H. R. 4236—158
interpreting the significant features of the lands, water, and struc-
tures of the Augusta Canal, in a manner that is consistent with
positive economic impact and development for the benefit and
inspiration of present and future generations in the State of Georgia
and the United States.
SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—There is hereby designated in the State
of Georgia the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (referred
to in this title as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(b) BOUNDARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Heritage Area shall include the land
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘The Augusta Canal’’,
numbered AUCA–80,000, and dated August 1994, which shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
of the Director of the National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall prepare and
place on file with the map described in paragraph (1) a legal
description of the boundaries of the Heritage Area.
SEC. 304. MANAGEMENT.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service, shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the
Augusta Canal Authority, a public body established under the law
of the State of Georgia, providing for the management of the
Heritage Area by the Augusta Canal Authority under terms and
conditions stated in the cooperative agreement. The Secretary shall
consult with the Augusta Canal Authority before carrying out any
management authority with respect to the Heritage Area which
is not provided for by the cooperative agreement.
SEC. 305. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(a) PREPARATION OF PLAN.—Not later than three years after
the date of enactment of this title, the Augusta Canal Authority
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary for review and approval
a plan for the management and administration of the Heritage
Area.
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall be based on Federal, State,
and local plans in existence on the date of enactment of this title,
including the Augusta Canal Master Plan. The Augusta Canal
Authority 
shall 
coordinate 
and 
combine 
such 
plans 
and
present an integrated and cooperative approach for the protection,
enhancement, and interpretation of the cultural, natural, scenic,
and recreational resources of the Heritage Area.
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide technical and
financial assistance in the preparation of the management plan.
(d) APPROVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after receipt
of the plan submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
approve or disapprove the plan.
(2) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to approve a plan,
the Secretary shall consider—
(A) whether the plan has strong local support from
a diversity of landowners, business interests, nonprofit
organizations, and governments within the area;
H. R. 4236—159
(B) 
whether 
the 
plan 
is 
consistent 
with 
and
complements continued economic activity in the area;
(C) whether the plan has a high potential for effective
partnership mechanisms;
(D) whether the plan improperly infringes on private
property rights; and
(E) whether the plan will take appropriate action to
ensure private property rights are observed.
(3) DISAPPROVAL.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the
proposed management plan, the Secretary shall notify the
Augusta Canal Authority of the disapproval in writing.
(B) CONTENTS.—A notification under subparagraph (A)
shall include—
(i) the reasons for the disapproval; and
(ii) recommendations for revision.
(C) REVISED PLAN.—The Augusta Canal Authority shall
revise and resubmit the management plan to the Secretary
for approval. Not later than 180 days after receipt of the
revised plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove
the plan as provided in paragraph (2). The Augusta Canal
Authority shall revise and submit the management plan
until the management plan is approved by the Secretary.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon approval of the management plan
as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary, in conjunction
with the Augusta Canal Authority, shall take appropriate steps
to implement the management plan.
(2) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary 
is
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State
of Georgia, political subdivisions of the State, the Augusta
Canal Authority, or any organization or individual to implement
the management plan.
(f) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—It is the sense of Congress that
the Augusta Canal Authority, the State of Georgia, the City of
Augusta, and other political subdivisions of the State of Georgia
should encourage, by appropriate means, enhanced economic and
industrial development in the area consistent with the goals of
the Augusta Canal Master Plan.
SEC. 306. GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary may provide grants and technical assistance
for the purposes of this title.
SEC. 307. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
The Augusta Canal Authority may not use any Federal funds
that it may receive pursuant to this title to acquire real property
or an interest in real property.
SEC. 308. OCCUPATIONAL, 
SAFETY, 
CONSERVATION, 
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to—
(1) impose any occupational, safety, conservation, or
environmental regulation on the Heritage Area that is more
stringent than the regulations that would be applicable to
the Heritage Area but for the designation of the Heritage
Area under section 303; or
H. R. 4236—160
(2) authorize any Federal agency to promulgate an
occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation
for the Heritage Area that is more stringent than the regula-
tions applicable to the Heritage Area in existence on the date
of enactment of this title, solely as a result of the designation
of the Heritage Area under section 303.
SEC. 309. LAND USE REGULATION.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to—
(1) modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal,
State, and local governments to regulate any use of land as
provided for by law or regulation; or
(2) grant powers of zoning or land use to the Augusta
Canal Authority.
SEC. 310. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any
assistance under this title after September 30, 2012.
SEC. 311. 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 the Heritage Area, may not exceed
50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided
or authorized under this title.
TITLE IV—STEEL INDUSTRY HERITAGE
PROJECT
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Steel Industry American
Heritage Area Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 402. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the industrial and cultural heritage of southwestern
Pennsylvania, including the city of Pittsburgh, and the counties
of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington,
and Westmoreland, related directly to steel and steel-related
industries, is nationally significant;
(2) these industries include steelmaking, ironmaking,
aluminum, specialty metals, glass, coal mining, coke production,
machining and foundries, transportation, and electrical indus-
tries;
(3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the steel and
related industries in this region includes the social history
and living cultural traditions of the people of the region;
(4) the labor movement of the region played a significant
role in the development of the Nation, including the formation
of many key unions such as the Congress of Industrial
Organizations (CIO) and the United Steel Workers of America
(USWA), and crucial struggles to improve wages and working
conditions, such as the Rail Strike of 1877, the Homestead
Strike of 1892, and the Great Steel Strike of 1919;
H. R. 4236—161
(5) the Department of the Interior is responsible for
protecting the Nation’s cultural and historic resources, and
there are significant examples of these resources within this
seven-county region to merit the involvement of the Federal
Government to develop programs and projects, in cooperation
with the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, and other local and governmental
bodies, to adequately conserve, protect, and interpret this herit-
age for future generations, while providing opportunities for
education and revitalization; and
(6) the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation would be an
appropriate management entity for a Heritage Area established
in the region.
(b) STATEMENT
OF
PURPOSE.—The objectives of the Steel
Industry American Heritage Area are—
(1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels
of government, the private sector, and the local communities
in the steel industry region of southwestern Pennsylvania and
empower the communities to conserve their heritage while
continuing to pursue economic opportunities; and
(2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the historical,
cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the
industrial and cultural heritage of the seven-county region of
southwestern Pennsylvania.
SEC. 403. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the Steel
Industry American Heritage Area (in this title referred to as the
‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be comprised of
the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Greene,
Washington, and Westmoreland in Pennsylvania.
(c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity for the
Heritage Area shall be the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation.
SEC. 404. COMPACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes of this title, the
Secretary of the Interior (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
shall enter into a compact with the management entity. The
compact shall include information relating to the objectives and
management of the area, including the following:
(1) A delineation of the boundaries of the proposed Heritage
Area.
(2) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the proposed
Heritage Area, including an explanation of the proposed
approach to conservation and interpretation and a general out-
line of the protection measures committed to by the partners
referred to in paragraph (4).
(3) An identification and description of the management
entity that will administer the proposed Heritage Area.
(4) A list of the initial partners to be involved in developing
and implementing the management plan for the proposed
Heritage Area, and a statement of the financial commitment
of the partners.
(5) A description of the role of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The compact shall be pre-
pared with public participation. Actions called for in the compact