home of the original Kentucky Fried Chicken in 
Laurel, Knox, Whitley, Clay and Jackson coun-
ties. 
(C) Red River Gorge Trail travels 141 
miles through the Daniel Boone National For-
est and includes the Nada Tunnel in the Red 
River Gorge Geological Area’s beautiful moun-
tain region covering Montgomery, Menifee, 
Wolfe, Powell and Clark counties. 
(D) Gateway Trail travels 105 miles 
through the Daniel Boone National Forest and 
includes the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and 
Museum and the well-known music venue 
Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. The trail 
includes Madison, Rockcastle, Laurel and Jack-
son counties. 
(E) Battlefield Trail, named for the Battle 
of Richmond and Civil War history, spans 93 
miles through the Daniel Boone National For-
est in Madison and Estill counties. Historic 
points of interest include Valley View Ferry, 
Bybee Pottery, Fitchburg Furnace and Fort 
Boonesborough. 
(F) Tygart’s Creek Trail leads travelers 
through the Daniel Boone National Forest and 
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153 miles through the Carter Caves State Park 
which includes the Kentucky Folk Art Museum 
and Cave Run Lake covering Rowan, Morgan, 
Elliott, Carter, Lewis, Fleming and Bath coun-
ties. 
(G) Natural Bridge Trail leads travelers 
122 miles through the Red River Gorge Na-
tional Geological Area and includes portions of 
the Daniel Boone National Forest. Sites of in-
terest include regional restaurants and artisan 
shops along the Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe, 
Breathitt, Lee and Powell counties. 
(3) OTHER PUBLIC LANDS.— 
(A) Lilley’s Woods Trail offers destinations 
such as the Hindman Settlement School, the 
Kentucky Appalachian Artisan Center, restored 
historic mining camps and museum along the 
118 mile trail through Knott, Letcher, Harlan, 
Leslie and Perry counties. 
(B) Pine Hollows Trail is part of the 
Jenny Wiley State Park and includes the 
Mountain Arts Center encompassing 109 miles 
through Floyd, Knott, Letcher and Pike coun-
ties. 
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(C) Berea Trail, known as the Arts and 
Crafts Capital of Kentucky, the trails begins at 
the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea in Madi-
son County and is 22 miles in length. 
(D) Fiddlehead Trail is named after the 
‘‘Fiddlehead’’ fern, and includes an outdoor 
theater, Jenny Wiley Theater, Coal Miner’s Mu-
seum and Loretta Lynn’s childhood home in 
Butcher Holler. The trail is 118 miles and in-
cludes Morgan, Elliott, Lawrence, Johnson, 
Floyd, Magoffin and Wolfe counties. 
(E) Frontier Trail includes 108 miles in 
Garrard, 
Lincoln, 
Casey, 
Pulaski 
and 
Rockcastle counties and points of interest are a 
Jail Museum and the Louisville and Nashville 
Depot Museum. 
(F) Mountain Music Trail named for the 
musical heritage in the area once home to 
Dwight Yoakum, The Judds, Ricky Skaggs, Lo-
retta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Bill Ray Cyrus and 
others. This trail covers 118 miles in Boyd, 
Carter, Lawrence, Johnson and Martin coun-
ties. 
(G) Cumberland Lakes Trail is part of 
both the Lake Cumberland State Resort Park 
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and Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, en-
compassing 95 miles of regional restaurants 
and Civil War enthusiasts’ artistry in Adair, 
Russell, Clinton and Cumberland counties. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION.—To further the 
purposes of the Heritage Area, the association shall— 
(1) not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the association shall develop 
and forward to the Secretary a management plan for 
the heritage area; and 
(2) develop and implement the management 
plan in cooperation with affected communities and 
local governments and shall provide for public in-
volvement in the development and implementation of 
the management plan. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan 
shall, at a minimum— 
(1) provide recommendations for the conserva-
tion, funding, management, and development of the 
resources of the heritage area; 
(2) include an inventory of the cultural, histor-
ical, natural, and recreational resources of the herit-
age area; 
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(3) develop recreational and educational oppor-
tunities in the heritage area; 
(4) increase public awareness of an appreciation 
for natural, historical, scenic and cultural resources 
of the heritage area; 
(5) promote a wide range of partnerships 
among governments, businesses, organizations and 
individuals in the heritage area in the preparation 
and implementation of the management plan; 
(6) include an analysis of ways in which local, 
State and Federal programs may best be coordi-
nated to promote the purposes of this Act; and 
(7) encourage by appropriate means economic 
development that is consistent with the purposes of 
the Heritage Area. 
