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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1882

To establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program in the

Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 16, 2001

Mr. UDALL of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership

Program in the Department of the Interior, 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 ‘‘Cultural Heritage As5 sistance Partnership Act of 2001’’.

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior

8 shall establish in the National Park Service a Cultural

9 Heritage Assistance Partnership Program.
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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Partnership

2 Program are the following:

3 (1) Fostering and supporting cooperative part4 nerships among Federal agencies, State and local

5 governments, Indian tribes, nongovernmental organi6 zations, and individuals, to preserve and enhance the

7 cultural heritage of the United States.

8 (2) Coordinating Federal programs and pro9 viding information, technical assistance, and grants

10 to States, Indian tribes, local governments, and non11 profit organizations, to facilitate cultural heritage

12 activities.

13 (3) Encouraging cultural heritage activities, in14 cluding by planning, developing, and promoting her15 itage areas, cultural heritage tourism, and related

16 cultural heritage economic and community develop17 ment.

18 (4) Providing Federal agencies with opportuni19 ties to participate in cultural heritage activities and

20 to benefit from the knowledge and experience of

21 non-Federal entities and individuals.

22 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall implement

23 the Partnership Program in consultation with the Citizens

24 Advisory Committee and the Federal Coordinating Coun25 cil, including such consultation in designing information,
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1 technical assistance, and award programs under section

2 3 and grant programs under section 6.

3 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF SECRETARY UNDER PARTNERSHIP PRO4 GRAM.

5 (a) COORDINATION.—To carry out the purposes of

6 the Partnership Program, the Secretary shall coordinate

7 with and seek the participation of organizations and agen8 cies involved in heritage areas and related cultural herit9 age tourism and economic and community development,

10 including the following:

11 (1) Private sector nonprofit organizations.

12 (2) Educational and training institutions.

13 (3) Professional societies and trade associa14 tions.

15 (4) State and local government agencies and af16 filiated organizations.

17 (5) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

18 (6) International agencies and organizations.

19 (7) Other offices and programs in the National

20 Park Service and units of the National Park Sys21 tem.

22 (8) Federal agencies and organizations, includ23 ing Federal agencies not represented on the Federal

24 Coordinating Council, including the Advisory Council

25 on Historic Preservation, the Small Business Admin-
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1 istration, the American Folklife Center in the Li2 brary of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.

3 (b) INFORMATION.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall gather

5 information on cultural heritage resources and ac6 tivities, including heritage areas, cultural heritage

7 tourism, and related economic and community devel8 opment.

9 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make

10 available to the public such information—

11 (A) on an Internet site; and

12 (B) by nonelectronic means.

13 (3) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON INTERNET

14 SITE.—The Secretary shall develop means for per15 sons, subject to reasonable terms and conditions im16 posed by the Secretary, to include on the Internet

17 site information about cultural heritage programs

18 and activities.

19 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To carry out the pur20 poses of the Partnership Program, the Secretary may pro21 vide or arrange for technical assistance to the types of

22 agencies and organizations described in subsection (a), in23 cluding by doing the following:

24 (1) Developing models of cultural heritage part25 nership agreements.
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1 (2) Holding or sponsoring workshops, con2 ferences, training, and public meetings.

3 (3) Providing guidance to non-Federal agencies

4 and organizations on ways to access other Federal

5 programs.

6 (4) Coordinating meetings among Federal agen7 cies and non-Federal entities.

8 (d) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall establish a pro9 gram for designing and making awards to persons, includ10 ing individuals, Indian tribes, Federal agencies, and State

11 or local governments, to recognize exemplary projects or

12 programs that carry out the purposes of the Partnership

13 Program.

14 SEC. 4. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall

17 establish a Cultural Heritage Citizens Advisory Com18 mittee.

19 (b) DUTY.—The Citizens Advisory Committee shall

20 advise the Secretary and the Federal Coordinating Council

21 on matters related to carrying out the Partnership Pro22 gram.

23 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Citizens Advisory Committee

24 shall consist of 11 private citizens appointed by the Sec25 retary who represent a range of technical expertise and
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1 broad-based interests in cultural heritage resources, herit2 age areas, cultural heritage tourism, and related economic

3 and community development.

4 (d) TERMS.—

5 (1) DURATION.—The members of the Citizens

6 Advisory Committee shall each serve for a term of

7 5 years.

8 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—If the Secretary decides

9 to extend the existence of the Citizens Advisory

10 Committee under subsection (i), the members of the

11 Committee may be reappointed for another term of

12 5 years.

