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Calendar No. 640 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2602 

[Report No. 113–300] 

To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area 

in the State of Washington. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 15, 2014 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 10, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National 

Heritage Area in the State of Washington. 

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 ‘‘Mountains to Sound 

5 Greenway National Heritage Area Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the Mountains to Sound Greenway— 

4 (A) is a nationally important historical 

5 transportation corridor in which native travel 

6 routes, pioneer wagon roads, transcontinental 

7 railroads, original State highways, and modern 

8 interstates are layered into a historical and cul9 tural mosaic that were important in opening the 

10 Northwest region of the United States to com11 merce, transport, settlement, and recreation; 

12 (B) remains a crucial transcontinental link 

13 within the United States; 

14 (C) has a unique and nationally important 

15 heritage of outdoor recreation and natural re16 source conservation; and 

17 (D) is a large, iconic, populated area of the 

18 United States, exemplified by— 

19 (i) hundreds of thousands of acres of 

20 forests and fields that are— 

21 (I) managed by the Federal Gov22 ernment and State, local, and tribal 

23 governments; and 

24 (II) in close proximity to a major 

25 metropolitan area; 


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1 (ii) an outstanding array of accessible 

2 natural land, which is highlighted by— 

3 (I) the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 

4 Area; 

5 (II) the forests of the Teanaway 

6 River basin; and 

7 (III) the towering Douglas firs of 

8 the Issaquah Alps; 

9 (iii) dynamic and engaging cultural 

10 opportunities, including hundreds of muse11 ums, environmental education centers, in12 terpretive trails, festivals, and community 

13 centers; 

14 (iv) vibrant cities, extensive outdoor 

15 recreation, and globally competitive busi16 nesses established and thriving in the area; 

17 and 

18 (v) strong local citizen involvement 

19 and collaboration; and 

20 (2) the community of Mountains to Sound 

21 Greenway has many great stories to share, including 

22 stories of— 

23 (A) Indian tribes from time immemorial; 

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1 continental railroads, and the present-day 

2 Mountains to Sound Greenway I–90 National 

3 Scenic Byway; 

4 (C) settlement and commerce in the North5 west, including the coal mining communities of 

6 Roslyn and Newcastle, the railroad communities 

7 of Cle Elum and South Cle Elum, the timber 

8 communities of Snoqualmie and North Bend, 

9 and the agricultural communities of Ellensburg 

10 and Carnation; 

11 (D) extensive rural working farms and for12 ests of the Snoqualmie and Yakima River val13 leys and the Cascade foothills; and 

14 (E) a strong interrelationship between 

15 built and natural environments that strengthens 

16 economies and communities. 

17 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

18 The purposes of this Act are— 

19 (1) to recognize the national importance of the 

20 natural, historical, and cultural legacies of the Her21 itage Area, as demonstrated in— 

22 (A) the study entitled ‘‘Mountains to 

23 Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Feasi24 bility Study’’ and dated April 2012; and 


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1 (B) the document entitled ‘‘National Herit2 age Area Feasibility Study Addendum’’ and 

3 dated March 2014; 

4 (2) to recognize the nationally important role of 

5 the Heritage Area as a historical transportation cor6 ridor that continues to link the Puget Sound region 

7 to the rest of the United States; 

8 (3) to recognize the national heritage of the 

9 timber and outdoor recreation industries that have 

10 developed from the transportation corridor; 

11 (4) to recognize the heritage of natural resource 

12 conservation in the Pacific Northwest and in the 

13 Mountains to Sound Greenway; 

14 (5) to conserve, enhance, and interpret the leg15 acy of natural resource conservation and community 

16 stewardship, which has been passed from generation 

17 to generation within the Heritage Area; 

18 (6) to promote heritage, cultural, and rec19 reational tourism; 

20 (7) to develop educational and cultural pro21 grams for visitors and the general public; 

22 (8) to recognize and interpret important events 

23 and geographic locations representing key develop24 ments in the establishment of the United States, 

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1 ries of diverse ethnic groups, including members of 

2 Indian tribes and others; 

3 (9) to enhance a cooperative management 

4 framework to assist the Federal Government, State, 

5 local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and 

6 citizens residing in the Heritage Area in conserving, 

7 supporting, managing, enhancing, and interpreting 

8 the significant historical, cultural, natural, and rec9 reational sites in the Heritage Area; 

10 (10) to recognize and interpret the relationship 

11 between land and people, which are broad ideals of 

12 the United States demonstrated through the integ13 rity of existing resources within the Heritage Area; 

14 and 

15 (11) to support working relationships between 

16 public land managers and the community by cre17 ating relevant linkages between the National Park 

18 Service, the Forest Service, other relevant Federal 

19 agencies, Indian tribes, State and local governments 

20 and agencies, and community stakeholders within 

21 and surrounding the Heritage Area, in order to con22 serve, enhance, and interpret cultural and natural 

23 resources within the Heritage Area. 

