(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the Crossroads of the American Revolution 
Association, Inc., a nonprofit corporation in the 
State of New Jersey. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The term ‘‘boundaries’’ 
means the boundaries of the heritage area specified 
in section 4. 
(3) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘heritage 
area’’ means the Crossroads of the American Revo-
lution National Heritage Area as established in sec-
tion 4. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan submitted 
under section 5. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NA-
TIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State of New Jersey the Crossroads of the American Revo-
lution National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the heritage 
area shall include all those lands and waters depicted on 
a map entitled ‘‘Crossroads of the American Revolution 
National Heritage Area’’, numbered CRREL80,000 and
dated April 2002. The map shall be on file in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. 
(c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 
for the heritage area shall be the Association. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND DUTIES OF THE 
ASSOCIATION. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION.—To further the 
purposes of the heritage area, the Association shall— 
(1) prepare and submit a management plan for 
the heritage area to the Secretary in accordance 
with section 6; 
(2) assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in implementing the approved management plan 
by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values within the heritage area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs within the heritage 
area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the heritage area;
(D) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for natural, historic, and cultural re-
sources of the heritage area; 
(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the heritage area that are con-
sistent 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 throughout 
the heritage area; and 
(G) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among governments, organizations, and 
individuals to further the purposes of the herit-
age 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 Association meetings open to the 
public at least semiannually regarding the develop-
ment and implementation of the management plan; 
(5) submit an annual report to the Secretary 
for any fiscal year in which the Association receives 
Federal funds under this Act, setting forth its ac-
complishments, expenses, and income, including
grants to any other entities during the year for 
which the report is made; 
(6) make available for audit for any fiscal year 
in which it receives Federal funds under this Act, all 
information pertaining to the expenditure of such 
funds and any matching funds, and require in all 
agreements authorizing expenditures of Federal 
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for such audit all records 
and other information pertaining to the expenditure 
of such funds; 
(7) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability that is consistent with the purposes of the 
heritage area; and 
(8) maintain its headquarters at Morristown 
National Historical Park and in Mercer County. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Association may, for the 
purposes of preparing and implementing the management 
plan for the heritage area, use Federal funds made avail-
able through this Act tol 
(1) make grants to the State of New Jersey, its 
political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations and 
other persons; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to the State of New Jer-
sey, its political jurisdictions, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
historic resources protection, and heritage program-
ming; 
(4) obtain money or services from any source, 
including any that are provided under any other 
Federal law or program; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other ac-
tivity that furthers the purposes of the heritage area 
and is consistent with the approved management 
plan. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The Association may not use Federal funds 
received under this Act to acquire real property, but may 
use any other source of funding, including other Federal 
funding, intended for the acquisition of real property. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management plan for the 
heritage area shall— 
(1) include comprehensive polices, strategies 
and recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the heritage area;
(2) take into consideration existing State, coun-
ty, and local plans in the development of the man-
agement plan and its implementation; 
(3) include a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals have 
agreed to take to protect the natural, historic, and 
cultural resources of the heritage area; 
(4) specify the existing and potential sources of 
funding to protect, manage, and develop the heritage 
area in the first 5 years of implementation; 
(5) include an inventory of the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, educational, scenic and recreational re-
sources of the heritage area related to the themes of 
the heritage area that should be preserved, restored, 
managed, developed, or maintained; 
(6) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management which consider and detail the 
application of appropriate land and water manage-
ment techniques including, but not limited to, the 
development of intergovernmental and interagency 
cooperative agreements to protect the heritage area’s 
natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic and 
recreational resources; 
(7) describe a program of implementation for 
the management plan including plans for resource
protection, restoration, construction, and specific 
commitments for implementation that have been 
made by the Association or any government, organi-
zation, or individual for the first 5 years of imple-
mentation; 
(8) include an analysis and recommendations 
for ways in which local, State, and Federal pro-
grams, including the role of the National Park Serv-
ice in the heritage area, may best be coordinated to 
further the purposes of this Act; and 
(9) include an interpretive plan for the heritage 
area. 
(b) DEADLINE AND TERMINATION OF FUNDING.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The Association shall submit 
the management plan to the Secretary for approval 
within 3 years after funds are made available for 
this Act. 
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—Upon comple-
tion of the 3-year period in this subsection, further 
funding pursuant to this Act shall only be made 
available to the Association for the implementation 
of the management plan upon approval by the Sec-
retary as provided in Section 7 of this Act. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon 
the request of the Association provide technical as-
sistance on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis 
and financial assistance to the heritage area to de-
velop and implement the approved management 
plan. The Secretary is authorized to enter into coop-
erative agreements with the Association and other 
public or private entities for this purpose. In assist-
ing the heritage area, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to actions that in general assist in— 
(A) conserving the significant natural, his-
toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the herit-
age area; and 
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the heritage area. 
(2) OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—Upon request, the 
Superintendent of Morristown National Historical 
Park may provide to public and private organiza-
tions within the heritage area, including the Associa-
tion, such operational assistance as appropriate to 
support the implementation of the management plan 
for the heritage area, subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds. The Secretary is authorized to 
enter into cooperative agreements with public and
private organizations for the purpose of imple-
menting this subsection. 
(3) 
PRESERVATION
OF
HISTORIC
PROP-
ERTIES.—The Secretary may provide assistance to 
State or local government or nonprofit organizations 
for appropriate treatment of historic objects or 
structures listed or eligible for listing on the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places to further the pur-
poses of this Act. 
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove the management plan not later than 
90 days after receiving the management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall 
consider whether— 
(A) the Board of Directors of the Associa-
tion is representative of the diverse interests of 
the heritage area including governments, nat-
ural and historic resource protection organiza-
tions, education, business, and recreation; 
(B) the Association has afforded adequate 
opportunity, including public hearings, for pub-
lic and governmental involvement in the prepa-
ration of the management plan; 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, historic, and cultural resources of 
the heritage area; and 
(D) the Secretary has received adequate 
assurances from the appropriate State and local 
officials whose support is needed to ensure the 
effective implementation of the State and local 
aspects of the management plan. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan, the 
Secretary shall advise the Association in writing of 
the reasons therefore and shall make recommenda-
tions for revisions to the management plan. The Sec-
retary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revi-
sion within 60 days after the date it is submitted. 
(4) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—Substantial 
amendments to the management plan shall be re-
viewed by the Secretary and approved in the same 
manner as provided for the original management 
plan. The Association shall not use Federal funds 
authorized by this Act to implement any amend-
ments until the Secretary has approved the amend-
ments. 
SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Any Federal agency conducting or supporting activi-
ties directly affecting the heritage area shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary and the Associa-
tion with respect to such activities; 
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Asso-
ciation in carrying out their duties under this Act 
and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate 
such activities with the carrying out of such duties; 
and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 
or support such activities in a manner which the as-
sociation determines will not have an adverse effect 
on the heritage area. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of this Act not more than 
$1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more than a total of 
$10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Association 
under this Act. 
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—Federal funding provided 
under this Act may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost
of any assistance or grant provided or authorized under 
this Act. 
SEC. 10. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this Act shall terminate on the day occurring 15 
years after the date of the enactment of the Act. 
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