(3) describe actions that units of government 
and private organizations recommend for the protec-
tion of the resources of the Heritage Area; 
(4) identify existing and potential sources of 
Federal and non-Federal funding for the conserva-
tion, management, and development of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(5) include— 
(A) an inventory of the cultural, historic, 
natural, or recreational resources contained in 
the Heritage Area, including a list of property 
that— 
(i) is related to the themes of the 
Heritage Area; and 
(ii) should be conserved, restored, 
managed, developed, or maintained; 
(B) a recommendation of policies for re-
source management and protection that— 
(i) apply appropriate land and water 
management techniques; 
(ii) develop intergovernmental cooper-
ative agreements to manage and protect 
the cultural, historic, and natural resources 
and recreation opportunities of the Herit-
age Area; and
(iii) support economic revitalization 
efforts; 
(C) a program of strategies and actions to 
implement the management plan that— 
(i) identifies the roles of agencies and 
organizations that are involved in the im-
plementation of the management plan and 
the role of the management entity; and 
(ii) includes— 
(I) restoration and construction 
plans or goals; 
(II) a program of public involve-
ment; 
(III) annual work plans; and 
(IV) annual reports; 
(D) an analysis of ways in which Federal, 
State, and local programs may best be coordi-
nated to promote the purposes of this Act; 
(E) an interpretive and educational plan 
for the Heritage Area; 
(F) any revisions proposed by the manage-
ment entity to the boundaries of the Heritage 
Area and requested by the affected local gov-
ernment; and
(G) a process to provide public access to 
the management entity for the purpose of at-
tempting to resolve informally any disputes 
arising from the management plan. 
(c) FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—If the management entity 
fails to submit the management plan to the Secretary in 
accordance with subsection (a), the Heritage Area shall 
no longer qualify for Federal funding. 
(d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
receipt of the management plan under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the 
management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to ap-
prove the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(A) the management entity afforded ade-
quate opportunity, including public hearings, 
for public and governmental involvement in the 
preparation of the management plan; 
(B) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan would adequately protect the cultural and 
historic resources of the Heritage Area; and
(C) 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 under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) advise the management entity in writ-
ing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(B) make recommendations for revisions to 
the management plan; and 
(C) not later than 60 days after the receipt 
of any proposed revision of the management 
plan from the management entity, approve or 
disapprove the proposed revision. 
(e) AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall approve or dis-
approve each amendment to the management plan 
that the Secretary determines may make a substan-
tial change to the management plan. 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this Act shall not be expended by the manage-
ment entity to implement an amendment described
in paragraph (1) until the Secretary approves the 
amendment. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE 
MANAGEMENT ENTITY. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—The Management Entity may, 
for purposes of preparing and implementing the manage-
ment plan, use funds made available under this Act to— 
(1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative 
agreements with, the States of Massachusetts and 
New Hampshire (including a political subdivision), a 
nonprofit organization, or any person; 
(2) hire and compensate staff; 
(3) obtain funds from any source (including a 
program that has a cost-sharing requirement); and 
(4) contract for goods and services. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—In ad-
dition to developing the management plan, the manage-
ment entity shall— 
(1) give priority to the implementation of ac-
tions, goals, and strategies set forth in the manage-
ment plan, including assisting units of government 
and other persons in— 
(A) carrying out the programs that recog-
nize and protect important resource values in 
the Heritage Area;
(B) encouraging economic viability in the 
Heritage Area in accordance with the goals of 
the management plan; 
(C) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; 
(D) developing recreational and edu-
cational opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(E) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the cultural, historical, and nat-
ural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(F) restoring historic buildings that are— 
(i) located in the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) relate to the themes of the Herit-
age Area; and 
(G) installing throughout the Heritage 
Area clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 
identifying public access points and sites of in-
terest; 
(2) prepare and implement the management 
plan while considering the interests of diverse units 
of government, businesses, private property owners, 
and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; 
(3) conduct public meetings at least quarterly 
regarding the development and implementation of 
the management plan;