plans for resource protection, restoration, interpreta-
tion, enhancement, management, and development, 
and specific commitments for implementation that 
have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any government, organization, or individual; 
(8) include an analysis and recommendations 
for ways in which local, State, and Federal pro-
grams, including the role of the National Park Serv-
ice in the Heritage Corridor, may best be coordi-
nated to further the purposes of this Act; 
(9) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage 
Corridor; and 
(10) include a business plan that— 
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, 
and functions of the local coordinating entity 
and of each of the major activities contained in 
the management plan; and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that the 
local coordinating entity has the partnerships 
and financial and other resources necessary to 
implement the management plan for the Herit-
age Corridor. 
(b) DEADLINE AND TERMINATION OF FUNDING.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The local coordinating entity 
shall submit the management plan to the Secretary 
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for approval not later than 3 years after funds are 
made available for this Act. 
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the man-
agement plan is not submitted to the Secretary in 
accordance with this subsection, the local coordi-
nating entity shall not qualify for Federal funding 
under this Act until such time as the management 
plan is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon 
the request of the local coordinating entity, provide 
technical and financial assistance on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis (as determined by the Sec-
retary) to the Heritage Corridor to develop and im-
plement the approved management plan. The Sec-
retary is authorized to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the local coordinating entity and other 
public or private entities for this purpose. 
(2) PRIORITY ACTIONS.—In assisting the Herit-
age Corridor, the Secretary shall give priority to ac-
tions that in general assist in— 
(A) conserving the significant natural, his-
torical, cultural, and scenic resources of the 
Heritage Corridor; and 
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(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the Heritage Corridor. 
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove the management plan not later than 
180 days after receiving the management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
the approval of the management plan, the Secretary 
shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Herit-
age Corridor including governments, natural 
and historic resource protection organizations, 
educational institutions, businesses, and rec-
reational organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity, including public 
hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment 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 
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the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Corridor; 
(D) 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; and 
(E) the local coordinating entity has dem-
onstrated the financial capability, in partner-
ship with others, to carry out the plan. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan, the 
Secretary shall advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons that the management plan 
was disapproved and shall make recommendations 
for revisions to the management plan. The Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision with-
in 180 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 local coordinating entity shall not use 
Federal funds authorized by this Act to implement 
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any amendments until the Secretary has approved 
the amendments. 
SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au-
thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan-
cial assistance under any other law. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head 
of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that 
may have an impact on the Heritage Corridor is encour-
aged to consult and coordinate the activities with the Sec-
retary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu-
lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen-
cy; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of the Heritage Corridor; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
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SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the Heritage Cor-
ridor; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit pub-
lic access (including access by Federal, State, or 
local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner, or to modify public access or use of property 
of the property owner under any other Federal, 
State, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys 
any land use or other regulatory authority to any 
local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the Heritage Corridor; or 
(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, or any private property owner 
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with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of this Act 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 Cor-
ridor under this Act. 
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—Federal funding provided 
under this Act may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
of any assistance or grant provided or authorized under 
this Act. 
SEC. 11. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial 
assistance under this Act shall terminate on the day occur-
ring 15 years after the date of the enactment of the Act. 
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