I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4148 
To establish the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2012 
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National 
Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fox-Wisconsin Herit-
age Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway 
National Heritage Area established by section 3(a). 
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(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
section 3(d). 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Heritage Area required under section 5(a). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map in-
cluded under section 5(b)(3)(H). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Wisconsin. 
SEC. 3. FOX-WISCONSIN HERITAGE PARKWAY NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Her-
itage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Heritage Area shall in-
clude— 
(A) the area included in Appendix A, Map 
1 of the feasibility study submitted by the local 
coordinating entity, which includes approxi-
mately 1,444 square miles of land in 15 coun-
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ties in central and southeastern Wisconsin, in-
cluding Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, 
Dane, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green Lake, Iowa, 
Marquette, 
Outagamie, 
Richland, 
Sauk, 
Waushara, and Winnebago counties; and 
(B) any contributing sites, buildings, and 
districts within the area described in subpara-
graph (A) that are recommended for inclusion 
in the Heritage Area by the management plan. 
(2) REVISIONS.—The boundaries of the Herit-
age Area may be revised if the revisions are— 
(A) proposed in the management plan de-
veloped for the Heritage Area; 
(B) depicted on the map; and 
(C) approved by the Secretary in accord-
ance with this Act. 
(c) MAP.—The map shall be available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of— 
(1) the National Park Service; and 
(2) the local coordinating entity. 
(d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The local co-
ordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be the Fox- 
Wisconsin Heritage Parkway, a nonprofit organization es-
tablished in the State. 
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SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—To carry out the management 
plan, the Secretary, acting through the local coordinating 
entity, may use amounts made available under this Act— 
(1) to make grants to the State (including any 
political subdivision of the State), nonprofit organi-
zations, and other individuals; 
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 
or provide technical assistance to, the State (includ-
ing any political subdivision of the State), nonprofit 
organizations, and other interested parties; 
(3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resource protection, and heritage pro-
gramming; 
(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, 
including funds or services that are provided under 
any other Federal law or program; 
(5) to enter into contracts for goods or services; 
and 
(6) to serve as a catalyst for any other activity 
that— 
(A) furthers the purposes and goals of the 
Heritage Area; and 
(B) is consistent with the approved man-
agement plan. 
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(b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 
submit to the Secretary a management plan for the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in carrying out the approved management plan by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values located in the Heritage Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs in the Heritage 
Area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, the natural, historical, scenic, 
and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the Heritage Area that are 
consistent with Heritage Area themes; 
(F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap-
propriate signs identifying points of public ac-
cess, and sites of interest, are posted through-
out the Heritage Area; and 
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(G) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among governments, organizations, and 
individuals to further the Heritage Area; 
(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, businesses, organizations, and individ-
uals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and im-
plementation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
semiannually regarding the development and imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(5) for any year for which Federal funds have 
been received through the Heritage Partnership Pro-
gram— 
(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary that describes the activities, expenses, 
and income of the local coordinating entity (in-
cluding grants to any other entities during the 
year that the report is made); 
(B) make available to the Secretary for 
audit all records relating to the expenditure of 
the funds and any matching funds; and 
(C) require, with respect to all agreements 
authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 
other organizations, that the organizations re-
ceiving the funds make available to the Sec-
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