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Calendar No. 523 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1017 

[Report No. 111–253] 

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and 

expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in 

the State of Louisiana. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 11, 2009 

Ms. LANDRIEU introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

AUGUST 5, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River 

National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana. 

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 ‘‘Cane River National 

5 Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2009 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

2 (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 401 of the Cane River 

3 Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage 

4 Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc–21) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

7 the end; 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

9 paragraph (6); and 

10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(4) fostering compatible economic develop13 ment; 

14 ‘‘(5) enhancing the quality of life for local resi15 dents; and’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) 

17 through (6) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) the area generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Revised Boundary of Cane National Heritage 

20 Area Louisiana’, numbered 494/80021, and dated 

21 May 2008; 

22 ‘‘(2) the Fort Jesup State Historic Site; and 

23 ‘‘(3) as satellite site, any properties connected 

24 with the prehistory, history, or cultures of the Cane 

25 River region that may be the subject of cooperative 

26 agreements with the Cane River National Heritage 


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1 Area Commission or any successor to the Commis2 sion.’’. 

3 (b) CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA COM4 MISSION.—Section 402 of the Cane River Creole National 

5 Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 410ccc–22) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘the 

10 Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission and 

11 other’’ before ‘‘local’’; 

12 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Concern 

13 Citizens of Cloutierville’’ and inserting ‘‘Village 

14 of Cloutierville’’; 

15 (D) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘are 

16 landowners in and residents of’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘own land within the heritage area’’; 

18 (E) in paragraph (16)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘one member’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2 members’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (F) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 

23 paragraph (19); and 

24 (G) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘(17) 2 members, 1 of whom represents Afri2 can-American culture and 1 of whom represents 

3 Cane River Creole culture, after consideration of rec4 ommendations submitted by the Governor of Lou5 isiana; 

6 ‘‘(18) 1 member with knowledge of tourism, 

7 after consideration of recommendations by the Sec8 retary of the Louisiana Department of Culture, 

9 Recreation and Tourism; and’’. 

10 (2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘, such as 

11 a non-profit corporation,’’; 

12 (3)(2) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘for re14 search, historic preservation, and education 

15 purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘to further the pur16 poses of title III and this title’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 

18 preparation of studies that identify, preserve, 

19 and plan for the management of the heritage 

20 area’’ and inserting ‘‘carrying out projects or 

21 programs that further the purposes of title III 

22 and this title’’; and 

23 (C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert24 ing the following: 


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1 ‘‘(8) develop, or assist others in developing, 

2 projects or programs to further the purposes of title 

3 III and this title;’’; and 

4 (4)(3) in the third sentence of subsection (g), 

5 by inserting ‘‘, except that if any of the organiza6 tions specified in subsection (b) ceases to exist, the 

7 vacancy shall be filled with an at-large member’’ 

8 after ‘‘made’’. 

9 (c) PREPARATION OF THE PLAN.—Section 403 of the 

10 Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National 

11 Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc–23) is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(d) AMENDMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the man15 agement plan that substantially alters the purposes 

16 of the heritage area shall be reviewed by the Sec17 retary and approved or disapproved in the same 

18 manner as the management plan. 

19 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordi20 nating entity shall not use Federal funds made avail21 able under this title to implement an amendment to 

22 the management plan until the Secretary approves 

23 the amendment.’’. 

24 (d) TERMINATION OF HERITAGE AREA COMMIS25 SION.—Section 404 of the Cane River Creole National 


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1 Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 410ccc–24) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the day oc4 curring 10 years after the first official meeting of 

5 the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘August 5, 2025 

6 September 30, 2015’’; and 

7 (2) in the third sentence of subsection (c), by 

8 striking ‘‘, including the potential for a nonprofit 

9 corporation,’’. 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) EVALUATION.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

14 before the date on which authority for Federal 

15 funding terminates for the Commission or any 

16 successor entity, the Secretary shall conduct an 

17 evaluation of the accomplishments of the heritage 

18 area. 

19 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the 

20 evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Sec21 retary shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) assess the progress of the local 

23 management entity with respect to— 

24 ‘‘(I) accomplishing the purposes of 

25 the heritage area; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) achieving the goals and ob2 jectives of the approved management 

3 plan for the heritage area; 

4 ‘‘(ii) analyze the investments of the 

5 Federal Government, State, tribal, and local 

6 governments, and private entities in the 

7 heritage area to determine the impact of the 

8 investments; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) review the management struc10 ture, partnership relationships, and funding 

11 of the heritage area for purposes of identi12 fying the critical components for sustain13 ability of the heritage area. 

14 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation con15 ducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub16 mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Committee on En18 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 

19 that— 

20 ‘‘(A) describes the results of the evaluation 

21 conducted under that paragraph; and 

22 ‘‘(B) includes a recommendation on the fu23 ture role of the National Park Service, if any, 

24 with respect to the heritage area.’’. 


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Calendar No. 523 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1017 

[Report No. 111–253] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage 

State of Louisiana. the Cane River National Heritage Area in the Area Commission and expand the boundaries of 

AUGUST 5, 2010 

Reported with amendments 


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