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(ii) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the re-
port prepared under this subparagraph rec-
ommends that Federal funding for the Her-
itage Area be reauthorized, the report shall 
include an analysis of— 
(I) ways in which Federal fund-
ing for the Heritage Area may be re-
duced or eliminated; and 
(II) the appropriate time period 
necessary to achieve the recommended 
reduction or elimination. 
(iii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On 
completion of a report under this subpara-
graph, the Secretary shall submit the report 
to— 
(I) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects 
the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical 
or financial assistance under any other law.
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(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the head of any Federal 
agency planning to conduct activities that may have 
an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to con-
sult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary 
and the local coordinating entity to the maximum ex-
tent practicable. 
(3) OTHER
FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—Nothing in 
this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any laws 
(including regulations) authorizing a Federal 
agency to manage Federal land under the juris-
diction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land 
manager to implement an approved land use 
plan within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; 
or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any author-
ized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of 
a Federal agency. 
(h) PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or 
private property, including the right to refrain from
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participating in any plan, project, program, or activ-
ity conducted within the Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to— 
(A) permit public access (including Federal, 
tribal, State, or local government access) to the 
property; or 
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, trib-
al, State, or local law with regard to public ac-
cess or use of private land; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, 
approved land use plan, or any other regulatory au-
thority of any Federal, State, or local agency, or trib-
al government; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory au-
thority to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, of 
which not more than $1,000,000 may be made avail-
able for any fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available under 
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity under this section shall 
be not more than 50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution 
may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued. 
(4) USE
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS
FROM
OTHER 
SOURCES.—Nothing in this section precludes the local 
coordinating entity from using Federal funds avail-
able under provisions of law other than this section 
for the purposes for which those funds were author-
ized. 
(j) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The authority 
of the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this 
section terminates on the date that is 15 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 8010. KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA, ALASKA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm 
National Heritage Area established by subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL
COORDINATING
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the Kenai Moun-
tains-Turnagain Arm Corridor Communities Associa-
tion. 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the plan prepared by the local co-
ordinating entity for the Heritage Area that specifies 
actions, policies, strategies, performance goals, and 
recommendations to meet the goals of the Heritage 
Area, in accordance with this section. 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm 
NHA’’ and dated August 7, 2007. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) DESIGNATION
OF
THE
KENAI
MOUNTAINS- 
TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage 
Area. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be 
comprised of the land in the Kenai Mountains and 
upper Turnagain Arm region, as generally depicted 
on the map. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in— 
(A) the appropriate offices of the Forest 
Service, Chugach National Forest; 
(B) the Alaska Regional Office of the Na-
tional Park Service; and 
(C) the office of the Alaska State Historic 
Preservation Officer. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The local co-
ordinating entity, in partnership with other inter-
ested parties, shall develop a management plan for the 
Heritage Area in accordance with this section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for 
the Heritage Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, 
strategies, and recommendations for use in—
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(i) telling the story of the heritage of 
the area covered by the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) encouraging long-term resource 
protection, 
enhancement, 
interpretation, 
funding, management, and development of 
the Heritage Area; 
(B) include a description of actions and 
commitments that the Federal Government, 
State, tribal, and local governments, private or-
ganizations, and citizens will take to protect, en-
hance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the 
natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, 
and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(C) specify existing and potential sources of 
funding or economic development strategies to 
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and 
develop the Heritage Area; 
(D) include an inventory of the natural, 
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area relating 
to the national importance and themes of the 
Heritage Area that should be protected, en-
hanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and devel-
oped;
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(E) recommend policies and strategies for 
resource management, including the development 
of intergovernmental and interagency agreements 
to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and 
develop the natural, historical, cultural, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area; 
(F) describe a program for implementation 
for the management plan, including— 
(i) performance goals; 
(ii) plans for resource protection, en-
hancement, interpretation, funding, man-
agement, and development; and 
(iii) specific commitments for imple-
mentation that have been made by the local 
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, 
tribal, or local government agency, organi-
zation, business, or individual; 
(G) include an analysis of, and rec-
ommendations for, means by which Federal, 
State, tribal, and local programs may best be co-
ordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service, the Forest Service, and other Fed-
eral agencies associated with the Heritage Area) 
to further the purposes of this section; and
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(H) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financ-
ing, and functions of the local coordinating 
entity and each of the major activities con-
tained in the management plan; and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that 
the local coordinating entity has the part-
nerships and financial and other resources 
necessary to implement the management 
plan for the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are first made 
available to develop the management plan after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the local co-
ordinating entity shall submit the management 
plan to the Secretary for approval. 