13 (e) PAY; EXPENSES.—Members of the Citizens Advi14 sory Committee shall serve without pay, but may receive

15 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,

16 in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter

17 I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.

18 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Citizens

19 Advisory Committee shall be elected by the members of

20 the committee.

21 (g) MEETINGS.—The Citizens Advisory Committee

22 shall conduct at least 4 meetings each fiscal year, at least

23 1 of which shall be in conjunction with a meeting of the

24 Federal Coordinating Council.
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1 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall

2 provide administrative support for the Citizens Advisory

3 Committee.

4 (i) TERMINATION.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),

6 the Citizens Advisory Committee shall terminate 5

7 years after the date of its establishment.

8 (2) RENEWAL.—If the Secretary states in the

9 report submitted under section 7 that the Citizens

10 Advisory Committee will be extended under this

11 paragraph, the Secretary may extend the existence

12 of the Citizens Advisory Committee for a second 5-

13 year period.

14 SEC. 5. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL.

15 (a) FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL.—There is

16 established a Federal Cultural Heritage Coordinating

17 Council, which shall be composed of the following members

18 (or their designees):

19 (1) The Secretary of the Interior, who shall

20 serve as Chairman.

21 (2) The Secretary of Defense.

22 (3) The Secretary of Agriculture.

23 (4) The Secretary of Commerce.

24 (5) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel25 opment.
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1 (6) The Secretary of Transportation.

2 (7) The Secretary of Education.

3 (8) The Administrator of the Environmental

4 Protection Agency.

5 (9) The Chairman of the National Endowment

6 for the Arts.

7 (10) The Chairman of the National Endowment

8 for the Humanities.

9 (11) The Director of the Institute of Museum

10 and Library Services.

11 (b) DUTIES.—The Federal Coordinating Council

12 shall—

13 (1) identify Federal programs and projects that

14 may be of assistance to the Secretary in imple15 menting the Partnership Program;

16 (2) establish and implement methods for the

17 members of the Federal Coordinating Council to col18 laborate with each other and with other govern19 mental agencies and nongovernmental organizations

20 on cultural heritage programs and projects, to the

21 extent permitted by law and consistent with their

22 missions and resources;

23 (3) consider methods for reducing bureaucratic

24 inefficiency in delivering services under existing Fed-
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1 eral cultural heritage programs to States, Indian

2 tribes, and local governments; and

3 (4) seek to ensure that the activities conducted

4 under this Act are responsive to the diverse needs of

5 different kinds of communities, ranging from urban

6 centers to remote rural areas, and are balanced in

7 their outreach and funding.

8 (c) MEETINGS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Coordinating

10 Council shall conduct at least 4 meetings each fiscal

11 year.

12 (2) CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—At least

13 one of the 4 meetings shall be conducted in conjunc14 tion with a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Com15 mittee.

16 (3) PUBLIC ATTENDANCE.—The meetings of

17 the Federal Coordinating Council shall be open to

18 the public.

19 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall

20 provide administrative support for the Federal Coordi21 nating Council.

22 (e) SUPPORT FOR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Each

23 member of the Federal Coordinating Council may provide

24 the Secretary with such funds, personnel, facilities, and

25 services under that member’s jurisdiction and control as
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1 may be needed to implement the Partnership Program, to

2 the extent that such funds, personnel, facilities, and serv3 ices are otherwise available for that purpose.

4 (f) INTERAGENCY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this

5 Act, the Secretary may receive advance payments from

6 other agencies or accounts to be used for interagency

7 projects. Any project to be financed with those payments

8 may be initiated only with approval of the Secretary.

9 SEC. 6. GRANTS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants

11 on a competitive basis to States, Indian tribes, local gov12 ernments, and nonprofit organizations for projects to

13 carry out the purposes of the Partnership Program.

14 (b) PROJECTS.—The activities of such projects may

15 include the following:

16 (1) Developing plans, programs, training, and

17 informational materials relating to the development,

18 management, or interpretation of cultural heritage

19 resources and heritage areas or potential heritage

20 areas.

21 (2) Creating innovative projects that address

22 natural resource conservation, environmental edu23 cation, outdoor recreation, economic revitalization,

24 archaeology and ethnography, historic, scenic, or cul-
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1 tural preservation, or the arts, humanities, or folk2 lore.

3 (3) Carrying out cultural heritage activities in

4 conjunction with libraries, museums, and schools.

5 (4) Improving the organization and manage6 ment capacity of cultural heritage organizations and

7 agencies.

