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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6445 

To establish the Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Heritage Area in 

the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2010 

Mr. SPRATT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Heritage Area in the States of North Carolina and South 

Carolina, 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 ‘‘Carolinas Revolu5 tionary Road National Heritage Area Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are as follows: 

8 (1) to recognize and interpret important events 

9 and geographic locations associated with the Amer10 ican Revolution in the States of North Carolina and 


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1 South Carolina and the impact of these events on 

2 European American, African-American, and Native 

3 American heritage; 

4 (2) to protect and preserve battlefields, land5 scapes, communities, historic sites and natural fea6 tures associated with the Revolutionary War cam7 paigns in the Carolinas; 

8 (3) to promote heritage, cultural, and rec9 reational tourism, and to develop educational, inter10 pretive, and cultural programs for the benefit of visi11 tors and the general public; and 

12 (4) to provide appropriate linkages among units 

13 of the National Park System, trails, State and local 

14 historic sites, and communities, governments, and 

15 organizations within the Heritage Area. 

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

19 Area’’ means the Carolinas Revolutionary Road Na20 tional Heritage Area, established in section 4. 

21 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means Cultural and Her23 itage Museums of York County, South Carolina, the 

24 local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area des25 ignated by section 4(d). 


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1 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage2 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

3 Heritage Area specified in section 6. 

4 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en5 titled ‘‘Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Her6 itage Area’’, numbered lllllll, and dated 

7 lllllll. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

11 State of North Carolina and the State of South 

12 Carolina. 

13 SEC. 4. CAROLINAS REVOLUTIONARY ROAD NATIONAL 

14 HERITAGE AREA. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

16 Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Heritage Area in 

17 the States of North Carolina and South Carolina. 

18 (b) BOUNDARIES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Herit20 age Area shall be as generally depicted on the map. 

21 (2) REVISION.—The boundaries of the Heritage 

22 Area may be revised if the revision is— 

23 (A) proposed in the management plan; 

24 (B) approved by the Secretary in accord25 ance with section 5; and 


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1 (C) placed on file in accordance with sec2 tion (c). 

3 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

4 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of5 fices of the National Park Service and the local coordi6 nating entity. 

7 (d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The local co8 ordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be Cultural 

9 and Heritage Museums of York County, South Carolina. 

10 SEC. 5. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCAL COORDI11 NATING ENTITY. 

12 (a) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTI13 TY.—To further the purposes of the Heritage Area, the 

14 local coordinating entity shall— 

15 (1) prepare, and submit to the Secretary in ac16 cordance with section 5, a management plan for the 

17 Heritage Area; 

18 (2) assist units of local government, regional 

19 planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 

20 in implementing the approved management plan 

21 by— 

22 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

23 that recognize and protect important resource 

24 values within the Heritage Area; 


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1 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre2 tive exhibits and programs within the Heritage 

3 Area; 

4 (C) developing recreational and educational 

5 opportunities in the Heritage Area; 

6 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

7 appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 

8 cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 

9 (E) protecting and restoring historic sites 

10 and buildings in the Heritage Area that are 

11 consistent with the themes of the Heritage 

12 Area; 

13 (F) ensuring that signs identifying points 

14 of public access and sites of interest are posted 

15 throughout the Heritage Area; and 

16 (G) promoting a wide range of partner17 ships among governments, organizations, and 

18 individuals to further the purposes of the Herit19 age Area; 

20 (3) consider the interests of diverse units of 

21 government, businesses, organizations, and individ22 uals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and im23 plementation of the management plan; 


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1 (4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 

2 semi-annually regarding the preparation and imple3 mentation of the management plan; 

4 (5) submit an annual report to the Secretary 

5 for each fiscal year in which the local coordinating 

6 entity receives Federal funds under this Act speci7 fying— 

8 (A) the accomplishments of the local co9 ordinating entity; 

10 (B) the expenses and income of the local 

11 coordinating entity; 

12 (C) the amounts and sources of matching 

13 funds; 

14 (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal 

15 funds and sources of the leveraged funds; and 

16 (E) grants made to any other entities dur17 ing the fiscal year; 

18 (6) make available for audit for any fiscal year 

19 for which the local coordinating entity receives Fed20 eral funds under this Act, all information pertaining 

21 to the expenditure of such funds and any matching 

22 funds; 

23 (7) require in all agreements authorizing ex24 penditures of Federal funds by other organizations, 

25 that the receiving organizations make available for 


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1 audit all records and other information pertaining to 

2 the expenditure of such funds; and 

3 (8) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 

4 development that is consistent with the purposes of 

5 the Heritage Area. 