24 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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

2 Area’’ means the Mountains to Sound Greenway Na3 tional Heritage Area established by section 5(a). 

4 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 

5 ‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi6 nating entity for the Heritage Area designated by 

7 section 5(d). 

8 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage9 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

10 Heritage Area required under section 6. 

11 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘Mountains to Sound Greenway National Her13 itage Area’’, numbered 1, and dated January 31, 

14 2011. 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

18 of Washington. 

19 (7) TRIBAL.—The term ‘‘tribal’’ means each of 

20 the tribal government of the Snoqualmie, Yakama, 

21 Tulalip, Muckleshoot, and Colville Indian tribes. 


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1 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF THE MOUNTAINS TO SOUND 

2 GREENWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

4 State the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Herit5 age Area. 

6 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist 

7 of the approximately 1,550,000 acres of land and interests 

8 in land located in King and Kittitas counties in the State, 

9 as generally depicted on the map, including— 

10 (1) the land within the Yakima River Basin up11 stream of Manastash Creek in Kittitas county, in12 cluding the Manastash and Teanaway drainages and 

13 the cities of Ellensburg, Roslyn, Cle Elum and 

14 South Cle Elum; and 

15 (2) the land in the Snoqualmie River, Cedar 

16 River, and Lake Washington watersheds and the 

17 Puget Sound nearshore watersheds in the cities of 

18 Seattle, Shoreline, and 22 additional cities in King 

19 County. 

20 (c) MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for 

21 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

22 Park Service, the Forest Service, and the local coordi23 nating entity. 

24 (d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Mountains to Sound 

26 Greenway Trust, a nonprofit corporation recognized 


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1 by the Federal Government as being organized for 

2 charitable purposes in the State, is designated as the 

3 local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area— 

4 (A) to facilitate, in partnership with Fed5 eral, State, and local partners, the development 

6 of the management plan for the Heritage Area; 

7 and 

8 (B) to act as a catalyst for the implemen9 tation of projects and programs among diverse 

10 partners in the Heritage Area. 

11 (2) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the 

12 Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall— 

13 (A) prepare and submit a management 

14 plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary, in 

15 accordance with section 6; 

16 (B) facilitate and expedite the implementa17 tion of projects and programs among diverse 

18 partners in the Heritage Area; 

19 (C) encourage economic viability and sus20 tainability that is consistent with the purposes 

21 of the Heritage Area; 

22 (D) every 5 years after the date on which 

23 the Secretary has approved the management 

24 plan, submit to the Secretary a report that de25 scribes— 


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1 (i) the specific performance goals and 

2 accomplishments of the local coordinating 

3 entity; 

4 (ii) the expenses and income of the 

5 local coordinating entity; and 

6 (iii) significant grants or contracts 

7 made by the local coordinating entity to 

8 any other entities during the 5-year period; 

9 (E) make available for audit by the Sec10 retary for each fiscal year for which the local 

11 coordinating entity receives Federal funds 

12 under this Act— 

13 (i) information pertaining to the ex14 penditure of the Federal funds received 

15 under this Act; and 

16 (ii) any funds matched to Federal 

17 funds received under this Act; and 

18 (F) consult with the Forest Service, Na19 tional Park Service, the Governor of the State, 

20 and the Washington State Commissioner of 

21 Public Lands. 

22 (3) AUTHORITIES.—To further the purposes of 

23 the Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity 

24 may— 


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1 (A) make grants to political jurisdictions, 

2 nonprofit organizations, and other parties with3 in the Heritage Area; 

4 (B) enter into cooperative agreements 

5 with, or provide technical assistance to, political 

6 jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, Federal 

7 agencies, and other interested parties; 

8 (C) hire and compensate staff, including 

9 individuals with expertise in— 

10 (i) natural, historical, cultural, edu11 cational, scenic, and recreational resource 

12 conservation; 

13 (ii) economic and community develop14 ment; and 

15 (iii) heritage and interpretive plan16 ning; 

17 (D) obtain funds or services from any 

18 source, including Federal programs; 

19 (E) contract for goods or services; and 

20 (F) support activities that— 

21 (i) further the purposes of the Herit22 age Area; and 

23 (ii) are consistent with the approved 

24 management plan. 