(B) TERMINATION
OF
FUNDING.—If the 
management plan is not submitted to the Sec-
retary in accordance with subparagraph (A), the 
local coordinating entity shall not qualify for 
any additional financial assistance under this 
section until such time as the management plan 
is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
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(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving the management plan under paragraph 
(3), the Secretary shall review and approve or 
disapprove the management plan for a Heritage 
Area on the basis of the criteria established 
under subparagraph (C). 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Governor of the State in which 
the Heritage Area is located before approving a 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(C) CRITERIA
FOR
APPROVAL.—In deter-
mining whether to approve a management plan 
for the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity rep-
resents the diverse interests of the Heritage 
Area, including the Federal Government, 
State, tribal, and local governments, nat-
ural and historical resource protection orga-
nizations, educational institutions, busi-
nesses, recreational organizations, commu-
nity residents, and private property owners; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity— 
(I) has afforded adequate oppor-
tunity for public and Federal, State,
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tribal, and local governmental involve-
ment (including through workshops 
and hearings) in the preparation of the 
management plan; and 
(II) provides for at least semi-
annual public meetings to ensure ade-
quate implementation of the manage-
ment plan; 
(iii) the resource protection, enhance-
ment, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development strategies described in the 
management plan, if implemented, would 
adequately protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not 
adversely affect any activities authorized on 
Federal land under public land laws or 
land use plans; 
(v) the local coordinating entity has 
demonstrated the financial capability, in 
partnership with other interested parties, to 
carry out the plan;
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(vi) the Secretary has received ade-
quate assurances from the appropriate 
State, tribal, and local officials whose sup-
port is needed to ensure the effective imple-
mentation of the State, tribal, and local ele-
ments of the management plan; and 
(vii) 
the 
management 
plan 
dem-
onstrates partnerships among the local co-
ordinating entity, Federal Government, 
State, tribal, and local governments, re-
gional planning organizations, nonprofit 
organizations, or private sector parties for 
implementation of the management plan. 
(D) DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves the management plan, the Sec-
retary— 
(I) shall advise the local coordi-
nating entity in writing of the reasons 
for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations 
to the local coordinating entity for re-
visions to the management plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 
days after receiving a revised management
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plan, the Secretary shall approve or dis-
approve the revised management plan. 
(E) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—An amendment to 
the management plan that substantially al-
ters the purposes of the Heritage Area shall 
be reviewed by the Secretary and approved 
or disapproved in the same manner as the 
original management plan. 
(ii) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local co-
ordinating entity shall not use Federal 
funds authorized by this section to imple-
ment an amendment to the management 
plan until the Secretary approves the 
amendment. 
(F) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(i) provide technical assistance under 
the authority of this section for the develop-
ment and implementation of the manage-
ment plan; and 
(ii) enter into cooperative agreements 
with interested parties to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(d) EVALUATION; REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before 
the date on which authority for Federal funding ter-
minates for the Heritage Area under this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom-
plishments of the Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare a report in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
(2) 
EVALUATION.—An 
evaluation 
conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the local coordi-
nating entity with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of the 
authorizing legislation for the Heritage 
Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved management plan for the 
Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, tribal, local, 
and private investments in the Heritage Area to 
determine the impact of the investments; and 
(C) review the management structure, part-
nership relationships, and funding of the Herit-
age Area for purposes of identifying the critical
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components for sustainability of the Heritage 
Area. 
(3) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives a report that includes 
recommendations for the future role of the National 
Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage 
Area. 
(e) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(1) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the 
Heritage Area, in addition to developing the manage-
ment plan for the Heritage Area under subsection (c), 
the local coordinating entity shall— 
(A) serve to facilitate and expedite the im-
plementation of projects and programs among 
diverse partners in the Heritage Area; 
(B) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary for each fiscal year for which the local co-
ordinating entity receives Federal funds under 
this section, specifying— 
(i) the specific performance goals and 
accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity;
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(ii) the expenses and income of the 
local coordinating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of 
matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Fed-
eral funds and sources of the leveraging; 
and 
(v) grants made to any other entities 
during the fiscal year; 
(C) make available for audit for each fiscal 
year for which the local coordinating entity re-
ceives Federal funds under this section, all infor-
mation pertaining to the expenditure of the 
funds and any matching funds; and 
(D) encourage economic viability and sus-
tainability that is consistent with the purposes of 
the Heritage Area. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—For the purpose of pre-
paring and implementing the approved management 
plan for the Heritage Area under subsection (c), the 
local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made 
available under this section— 
(A) to make grants to political jurisdictions, 
nonprofit organizations, and other parties with-
in the Heritage Area;
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(B) to enter into cooperative agreements 
with or provide technical assistance to political 
jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, Federal 
agencies, and other interested parties; 
(C) to hire and compensate staff, including 
individuals with expertise in— 
(i) natural, historical, cultural, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resource 
conservation; 
(ii) economic and community develop-
ment; and 
(iii) heritage planning; 
(D) to obtain funds or services from any 
source, including other Federal programs; 
(E) to enter into contracts for goods or serv-
ices; and 
(F) to support activities of partners and 
any other activities that further the purposes of 
the Heritage Area and are consistent with the 
approved management plan. 
