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(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Heritage Area 
shall consist of portions of the counties of Santa 
Cruz and Pima. 
(2) MAP.—The boundaries of the National Her-
itage Area shall be as generally depicted on the map 
titled ‘‘Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area’’, 
and 
numbered 
lllllll, 
and 
dated 
lllllll. The map be on file and available 
to the public in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service and the local coordinating entity. 
SEC. 2115. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the 
National Heritage Area shall— 
(1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strat-
egies, and recommendations for telling the story of 
the heritage of the area covered by the National 
Heritage Area and encouraging long-term resource 
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, 
management, and development of the National Her-
itage Area; 
(2) include a description of actions and commit-
ments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments, private organizations, and citizens will take 
to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and de-
velop the natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
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scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(3) specify existing and potential sources of 
funding or economic development strategies to pro-
tect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop 
the National Heritage Area; 
(4) include an inventory of the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the National Heritage Area related to 
the national importance and themes of the National 
Heritage Area that should be protected, enhanced, 
interpreted, managed, funded, and developed; 
(5) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management, including the development of 
intergovernmental and interagency agreements to 
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and de-
velop the natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(6) describe a program for implementation for 
the management plan, including— 
(A) performance goals; 
(B) plans for resource protection, enhance-
ment, interpretation, funding, management, and 
development; and 
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(C) specific commitments for implementa-
tion that have been made by the local coordi-
nating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local government agency, organization, busi-
ness, or individual; 
(7) include an analysis of, and recommenda-
tions for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, 
and local programs may best be coordinated (includ-
ing the role of the National Park Service and other 
Federal agencies associated with the National Herit-
age Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; 
and 
(8) include a business plan that— 
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, 
and functions of the local coordinating entity 
and of each of the major activities contained in 
the management plan; and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that the 
local coordinating entity has the partnerships 
and financial and other resources necessary to 
implement the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(b) DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are first made available to 
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develop the management plan after designation as a 
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity 
shall submit the management plan to the Secretary 
for approval. 
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the man-
agement plan is not submitted to the Secretary in 
accordance with paragraph (1), the local coordi-
nating entity shall not qualify for any additional fi-
nancial assistance under this subtitle until such time 
as the management plan is submitted to and ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
(c) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after re-
ceiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and ap-
prove or disapprove the management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area on the basis of the criteria es-
tablished under paragraph (3). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with the Governor of each State in which the 
National Heritage Area is located before approving 
a management plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(3) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve a management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area, the Secretary shall consider 
whether— 
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(A) the local coordinating entity represents 
the diverse interests of the National Heritage 
Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
governments, natural and historic resource pro-
tection organizations, educational institutions, 
businesses, recreational organizations, commu-
nity residents, and private property owners; 
(B) the local coordinating entity— 
(i) has afforded adequate opportunity 
for public and Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local governmental involvement (including 
through workshops and hearings) in the 
preparation of the management plan; and 
(ii) provides for at least semiannual 
public meetings to ensure adequate imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and de-
velopment strategies described in the manage-
ment plan, if implemented, would adequately 
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and 
develop the natural, historic, cultural, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
the National Heritage Area; 
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(D) the management plan would not ad-
versely affect any activities authorized on Fed-
eral land under public land laws or land use 
plans; 
(E) the local coordinating entity has dem-
onstrated the financial capability, in partner-
ship with others, to carry out the plan; 
(F) the Secretary has received adequate 
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, 
and local officials whose support is needed to 
ensure the effective implementation of the 
State, Tribal, and local elements of the manage-
ment plan; and 
(G) the management plan demonstrates 
partnerships among the local coordinating enti-
ty, Federal, State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments, regional planning organizations, non-
profit organizations, or private sector parties 
for implementation of the management plan. 
(4) DISAPPROVAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves the management plan, the Secretary— 
(i) shall advise the local coordinating 
entity in writing of the reasons for the dis-
approval; and 
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(ii) may make recommendations to the 
local coordinating entity for revisions to 
the management plan. 
(B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a revised management plan, the 
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the re-
vised management plan. 
(5) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the 
management plan that substantially alters the 
purposes of the National Heritage Area shall be 
reviewed by the Secretary and approved or dis-
approved in the same manner as the original 
management plan. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds au-
thorized by this subtitle to implement an 
amendment to the management plan until the 
Secretary approves the amendment. 
(6) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(A) provide technical assistance under the 
authority of this subtitle for the development 
and implementation of the management plan; 
and 
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(B) enter into cooperative agreements with 
interested parties to carry out this subtitle. 
SEC. 2116. EVALUATION; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the National Heritage Area under this subtitle, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish-
ments of the National Heritage Area; and 
(2) prepare a report in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
(b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(A) accomplishing the purposes of the au-
thorizing legislation for the National Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) achieving the goals and objectives of 
the approved management plan for the National 
Heritage Area; 
(2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local, and private investments in the National Herit-
age Area to determine the impact of the invest-
ments; and 
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