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Calendar No. 357 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1182 

[Report No. 110–159] 

To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 

Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of appropriations 

and modify the date on which the authority of the Secretary of the 

Interior terminates under the Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 20, 2007 

Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the 

authorization of appropriations and modify the date on 

which the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quinebaug and 

3 Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 

4 Amendments Act of 2007’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds that— 

7 (1) thousands of individuals, hundreds of non8 profit organizations, businesses, and local and re9 gional organizations, 35 towns, and 2 States have 

10 worked to preserve and enhance the significant nat11 ural, historic, cultural, and scenic resources of the 

12 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

13 Heritage Corridor, an area which is commonly 

14 known as ‘‘The Last Green Valley’’; 

15 (2) the Green Valley Institute, a partnership 

16 between the University of Connecticut and the coop17 erative extension system of the University of Massa18 chusetts, has significantly improved the information 

19 base available to the primarily volunteer municipal 

20 officers that are responsible for making land use and 

21 natural resource conservation decisions with respect 

22 to The Last Green Valley; 

23 (3) during the 5 years preceding the date of en24 actment of this Act, the Green Valley Institute was 

25 recognized with a total of 8 State or national awards 

26 for public education; 


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1 (4) significant historic structures have been 

2 identified and restored under the programs carried 

3 out in the Heritage Corridor; 

4 (5) museums, attractions, landscapes, and busi5 nesses in the Heritage Corridor have been assembled 

6 into cohesive interpretive projects that tell the sto7 ries of The Last Green Valley for residents and 

8 tourists; 

9 (6) as part of the vision to sustain the tradi10 tional land-based economy of the region, the Herit11 age Corridor has— 

12 (A) developed agritourism and continuing 

13 education programs for the region; and 

14 (B) collected and analyzed data relating to 

15 the vision; 

16 (7) recreational tourism has been enhanced by 

17 the many trails, greenways, river access, and inter18 pretive projects in the Heritage Corridor; 

19 (8) each of the 35 municipal governments with20 in the Heritage Corridor has signed a voluntary and 

21 nonbinding community compact in which govern22 ments— 

23 (A) accept the goals and objectives of the 

24 management plan for the Heritage Corridor; 

25 and 


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1 (B) formalize the commitment of the gov2 ernments to balance conservation and growth 

3 and the collective vision of the governments for 

4 the watershed; 

5 (9) during the past 11 years the Heritage Cor6 ridor has consistently leveraged an average of $19 

7 for every Federal dollar invested in the Heritage 

8 Corridor; 

9 (10) the Heritage Corridor has adopted, and is 

10 implementing, a comprehensive plan, entitled ‘‘The 

11 Trail to 2015, A Sustainability Plan for The Last 

12 Green Valley’’, to become self-sufficient by the year 

13 2015; and 

14 (11) reauthorizing the Heritage Corridor would 

15 leverage significant multiyear commitments and en16 sure self-sufficiency by 2015 for the programs and 

17 projects that are fulfilling the mission of the Herit18 age Corridor. 

19 SEC. 3. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NA20 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

21 (a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 106(b) 

22 of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

23 Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Pub24 lic Law 103–449) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

25 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

2 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na3 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 

4 Public Law 103–449) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quinebaug and 

8 Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 

9 Amendments Act of 2007’’. 

10 SEC. 2. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NA11 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

12 (a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 106(b) of 

13 the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Herit14 age Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 

15 103–449) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

17 (b) EVALUATION; REPORT.—Section 106 of the 

18 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 

19 Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 103– 

20 449) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before 

23 the date on which authority for Federal funding ter24 minates for the Corridor, the Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom2 plishments of the Corridor; and 

3 ‘‘(B) prepare a report in accordance with 

4 paragraph (3). 

5 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted 

6 under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) assess the progress of the management 

8 entity with respect to— 

9 ‘‘(i) accomplishing the purposes of this 

10 title for the Corridor; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 

12 of the management plan for the Corridor; 

13 ‘‘(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 

14 private investments in the Corridor to determine 

15 the leverage and impact of the investments; and 

16 ‘‘(C) review the management structure, 

17 partnership relationships, and funding of the 

18 Corridor for purposes of identifying the critical 

19 components for sustainability of the Corridor. 

20 ‘‘(3) REPORT.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evalua22 tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the Sec23 retary shall prepare a report that includes rec24 ommendations for the future role of the National 


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1 Park Service, if any, with respect to the Cor2 ridor. 

3 ‘‘(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report 

4 prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends 

5 that Federal funding for the Corridor be reau6 thorized, the report shall include an analysis 

7 of— 

8 ‘‘(i) ways in which Federal funding for 

9 the Corridor may be reduced or eliminated; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the appropriate time period nec12 essary to achieve the recommended reduc13 tion or elimination. 

14 ‘‘(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com15 pletion of the report, the Secretary shall submit 

16 the report to— 

17 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Energy and 

18 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Natural Re20 sources of the House of Representatives.’’. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

22 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na23 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 

24 Public Law 103–449) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 


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Calendar No. 357 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1182 

[Report No. 110

–159] 

A BILL 

To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 

Act. Secretary of the Interior terminates under the modify the date on which the authority of the increase the authorization of appropriations and Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 

Reported with an amendment 


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