6 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 

7 may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for 

8 the purposes of preparing and implementing the manage9 ment plan, use Federal funds made available under this 

10 Act to— 

11 (1) make grants to the States, political subdivi12 sions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and 

13 other persons; 

14 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

15 provide technical assistance to, the States, political 

16 subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, 

17 Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 

18 (3) hire and compensate staff; 

19 (4) obtain funds or services from any source, 

20 including funds and services provided under any 

21 other Federal law or program; 

22 (5) contract of goods or services; and 

23 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

24 activities that further the purposes of the Heritage 


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1 Area and are consistent with the approved manage2 ment plan. 

3 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

4 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 

5 Federal funds received under this Act to acquire any inter6 est in real property. 

7 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

9 date on which funds are made available to develop the 

10 management plan, the local coordinating entity shall sub11 mit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management 

12 plan for the Heritage Area. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the 

14 Heritage Area shall— 

15 (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strat16 egies, and recommendations for the conservation, 

17 funding, management, and development of the Her18 itage Area; 

19 (2) take into consideration existing State, coun20 ty, and local plans in the development and imple21 mentation of the management plan; 

22 (3) include a description of actions and commit23 ments that governments, private organizations, and 

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1 pret the natural, historic, scenic, and cultural re2 sources of the Heritage Area; 

3 (4) specify existing and potential sources of 

4 funding or economic development strategies to con5 serve, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 

6 (5) include an inventory of the natural, historic, 

7 cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational re8 sources of the Heritage Area relating to the stories 

9 and themes of the Heritage Area that should be pro10 tected, enhanced, managed, or developed; 

11 (6) recommend policies and strategies for re12 source management, including the development of 

13 intergovernmental and interagency agreements, to 

14 protect the natural, historic, cultural, educational, 

15 scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage 

16 Area; 

17 (7) describe a program for implementation of 

18 the management plan including— 

19 (A) performance goals; 

20 (B) plans for resource protection, enhance21 ment, and interpretation; 

22 (C) specific commitments for implementa23 tion that have been made by the local coordi24 nating entity or any government, organization, 

25 business, or individual; 


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1 (8) include an analysis of, and recommenda2 tions for, ways in which Federal, State, tribal, and 

3 local programs may best be coordinated (including 

4 the role of the National Park Service and other Fed5 eral agencies associated with the Heritage Area) to 

6 further the purposes of this Act; 

7 (9) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage 

8 Area; 

9 (10) include a business plan that— 

10 (A) describes the role, operation, financing 

11 and functions of the local coordinating entity 

12 and of each of the major activities contained in 

13 the management plan; and 

14 (B) provides adequate assurances that the 

15 local coordinating entity has the partnerships 

16 and financial and other resources necessary to 

17 implement the management plan for the Herit18 age Area; and 

19 (11) include a reaffirmation of the appropriate20 ness of, or a proposed revision to, the boundaries of 

21 the Heritage Area. 

22 (c) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the management 

23 plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with 

24 this section, the local coordinating entity shall not qualify 

25 for additional financial assistance under this Act until 


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1 such time as the management plan is submitted to, and 

2 approved by, the Secretary. 

3 (d) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date on which the Secretary receives the man6 agement plan, the Secretary shall approve or dis7 approve the management plan. 

8 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 

9 the approval of the management plan, the Secretary 

10 shall consider whether— 

11 (A) the local coordinating entity represents 

12 the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, in13 cluding governments, natural and historic re14 source protection organizations, educational in15 stitutions, businesses, community residents, and 

16 recreational organizations; 

17 (B) the local coordinating entity has af18 forded adequate opportunity for public and gov19 ernmental involvement (including workshops 

20 and public meetings) in the preparation of the 

21 management plan; 

22 (C) the resource protection and interpreta23 tion strategies described in the management 

24 plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 


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1 the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 

2 the Heritage Area; 

3 (D) the management plan would not ad4 versely affect any activities authorized on Fed5 eral or tribal lands under applicable laws or 

6 land use plans; 

7 (E) the Secretary has received adequate 

8 assurances from the appropriate State, tribal 

9 and local officials whose support is needed to 

10 ensure the effective implementation of the 

11 State, tribal, and local aspects of the manage12 ment plan; and 

13 (F) the local coordinating entity has dem14 onstrated the financial capability, in partner15 ship with others, to carry out the management 

16 plan. 

17 (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis19 approves the management plan, the Secretary— 

20 (i) shall advise the local coordinating 

21 entity in writing of the reasons for the dis22 approval; and 

23 (ii) may make recommendations to the 

24 local coordinating entity for revisions to 

25 the management plan. 


