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Union Calendar No. 120 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3616 

[Report No. 117–165] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 

the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Bear 

River National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2021 

Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Bear River National Heritage 

Area, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Bear River National 

5 Heritage Area Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 Area’’ means the Bear River National Heritage 

10 Area. 

11 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (3) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 

14 States of Utah and Idaho. 

15 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

16 means— 

17 (A) areas in the States that are within the 

18 main drainage area of the Bear River; 

19 (B) all of Cache, Box Elder, and Rich 

20 Counties in the State of Utah, and Bear Lake, 

21 Caribou, Franklin, and Oneida Counties in the 

22 State of Idaho; 

23 (C) the following communities in Utah: 

24 Bear River, Brigham City, Corinne, Deweyville, 

25 Elwood, Fielding, Garland, Honeyville, Howell, 


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1 Mantua, Perry, Plymouth, Portage, Snowville, 

2 Tremonton, Willard, Amalga, Clarkston, Cor3 nish, Hyde Park, Hyrum, Lewiston, Logan, 

4 Mendon, Millville, Newton, Nibley, North 

5 Logan, Paradise, Providence, Richmond, River 

6 Heights, Smithfield, Trenton, Wellsville, Garden 

7 City, Laketown, Randolph, and Woodruff; 

8 (D) the following communities in Idaho: 

9 Malad, Clifton, Dayton, Franklin, Preston, Ox10 ford, Weston, Bancroft, Soda Springs, Grace, 

11 Bloomington, Paris, Georgetown, Montpelier, 

12 and St. Charles; and 

13 (E) any other areas in the States that— 

14 (i) have heritage aspects that are 

15 similar to the areas described in subpara16 graphs (A), (B), (C), or (D); and 

17 (ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity 

18 of, those areas. 

19 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

21 with State and local organizations and governmental agen22 cies, Tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and 

23 other appropriate entities, shall conduct a study to assess 

24 the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area 


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1 as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘Bear 

2 River National Heritage Area’’. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal4 ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 

5 study area— 

6 (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 

7 cultural resources that— 

8 (A) represent distinctive aspects of the 

9 people and cultures of the United States; 

10 (B) are worthy of recognition, conserva11 tion, interpretation, and continuing use; and 

12 (C) would be best managed— 

13 (i) through partnerships among public 

14 and private entities; and 

15 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

16 noncontiguous resources and active com17 munities; 

18 (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

19 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 

20 United States; 

21 (3) provides outstanding opportunities— 

22 (A) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, 

23 or scenic features; and 

24 (B) for recreation and education; 

25 (4) contains resources that— 


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1 (A) are important to any identified themes 

2 of the study area; and 

3 (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 

4 supporting interpretation; 

5 (5) includes residents, business interests, non6 profit organizations, and State, local, and Tribal 

7 governments, and other appropriate entities that— 

8 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

9 Heritage Area; 

10 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

11 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

12 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov13 ernment; and 

14 (C) have demonstrated support for the des15 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

16 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

17 in partnership with the individuals and entities de18 scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 

19 Area while encouraging State and local economic ac20 tivity; 

21 (7) could impact the rights of private property 

22 owners with respect to their private property; and 

23 (8) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup24 ported by the public. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

2 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

3 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Sec4 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re5 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

7 a report that describes— 

8 (1) the findings of the study under section 3; 

9 and 

10 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

11 Secretary. 


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Union Calendar No. 120 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3616 

[Report No. 117–165] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conposes. River National Heritage Area, and for other pur- bility of designating certain land as the Bear duct a study to assess the suitability and feasiNOVEMBER 1, 2021 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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