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tity shall not qualify for Federal funding under this 
title until such time as the management plan is sub-
mitted to the Secretary. 
SEC. 107. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may, upon the request of the management enti-
ty, provide technical assistance on a reimbursable or non- 
reimbursable basis and financial assistance to the Herit-
age Area to develop and implement the approved manage-
ment plan. The Secretary is authorized to enter into coop-
erative agreements with the management entity and other 
public or private 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 AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove the management plan not later than 
90 days after receiving the management plan.
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(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
the approval of the management plan, the Secretary 
shall consider whether— 
(A) the management entity is representa-
tive of the diverse interests of the Heritage 
Area, including governments, natural and his-
toric resource protection organizations, edu-
cational 
institutions, 
businesses, 
and 
rec-
reational organizations; 
(B) the management entity has afforded 
adequate opportunity, including public hearings, 
for public and governmental involvement in the 
preparation 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. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan, the
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Secretary shall advise the management entity in 
writing of the reasons therefore and shall make rec-
ommendations for revisions to the management plan. 
The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a pro-
posed revision within 60 days after the date it is 
submitted. 
(4) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—Substantial 
amendments to the management plan shall be re-
viewed by the Secretary and approved in the same 
manner as provided for the original management 
plan. The management entity shall not use Federal 
funds authorized by this title to implement any 
amendments until the Secretary has approved the 
amendments. 
SEC. 108. 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 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, 
coordinate such activities with the carrying out of 
such duties; and
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(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 
or support such activities in a manner which the 
management entity determines will not have an ad-
verse effect on the Heritage Area. 
SEC. 109. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE 
PROPERTY. 
(a) NOTIFICATION
AND CONSENT
OF PROPERTY 
OWNERS REQUIRED.—No privately owned property shall 
be preserved, 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, 
conservation, 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 man-
agement entity. 
SEC. 110. 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
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(2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with regard to public access to or use of 
private 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 
regulate 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 
National Park Service, or the management entity.
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SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of this title not more than 
$1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more than a total of 
$10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage Area 
under this title. 
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—Federal funding provided 
under this title may not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost of any assistance or grant provided or authorized 
under this title. 
SEC. 112. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this title shall terminate on the day occurring 15 
years after the date of the enactment of this title. 
TITLE II—ILLINOIS AND MICHI-
GAN CANAL NATIONAL HERIT-
AGE CORRIDOR ACT AMEND-
MENTS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Illinois and Michigan 
Canal National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 
2005’’.
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SEC. 202. TRANSITION AND PROVISIONS FOR NEW MANAGE-
MENT ENTITY. 
The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–398; 16 U.S.C. 461 
note) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 103— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) the term ‘Association’ means the Canal 
Corridor Association (an organization described 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code).’’. 
(2) By adding at the end of section 112 the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall enter into a memo-
randum of understanding with the Association to 
help ensure appropriate transition of the manage-
ment entity to the Association and coordination with 
the Association regarding that role.’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following new sec-
tions:
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‘‘SEC. 119. ASSOCIATION AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY. 
‘‘Upon the termination of the Commission, the man-
agement entity for the corridor shall be the Association. 
‘‘SEC. 120. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF ASSOCIATION. 
‘‘For purposes of preparing and implementing the 
management plan developed under section 121, the Asso-
ciation may use Federal funds made available under this 
title— 
‘‘(1) to make loans and grants to, and enter 
into cooperative agreements with, States and their 
political subdivisions, private organizations, or any 
person; 
‘‘(2) to hire, train, and compensate staff; and 
‘‘(3) to enter into contracts for goods and serv-
ices. 
‘‘SEC. 121. DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 
‘‘The Association shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and submit to the Secretary for 
approval under section 123 a proposed management 
plan for the corridor not later than 2 years after 
Federal funds are made available for this purpose; 
‘‘(2) give priority to implementing actions set 
forth in the management plan, including taking 
steps to assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and other organizations— 
‘‘(A) in preserving the corridor;
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‘‘(B) in establishing and maintaining inter-
pretive exhibits in the corridor; 
‘‘(C) in developing recreational resources 
in the corridor; 
‘‘(D) in increasing public awareness of and 
appreciation for the natural, historical, and ar-
chitectural resources and sites in the corridor; 
and 
‘‘(E) in facilitating the restoration of any 
historic building relating to the themes of the 
corridor; 
‘‘(3) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability in the corridor consistent with the goals of 
the management plan; 
‘‘(4) consider the interests of diverse govern-
mental, business, and other groups within the cor-
ridor; 
‘‘(5) conduct public meetings at least quarterly 
regarding the implementation of the management 
plan; 
‘‘(6) submit substantial changes (including any 
increase of more than 20 percent in the cost esti-
mates for implementation) to the management plan 
to the Secretary; and
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‘‘(7) for any year in which Federal funds have 
been received under this title— 
‘‘(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary setting forth the Association’s accom-
plishments, expenses and income, and the iden-
tity of each entity to which any loans and 
grants were made during the year for which the 
report is made; 
‘‘(B) make available for audit all records 
pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and 
any matching funds; and 
‘‘(C) require, for all agreements author-
izing expenditure of Federal funds by other or-
ganizations, that the receiving organizations 
make available for audit all records pertaining 
to the expenditure of such funds. 