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1 (B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after receiving a revised management plan, the 

3 Secretary shall approve or disapprove the re4 vised management plan. 

5 (4) AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the 

7 management plan that substantially alters the 

8 management plan shall be reviewed by the Sec9 retary and approved or disapproved in the same 

10 manner as the original management plan. 

11 (B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordi12 nating entity shall not use Federal funds au13 thorized to be appropriated by this Act to im14 plement any amendment to the management 

15 plan until the Secretary approves the amend16 ment. 

17 SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

18 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local 

20 coordinating entity, the Secretary may provide tech21 nical and financial assistance, on a reimbursable or 

22 non-reimbursable basis (as determined by the Sec23 retary), to the local coordinating entity to prepare 

24 and implement the management plan. 


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1 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec2 retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

3 the local coordinating entity and other public or pri4 vate entities to provide technical or financial assist5 ance under paragraph (1). 

6 (3) PRIORITY.—In assisting the Heritage Area, 

7 the Secretary shall give priority to actions that as8 sist in— 

9 (A) conserving the significant natural, his10 toric, and cultural resources of the Heritage 

11 Area; and 

12 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 

13 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

14 purposes of the Heritage Area. 

15 (b) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years be17 fore the date on which authority for Federal funding 

18 terminates for the Heritage Area under section 10, 

19 the Secretary shall— 

20 (A) conduct an evaluation of the accom21 plishments of the Heritage Area; and 

22 (B) prepare a report with recommenda23 tions for the future role of the National Park 

24 Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage 

25 Area, in accordance with paragraph (3). 


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1 (2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted 

2 under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 

3 (A) assess the progress of the local coordi4 nating entity with respect to— 

5 (i) accomplishing the purposes of this 

6 Act for the Heritage Area; and 

7 (ii) achieving the goals and objectives 

8 of the approved management plan for the 

9 Heritage Area; 

10 (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 

11 private investments in the Heritage Area to de12 termine the leverage and impact of the invest13 ments; and 

14 (C) review the management structure, 

15 partnership relationships, and funding of the 

16 Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the 

17 critical components for sustainability of the 

18 Heritage Area. 

19 (3) REPORT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evalua21 tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the 

22 Secretary shall prepare a report that includes 

23 recommendations for the future role of the Na24 tional Park Service’s future role, if any, with 

25 respect to the Heritage Area. 


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1 (B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report 

2 prepared under this paragraph recommends 

3 that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be 

4 reauthorized, the report shall include an anal5 ysis of— 

6 (i) ways in which Federal funding for 

7 the Heritage Area may be reduced or 

8 eliminated; and 

9 (ii) the appropriate time period nec10 essary to achieve the recommended reduc11 tion or elimination. 

12 (C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com13 pletion of a report under this paragraph, the 

14 Secretary shall submit the report to— 

15 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

16 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

17 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re18 sources of the House of Representatives. 

19 SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au21 thority of any Federal agency to provide technical or fi22 nancial assistance under any other law. 

23 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the 

24 maximum extent practicable, the head of any Federal 

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1 impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and 

2 coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local 

3 coordinating entity. 

4 (c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 

5 Act— 

6 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (in7 cluding regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to 

8 manage land under the jurisdiction of the Federal 

9 agency; 

10 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man11 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 

12 the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or 

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

14 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed15 eral agency. 

16 SEC. 9. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC17 TIONS. 

18 Nothing in this Act— 

19 (1) abridges the rights of any owner of public 

20 or private property, including the right to refrain 

21 from participating in any plan, project, program, or 

22 activity conducted within the Heritage Area; 

23 (2) requires any property owner to— 


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1 (A) permit public access (including Fed2 eral, tribal, State, or local government access) 

3 to the property; or 

4 (B) modify any provisions of Federal, trib5 al, State or local law with regard to public ac6 cess or use of private land; 

7 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regula8 tions, approved land use plan, or any other regu9 latory authority of any Federal, State, or local agen10 cy, or tribal government; 

11 (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 

12 authority to the local coordinating entity; 

13 (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap14 propriation of water or water rights; 

15 (6) diminishes the authority of the States to 

16 manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

17 fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 

18 (7) creates any liability, or affects any liability 

19 under any other law, of any private property owner 

20 with respect to any person injured on the private 

21 property. 

22 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro24 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 


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1 more than $1,000,000 shall be made available for any fis2 cal year. 

3 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available under 

4 subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 

5 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

7 total cost of any activity under this section shall be 

8 not more than 50 percent. 

9 (2) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution— 

10 (A) shall be from non-Federal sources; and 

11 (B) may be in the form of in-kind con12 tributions of goods or services fairly valued. 

13 SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

14 The authority of the Secretary to provide financial 

15 assistance under this Act terminates on the date that is 

16 15 years after the date of enactment of the Act. 

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