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1 (4) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL

2 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not 

3 acquire land or interests in land through condemna4 tion. 

5 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

7 date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 

8 shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 

9 management plan for the Heritage Area. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 

11 (1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 

12 approach for the conservation, enhancement, man13 agement, and interpretation of the natural, cultural, 

14 historical, scenic, and recreational resources of the 

15 Heritage Area; 

16 (2) take into consideration plans of the Federal 

17 Government and State, tribal, and local govern18 ments; 

19 (3) include— 

20 (A) an inventory of the natural, historical, 

21 cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 

22 resources of the Heritage Area that relate to 

23 the national importance and themes of the Her24 itage Area that should be conserved and en25 hanced; 


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1 (B) a description of strategies and rec2 ommendations for the conservation, funding, 

3 management, and development of the Heritage 

4 Area; 

5 (C) a history of— 

6 (i) the Mountains to Sound Greenway; 

7 and 

8 (ii) the Mountains to Sound Greenway 

9 Trust, including the role of the Trust in 

10 encouraging stewardship of the Heritage 

11 Area by Federal, State, tribal, and local in12 stitutions and private organizations; 

13 (D) a description of actions Federal, State, 

14 tribal, local, and private partners have agreed 

15 to take to conserve, enhance, interpret, fund, 

16 manage, and develop the natural, historical, cul17 tural, educational, scenic, and recreational re18 sources of the Heritage Area; 

19 (E) a program of implementation for the 

20 management plan by the local coordinating en21 tity, including— 

22 (i) performance goals; and 

23 (ii) commitments for implementation 

24 made by partners; 


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1 (F) the identification of sources of funding 

2 and economic development strategies for car3 rying out the management plan; 

4 (G) an analysis of, and recommendations 

5 for, means by which Federal, State, and local 

6 programs may best be coordinated to carry out 

7 this Act; 

8 (H) an interpretive plan for the Heritage 

9 Area; 

10 (I) recommended policies and strategies for 

11 resource management, including the develop12 ment of intergovernmental and interagency 

13 agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 

14 manage, and otherwise provide for the enjoy15 ment and understanding of the natural, histor16 ical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec17 reational resources of the Heritage Area; 

18 (J) a definition of the roles of the National 

19 Park Service, the Forest Service, and other 

20 Federal agencies in the coordination of the Her21 itage Area and in otherwise furthering the pur22 poses of this Act; and 

23 (K) in consultation with the National Park 

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1 with other communities and interested parties 

2 the expertise of the coordinating entity in— 

3 (i) reconnecting the people of the 

4 United States, with a special emphasis on 

5 children, to the outdoors; 

6 (ii) promoting community-based recre7 ation and conservation; and 

8 (iii) advancing volunteer opportunities 

9 in conservation and outdoor recreation. 

10 (c) DEADLINE.—If the local coordinating entity does 

11 not submit a proposed management plan to the Secretary 

12 by the date that is 3 years after the date on which the 

13 local coordinating receives funding under this Act, the 

14 local coordinating entity shall be ineligible to receive addi15 tional funding under this Act until the date on which the 

16 Secretary receives and approves the management plan. 

17 (d) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

19 the date of receipt of the management plan, the Sec20 retary shall review and, in consultation with the Sec21 retary of Agriculture, approve or disapprove the 

22 management plan on the basis of the criteria estab23 lished under paragraph (2). 


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1 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 

2 whether to approve a management plan for a Herit3 age Area, the Secretary shall consider whether— 

4 (A) the local coordinating entity represents 

5 the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, in6 cluding Federal, State, tribal, and local govern7 ments, natural and historical resource protec8 tion organizations, educational institutions, 

9 businesses, recreational organizations, commu10 nity members, and private property owners; 

11 (B) the local coordinating entity— 

12 (i) has afforded adequate opportunity 

13 for the public and the involvement of the 

14 Federal Government and State, tribal, and 

15 local governments in the preparation of the 

16 management plan; and 

17 (ii) provides for at least annual public 

18 meetings to ensure adequate implementa19 tion of the management plan; 

20 (C) the resource conservation, enhance21 ment, interpretation, funding, and management 

22 strategies described in the management plan, if 

23 implemented, would adequately conserve, en24 hance, interpret, fund, manage, and otherwise 

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1 the natural, historical, cultural, educational, 

2 scenic, and recreational resources of the Herit3 age Area; 

4 (D) the management plan would not ad5 versely affect any activities on Federal land au6 thorized under public land laws or land use 

7 plans; 

8 (E) the local coordinating entity has dem9 onstrated the financial capability, in partner10 ship with others, to carry out the management 

11 plan; 

12 (F) the Secretary has received adequate 

13 assurances from the appropriate State, tribal, 

14 and local officials, the support of which is need15 ed to ensure the effective implementation of the 

16 State, tribal, and local elements of the manage17 ment plan; 

18 (G) the management plan demonstrates 

19 partnerships among the local coordinating enti20 ty, the Federal Government, State, tribal, and 

21 local governments, regional planning organiza22 tions, nonprofit organizations, and private sec23 tor parties for implementation of the manage24 ment plan; and 


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1 (H) the management plan is consistent 

2 with this Act. 