(3) PROHIBITION
ON
ACQUISITION
OF
REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not 
use Federal funds authorized under this section to ac-
quire any interest in real property. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects 
the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical 
or financial assistance under any other provision of 
law. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
COORDINATION.—The 
head of any Federal agency planning to conduct ac-
tivities that may have an impact on a Heritage Area 
is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity, 
to the maximum extent practicable. 
(3) OTHER
FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—Nothing in 
this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any law (in-
cluding a regulation) authorizing a Federal 
agency to manage Federal land under the juris-
diction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land 
manager to implement an approved land use 
plan within the boundaries of a Heritage Area; 
or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any author-
ized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of 
a Federal agency. 
(g) PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS.—Nothing in this section—
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(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit public 
access (including access by Federal, State, tribal, or 
local agencies) to the property of the property owner, 
or to modify public access or use of property of the 
property owner under any other Federal, State, trib-
al, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority 
(such as the authority to make safety improvements 
or increase the capacity of existing roads or to con-
struct new roads) of any Federal, State, tribal, or 
local agency, or conveys any land use or other regu-
latory authority to any local coordinating entity, in-
cluding development and management of energy or 
water or water-related infrastructure; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of any State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or
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(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
(h) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each 
fiscal year, to remain available until expended. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNTS
APPRO-
PRIATED.—Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may 
be made available to carry out this section. 
(3) COST-SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity carried out under this 
section shall not exceed 50 percent. 
(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share of the cost of any activity car-
ried out under this section may be provided in 
the form of in-kind contributions of goods or 
services fairly valued. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this sec-
tion terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle B—Studies 
SEC. 8101. CHATTAHOOCHEE TRACE, ALABAMA AND GEOR-
GIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ means the 
Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 
the study area described in subsection (b)(2). 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with State historic preservation officers, State histor-
ical societies, State tourism offices, and other appro-
priate organizations or agencies, shall conduct a 
study to assess the suitability and feasibility of desig-
nating the study area as the Chattahoochee Trace Na-
tional Heritage Corridor. 
(2) STUDY AREA.—The study area includes— 
(A) the portion of the Apalachicola-Chat-
tahoochee-Flint River Basin and surrounding 
areas, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Cor-
ridor, Alabama/Georgia’’, numbered T05/80000, 
and dated July 2007; and
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(B) any other areas in the State of Ala-
bama or Georgia that— 
(i) have heritage aspects that are simi-
lar to the areas depicted on the map de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity 
of, those areas. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include 
analysis, documentation, and determinations on 
whether the study area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that— 
(i) represent distinctive aspects of the 
heritage of the United States; 
(ii) are worthy of recognition, con-
servation, interpretation, and continuing 
use; and 
(iii) would be best managed— 
(I) through partnerships among 
public and private entities; and 
(II) by linking diverse and some-
times noncontiguous resources and ac-
tive communities;
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(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
folklife that are a valuable part of the story of 
the United States; 
(C) provides— 
(i) outstanding opportunities to con-
serve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic 
features; and 
(ii) outstanding recreational and edu-
cational opportunities; 
(D) contains resources that— 
(i) are important to any identified 
themes of the study area; and 
(ii) retain a degree of integrity capable 
of supporting interpretation; 
(E) includes residents, business interests, 
nonprofit organizations, and State and local 
governments that— 
(i) are involved in the planning of the 
Corridor; 
(ii) have developed a conceptual finan-
cial plan that outlines the roles of all par-
ticipants in the Corridor, including the 
Federal Government; and 
(iii) have demonstrated support for the 
designation of the Corridor;
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(F) has a potential management entity to 
work in partnership with the individuals and 
entities described in subparagraph (E) to develop 
the Corridor while encouraging State and local 
economic activity; and 
(G) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than the 3rd fiscal year after 
the date on which funds are first made available to carry 
out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate a report that describes— 
(1) the findings of the study; and 
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 8102. NORTHERN NECK, VIRGINIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROPOSED
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘proposed Heritage Area’’ means the proposed North-
ern Neck National Heritage Area. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Virginia. 
