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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1619
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage
Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na-
tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the
boundaries of the Corridor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Herit-
age Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act a section or
other provision is amended or repealed, such amendment
or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section
or other provision of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 102 of the Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts’’ after ‘‘State of
Connecticut’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2)
through (8), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
inserting ‘‘New Haven,’’ after ‘‘Hartford,’’.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET
RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE COR-
RIDOR; PURPOSE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 103(a) of the Act is
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts’’ after ‘‘State of Connecticut’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 103(b) of the Act is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to pro-
vide assistance to the State of Connecticut and the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, their units of local and re-
gional government and citizens in the development and im-
plementation of integrated natural, cultural, historic, sce-
nic, recreational, land, and other resource management
programs in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the
significant features of the lands, water, structures, and
history of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley.’’.
SEC. 4. BOUNDARIES AND ADMINISTRATION.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 104(a) of the Act is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Union,’’ after ‘‘Thompson,’’;
and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Woodstock’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘in the State of Connecticut, and the towns
of Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley, E. Brookfield, Hol-
land, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, and Webster
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which are
contiguous areas in the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley, related by shared natural, cultural,
historic, and scenic resources’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 104 of the Act is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Corridor shall be man-
aged by Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., in
accordance with the management plan, in consultation
with the Governors of the State of Connecticut and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.’’.
Commission (or their successors) in Massachu-
setts.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The term ‘management plan’ means the
document approved by the Governor of the State of
Connecticut on February 16, 1999, and adopted by
the management entity, entitled ‘Vision to Reality: A
Management Plan’, the management plan for the
Corridor, as it may be amended or replaced from
time to time.
‘‘(7) The term ‘management entity’ means
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., a not-
for-profit corporation incorporated in the State of
Connecticut (or its successor).’’.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 109 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated under this title not more than $1,500,000 for any
fiscal year. Not more than a total of $15,000,000 may
be appropriated for the Area under this title.
‘‘(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding pro-
vided under this title may not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of any assistance or grant provided or author-
ized under this title.’’.
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) LONG TITLE.—The long title of the Act is amend-
ed to read as follows: ‘‘An Act to establish the Quinebaug
and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and for other purposes.’’; and
(b) HEADING.—The heading for section 110 of the
Act is amended by striking ‘‘SERVICE’’ and inserting
‘‘SYSTEM’’.
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