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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 973 

To establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 28, 2005 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. OBAMA) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Resources 

A BILL

To establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, 

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 ‘‘Abraham Lincoln National 

5 Heritage Area Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Heritage Area is a cohesive assemblage 

9 of natural, historic, cultural, or recreational re10 sources that— 
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1 (A) together represent distinctive aspects 

2 of American heritage worthy of recognition, 

3 conservation, interpretation, and continuing 

4 use; and 

5 (B) are best managed through partner6 ships between private and public entities. 

7 (2) The Heritage Area reflects traditions, cus8 toms, beliefs, or folklife, or some combination there9 of, that are a valuable part of the heritage of the 

10 United States. 

11 (3) The Heritage Area provides outstanding op12 portunities to conserve natural, cultural, or historic 

13 features, or a combination thereof. 

14 (4) The Heritage Area provides outstanding 

15 recreational and interpretive opportunities. 

16 (5) The Heritage Area has an identifiable 

17 theme and resources important to the theme retain 

18 integrity capable of supporting interpretation. 

19 (6) Residents, nonprofit organizations, other 

20 private entities, and units of government throughout 

21 the Heritage Area demonstrate support for designa22 tion of the Heritage Area as a national heritage area 

23 and for management of the Heritage Area as appro24 priate for such designation. 
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1 (7) As our Nation enters the 21st Century, 

2 there is a compelling need to educate and cultivate 

3 among our citizens, particularly youth, an under4 standing appreciation for, and a renewed commit5 ment to integrity, courage, self-initiative, and prin6 cipled leadership in public and private life. 

7 (8) Few individuals in our Nation’s history have 

8 as broadly exemplified such qualities as Abraham 

9 Lincoln, and few have so profoundly influenced 

10 United States history and the Character of our Na11 tion as has our 16th president. 

12 (9) The story and example of Lincoln’s life-his 

13 inspiring rise from humble origins to the highest of14 fice in the land, and his decisive leadership through 

15 the most harrowing and dangerous time in our Na16 tion’s history, continues to bring hope and inspira17 tion to millions in our country and around the world. 

18 (10) The great issues of Lincoln’s time, na19 tional unity, equality and race relations, the capacity 

20 for democratic government and ideals to address 

21 these and related issues, continue to this day to de22 fine the challenges facing our Nation. The ideals 

23 Lincoln espoused and the sentiments he expressed in 

24 keeping our Nation together are as relevant today as 

25 they were in his troubled time. 
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1 (11) Illinois is known throughout the world as 

2 the land of Abraham Lincoln. Unquestionably, the 

3 physical, social, and cultural landscape of Illinois 

4 helped mold Lincoln’s character. ‘‘Here I have lived 

5 a quarter of a century, and have passed from a 

6 young to an old man,’’ Lincoln remarked on leaving. 

7 ‘‘To this place and the kindness of these people I 

8 owe everything’’. 

9 (12) Lincoln, in turn, left his own traces across 

10 the Illinois landscape. They remain today in the 

11 form of stories, folklore, artifacts, buildings, 

12 streetscapes, and landscapes. Though scattered geo13 graphically and in varying states of development and 

14 interpretation, together they bring an immediacy 

15 and tangible quality to the powerful Lincoln legacy. 

16 Individually and collectively, they constitute an im17 portant national cultural and historic resource. 

18 (13) In particular the stories and cultural re19 sources of the region’s Lincoln legacy— 

20 (A) reflect the values and attitudes, the ob21 stacles and ingenuity, the failures and accom22 plishments, the human frailties and strength of 

23 character of the men and women who made up 

24 the diverse people of Lincoln’s generation of 

25 Americans, including upland Southerners and 
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1 Northeastern Yankees, Anglo-settlers and 

2 American Indians, ‘‘free’’ blacks, abolitionists, 

3 and their critics; 

4 (B) reflect the material culture and rel5 ative levels of technical sophistication in the 

6 United States in Lincoln’s time; 

7 (C) recreate the physical environment, re8 vealing its impact on agriculture, transpor9 tation, trade, business, and social and cultural 

10 patterns in urban and rural settings; and 

11 (D) interpret the effect of the era’s demo12 cratic ethos on the development of our Nation’s 

13 legal and political institutions and distinctive 

14 political culture. 