(3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 
the area that is comprised of—
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(A) the area of land located between the Po-
tomac and Rappahannock rivers of the eastern 
coastal region of the State; 
(B) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Rich-
mond, King George, and Lancaster Counties of 
the State; and 
(C) any other area that— 
(i) has heritage aspects that are simi-
lar to the heritage aspects of the areas de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 
(ii) is located adjacent to, or in the vi-
cinity of, those areas. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate State historic preservation officers, 
State historical societies, and other appropriate orga-
nizations, shall conduct a study to determine the suit-
ability and feasibility of designating the study area 
as the Northern Neck National Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include 
analysis, documentation, and determinations on 
whether the study area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historical, 
cultural, educational, scenic, or recreational re-
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sources that together are nationally important to 
the heritage of the United States; 
(B) represents distinctive aspects of the her-
itage of the United States worthy of recognition, 
conservation, interpretation, and continuing use; 
(C) is best managed as such an assemblage 
through partnerships among public and private 
entities at the local or regional level; 
(D) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
folklife that are a valuable part of the heritage 
of the United States; 
(E) provides outstanding opportunities to 
conserve natural, historical, cultural, or scenic 
features; 
(F) provides outstanding recreational or 
educational opportunities; 
(G) contains resources and has traditional 
uses that have national importance; 
(H) includes residents, business interests, 
nonprofit organizations, and appropriate Fed-
eral agencies and State and local governments 
that are involved in the planning of, and have 
demonstrated significant support for, the des-
ignation and management of the proposed Herit-
age Area;
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(I) has a proposed local coordinating entity 
that is responsible for preparing and imple-
menting the management plan developed for the 
proposed Heritage Area; 
(J) with respect to the designation of the 
study area, has the support of the proposed local 
coordinating entity and appropriate Federal 
agencies and State and local governments, each 
of which has documented the commitment of the 
entity to work in partnership with each other en-
tity to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, 
and develop the resources located in the study 
area; 
(K) through the proposed local coordinating 
entity, has developed a conceptual financial plan 
that outlines the roles of all participants (includ-
ing the Federal Government) in the management 
of the proposed Heritage Area; 
(L) has a proposal that is consistent with 
continued economic activity within the area; and 
(M) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public and appropriate Federal 
agencies.
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(3) 
ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—In conducting the study under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with the managers of any Fed-
eral land located within the study area; and 
(B) before making any determination with 
respect to the designation of the study area, se-
cure the concurrence of each manager with re-
spect to each finding of the study. 
(c) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Governor of the State, shall review, comment 
on, and determine if the study area meets each re-
quirement described in subsection (b)(2) for designa-
tion as a national heritage area. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal 
years after the date on which funds are first 
made available to carry out the study, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report describing the find-
ings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
study to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; and
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(ii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The report shall con-
tain— 
(I) any comments that the Sec-
retary has received from the Governor 
of the State relating to the designation 
of the study area as a national herit-
age area; and 
(II) a finding as to whether the 
study area meets each requirement de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2) for des-
ignation as a national heritage area. 
(ii) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary 
determines that the study area does not 
meet any requirement described in sub-
section (b)(2) for designation as a national 
heritage area, the Secretary shall include in 
the report a description of each reason for 
the determination.
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Subtitle C—Amendments Relating 
to National Heritage Corridors 
SEC. 8201. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY 
NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 106(b) of 
the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Herit-
age Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 
103–449) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(b) EVALUATION; REPORT.—Section 106 of the 
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 103– 
449) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before 
the date on which authority for Federal funding ter-
minates for the Corridor, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom-
plishments of the Corridor; and 
‘‘(B) prepare a report in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the progress of the management 
entity with respect to—
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(I) for any activity that is incon-
sistent with constructing the System; 
or 
(II) to plan or construct facilities 
used to supply irrigation water for ir-
rigated agricultural purposes. 
(2) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity or construction carried 
out using amounts made available under this 
section shall be not more than 75 percent of the 
total cost of the System. 
(B) SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
COSTS.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the total cost of 
the System shall include any costs incurred by 
the Authority or the State on or after October 1, 
2003, for the development of the System. 
(3) LIMITATION.—No amounts made available 
under this section may be used for the construction of 
the System until— 
(A) a plan is developed under subsection 
(c)(2); and 
(B) the Secretary and the Authority have 
complied with any requirements of the National