(E) IMPROVEMENTS
AND
ADDITIONS.—
The approval of the Secretary shall be required
for all improvements and additions to facilities
or equipment of the Pearson Airpark Historical
Museum that are located on property of the
National Park Service.
(F) HELICOPTERS.—Helicopters shall not
be based at Pearson Airpark except as nec-
essary to accommodate emergency, disaster, or
national security needs.
(G) NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT.—The number
of airworthy aircraft based at Pearson Airpark
shall be determined under the Pearson eco-
nomic plan described in paragraph (3).
(2) PROHIBITION ON GENERAL AVIATION USE
AFTER APRIL 6, 2022.—No general aviation aircraft
shall be allowed at Pearson Airpark after April 6,
2022, unless a continuation of general aviation at
the Airpark is expressly authorized by an Act of
Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(3) PEARSON ECONOMIC PLAN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The management entity
for the Historic Reserve shall prepare an eco-
nomic viability and mitigation plan (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Pearson economic
plan’’) for Pearson Airpark and include the
plan in the heritage plan submitted under sec-
tion 105(b)(1) with respect to the Historic Re-
serve.
(B) CONTENTS
OF
PEARSON
ECONOMIC
PLAN.—The Pearson economic plan shall pro-
vide for each of the following:
(i) A report by the management entity
to the Secretary and the Congress, not
later than January 1, 2022, regarding the
advisability of continuing to base some
general aviation aircraft at Pearson Air-
park, taking into account the impact of
general aviation aircraft on National Park
Service operations, the needs of the com-
munity, and whether or not general avia-
tion aircraft are necessary to support the
economic viability of the historic aircraft
mission within the Historic Reserve.
(ii) A transition from basing predomi-
nantly general aviation aircraft at Pearson
Airpark to basing only historic aircraft at
the Airpark by April 6, 2022.
(iii) A program, coordinated with the
Federal Aviation Administration and other
agencies, to mitigate or eliminate any con-
flicts related to the operation of Pearson
Airpark and other activities within the
Historic Reserve. The program shall ad-
dress noise, safety, visual intrusion, and
the location of new facilities.
(iv) A Pearson Airpark Historical Mu-
seum plan, including budgetary strategies
by which proceeds from general aviation
and other sources will fund the museum
and other aviation curation activities.
(4) NO
EFFECT
ON
AUTHORITY
OF
FAA
OR
PORT OF PORTLAND.—This Act shall not be con-
strued to limit the authority of the Federal Aviation
Administration over air traffic control or aviation ac-
tivities, or activities supporting air traffic control or
aviation activities, at Pearson Airpark nor to limit
the operation or management, by the Port of Port-
land, of the Portland International Airport or of the
airspace in the vicinity of the airport.
(5) DEFINITION OF HISTORIC AIRCRAFT.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘historic aircraft’’
means an aircraft that—
(A) is based on a design from the World
War II era or earlier;
(B) is 50 years old or older; or
(C) is of historical significance, as deter-
mined by a qualified aviation advisory group se-
lected by the management entity.
SEC. 205. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to foster a close working relationship be-
tween all levels of government, the private sector,
and the local communities in the steel industry re-
gion of southwestern Pennsylvania and empower the
communities to conserve their heritage while con-
tinuing to pursue economic opportunities; and
(2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the his-
torical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources
related to the industrial and cultural heritage of the
6-county steel industry region of southwestern Penn-
sylvania.
(b) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that the Secretary
has signed (pursuant to section 103(c)(2)) a compact re-
garding the Heritage Area, there is hereby designated the
Steel Industry National Heritage Area (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(c) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of lands generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘The
Steel Industry American Heritage Area’’, numbered
SINHA–80,007, and dated August 1994. The map shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the office
of the Director of the National Park Service.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the National Heritage Areas Part-
nership Program and shall be treated for all purposes as
having been designated a National Heritage Area under
title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is des-
ignated under subsection (b).
SEC. 206. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE COR-
RIDOR.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that the Secretary
has signed (pursuant to section 103(c)(2)) a compact re-
garding the Heritage Area, there is hereby designated the
South Carolina National Heritage Area (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
prised of the lands generally depicted on the map included
in the South Carolina Heritage Corridor—Draft Plan pre-
pared by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recre-
ation and Tourism and dated September 1995.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
treated as part of the National Heritage Areas Partner-
ship Program and shall be treated for all purposes as hav-
ing been designated a National Heritage Area under title
I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated
under subsection (a).
SEC. 207. TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission,
which was created by the Congress in 1991, deter-
mined that 38 sites in Tennessee pertaining to the
Civil War are significant;
(2) the document entitled ‘‘Preliminary Pro-
posal for a National Heritage Area on the Civil War
in Tennessee’’, published in March 1995 by the Cen-
ter for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee
State University, further documents important re-
sources pertaining to the Civil War in Tennessee;
and