15 (14) Three previous studies—‘‘Abraham Lin16 coln Research and Interpretive Center Suitability/

17 Feasibility Study’’ by the National Park Service 

18 (1991), ‘‘Looking for Lincoln Illinois Heritage Tour19 ism Project’’ commissioned by the State of Illinois 

20 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs in 

21 cooperation with the Illinois Historic Preservation 

22 Agency (1998), and the ‘‘Feasibility Study for the 

23 Proposed Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area’’ 

24 revised in 2003, help document a sufficient assem25 blage of nationally distinctive historical resources to 
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1 demonstrate the feasibility and need to establish the 

2 Heritage Area. 

3 (15) The National Park Service operates and 

4 maintains the Lincoln Home National Historic Site 

5 in Springfield, Illinois, and is responsible for advo6 cating the protection and interpretation of the Na7 tion’s cultural and historic resources and encour8 aging the development of interpretive context for 

9 these resources through appropriate planning and 

10 preservation. 

11 (16) The Heritage Area can strengthen, com12 plement, and support the Lincoln Home National 

13 Historic Site through the interpretation and con14 servation of the associated living landscapes outside 

15 of the boundaries of this historic site. 

16 (17) There is a Federal interest in supporting 

17 the development of a regional framework and con18 text to partner with and assist the National Park 

19 Service, the State of Illinois, local organizations and 

20 governments, and private citizens to conserve, pro21 tect, and bring recognition to the resources of the 

22 Heritage Area for the educational and recreational 

23 benefit of this and future generations. 

24 (18) Communities throughout this region know 

25 the value of their Lincoln legacy, but need to expand 
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1 upon an existing cooperative framework and tech2 nical assistance to achieve important goals by work3 ing together. 

4 (19) The State of Illinois, Department of Com5 merce and Economic Opportunity, and Bureau of 

6 Tourism officially designated ‘‘Looking for Lincoln’’ 

7 as a State Heritage Tourism Area and has identified 

8 the story of Lincoln as a key destination driver for 

9 the State. 

10 (20) Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, 

11 the management entity for the Heritage Area, is a 

12 non-profit corporation created for the purposes of 

13 preserving, interpreting, developing, promoting, and 

14 making available to the public the story and re15 sources related to the story of Abraham Lincoln’s 

16 adult life in Illinois and contributions to society and 

17 would be an appropriate entity to oversee the devel18 opment of the Heritage Area. 

19 (21) Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition 

20 has completed a business plan that— 

21 (A) describes in detail the role, operation, 

22 financing, and functions of Looking For Lin23 coln Heritage Coalition, as the management en24 tity; and 
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1 (B) provides adequate assurances that 

2 Looking For Lincoln Heritage Coalition is like3 ly to have the financial resources necessary to 

4 implement the management plan for the Herit5 age Area, including resources to meet matching 

6 requirement for grants. 

7 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

8 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

9 apply: 

10 (1) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man11 agement entity’’ means, Looking for Lincoln Herit12 age Coalition, an entity recognized by the Secretary, 

13 in consultation with the chief executive officer of the 

14 State of Illinois, that agrees to perform the duties 

15 of a local coordinating entity under this Act. 

16 (2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

17 Area’’ means the Abraham Lincoln National Herit18 age Area established by section 4. 

19 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (4) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

22 ‘‘unit of local government’’ means the government of 

23 a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an In24 dian tribe. 
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1 SEC. 4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

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

3 State of Illinois the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

4 Area’’. 

5 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall include 

6 the following: 

7 (1) A core area located in Central Illinois, con8 sisting of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Cham9 paign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Dewitt, 

10 Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, 

11 Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Logan, McLean, 

12 McDonough, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Mason, 

13 Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, 

14 Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, 

15 Tazwell, Vermillion, Warren and Woodford Counties. 

16 (2) The following sites: 

17 (A) Lincoln Home National Historic Site. 

18 (B) Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. 

19 (C) Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic 

20 Site. 

21 (D) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 

22 & Museum. 

23 (E) Thomas and Sara Bush Lincoln Log 

24 Cabin and Living History Farm State Historic 

25 Site. 
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1 (F) Mt. Pulaski, Postville State Historic 

2 Sites and Metamora Courthouse. 

3 (G) Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State 

4 Historic Site. 

5 (H) David Davis Mansion State Historic 

6 Site. 

7 (I) Vandalia Statehouse State Historic 

8 Site. 

9 (J) Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum. 