3 (e) DISAPPROVAL.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves 

5 the management plan, the Secretary shall— 

6 (A) advise the local coordinating entity in 

7 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 

8 (B) make recommendations to the local co9 ordinating entity for revisions to the manage10 ment plan. 

11 (2) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 

12 receiving a revised management plan under this sub13 section, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove 

14 the revised management plan. 

15 (f) AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the man17 agement plan that substantially alters the purposes 

18 of the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Sec19 retary and approved or disapproved in the same 

20 manner as the original management plan. 

21 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordinating 

22 entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this 

23 Act to implement an amendment to the management 

24 plan until the Secretary approves the amendment. 


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1 (g) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary and the Secretary 

2 of Agriculture may— 

3 (1) provide technical assistance under this Act 

4 for the implementation of the management plan; and 

5 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with the 

6 local coordinating entity, State and local agencies, 

7 and other interested parties to carry out this Act, in8 cluding cooperation and cost sharing, as appropriate, 

9 to provide more cost-effective and coordinated public 

10 land management. 

11 SEC. 7. EVALUATION; REPORTING. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 years after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta14 tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 

15 (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish16 ments of the Heritage Area, in accordance with sub17 section (b); and 

18 (2) prepare and submit a report, in accordance 

19 with subsection (c). 

20 (b) EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 

21 conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall— 

22 (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 

23 entity with respect to— 

24 (A) accomplishing the purposes of this Act; 

25 and 


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1 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of 

2 the approved management plan for the Heritage 

3 Area; 

4 (2) analyze the Federal, State, tribal, local, and 

5 private investments in the Heritage Area to deter6 mine the impact of the investments; and 

7 (3) review the management structure, partner8 ship relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area 

9 for purposes of identifying the critical components 

10 for sustainability of the Heritage Area. 

11 (c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 

12 under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

13 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

15 Resources of the Senate a report that— 

16 (1) shall include recommendations for the fu17 ture role of the National Park Service with respect 

18 to the Heritage Area; and 

19 (2) may include recommendations by the Sec20 retary of Agriculture for the future role of the For21 est Service with respect to the Heritage Area. 

22 SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au24 thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan25 cial assistance under any other law. 


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1 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the 

2 maximum extent practicable, any Federal agency planning 

3 to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Her4 itage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the ac5 tivities with the local coordinating entity. 

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

7 Act— 

8 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law (includ9 ing regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to 

10 manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 

11 Federal agency; 

12 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man13 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 

14 the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or 

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

16 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed17 eral agency. 

18 SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC19 TIONS. 

20 Nothing in this Act— 

21 (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 

22 (whether public or private), including the right of a 

23 property owner to refrain from participating in any 

24 plan, project, program, or activity conducted within 

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1 (2) requires any property owner— 

2 (A) to permit public access (including ac3 cess by Federal, State, tribal, or local agencies) 

4 to the property of the property owner; or 

5 (B) to modify public access or use of prop6 erty of the property owner under any other 

7 Federal, State, tribal, or local law; 

8 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 

9 approved land use plan, or other regulatory author10 ity (such as the authority to make safety improve11 ments or increase the capacity of existing roads or 

12 to construct new roads or associated developments) 

13 of any Federal, State, tribal, or local unit of govern14 ment or local agency; 

15 (4) conveys any land unit of government or 

16 agency use or other regulatory authority to any local 

17 coordinating entity, including development and man18 agement of energy, water, or water-related infra19 structure; 

20 (5) alters, modifies, diminishes, or extinguishes 

21 the treaty rights of any Indian tribe within the Her22 itage Area; 

23 (6) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap24 propriation of water or water rights; 


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1 (7) diminishes the authority of the State to 

2 manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

3 fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 

4 (8) creates any liability, or affects any liability 

5 under any other law, of any private property owner. 

6 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject 

8 to section 6(c) and subsection (b), there is authorized to 

9 be appropriated to carry out this Act $1,000,000 for each 

10 fiscal year, to remain available until expended. 

11 (b) LIMITATIONS ON TOTAL AMOUNTS APPRO12 PRIATED.—A total of not more than $15,000,000 may be 

13 appropriated to carry out this Act. 

14 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

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

16 total cost of the activities carried out under this Act 

17 shall be not more than 50 percent. 

18 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

19 share of the cost of activities carried out under this 

20 Act may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 

21 goods or services fairly valued. 

22 (d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER

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1 other laws for the purposes for which the funds were au2 thorized. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Heritage Area 

5 Authorization Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

8 of the Interior. 

9 SEC. 3. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA DESIGNATIONS. 

10 The following areas are designated as national herit11 age areas, to be administered in accordance with this Act: 

12 (1) APPALACHIAN FOREST NATIONAL HERITAGE

13 AREA, WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

15 Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in 

16 the States of West Virginia and Maryland, as de17 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Appalachian Forest 

18 National Heritage Area’’, numbered T07/80,000 

19 and dated October 2007, including— 

20 (i) Barbour, Braxton, Grant, 

21 Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, 

22 Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, 

23 Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, and 

24 Webster counties in West Virginia; and 


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1 (ii) Allegany and Garrett Counties in 

2 Maryland. 

3 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

4 Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., shall be 

5 the local coordinating entity for the national 

6 heritage area established under subparagraph 

7 (A). 

8 (2) MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL HERITAGE

9 AREA, WASHINGTON.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

11 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in 

12 the State of Washington, to include land in 

13 Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island, 

14 King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jeffer15 son, Clallam, Grays Harbor counties in the 

16 State, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

17 ‘‘Maritime Washington National Heritage Area 

18 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 584/125484 and 

19 dated August, 2014. 

20 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

21 Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory 

22 Council, operating under the Washington Trust 

23 for Historic Preservation, shall be the local co24 ordinating entity for the national heritage area 

25 established under subparagraph (A). 


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1 (3) MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAY NATIONAL

2 HERITAGE AREA, WASHINGTON.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

4 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Herit5 age Area in the State of Washington, to consist 

6 of land in King and Kittitas counties in the 

7 State, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Mountains to Sound Greenway National Herit9 age Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 584/ 

10 125,484 and dated January 31, 2011. 

11 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

12 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust shall be the 

13 local coordinating entity for the national herit14 age area established under subparagraph (A). 

15 (4) SUSQUEHANNA GATEWAY NATIONAL HERIT16 AGE AREA, PENNSYLVANIA.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

18 Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area 

19 in the State of Pennsylvania, to include Lan20 caster and York counties in the State. 

21 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

22 Susquehanna Heritage Corporation, a nonprofit 

23 organization established under the laws of the 

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1 the national heritage area established under sub2 paragraph (A). 

3 (5) SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NATIONAL

4 HERITAGE AREA, CALIFORNIA.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

6 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Herit7 age Area in the State of California, to consist of 

8 land in Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joa9 quin, Solano, and Yolo counties in the State, as 

10 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sac11 ramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage 

12 Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T27/ 

13 105,030 and dated October 2012. 

14 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

15 Delta Protection Commission shall be the local 

16 coordinating entity for the national heritage 

17 area established under subparagraph (A). 

18 (6) ALABAMA BLACK BELT NATIONAL HERITAGE

19 AREA, ALABAMA.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

21 Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in 

22 the State of Alabama, to include Bibb, Bullock, 

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1 roe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Wash2 ington and Wilcox counties in the State. 

3 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

4 Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the 

5 University of West Alabama shall be the local co6 ordinating entity for the national heritage area 

7 established under subparagraph (A). 

8 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

9 (a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 

10 management plan for each of the national heritage areas 

11 designated by section 3, the Secretary, acting through the 

12 local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available 

13 under section 9— 

14 (1) to make grants to the State or a political 

15 subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

16 other persons; 

17 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

18 provide technical assistance to, the State or a polit19 ical subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, 

20 and other interested parties; 

21 (3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in22 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 

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1 (4) to obtain money or services from any source 

2 including any money or services that are provided 

3 under any other Federal law or program; 

4 (5) to contract for goods or services; and 

5 (6) to undertake to be a catalyst for any other 

6 activity that furthers the national heritage area and 

7 is consistent with the approved management plan. 

8 (b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity for each 

9 of the national heritage areas designated by section 3 

10 shall— 

11 (1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 

12 submit a management plan for the national heritage 

13 area to the Secretary; 

14 (2) assist units of local government, regional 

15 planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 

16 in carrying out the approved management plan by— 

17 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

18 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

19 resource values in the national heritage area; 

20 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre21 tive exhibits and programs in the national herit22 age area; 

23 (C) developing recreational and educational 

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1 (D) increasing public awareness of, and ap2 preciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 

3 cultural resources of the national heritage area; 

4 (E) protecting and restoring historic sites 

5 and buildings in the national heritage area that 

6 are consistent with national heritage area 

7 themes; 

8 (F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap9 propriate signs identifying points of public ac10 cess and sites of interest are posted throughout 

11 the national heritage area; and 

12 (G) promoting a wide range of partnerships 

13 among governments, organizations, and individ14 uals to further the national heritage area; 

15 (3) consider the interests of diverse units of gov16 ernment, businesses, organizations, and individuals 

17 in the national heritage area in the preparation and 

18 implementation of the management plan; 

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

20 semiannually regarding the development and imple21 mentation of the management plan; 

22 (5) for any year that Federal funds have been re23 ceived under this section— 

24 (A) submit to the Secretary an annual re25 port that describes the activities, expenses, and 


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1 income of the local coordinating entity (includ2 ing grants to any other entities during the year 

3 that the report is made); 

4 (B) make available to the Secretary for 

5 audit all records relating to the expenditure of 

6 the funds and any matching funds; and 

7 (C) require, with respect to all agreements 

8 authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 

9 other organizations, that the organizations re10 ceiving the funds make available to the Secretary 

11 for audit all records concerning the expenditure 

12 of the funds; and 

13 (6) encourage by appropriate means economic 

14 viability that is consistent with the national heritage 

15 area. 

16 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

17 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 

18 Federal funds made available under section 9 to acquire 

19 real property or any interest in real property. 

20 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

22 date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 

23 for each of the national heritage areas designated by section 

24 3 shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 

25 management plan for the national heritage area. 


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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 

2 (1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 

3 approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter4 pretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, and 

5 recreational resources of the national heritage area; 

6 (2) take into consideration State and local plans; 

7 (3) include— 

8 (A) an inventory of— 

9 (i) the resources located in the national 

10 heritage area; and 

11 (ii) any other property in the national 

12 heritage area that— 

13 (I) is related to the themes of the 

14 national heritage area; and 

15 (II) should be preserved, restored, 

16 managed, or maintained because of the 

17 significance of the property; 

18 (B) comprehensive policies, strategies and 

19 recommendations for conservation, funding, 

20 management, and development of the national 

21 heritage area; 

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1 ical and cultural resources of the national herit2 age area; 

3 (D) a program of implementation for the 

4 management plan by the local coordinating enti5 ty that includes a description of— 

6 (i) actions to facilitate ongoing collabo7 ration among partners to promote plans for 

8 resource protection, restoration, and con9 struction; and 

10 (ii) specific commitments for imple11 mentation that have been made by the local 

12 coordinating entity or any government, or13 ganization, or individual for the first 5 

14 years of operation; 

15 (E) the identification of sources of funding 

16 for carrying out the management plan; 

17 (F) analysis and recommendations for 

18 means by which Federal, State, and local pro19 grams, including the role of the National Park 

20 Service in the national heritage area, may best 

21 be coordinated to carry out this section; and 

22 (G) an interpretive plan for the national 

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1 plication of appropriate land and water management 

2 techniques, including the development of intergovern3 mental and interagency cooperative agreements to 

4 protect the natural, historical, cultural, educational, 

5 scenic, and recreational resources of the national her6 itage area. 

7 (c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 

8 not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi10 nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund11 ing under this Act until the date on which the Secretary 

12 receives and approves the management plan. 

13 (d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

14 PLAN.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of receipt of the management plan under sub17 section (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the 

18 State, shall approve or disapprove the management 

19 plan. 

20 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 

21 whether to approve the management plan, the Sec22 retary shall consider whether— 

23 (A) the local coordinating entity is rep24 resentative of the diverse interests of the national 

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1 and historic resource protection organizations, 

2 educational institutions, businesses, and rec3 reational organizations; 

4 (B) the local coordinating entity has af5 forded adequate opportunity, including public 

6 hearings, for public and governmental involve7 ment in the preparation of the management 

8 plan; and 

9 (C) the resource protection and interpreta10 tion strategies contained in the management 

11 plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 

12 the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 

13 the national heritage area. 

14 (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 

15 Secretary disapproves the management plan under 

16 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) advise the local coordinating entity in 

18 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 

19 (B) make recommendations for revisions to 

20 the management plan; and 

21 (C) not later than 180 days after the receipt 

22 of any proposed revision of the management 

23 plan from the local coordinating entity, approve 

24 or disapprove the proposed revision. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap2 prove or disapprove each amendment to the 

3 management plan that the Secretary determines 

4 make a substantial change to the management 

5 plan. 

6 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—The local coordi7 nating entity shall not use Federal funds author8 ized by this section to carry out any amend9 ments to the management plan until the Sec10 retary has approved the amendments. 

11 SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au13 thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 

14 assistance under any other law. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head of 

16 any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may 

17 have an impact on a national heritage area designated by 

18 section 3 is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activi19 ties with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity 

20 to the maximum extent practicable. 

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

22 Act— 

23 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu24 lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed25 eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 


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1 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man2 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 

3 the boundaries of a national heritage area designated 

4 by section 3; or 

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

6 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed7 eral agency. 

8 SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC9 TIONS. 

10 Nothing in this Act— 

11 (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 

12 (whether public or private), including the right to re13 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro14 gram, or activity conducted within a national herit15 age area designated by section 3; 

16 (2) requires any property owner— 

17 (A) to permit public access (including ac18 cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 

19 property of the property owner; or 

20 (B) to modify public access or use of prop21 erty of the property owner under any other Fed22 eral, State, or local law; 

23 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 

24 approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority 

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1 (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory au2 thority to the local coordinating entity; 

3 (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap4 propriation of water or water rights; 

5 (6) diminishes the authority of the State to man6 age fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fish7 ing and hunting within a national heritage area des8 ignated by section 3; or 

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

10 under any other law, of any private property owner 

11 with respect to any person injured on the private 

12 property. 

13 SEC. 8. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—For each of the national heritage 

15 areas designated by section 3, not later than 3 years before 

16 the date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 

17 for each national heritage area, the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish19 ments of the national heritage area; and 

20 (2) prepare a report in accordance with sub21 section (c). 

22 (b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 

23 subsection (a)(1) shall— 

24 (1) assess the progress of the local management 

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1 (A) accomplishing the purposes of the au2 thorizing legislation for the national heritage 

3 area; and 

4 (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 

5 approved management plan for the national her6 itage area; 

7 (2) analyze the investments of Federal, State, 

8 tribal, and local government and private entities in 

9 each national heritage area to determine the impact 

10 of the investments; and 

11 (3) review the management structure, partner12 ship relationships, and funding of the national herit13 age area for purposes of identifying the critical com14 ponents for sustainability of the national heritage 

15 area. 

16 (c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 

17 under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

19 and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

20 Representatives a report that includes recommendations for 

21 the future role of the National Park Service with respect 

22 to the national heritage area. 

23 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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1 tion 3 to carry out the purposes of this Act $10,000,000, 

2 of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available 

3 in any fiscal year. 

4 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 

5 subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 

6 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

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

8 cost of any activity under this Act shall be not more 

9 than 50 percent. 

10 (2) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution of the 

11 total cost of any activity under this Act may be in 

12 the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services 

13 fairly valued. 

14 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 

15 the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act (other 

16 than sections 10 and 11) terminates on the date that is 15 

17 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AU19 THORITIES. 

20 (a) Section 12 of Public Law 100–692 (16 U.S.C. 461 

21 note; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3258; 123 Stat. 1292; 127 

22 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2030’’. 

3 (b) Division II of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 461 

4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears 

5 in the following sections and inserting ‘‘2030’’: 

6 (1) Section 107 (110 Stat. 4244; 127 Stat. 420; 

7 128 Stat. 314). 

8 (2) Section 408 (110 Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 

9 128 Stat. 314). 

10 (3) Section 507 (110 Stat. 4260; 127 Stat. 420; 

11 128 Stat. 314). 

12 (4) Section 707 (110 Stat. 4267; 127 Stat. 420; 

13 128 Stat. 314). 

14 (5) Section 809 (110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826; 

15 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314). 

16 (6) Section 910 (110 Stat. 4281; 127 Stat. 420; 

17 128 Stat. 314). 

18 (c) Section 109 of Public Law 105–355 (16 U.S.C. 461 

19 note; 112 Stat. 3252) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

20 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 

21 (d) Public Law 106–278 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in section 108 (114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 

24 128 Stat. 314), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

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1 (2) in section 209 (114 Stat. 824), by striking 

2 ‘‘the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment 

3 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 

4 (e) Section 157(i) of Public Law 106-291 (16 U.S.C. 

