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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3633 

To extend the authorizations for the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, 

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and Gullah/Geechee Cultural 

Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2022 

Mr. WARNOCK introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To extend the authorizations for the Augusta Canal National 

Heritage Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, 

and Gullah/Geechee Cultural 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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE AU4 GUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, 

5 ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE 

6 AREA, AND GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL 

7 HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

8 (a) AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 


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1 (1) EXTENSION.—Section 310 of division II of 

2 the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 

3 Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 

4 104–333; 110 Stat. 4252; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 

5 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 Stat. 661; 133 Stat. 233; 

6 133 Stat. 778) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2036’’. 

8 (2) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 311(a) of 

9 division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 

10 Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 

11 Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4252; 122 Stat. 

12 824) is amended by striking the second sentence. 

13 (b) ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE

14 AREA.— 

15 (1) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 234 of 

16 the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act 

17 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 

18 Stat. 1796) is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (b)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘The heritage’’ and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The heritage’’; and 

23 (ii) by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(2) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary 

2 of the heritage is adjusted to include the approxi3 mately 188 acres of land, as depicted on the map 

4 prepared by the National Park Service entitled ‘Ara5 bia Mountain National Heritage Area Proposed 

6 Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 255/126701, and 

7 dated October 2014.’’; and 

8 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The 

9 map’’ and inserting ‘‘The maps described in 

10 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)’’. 

11 (2) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 239 of the 

12 Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act (54 

13 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 

14 1799) is amended by striking subsection (a) and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro17 priated to carry out this subtitle not more than 

18 $1,000,000 for any fiscal year.’’. 

19 (3) EXTENSION.—Section 240 of the Arabia 

20 Mountain National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 

21 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1799) 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘on the date that is 15 years 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘September 30, 2036’’. 


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1 (c) GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE COR2 RIDOR.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION OF COMMISSION.—Section 

4 295D(d) of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 

5 Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 

6 120 Stat. 1833; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 

8 (2) ELIMINATION OF MEETING REQUIRE9 MENTS.—Section 295E(a) of the Gullah/Geechee 

10 Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Pub11 lic Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1833) is amended— 

12 (A) by striking paragraph (4); and 

13 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

14 through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re15 spectively. 

16 (3) FUNDING.—Section 295K(a) of the Gullah/ 

17 Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 

18 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1837) is 

19 amended by striking the second sentence. 

20 (4) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 

21 295L of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act 

22 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 

23 Stat. 1837; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 

25 (5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 


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1 (A) The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 

2 Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109– 

3 338; 120 Stat. 1832) is amended, in the sub4 title heading, by striking ‘‘Gullah/Geechee’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘Gullah Geechee’’. 

6 (B) Section 295C of the Gullah/Geechee 

7 Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 

8 Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1832) is 

9 amended, in the section heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘GULLAH/GEECHEE’’ and inserting ‘‘GULLAH

11 GEECHEE’’. 

12 (C) Section 295D of the Gullah/Geechee 

13 Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 

14 Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1833) is 

15 amended, in the section heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘GULLAH/GEECHEE’’ and inserting ‘‘GULLAH

17 GEECHEE’’. 

18 (D) The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 

19 Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109– 

20 338; 120 Stat. 1832) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘Gullah/Geechee’’ each place it appears in sec22 tions 295, 295A, 295B, 295C(a), and 295D 

23 and inserting ‘‘Gullah Geechee’’. 

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