10 (K) Macon County Log Court House. 

11 (L) Richard J. Oglesby Mansion. 

12 (M) Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memo13 rial. 

14 (N) Governor John Wood Mansion. 

15 (O) Beardstown Courthouse. 

16 (P) Old Main at Knox College. 

17 (Q) Carl Sandburg Home State Historic 

18 Site. 

19 (R) Bryant Cottage State Historic Site. 

20 (S) Dr. William Fithian Home. 

21 (T) Vermillion County Museum. 

22 (3) Sites, buildings, and districts within the 

23 core area recommended in the management plan. 

24 (c) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall be in25 cluded in the management plan. The map shall be on file 
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1 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, 

2 Department of the Interior. 

3 (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 

4 for the Heritage Area shall be Looking for Lincoln Herit5 age Coalition. 

6 SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE 

7 MANAGEMENT ENTITY. 

8 (a) AUTHORITIES.—The management entity may, for 

9 purposes of preparing and implementing the management 

10 plan, use funds made available under this Act to— 

11 (1) prepare a management plan for the Herit12 age Area, which shall be complete not later than 3 

13 years after funds are first made available for this 

14 Act; 

15 (2) prepare reports, studies, interpretive exhib16 its and programs, historic preservation projects, and 

17 other activities recommended in the management 

18 plan for the Heritage Area; 

19 (3) pay for operational expenses of the manage20 ment entity incurred within the first 10 fiscal years 

21 beginning after the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act; 

23 (4) make grants or loans to the State of Illinois 

24 and its political subdivisions, nonprofit organiza25 tions, and other persons; 
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1 (5) enter into cooperative agreements with the 

2 State of Illinois, its political subdivisions, nonprofit 

3 organizations, and other organizations; 

4 (6) hire and compensate staff; 

5 (7) obtain money from any source under any 

6 program or law requiring the recipient of such 

7 money to make a contribution in order to receive 

8 such money; and 

9 (8) contract for goods and services. 

10 (b) DUTIES.—In addition to developing the manage11 ment plan, the management entity shall— 

12 (1) give priority to the implementation of ac13 tions, goals, and strategies set forth in the manage14 ment plan, including assisting units of government 

15 and other persons in— 

16 (A) carrying out the programs that recog17 nize and protect important resource values in 

18 the Heritage Area; 

19 (B) encouraging economic viability in the 

20 Heritage Area in accordance with the goals of 

21 the management plan; 

22 (C) establishing and maintaining interpre23 tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; 
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1 (D) developing heritage-based recreational 

2 and educational opportunities for residents and 

3 visitors in the Heritage Area; 

4 (E) increasing public awareness of and ap5 preciation for the cultural, historical, and nat6 ural resources of the Heritage Area; 

7 (F) restoring historic buildings that are 

8 both— 

9 (i) located in the Heritage Area; and 

10 (ii) related to the themes of the Herit11 age Area; and 

12 (G) installing throughout the Heritage 

13 Area clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 

14 identifying public access points and sites of in15 terest; 

16 (2) prepare and implement the management 

17 plan while considering the interests of diverse units 

18 of government, businesses, private property owners, 

19 and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; 

20 (3) conduct public meetings at least quarterly 

21 regarding the development and implementation of 

22 the management plan; and 

23 (4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 

24 are received under this Act— 
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1 (A) submit to the Secretary a report that 

2 describes, for that fiscal year— 

3 (i) the accomplishments of the man4 agement entity; 

5 (ii) the expenses and income of the 

6 management entity; and 

7 (iii) each entity to which a grant was 

8 made; 

9 (B) make available for audit by Congress, 

10 the Secretary, and appropriate units of govern11 ment, all records pertaining to the expenditure 

12 of the funds and any matching funds; and 

13 (C) require, for all agreements authorizing 

14 expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, 

15 that the receiving entity make available for 

16 audit all records pertaining to the expenditure 

17 of the funds. 

18 (c) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP19 ERTY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

21 shall not use Federal funds received under this Act 

22 to acquire real property or any interest in real prop23 erty. 

24 (2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this Act pre25 cludes the management entity from using Federal 
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1 funds from other sources for authorized purposes in2 cluding acquisition of real property or any interest 

3 in real property. 

