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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2882 

To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, 

to designate the Great Basin National Heritage Route in the State 

of Nevada as the ‘‘Great Basin National Heritage Area’’, to designate 

the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the ‘‘Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership’’, to extend the authorization of the Great Basin 

National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2021 

Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National 

Heritage Area, to designate the Great Basin National 

Heritage Route in the State of Nevada as the ‘‘Great 

Basin National Heritage Area’’, to designate the Great 

Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the ‘‘Great Basin 

Heritage Area Partnership’’, to extend the authorization 

of the Great Basin 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Basin National 

3 Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage 

4 Area Extension Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE MORMON 

6 PIONEER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

7 Section 260 of the Mormon Pioneer National Herit8 age Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109– 

9 338; 120 Stat. 1807) is amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 

11 SEC. 3. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

12 (a) DESIGNATION OF THE GREAT BASIN NATIONAL

13 HERITAGE AREA.—The Great Basin National Heritage 

14 Route Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 

15 120 Stat. 1824) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘the Heritage Route’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘the Heritage Area’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘along’’ each place it appears 

19 and inserting ‘‘in’’; 

20 (3) in the subtitle heading, by striking 

21 ‘‘Route’’ and inserting ‘‘Area’’; 

22 (4) in section 291, by striking ‘‘Route’’ and in23 serting ‘‘Area’’; 

24 (5) in section 291A(a)— 

25 (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking 

26 ‘‘the Great Basin Heritage Route’’ each place it 


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1 appears and inserting ‘‘the Great Basin Na2 tional Heritage Area’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘a Her4 itage Route’’ and inserting ‘‘a Heritage Area’’; 

5 (6) in section 291B, by striking paragraph (2) 

6 and inserting the following: 

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

8 Area’ means the Great Basin National Heritage 

9 Area established by section 291C(a).’’; 

10 (7) in section 291C— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘ROUTE’’ and inserting ‘‘AREA’’; and 

13 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Herit14 age Route’’ and inserting ‘‘Heritage Area’’; and 

15 (8) in section 291L(d), in the subsection head16 ing, by striking ‘‘IN HERITAGE ROUTE’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘IN HERITAGE AREA’’. 

18 (b) DESIGNATION OF GREAT BASIN HERITAGE AREA

19 PARTNERSHIP.—The Great Basin National Heritage Area 

20 Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 

21 Stat. 1824) is amended by striking ‘‘Great Basin Heritage 

22 Route Partnership’’ each place it appears and inserting 

23 ‘‘Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership’’. 

24 (c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE GREAT

25 BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 291J of the 


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1 Great Basin National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 

2 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1831) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 

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