I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3775 
To provide for the update of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management 
Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor, to extend the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize a 
special resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of a 
national park unit within the Corridor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. LANGEVIN, 
and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the update of the Cultural Heritage and 
Land Management Plan for the John H. Chafee Black-
stone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, to extend 
the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River 
Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to au-
thorize a special resources study to evaluate the suit-
ability and feasibility of a national park unit within 
the Corridor, 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 ‘‘John H. Chafee Black-
stone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NA-
TIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 
(a) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.—Section 3(b) of 
Public Law 99–646 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘nineteen members’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘25 members’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Massachu-
setts Department of Environmental Management’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Massachusetts Executive Office of 
Environmental Affairs’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘four representatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 representatives’’; and 
(B) by striking the ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2 individuals, nominated 
by the Governor of Massachusetts and two indi-
viduals nominated by the Governor of Rhode Is-
land’’ and inserting ‘‘3 individuals, nominated 
by the Governor of Massachusetts and 3 indi-
viduals nominated by the Governor of Rhode Is-
land’’; and 
(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) 1 individual from Massachusetts and 1 in-
dividual from Rhode Island, each to be appointed by 
the Secretary to represent non-governmental organi-
zations, having expertise and interest in on or more 
of the following fields: historic preservation, con-
servation, outdoor recreation, cultural conservation, 
traditional arts, community development, and tour-
ism.’’. 
(b) QUORUM.—Section 3(f) of Public Law 99–647 
(16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Ten mem-
bers of the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Thirteen members 
of the Commission’’. 
(c) UPDATE OF PLAN.—Section 6 of Public Law 99– 
647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(e) UPDATE OF PLAN.—(1) Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Commission shall update the plan.
‘‘(2) In updating the plan under paragraph (1), the 
Commission shall take into account the findings included 
in the Sustainability Study Report that was prepared for 
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
Commission, and as a case study for the National Park 
System Advisory Board Partnership Committee on the fu-
ture of National Heritage Areas in the National Park Sys-
tem. 
‘‘(3) The update shall include— 
‘‘(A) performance goals; 
‘‘(B) options for resource protection, interpreta-
tion, and enhancements, including funding program; 
and 
‘‘(C) sustainable partnership strategies. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any 
changes (other than minor revisions) to the plan proposed 
in the update in accordance with subsection (b).’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF COMMISSION.—Public Law 99– 
647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amending section 7 to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 
‘‘The Commission shall terminate on the date that 
is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the John 
H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Cor-
ridor Reauthorization Act of 2005.’’.