‘‘SEC. 122. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Association shall not use 
Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or an interest in real property. 
‘‘(b) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes the Association from using Federal funds from 
other sources for authorized purposes.
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‘‘SEC. 123. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
‘‘(a) PREPARATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date that Federal funds are 
made available for this purpose, the Association shall sub-
mit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management 
plan that shall— 
‘‘(1) take into consideration State and local 
plans and involve residents, local governments and 
public agencies, and private organizations in the cor-
ridor; 
‘‘(2) present comprehensive recommendations 
for the corridor’s conservation, funding, manage-
ment, and development; 
‘‘(3) include actions proposed to be undertaken 
by units of government and nongovernmental and 
private organizations to protect the resources of the 
corridor; 
‘‘(4) specify the existing and potential sources 
of funding to protect, manage, and develop the cor-
ridor; and 
‘‘(5) include— 
‘‘(A) 
identification 
of 
the 
geographic 
boundaries of the corridor; 
‘‘(B) a brief description and map of the 
corridor’s overall concept or vision that show
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key sites, visitor facilities and attractions, and 
physical linkages; 
‘‘(C) identification of overall goals and the 
strategies and tasks intended to reach them, 
and a realistic schedule for completing the 
tasks; 
‘‘(D) a listing of the key resources and 
themes of the corridor; 
‘‘(E) identification of parties proposed to 
be responsible for carrying out the tasks; 
‘‘(F) a financial plan and other informa-
tion on costs and sources of funds; 
‘‘(G) a description of the public participa-
tion process used in developing the plan and a 
proposal for public participation in the imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
‘‘(H) a mechanism and schedule for updat-
ing the plan based on actual progress; 
‘‘(I) a bibliography of documents used to 
develop the management plan; and 
‘‘(J) a discussion of any other relevant 
issues relating to the management plan. 
‘‘(b) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a pro-
posed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 
within 2 years after the date that Federal funds are made
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available for this purpose, the Association shall be ineli-
gible to receive additional funds under this title until the 
Secretary receives a proposed management plan from the 
Association. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Sec-
retary shall approve or disapprove a proposed manage-
ment plan submitted under this title not later than 180 
days after receiving such proposed management plan. If 
action is not taken by the Secretary within the time period 
specified in the preceding sentence, the management plan 
shall be deemed approved. The Secretary shall consult 
with the local entities representing the diverse interests 
of the corridor including governments, natural and historic 
resource protection organizations, educational institutions, 
businesses, recreational organizations, community resi-
dents, and private property owners prior to approving the 
management plan. The Association shall conduct semi-an-
nual public meetings, workshops, and hearings to provide 
adequate opportunity for the public and local and govern-
mental entities to review and to aid in the preparation and 
implementation of the management plan. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF APPROVAL.—Upon the approval of 
the management plan as provided in subsection (c), the 
management plan shall supersede the conceptual plan con-
tained in the National Park Service report.
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‘‘(e) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a proposed management plan within 
the time period specified in subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall advise the Association in writing of the reasons for 
the disapproval and shall make recommendations for revi-
sions to the proposed management plan. 
‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall review and approve all substantial amendments (in-
cluding any increase of more than 20 percent in the cost 
estimates for implementation) to the management plan. 
Funds made available under this title may not be ex-
pended to implement any changes made by a substantial 
amendment until the Secretary approves that substantial 
amendment. 
‘‘SEC. 
124. 
TECHNICAL 
AND 
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE; 
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL
AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
Upon the request of the Association, the Secretary may 
provide technical assistance, on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis, and financial assistance to the Asso-
ciation to develop and implement the management 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 Association,
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the Secretary shall give priority to actions that in general 
assist in— 
‘‘(1) conserving the significant natural, historic, 
cultural, and scenic resources of the corridor; and 
‘‘(2) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the pur-
poses of the corridor. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any 
Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly 
affecting the corridor shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with the Secretary and the Asso-
ciation with respect to such activities; 
‘‘(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Asso-
ciation in carrying out their duties under this title; 
‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, coordi-
nate such activities with the carrying out of such du-
ties; and 
‘‘(4) to the maximum extent practicable, con-
duct or support such activities in a manner which 
the Association determines is not likely to have an 
adverse effect on the corridor. 
