change within 90 days after it is submitted to the Secretary, 
then such management plan, revision, or change shall be 
deemed to have been approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 607. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities 
directly affecting the Heritage Area shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary and the manage-
ment entity with respect to such activities; 
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the man-
agement entity in carrying out their duties under this 
title and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordi-
nate such activities with the carrying out of such du-
ties; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 
or support such activities in a manner that the man-
agement entity determines shall not have an adverse 
effect on the Heritage Area. 
SEC. 608. SUNSET. 
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any 
assistance under this title after the expiration of the 15- 
year period beginning on the date that funds are first made 
available for this title.
SEC. 609. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE 
PROPERTY. 
(a) NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWN-
ERS REQUIRED.—No privately owned property shall be pre-
served, conserved, or promoted by the management plan for 
the Heritage Area until the owner of that private property 
has been notified in writing by the management entity and 
has given written consent for such preservation, conserva-
tion, or promotion to the management entity. 
(b) LANDOWNER WITHDRAW.—Any owner of private 
property included within the boundary of the Heritage Area 
shall have their property immediately removed from the 
boundary by submitting a written request to the manage-
ment entity. 
SEC. 610. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 
(a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to— 
(1) require any private property owner to allow 
public access (including Federal, State, or local gov-
ernment access) to such private property; or 
(2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with regard to public access to or use of pri-
vate property. 
(b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage Area 
shall not be considered to create any liability, or to have 
any effect on any liability under any other law, of any pri-
vate property owner with respect to any persons injured 
on such private property. 
(c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND 
USE.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify 
the authority of Federal, State, or local governments to reg-
ulate land use. 
(d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS 
IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to require the owner of any private property located 
within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to participate 
in or be associated with the Heritage Area. 
(e) EFFECT
OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The boundaries 
designated for the Heritage Area represent the area within 
which Federal funds appropriated for the purpose of this 
title may be expended. The establishment of the Heritage 
Area and its boundaries shall not be construed to provide 
any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use within 
the Heritage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, the Na-
tional Park Service, or the management entity. 
SEC. 611. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES. 
Nothing in this title shall preclude the management 
entity from using Federal funds available under Acts other 
than this title for the purposes for which those funds were 
authorized.
SEC. 612. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title— 
(1) not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year; 
and 
(2) not more than a total of $10,000,000. 
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Financial assistance pro-
vided under this title may not be used to pay more than 
50 percent of the total cost of any activity carried out with 
that assistance.
Union Calendar No. 370 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4492 
[Report No. 108–611] 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to extend the author-
ization for certain national heritage areas, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 19, 2004 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed