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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1483 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1483

 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
 extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2007

Mr. Regula (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ryan 
of Ohio, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Space, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
Mr. Boswell, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Latham, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, 
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. Wilson 
of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
 extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES.

    (a) In General.--Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in each of sections 107, 208, 310, 408, 507, 607, 707, 
        811, and 910, by striking ``September 30, 2012'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2027''; and
            (2) in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 409(a), 
        508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 812(a), and 909(c), by striking 
        ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (b) Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway.--Title VIII of Division 
II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4267, 114 Stat. 31) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Canal National Heritage Corridor'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``National Heritage Canalway'';
            (2) in section 803--
                    (A) by striking paragraph paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), 
                and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 
                respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``808'' and inserting 
                ``806''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``807(a)'' and inserting 
                ``805(a)'';
            (3) in the second sentence of section 804(b)(1), by 
        striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
            (4) by striking sections 805 and 806;
            (5) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, and 
        812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, and 810, respectively;
            (6) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (5)), by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
            (7) in section 806 (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Committee'' 
                and inserting ``Secretary'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``from 
                        the Committee''; and
                            (ii) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
                        (B), by striking ``Committee'' and inserting 
                        ``management entity'';
                    (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``807(d)(1)'' 
                and inserting ``805(d)(1)''; and
                    (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``807(d)(1)'' 
                and inserting ``805(d)(1)'';
            (8) in section 808 (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Committee 
                or''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c) in the matter before 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee'' and inserting 
                ``management entity''.
    (c) National Coal Heritage Area Amendments.--Title I of Division II 
of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended 
as follows:
            (1) In section 103(b)--
                    (A) by striking ``comprised of the counties'' and 
                inserting ``shall be comprised of the following:
            ``(1) The counties''; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 
                designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the 
                following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Lincoln County, West Virginia.
            ``(3) Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within Kanawha County, 
        West Virginia.''.
            (2) In section 104, by striking ``Governor'' and all that 
        follows through ``organizations'' and inserting ``National Coal 
        Heritage Area Authority, a public corporation and government 
        instrumentality established by the State of West Virginia, 
        pursuant to which the Secretary shall assist the National Coal 
        Heritage Area Authority''.
            (3) In section 105--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (5) of''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Resources 
                within Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek 
                and Cabin Creek within Kanawha County, West Virginia, 
                shall also be eligible for assistance as determined by 
                the National Coal Heritage Area Authority.''.
            (4) In section 106--
                    (A) by striking ``Governor'' and all that follows 
                through ``and Parks'' and inserting ``National Coal 
                Heritage Area Authority''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``State of 
                West Virginia'' and all that follows through 
                ``entities'' and inserting ``National Coal Heritage 
                Area Authority''.
    (d) Continuation of Agreement.--The contractual agreement entered 
into by the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of West Virginia 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of 
title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 shall be deemed as continuing in effect except that such 
agreement shall be between the Secretary and the National Coal Heritage 
Area Authority.
    (e) South Carolina Heritage Area Amendment.--Section 604(b)(2) of 
title VI of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
                    ``(O) Berkeley County.''.
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