘‘(C) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania

11 Historical and Museum Commission.’’;

12 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Sec13 retary, after receiving recommendations from the

14 Governor, of whom’’ and all that follows through

15 ‘‘Delaware Canal region’’ and inserting the follow16 ing: ‘‘the Secretary upon consideration of individuals

17 recommended by the governor, of whom—

18 ‘‘(A) 1 shall represent a city, 1 shall rep19 resent a borough, and 1 shall represent a town20 ship; and

21 ‘‘(B) 1 shall represent each of the 5 coun22 ties of Luzerne, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton,

23 and Bucks in Pennsylvania’’; and

24 (4) in paragraph (4)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘8 individuals’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘9 individuals’’; and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary, after re4 ceiving recommendations from the Governor,

5 who shall have’’ and all that follows through

6 ‘‘Canal region. A vacancy’’ and inserting the

7 following, ‘‘the Secretary upon consideration of

8 individuals recommended by the governor, of

9 whom—

10 ‘‘(A) 3 shall represent the northern region

11 of the Corridor;

12 ‘‘(B) 3 shall represent the middle region of

13 the Corridor; and

14 ‘‘(C) 3 shall represent the southern region

15 of the Corridor.

16 A vacancy’’.

17 (b) TERMS.—Section 5 of the Delaware and Lehigh

18 National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–

19 692; 102 Stat. 4553) is amended by striking subsection

20 (c) and inserting the following:

21 ‘‘(c) TERMS.—The following provisions shall apply to

22 a member of the Commission appointed under paragraph

23 (3) or (4) of subsection (b):

24 ‘‘(1) LENGTH OF TERM.—The member shall

25 serve for a term of 3 years.
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1 ‘‘(2) CARRYOVER.—The member shall serve

2 until a successor is appointed by the Secretary.

3 ‘‘(3) REPLACEMENT.—If the member resigns or

4 is unable to serve due to incapacity or death, the

5 Secretary shall appoint, not later than 60 days after

6 receiving a nomination of the appointment from the

7 Governor, a new member to serve for the remainder

8 of the term.

9 ‘‘(4) TERM LIMITS.—A member may serve for

10 not more than 2 full terms starting after the date

11 of enactment of this paragraph.’’.

12 SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

13 (a) CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE.—Section

14 7(g)(3) of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage

15 Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102 Stat.

16 4555) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or

17 nonprofit organization’’ after ‘‘appropriate public agency’’.

18 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 7(h) of

19 the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act

20 of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4555) is amend21 ed—

22 (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘any non23 profit organization,’’ after ‘‘subdivision of the Com24 monwealth,’’; and
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1 (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘such

2 nonprofit organization,’’ after ‘‘such political sub3 division,’’.

4 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

5 Section 8(b) of the Delaware and Lehigh National

6 Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102

7 Stat. 4556) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘, cultural, natural, recreational, and sce9 nic’’ after ‘‘interpret the historic’’.

10 SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

11 Section 9(a) of the Delaware and Lehigh National

12 Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102

13 Stat. 4556) is amended by striking ‘‘5 years after the date

14 of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years after

15 the date of enactment of the Delaware and Lehigh Na16 tional Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1997’’.

17 SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

18 Section 11 of the Delaware and Lehigh National Her19 itage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102

20 Stat. 4557) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph

21 (1) by striking ‘‘the flow of the Canal or the natural’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘directly affecting the purposes of the Corridor’’.

23 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 (a) COMMISSION.—Section 12(a) of the Delaware and

25 Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public
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1 Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558) is amended by striking

2 ‘‘$350,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$650,000’’.

3 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—Section 12 of the

4 Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of

5 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558) is amended

6 by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement the manage9 ment action plan created by the Commission, there

10 is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each

11 of fiscal years 1998 through 2007.

12 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.—

13 Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall

14 not exceed 50 percent of the costs of implementing

15 the management action plan.’’.

16 SEC. 10. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

17 The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Cor18 ridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4552)

19 is amended—

20 (1) by redesignating section 13 as section 14;

21 and

22 (2) by inserting after section 12 the following:

23 ‘‘SEC. 13. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

24 ‘‘The Commission shall not interfere with—
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1 ‘‘(1) the private property rights of any person;

2 or

3 ‘‘(2) any local zoning ordinance or land use

4 plan of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any

5 political subdivision of Pennsylvania.’’.

6 SEC. 11. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

7 Section 10(d) of the Delaware and Lehigh National

8 Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–692; 102

9 Stat. 4557) is amended by striking the subsection and in10 serting—

11 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS.—The

12 Secretary, upon request of the Commission, is authorized

13 to provide grants and technical assistance to the Commis14 sion or units of government, nonprofit organizations, and

15 other persons, for development and implementation of the

16 Plan.’’.

Passed the Senate October 2, 1998.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.