4 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the management 

6 plan, the management entity shall perform the following 

7 duties: 

8 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Prepare and submit 

9 to the Secretary a management plan reviewed by 

10 participating units of government within the bound11 aries of the Heritage Area. 

12 (2) COLLABORATION.—Collaborate with and 

13 consider the interests of diverse units of government, 

14 businesses, tourism officials, private property own15 ers, and nonprofit groups within the the Heritage 

16 Area in developing and implementing the manage17 ment plan. 

18 (3) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—Ensure regular 

19 public involvement, including public meetings at 

20 least annually, regarding the implementation of the 

21 management plan for the Heritage Area. 

22 (4) RECORDS FOR AUDITS.—Make available to 

23 the Secretary for audit, for any year in which Fed24 eral funds have been received under this Act, all 

25 records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds 
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1 and any matching funds, and require, for all agree2 ments authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 

3 other organizations, that the receiving organizations 

4 make available to the Secretary for audit all records 

5 pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. 

6 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan for 

7 the Heritage Area shall— 

8 (1) present a comprehensive program for the 

9 conservation, interpretation, funding, management, 

10 and development of the Heritage Area and of the 

11 historical, cultural, and natural resources and the 

12 recreational and educational opportunities of the 

13 Heritage Area, in a manner consistent with the ex14 isting local, State, and Federal land use laws and 

15 compatible economic viability of the Heritage Area; 

16 (2) be prepared and implemented in a manner 

17 that involves residents, public agencies, and private 

18 organizations working in the Heritage Area; 

19 (3) specify and coordinate, as of the date of the 

20 management plan, existing and potential sources of 

21 technical and financial assistance under this and 

22 other Federal laws to protect, manage, and develop 

23 the Heritage Area; and 

24 (4) include— 
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1 (A) actions to be undertaken by units of 

2 government and private organizations to pro3 tect, conserve, and interpret the resources of 

4 the Heritage Area; 

5 (B) an inventory of the resources con6 tained in the Heritage Area, including a list of 

7 any property in the Heritage Area that is re8 lated to the themes of the Heritage Area and 

9 that is found to merit preservation, restoration, 

10 management, development, or maintenance be11 cause of its natural, cultural, historical, or rec12 reational significance; 

13 (C) policies for resource management with 

14 appropriate land and water management tech15 niques, including the development of intergov16 ernmental cooperative agreements, private sec17 tor agreements, or any combination thereof, to 

18 protect the historical, cultural, recreational, and 

19 natural resources of the Heritage Area in a 

20 manner consistent with supporting appropriate 

21 and compatible economic viability; 

22 (D) a program for implementation of the 

23 management plan by the designated manage24 ment entity, in cooperation with its partners 

25 and units of government; 
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1 (E) evidence that relevant State, county, 

2 and local plans applicable to the Heritage Area 

3 have been taken into consideration; 

4 (F) an analysis of ways in which local, 

5 State, and Federal programs may best be co6 ordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; 

7 and 

8 (G) a business plan that— 

9 (i) describes in detail the role, oper10 ation, financing, and functions of the local 

11 coordinating entity and of each activity in12 cluded in the recommendations contained 

13 in the management plan; and 

14 (ii) provides, to the satisfaction of the 

15 Secretary, adequate assurances that the 

16 management entity is likely to have the fi17 nancial resources necessary to implement 

18 the management plan, including resources 

19 to meet matching requirement for grants 

20 awarded under this Act. 

21 (c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The management entity shall 

22 place a notice of each of its public meetings in a newspaper 

23 of general circulation in the Heritage Area and shall make 

24 the minutes of the meeting available to the public. 
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1 (d) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a pro2 posed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 

3 within 3 years the funds are first made available for this 

4 Act, the management entity shall be ineligible to receive 

5 additional funding under this Act until the date on which 

6 the Secretary receives the proposed management plan. 

7 (e) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT

8 PLAN.—The Secretary , in consultation with the Governor 

9 of the State of Illinois or his appointed agency representa10 tive, shall approve or disapprove the proposed manage11 ment plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 days 

12 after receiving the proposed management plan. 