‘‘SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this title there is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000, except that
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not more than $1,000,000 may be appropriated to carry 
out this title for any fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—The Federal share of the 
cost of activities carried out using any assistance or grant 
under this title shall not exceed 50 percent of that cost. 
‘‘SEC. 126. SUNSET. 
‘‘The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this title terminates on the date that is 15 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
SEC. 203. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 
The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1984 is further amended by adding after 
section 126 (as added by section 202) the following new 
sections: 
‘‘SEC. 127. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE 
PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT OF PROPERTY 
OWNERS REQUIRED.—No privately owned property shall 
be preserved, conserved, or promoted by the management 
plan for the corridor until the owner of that private prop-
erty has been notified in writing by the Association and 
has given written consent for such preservation, conserva-
tion, or promotion to the Association. 
‘‘(b) LANDOWNER WITHDRAW.—Any owner of pri-
vate property included within the boundary of the corridor,
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and not notified under subsection (a), shall have their 
property immediately removed from the boundary of the 
corridor by submitting a written request to the Associa-
tion. 
‘‘SEC. 128. 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 
government 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 
private property. 
‘‘(b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the corridor shall 
not be considered to create any liability, or to have any 
effect on any liability under any other law, of any private 
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 govern-
ments to regulate land use. 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWN-
ERS IN CORRIDOR.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to require the owner of any private property located
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within the boundaries of the corridor to participate in or 
be associated with the corridor. 
‘‘(e) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The boundaries 
designated for the corridor represent the area within 
which Federal funds appropriated for the purpose of this 
title may be expended. The establishment of the corridor 
and its boundaries shall not be construed to provide any 
nonexisting regulatory authority on land use within the 
corridor or its viewshed by the Secretary, the National 
Park Service, or the Association.’’. 
SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 116 of Illinois and Michigan Canal National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘For each’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) For 
each’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Association’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Commission’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Association’s’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub-
section (b); and
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(E) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
TITLE III—ST. CROIX NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA STUDY 
SEC. 301. ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘St. Croix National Heritage Area Study Act’’. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation with appropriate State historic preservation offi-
cers, States historical societies, and other appropriate or-
ganizations, shall conduct a study regarding the suitability 
and feasibility of designating the island of St. Croix as 
the St. Croix National Heritage Area. The study shall in-
clude analysis, documentation, and determination regard-
ing whether the island of St. Croix— 
(1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 
cultural resources that together represent distinctive 
aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition, 
conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and 
are best managed through partnerships among pub-
lic and private entities and by combining diverse and 
sometimes noncontiguous resources and active com-
munities; 
(2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
folklife that are a valuable part of the national story;
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(3) provides outstanding opportunities to con-
serve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features; 
(4) provides outstanding recreational and edu-
cational opportunities; 
(5) contains resources important to the identi-
fied theme or themes of the island of St. Croix that 
retain a degree of integrity capable of supporting in-
terpretation; 
(6) includes residents, business interests, non-
profit organizations, and local and State govern-
ments that are involved in the planning, have devel-
oped a conceptual financial plan that outlines the 
roles of all participants (including the Federal Gov-
ernment), and have demonstrated support for the 
concept of a national heritage area; 
(7) has a potential management entity to work 
in partnership with residents, business interests, 
nonprofit organizations, and local and State govern-
ments to develop a national heritage area consistent 
with continued local and State economic activity; 
and 
(8) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup-
ported by the public. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after the 
date on which funds are first made available for this sec-
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tion, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report on the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the study. 
(d) PRIVATE PROPERTY.—In conducting the study 
required by this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
analyze the potential impact that designation of the area 
as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within 
the proposed area or bordering the proposed area that is 
privately owned at the time that the study is conducted. 
TITLE 
IV—NORTHERN 
RIO 
GRANDE 
NATIONAL 
HERIT-
AGE AREA 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Rio Grande 
National Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 402. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) northern New Mexico encompasses a mosaic 
of cultures and history, including 8 Pueblos and the 
descendants of Spanish ancestors who settled in the 
area in 1598;
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(2) the combination of cultures, languages, folk 
arts, customs, and architecture make northern New 
Mexico unique; 
(3) the area includes spectacular natural, sce-
nic, and recreational resources; 
(4) there is broad support from local govern-
ments and interested individuals to establish a Na-
tional Heritage Area to coordinate and assist in the 
preservation and interpretation of these resources; 
(5) in 1991, the National Park Service study 
Alternative Concepts for Commemorating Spanish 
Colonization identified several alternatives consistent 
with the establishment of a National Heritage Area, 
including conducting a comprehensive archaeological 
and historical research program, coordinating a com-
prehensive interpretation program, and interpreting 
a cultural heritage scene; and 
(6) establishment of a National Heritage Area 
in northern New Mexico would assist local commu-
nities and residents in preserving these unique cul-
tural, historical and natural resources. 
SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘heritage area’’ means the North-
ern Rio Grande Heritage Area; and