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shall be likely to be initiated within a reasonable time after
designation of the proposed Heritage Area and shall ensure effective
implementation of the State and local aspects of the compact.
SEC. 405. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
The management entity shall develop a management plan for
the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive recommendations
for the Heritage Area’s conservation, funding, management and
development. Such plan shall take into consideration existing State,
county, and local plans and involve residents, public agencies, and
private organizations working in the Heritage Area. It shall include
actions to be undertaken by units of government and private
organizations to protect the resources of the Heritage Area. It
shall specify the existing and potential sources of funding to protect,
manage, and develop the Heritage Area. Such plan shall include,
as appropriate, the following:
(1) An inventory of the resources contained in the Heritage
Area, including a list of any property in the Heritage Area
that is related to the themes of the Heritage Area and that
should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or main-
tained because of its natural, cultural, historic, recreational,
or scenic significance.
(2) A recommendation of policies for resource management
which considers and details application of appropriate land
and water management techniques, including but not limited
to, the development of intergovernmental cooperative agree-
ments to protect the Heritage Area’s historical, cultural,
recreational, and natural resources in a manner consistent
with supporting appropriate and compatible economic viability.
(3) A program for implementation of the management plan
by the management entity, including plans for restoration and
construction, and specific commitments of the identified part-
ners for the first 5 years of operation.
(4) An analysis of ways in which local, State, and Federal
programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes
of the title.
(5) An interpretation plan for the Heritage Area.
SEC. 406. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
(a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The manage-
ment entity may, for purposes of preparing and implementing the
management plan under section 405, use Federal funds made avail-
able through 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; and
(2) to hire and compensate staff.
(b) DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management
entity shall—
(1) develop and submit to the Secretary for approval a
management plan as described in section 405 within 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this title;
(2) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the
compact and the management plan, including taking steps to—
(A) assist units of government, regional planning
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in preserving
the Heritage Area;
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(B) assist units of government, regional planning
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in establishing
and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area;
(C) assist units of government, regional planning
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in developing
recreational resources in the Heritage Area;
(D) assist units of government, regional planning
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in increasing
public awareness of and appreciation for the natural,
historical and architectural resources and sites in the
Heritage Area;
(E) assist units of government, regional planning
organizations and nonprofit organizations in the restoration
of any historic building relating to the themes of the
Heritage Area;
(F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability
in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the plan;
(G) encourage local governments to adopt land use
policies consistent with the management of the Heritage
Area and the goals of the plan; and
(H) assist units of government, regional planning
organizations and nonprofit organizations to ensure that
clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs
identifying access points and sites of interest are put in
place throughout the Heritage Area;
(3) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business,
and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area;
(4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding
the implementation of the management plan;
(5) submit substantial changes (including any increase of
more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation)
to the management plan to the Secretary for the Secretary’s
approval;
(6) for any year in which Federal funds have been received
under this title, submit an annual report to the Secretary
setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses and income,
and the entity to which any loans and grants were made
during the year for which the report is made; and
(7) for any year in which Federal funds have been received
under this title, make available for audit all records pertaining
to the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds,
and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of
Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving
organizations make available for audit all records pertaining
to the expenditure of such funds.
If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary as required
under paragraph (1) within the specified time, the Heritage Area
shall no longer qualify for Federal funding.
(c) PROHIBITION
ON
THE ACQUISITION
OF REAL PROPERTY.—
The management entity may not use Federal funds received under
this title to acquire real property or an interest in real property.
Nothing in this title shall preclude any management entity from
using Federal funds from other sources for their permitted purposes.
SEC. 407. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon request of the
management entity, provide technical and financial assistance
to the Heritage Area to develop and implement the management
plan. In assisting the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give
priority to actions that in general assist in—
(A) conserving the significant natural, historic, and
cultural resources which support its themes; and
(B) 
providing 
educational, 
interpretive, 
and
recreational opportunities consistent with its resources and
associated values.
(2) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTY.—The
Secretary may spend Federal funds directly on non-federally
owned property to further the purposes of this title, especially
in assisting units of government in appropriate treatment of
districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects listed or
eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Historic American Building Survey/Historic American
Engineering Record shall conduct those studies necessary to
document the industrial, engineering, building, and architec-
tural history of the region.
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COMPACTS AND MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the
Governor of Pennsylvania shall approve or disapprove a
compact or management plan submitted under this title not
later than 90 days after receiving such compact or management
plan.
(2) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves a submitted compact or management plan, the
Secretary shall advise the management entity in writing of
the reasons therefor and shall make recommendations for revi-
sions in the compact or plan. The Secretary shall approve
or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days after the
date it is submitted.
(c) APPROVING
AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary shall review
substantial amendments to the management plan for the Heritage
Area. Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be
expended to implement the changes made by such amendments
until the Secretary approves the amendments.
SEC. 408. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assist-
ance under this title after September 30, 2012.
SEC. 409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under
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) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under this
title, after the designation of this Heritage Area, may not exceed
50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided
or authorized under this title.
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TITLE V—ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA
SEC. 501. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) Essex County, Massachusetts, was host to a series
of historic events that influenced the course of the early settle-
ment of the United States; its emergence as a maritime power;
and its subsequent industrial development;
(2) the North Shore of Essex County and the Merrimack
River valley in Essex County contain examples of significant
early American architecture and significant Federal-period
architecture, many sites and buildings associated with the
establishment of the maritime trade in the United States, the
site of the witchcraft trials of 1692, the birthplace of successful
iron manufacture, and the establishment of the textile and
leather industries in and around the cities of Peabody, Beverly,
Lynn, Lawrence, and Haverhill;
(3) Salem, Massachusetts, has a rich heritage as one of
the earliest landing sites of the English colonists, the first
major world harbor for the United States, and an early thriving
hub of American industries;
(4) the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is the
site of the first sustained, integrated iron works in Colonial
America, and the technology employed at the Iron Works was
dispersed throughout the Colonies and was critical to the devel-
opment of industry and technology in America;
(5) the Salem Maritime National Historic Site contains
nationally significant resources that explain the manner in
which the Nation was settled, its evolution into a maritime
power, and its development as a major industrial force;
(6) the story told at the Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron
Works National Historic Sites would be greatly enhanced
through 
the 
interpretation 
of 
significant 
theme-related
resources in Salem and Saugus and throughout Essex County;
(7) partnerships between the private and public sectors
have been created and additional partnerships will be encour-
aged to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the region, which
will stimulate cultural awareness, preservation, and economic
development through tourism;
(8) a visitors’ center that has already been constructed
at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem,
Massachusetts, will be available to interpret the themes of
the Essex National Heritage Area established by this title
and to coordinate the interpretive and preservation activities
of the Area; and
(9) the resident and business communities of the region
have formed the Essex Heritage Ad Hoc Commission for the
preservation, interpretation, promotion, and development of the
historic, cultural, and natural resources of the region and are
investing significant private funds and energy to develop a
plan to preserve the nationally significant resources of Essex
County.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title—
(1) to establish the Essex National Heritage Area to recog-
nize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make available for the