(E) recommend policies and strategies for 
resource management that consider and detail 
the application of appropriate land and water 
management techniques, including the develop-
ment of intergovernmental and interagency co-
operative agreements to protect the natural, 
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area. 
(3) RESTRICTIONS.—The Heritage Area man-
agement plan submitted under this subsection 
shall— 
(A) ensure participation by appropriate 
Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies, in-
cluding the Delta Stewardship Council, special 
districts, natural and historical resource protec-
tion and agricultural organizations, educational 
institutions, businesses, recreational organiza-
tions, community residents, and private prop-
erty owners; and 
(B) not be approved until the Secretary 
has received certification from the Delta Protec-
tion Commission that the Delta Stewardship 
Council has reviewed the Heritage Area man-
agement plan for consistency with the plan 
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adopted by the Delta Stewardship Council pur-
suant to State law. 
(4) DEADLINE.—If a proposed Heritage Area 
management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 
by the date that is 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall 
be ineligible to receive additional funding under this 
Act until the date that the Secretary receives and 
approves the Heritage Area management plan. 
(5) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF HERITAGE 
AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of receipt of the Heritage 
Area management plan under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary, in consultation with the State, 
shall approve or disapprove the Heritage Area 
management plan. 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In deter-
mining whether to approve the Heritage Area 
management plan, the Secretary shall consider 
whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the 
Heritage Area, including governments, nat-
ural and historic resource protection orga-
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nizations, educational institutions, busi-
nesses, and recreational organizations; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity has 
afforded adequate opportunity, including 
public hearings, for public and govern-
mental involvement in the preparation of 
the Heritage Area management plan; and 
(iii) the resource protection and inter-
pretation strategies contained in the Herit-
age Area management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the nat-
ural, historical, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area. 
(C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If 
the Secretary disapproves the Heritage Area 
management plan under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall— 
(i) advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the dis-
approval; 
(ii) make recommendations for revi-
sions to the Heritage Area management 
plan; and 
(iii) not later than 180 days after the 
receipt of any proposed revision of the 
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Heritage Area management plan from the 
local coordinating entity, approve or dis-
approve the proposed revision. 
(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
approve or disapprove each amendment to 
the Heritage Area management plan that 
the Secretary determines makes a substan-
tial change to the Heritage Area manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local co-
ordinating entity shall not use Federal 
funds authorized by this Act to carry out 
any amendments to the Heritage Area 
management plan until the Secretary has 
approved the amendments. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects 
the authority of a Federal agency to provide tech-
nical or financial assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The 
head of any Federal agency planning to conduct ac-
tivities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the ac-
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tivities with the Secretary and the local coordinating 
entity to the maximum extent practicable. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in 
this Act— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or 
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to 
manage Federal land under the jurisdiction 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) PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
nothing in this Act— 
(A) abridges the rights of any property 
owner (whether public or private), including the 
right to refrain from participating in any plan, 
project, program, or activity conducted within 
the Heritage Area; 
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(B) requires any property owner to permit 
public access (including access by Federal, 
State, 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, or local law; 
(C) alters any duly adopted land use regu-
lation, approved land use plan, or other regu-
latory authority of any Federal, State or local 
agency, or conveys any land use or other regu-
latory authority to the local coordinating entity; 
(D) authorizes or implies the reservation 
or appropriation of water or water rights; 
(E) diminishes the authority of the State 
to manage fish and wildlife, including the regu-
lation of fishing and hunting within the Herit-
age Area; or 
(F) creates any liability, or affects any li-
ability under any other law, of any private 
property owner with respect to any person in-
jured on the private property. 
(2) OPT OUT.—An owner of private property 
within the Heritage Area may opt out of partici-
pating in any plan, project, program, or activity car-
ried out within the Heritage Area under this Act, if 
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the property owner provides written notice to the 
local coordinating entity. 
(i) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years be-
fore the date on which authority for Federal funding 
terminates for the Heritage Area, 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 this 
Act for the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved Heritage Area manage-
ment plan; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 
private investments in the Heritage Area to de-
termine the leverage and impact of the invest-
ments; and 
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(C) review the management structure, 
partnership relationships, and funding of the 
Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the 
critical components for sustainability of the 
Heritage Area. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evalua-
tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Secretary shall prepare a report that includes 
recommendations for the future role of the Na-
tional Park Service, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. 
(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report 
prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends 
that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be 
reauthorized, the report shall include an anal-
ysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for 
the Heritage Area may be reduced or 
eliminated; and 
(ii) the appropriate time period nec-
essary to achieve the recommended reduc-
tion or elimination. 
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(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com-
pletion of the report, the Secretary shall submit 
the report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(j) EFFECT
OF DESIGNATION.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) precludes the local coordinating entity from 
using Federal funds made available under other laws 
for the purposes for which those funds were author-
ized; or 
(2) affects any water rights or contracts. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 
more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fis-
cal year. 
(b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the total cost of any activity under this Act shall 
be determined by the Secretary, but shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
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(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 
of the total cost of any activity under this Act may be 
in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services. 
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If a proposed Heritage Area man-
agement plan has not been submitted to the Secretary by 
the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Heritage Area designation shall be rescinded. 
(b) FUNDING AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary to provide assistance under this Act terminates 
on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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