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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 574 

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 

MARCH 9, 2005 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 

6 Amendments Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) thousands of individuals, hundreds of non4 profit organizations, businesses, and local and re5 gional organizations, 35 towns, and 2 States have 

6 worked to preserve and enhance the significant nat7 ural, historic, cultural, and scenic resources of the 

8 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

9 Heritage Corridor, an area which is commonly 

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

11 (2) the Green Valley Institute, a partnership 

12 between the University of Connecticut and the coop13 erative extension system of the University of Massa14 chusetts, has significantly improved the information 

15 base available to the primarily volunteer municipal 

16 officers that are responsible for making land use and 

17 natural resource conservation decisions with respect 

18 to The Last Green Valley; 

19 (3) during the 3 years preceding the date of en20 actment of this Act, the Green Valley Institute was 

21 recognized with a total of 8 State or national awards 

22 for public education; 

23 (4) significant historic structures have been 

24 identified and restored under the programs carried 

25 out in the Heritage Corridor; 
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1 (5) museums, attractions, landscapes, and busi2 nesses in the Heritage Corridor have been assembled 

3 into cohesive interpretive projects that tell the sto4 ries of The Last Green Valley for residents and 

5 tourists; 

6 (6) as part of the vision to sustain the tradi7 tional land-based economy of the region, the Herit8 age Corridor has— 

9 (A) developed agritourism and continuing 

10 education programs for the region; and 

11 (B) collected and analyzed data relating to 

12 the vision; 

13 (7) recreational tourism has been enhanced by 

14 the many trails, greenways, river access, and inter15 pretive projects in the Heritage Corridor; 

16 (8) 8 of the 35 municipal governments within 

17 the Heritage Corridor have signed a voluntary and 

18 nonbinding community compact in which govern19 ments— 

20 (A) accept the goals and objectives of the 

21 management plan for the Heritage Corridor; 

22 and 

23 (B) formalize the commitment of the gov24 ernments to balance conservation and growth 
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1 and the collective vision of the governments for 

2 the watershed; 

3 (9) during the past 10 years the Heritage Cor4 ridor has consistently leveraged an average of $16 

5 for every Federal dollar invested in the Heritage 

6 Corridor; and 

7 (10) reauthorizing the Heritage Corridor would 

8 leverage significant multiyear commitments towards 

9 self-sufficiency for the programs and projects that 

10 are fulfilling the mission of the Heritage Corridor. 

11 SEC. 3. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NA12 TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

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

14 of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

15 Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Pub16 lic Law 103–449) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

17 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

19 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na20 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 

21 Public Law 103–449) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

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