13 (f) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec14 retary disapproves a proposed management plan, the Sec15 retary shall advise the management entity, in writing, of 

16 the reasons for the disapproval and make recommenda17 tions for revisions to the proposed management plan. The 

18 Secretary shall approve or disapprove a revised proposed 

19 management plan not later than 90 days after it is sub20 mitted. 

21 (g) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary 

22 shall review and approve or disapprove substantial amend23 ments to the management plan. Funds appropriated under 

24 this Act may not be expended to implement any changes 
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1 made by an amendment to the management plan until the 

2 Secretary approves the amendment. 

3 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER 

4 FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

5 (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the man7 agement entity, the Secretary may provide technical 

8 and financial assistance for the development and im9 plementation of the management plan. 

10 (2) PRIORITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—In providing 

11 assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

12 give priority to actions that assist in— 

13 (A) conserving the significant cultural, his14 toric, and natural resources of the Heritage 

15 Area; and 

16 (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 

17 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

18 purposes of the Heritage Area. 

19 (3) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERAL PROPERTY.—

20 The management entity may expend Federal funds 

21 made available under this Act on non-Federally 

22 owned property that is— 

23 (A) identified in the management plan; or 

24 (B) listed or eligible for listing on the Na25 tional Register of Historic Places. 
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1 (4) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

2 enter into cooperative agreements with public and 

3 private organizations to carry out this subsection. 

4 (b) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any Federal enti5 ty conducting or supporting an activity that directly af6 fects the Heritage Area shall— 

7 (1) consider the potential effect of the activity 

8 on the purposes of the Heritage Area and the man9 agement plan; 

10 (2) consult with the management entity regard11 ing the activity; and 

12 (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 

13 or support the activity to avoid adverse effects on 

14 the Heritage Area. 

15 (c) OTHER ASSISTANCE NOT AFFECTED.—This Act 

16 does not affect the authority of any Federal official to pro17 vide technical or financial assistance under any other law. 

18 (d) NOTIFICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVI19 TIES.—The head of each Federal agency shall provide to 

20 the Secretary and the management entity for the Heritage 

21 Area, to the extent practicable, advance notice of all activi22 ties which may have an impact on the Heritage Area. 

23 SEC. 8. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con25 strued to— 
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1 (1) require any private property owner to allow 

2 public access (including Federal, State, or local gov3 ernment access) to such private property; or 

4 (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 

5 local law with regard to public access to or use of 

6 private property. 

7 (b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage Area 

8 shall not be considered to create any liability, or to have 

9 any effect on any liability under any other law, of any pri10 vate property owner with respect to any persons injured 

11 on such private property. 

12 (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND

13 USE.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify 

14 any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to 

15 regulate land use. 

16 (d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS

17 IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this Act shall be con18 strued to require the owner of any private property located 

19 within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to participate 

20 in or be associated with the Heritage Area. 

21 (e) LAND USE REGULATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

23 shall provide assistance and encouragement to State 

24 and local governments, private organizations, and 
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1 persons to protect and promote the resources and 

2 values of the Heritage Area. 

3 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act shall grant 

4 any power of zoning or land use to the management 

5 entity. 

6 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity 

8 shall be an advocate for land management practices 

9 consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area. 

10 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act— 

11 (A) abridges the rights of any person with 

12 regard to private property; 

13 (B) affects the authority of the State or 

14 local government regarding private property; or 

15 (C) imposes any additional burden on any 

16 property owner. 

17 SEC. 9. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 

18 (a) RULES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND PER19 MIT PROCESSES.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed 

20 to impose any environmental, occupational, safety, or 

21 other rule, regulation, standard, or permit process in the 

22 National Heritage Area that is different from those that 

23 would be applicable if the national heritage area had not 

24 been established. 
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1 (b) WATER AND WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

2 Act shall be construed to authorize or imply the reserva3 tion or appropriation of water or water rights. 

4 (c) NO DIMINISHMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY.—

5 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the au6 thority of the State containing the National Heritage Area 

7 to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

8 fishing and hunting within the national heritage area. 

9 (d) EXISTING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.—Noth10 ing in this Act shall affect any national heritage area so 

11 designated before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro14 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 

15 more than $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 

16 any fiscal year. 

17 (b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 

18 share of the total cost of any activity assisted under this 

19 Act shall be not more than 50 percent. 

20 SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

21 The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 

22 under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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