5 461 note; 114 Stat. 967) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

7 (f) Section 7 of Public Law 106–319 (16 U.S.C. 461 

8 note; 114 Stat. 1284) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

10 (g) Section 804(j) of title VIII of division B of H.R. 

11 5666 (Appendix D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) 

12 of Public Law 106–554 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 114 Stat. 

13 2763, 2763A-295; 123 Stat. 1294) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘the day occurring 15 years after the date of enactment of 

15 this title’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 

16 SEC. 11. JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NA17 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS. 

18 Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 100 Stat. 

19 3625) is amended— 

20 (1) in the first sentence of section 2 (110 Stat. 

21 4202), by striking ‘‘the map entitled ‘Blackstone 

22 River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary 

23 Map’, numbered BRV–80–80,011, and dated May 2, 

24 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled ‘John H. 

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1 Corridor—Proposed Boundary’, numbered 022/ 

2 111530, and dated November 10, 2011’’; 

3 (2) in section 7 (120 Stat. 1858, 125 Stat. 

4 155)— 

5 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION’’ and in7 serting ‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION; 

8 DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COORDINATING

9 ENTITY’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘The Commission’’ and in11 serting the following: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Blackstone River Val16 ley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., shall be the 

17 local coordinating entity for the Corridor (referred to 

18 in this section as the ‘local coordinating entity’). 

19 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

20 The local coordinating entity shall assume the duties 

21 of the Commission for the implementation of the Cul22 tural Heritage and Land Management Plan developed 

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1 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—For the purposes of carrying 

2 out the management plan, the local coordinating entity 

3 may use amounts made available under this Act— 

4 ‘‘(1) to make grants to the States of Massachu5 setts and Rhode Island (referred to in this section as 

6 the ‘States’), political subdivisions of the States, non7 profit organizations, and other persons; 

8 ‘‘(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or 

9 provide technical assistance to the States, political 

10 subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, 

11 Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 

12 ‘‘(3) to hire and compensate staff, including in13 dividuals with expertise in— 

14 ‘‘(A) natural, historical, cultural, edu15 cational, scenic, and recreational resource con16 servation; 

17 ‘‘(B) economic and community development; 

18 or 

19 ‘‘(C) heritage planning; 

20 ‘‘(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, 

21 including funds and services provided under any 

22 other Federal law or program; 

23 ‘‘(5) to contract for goods or services; and 

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1 ridor and are consistent with the approved manage2 ment plan.’’; 

3 (3) in section 8 (120 Stat. 1858)— 

4 (A) in subsection (b)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

8 (ii) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Notwith10 standing chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, 

11 the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 

12 with the local coordinating entity designated by para13 graph (1) and other public or private entities for the 

14 purpose of— 

15 ‘‘(A) providing technical assistance; or 

16 ‘‘(B) implementing the plan under section 

17 6(c).’’; and 

18 (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(d) TRANSITION MEMORANDUM OF UNDER21 STANDING.—The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum 

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1 ‘‘(1) the appropriate transition of management 

2 of the Corridor from the Commission to the local co3 ordinating entity; and 

4 ‘‘(2) coordination regarding the implementation 

5 of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management 

6 Plan.’’; 

7 (4) in section 10 (104 Stat. 1018, 120 Stat. 

8 1858)— 

9 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in which 

10 the Commission is in existence’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘until September 30, 2016’’; and 

12 (B) by striking subsection (c); and 

13 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 11. REFERENCES TO THE CORRIDOR, INC. 

15 ‘‘For purposes of sections 6, 8 (other than section 

16 8(d)(1)), 9, and 10, a reference to the ‘Commission’ shall 

17 be considered to be a reference to the local coordinating enti18 ty.’’. 

19 SEC. 12. REDESIGNATION OF THE LAST GREEN VALLEY NA20 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Quinebaug and Shetucket Riv22 ers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 

23 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 103–449) is amended— 

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1 (A) in the heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS

3 VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘LAST GREEN VALLEY NA5 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 

7 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

8 Heritage Corridor’’ and inserting ‘‘The Last 

9 Green Valley National Heritage Corridor’’; and 

10 (2) in section 108(2), by striking ‘‘the Quinebaug 

11 and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Cor12 ridor under’’ and inserting ‘‘The Last Green Valley 

13 National Heritage Corridor established by’’. 

14 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu15 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

16 States to the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na17 tional Heritage Corridor shall be deemed to be a reference 

18 to the ‘‘The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor’’. 


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Calendar No. 640 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2602 

[Report No. 113–300] 

A BILL 

To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway 

National Heritage Area in the State of Washington. 

DECEMBER 10, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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