8 (5) Creating or implementing innovative ways

9 to combine historic property restoration and con10 servation with economic and community develop11 ment.

12 (6) Providing electronic access, including equip13 ment and training, especially in rural or underserved

14 urban communities, to promote cultural heritage ac15 tivities or heritage areas.

16 (7) Developing alliances among heritage areas

17 within a State and among States.

18 (8) Sharing information with other nations on

19 cultural heritage programs in the United States.

20 (9) Developing programs for collecting informa21 tion on cultural heritage activities and resources in

22 other nations that might serve as models for similar

23 activities in the United States.

24 (c) CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary

25 may not make a grant under this section to any applicant
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1 for a project unless at least 1 other entity will contribute

2 facilities, supplies, or services for the project.

3 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec4 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that will

5 be carried out by an applicant that—

6 (1) has more than 2 entities contributing facili7 ties, supplies, or services to the project; or

8 (2) represents a broad base of interests and can

9 increase community involvement in the project.

10 (e) LIMITS ON GRANTS.—

11 (1) COST SHARING.—

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), the Federal share of the cost of ac14 tivities carried out with a grant under this sec15 tion may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost

16 of the activities.

17 (B) USE OF FUNDS FROM OTHER FED18 ERAL SOURCES.—A grantee under this section

19 may apply funds from other Federal sources as

20 the matching funds required under subpara21 graph (A), if use of such funds is otherwise au22 thorized by law.

23 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may

24 not make any grant or combination of grants under
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1 this section in any fiscal year to a particular grantee

2 in an amount totaling more than $50,000.

3 (f) APPLICATION.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant under this

5 section, an applicant shall submit an application to

6 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and ac7 companied by such information as the Secretary may

8 reasonably require.

9 (2) SIMPLIFICATION.—In developing application

10 forms and deadlines, the Secretary should consider

11 ways to simplify the application process to the max12 imum extent possible.

13 SEC. 7. REPORT.

14 (a) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 4 years after the

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub16 mit to the Congress a report that—

17 (1) describes the accomplishments of the Part18 nership Program;

19 (2) identifies any problems encountered in im20 plementing this Act; and

21 (3) recommends any changes needed in the

22 Partnership Program, including amendments to this

23 Act.

24 (b) REVIEW.—In developing the report, the Secretary

25 shall provide an opportunity for review of and comment
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1 on the report by the public and representatives of State

2 and local governments, Indian tribes, and private sector

3 organizations.

4 (c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing a report under

5 this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Citizens

6 Advisory Committee and the Federal Coordinating Coun7 cil.

8 SEC. 8. VOLUNTEERS.

9 To carry out this Act, the Secretary may accept and

10 use voluntary and other uncompensated services.

11 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

12 For purposes of this Act:

13 (1) CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The

14 term ‘‘Citizens Advisory Committee’’ means the Cul15 tural Heritage Citizens Advisory Committee estab16 lished under section 4.

17 (2) CULTURAL HERITAGE.—The term ‘‘cultural

18 heritage’’ means resources relating to natural, his19 toric, cultural, ethnographic, scenic, or recreational

20 values that traditionally define the distinct character

21 of an area or region and its peoples.

22 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the

23 several States, the District of Columbia, the Com24 monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the

25 Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
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1 the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or posses2 sion of the United States.

3 (4) FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL.—The

4 term ‘‘Federal Coordinating Council’’ means the

5 Federal Cultural Heritage Coordinating Council es6 tablished by section 5.

7 (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’

8 means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or

9 other organized group or community, that is recog10 nized as eligible for the special programs and serv11 ices provided by the United States to Indians be12 cause of their status as Indians.

13 (6) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘heritage

14 area’’ means a discrete geographic area or region

15 (including trails, corridors, rivers, and watersheds)

16 designated by an Indian tribe or by Federal, State,

17 or local executive or legislative action in recognition

18 of the area or region’s distinctive sense of place em19 bodied in its historic buildings, communities, tradi20 tions, or cultural or natural features.

21 (7) PARTNERSHIPPROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Part22 nership Program’’ means the Cultural Heritage As23 sistance Partnership Program established under sec24 tion 2.
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1 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di3 rector of the National Park Service.

4 SEC. 10. FUNDING.

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry

7 out this Act $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002,

8 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, as follows:

9 (1) $9,000,000 for grants under section 6.

10 (2) $500,000 for information and technical as11 sistance.

12 (3) $500,000 for program administration.

13 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under

14 this Act shall remain available until expended.

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