(c) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove the management plan not later than 
60 days after the date of submission. If the Secretary dis-
approves of the management plan, the Secretary shall ad-
vise the association in writing of the reasons and shall 
make recommendations for revisions to the plan. 
(d) REVIEW OF PLAN.—The association shall periodi-
cally review the management plan and submit to the Sec-
retary any recommendations for proposed revisions to the 
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management plan. Any major revisions to the manage-
ment plan must be approved by the Secretary. 
(e) AUTHORITY.—The association may make grants 
and provide technical assistance to local governments, and 
other public and private entities to carry out the manage-
ment plan. 
(f) DUTIES.—The association shall— 
(1) give priority in implementing actions set 
forth in the management plan; 
(2) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability in the heritage area consistent with the 
goals of the management plan; and 
(3) assist local government and non-profit orga-
nizations in— 
(A) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits in the heritage area; 
(B) developing recreational resources in 
the heritage area; 
(C) increasing public awareness of, and ap-
preciation for, the cultural, historical, and nat-
ural resources in the heritage area; 
(D) the restoration of historic structures 
related to the heritage area; and 
(E) carrying out other actions that the as-
sociation determines appropriate to fulfill the 
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purposes of this Act, consistent with the man-
agement plan. 
(g) PROHIBITION OF ACQUIRING REAL PROPERTY.— 
The association may not use Federal funds received under 
this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real 
property. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management plan for the 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) include comprehensive policies, strategies, 
and recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the Heritage Area; 
(2) include a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals have 
agreed to take to protect the natural, historical, and 
cultural resources of the Heritage Area; and 
(3) specify the existing and potential sources of 
funding to protect, manage, and develop the Herit-
age Area in the first 5 years of implementation. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may, upon the request of the association, pro-
vide technical assistance on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis and financial assistance to the Heritage 
Area to develop and implement the approved management 
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plan. The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 
agreements with the association and other public or pri-
vate entities for this purpose. In assisting the Heritage 
Area, the Secretary shall give priority to actions that in 
general assist in— 
(1) conserving the significant natural, histor-
ical, cultural and scenic resources of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(2) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(b) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove the management plan not later than 
60 days after receiving the management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall 
consider whether— 
(A) the association is representative of the 
diverse interests of the heritage area including 
governments, natural and historic resource pro-
tection organizations, education, business and 
recreation; 
(B) the association has afforded adequate 
opportunity, including public hearings, for pub-
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lic and government involvement in the prepara-
tions of the management plan; 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(D) the management plan is supported by 
the appropriate State and local officials whose 
cooperation is needed to ensure the effective im-
plementation of the State and local aspects of 
the management plan. 
(c) ACTIONS FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves the management plan, the Secretary 
shall advise the association in writing of the reasons and 
shall make recommendations for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a 
proposed revision not later than 60 days after the date 
it is submitted. 
(d) 
APPROVAL
OF
AMENDMENTS.—Substantial 
amendments to the management plan shall be reviewed by 
the Secretary and approved in the same manner as pro-
vided for the original management plan. The association 
shall not use Federal funds authorized by this Act to im-
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plement any amendments until the Secretary has approved 
the amendments. 
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 with respect to such activities; 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. 
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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 this Act. 
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