(9) Such National Heritage Area designation 
would also greatly enhance cultural and educational 
opportunities and promote tourism in the region. 
(10) Because it is imperative that future gen-
erations understand and appreciate the complex and 
ever evolving interrelationship between people and 
land, it is imperative that the Cherokee Overhill Ter-
ritory be designated a National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 3. CHEROKEE OVERHILL TERRITORY AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Cherokee Overhill Territory National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Heritage 
Area shall include all of those lands in the Cherokee 
Overhill Territory in Polk, McMinn, Monroe, and Meigs 
Counties in Tennessee as depicted on the map titled 
‘‘lllllllllll’’, 
numbered 
lllllll and dated llllllll. The map 
shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior shall publish 
in the Federal Register, as soon as practical after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, a detailed description and 
map of the boundaries established under this subsection. 
(c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 
for the Heritage Area shall be the Tennessee Overhill Her-
itage Association.
SEC. 4. COMPACT. 
To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary 
shall enter into a compact with the management entity. 
The compact shall include information relating to the ob-
jectives and management of the area, including a discus-
sion of the goals and objectives of the Heritage Area, in-
cluding an explanation of the proposed approach to con-
servation and interpretation and a general outline of the 
protection measures committed to by the Secretary and 
management entity. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTI-
TY. 
(a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—
The management entity may use funds made available 
under this Act for purposes of preparing, updating, and 
implementing the management plan developed under sub-
section (b). Such purposes may include—
(1) making grants to, and entering into cooper-
ative agreements with, States and their political sub-
divisions, private organizations, or any other person; 
(2) hiring and compensating staff; and 
(3) undertaking initiatives that advance the 
purposes of the Heritage Area. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management entity 
shall develop a management plan for the Heritage Area 
that—
(1) presents comprehensive strategies and rec-
ommendations for conservation, funding, manage-
ment, and development of the Heritage Area; 
(2) takes into consideration existing State, 
county, and local plans and involves residents, public 
agencies, and private organizations working in the 
Heritage Area; 
(3) includes a description of actions that units 
of government and private organizations have agreed 
to take to protect the resources of the Heritage 
Area; 
(4) specifies the existing and potential sources 
of funding to protect, manage, and develop the Her-
itage Area; 
(5) includes an inventory of the resources con-
tained 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 pre-
served, restored, managed, developed, or maintained 
because of its natural, cultural, historic, recreational, 
or scenic significance; 
(6) describes a program for implementation of 
the management plan by the management entity, in-
cluding plans for restoration and construction, and 
specific commitments for that implementation that
have been made by the management entity and any 
other persons for the first 5 years of implementa-
tion; 
(7) lists any revisions to the boundaries of the 
Heritage Area proposed by the management entity 
and requested by the affected local government; and 
(8) includes an interpretation plan for the Her-
itage Area. 
(c) DEADLINE; TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—
(1) DEADLINE.—The management entity shall 
submit the management plan to the Secretary within 
2 years after the funds are made available for this 
Act. 
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If a manage-
ment plan is not submitted to the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this subsection, the management enti-
ty shall not qualify for Federal assistance under this 
Act. 
(d) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The man-
agement entity shall—
(1) give priority to implementing actions set 
forth in the compact and management plan; 
(2) assist units of government, regional plan-
ning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in—
(A) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; 
(B) developing recreational resources in 
the Heritage Area; 
(C) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the natural, historical, and archi-
tectural resources and sites in the Heritage 
Area; 
(D) the restoration of any historic building 
relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; 
(E) ensuring that clear signs identifying 
access points and sites of interest are put in 
place throughout the Heritage Area; and 
(F) carrying out other actions that the 
management entity determines to be advisable 
to fulfill the purposes of this Act; 
(3) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the 
goals of the management plan; 
(4) consider the interests of diverse govern-
mental, business, and nonprofit groups within the 
Heritage Area; and 
(5) for any year in which Federal funds have 
been provided to implement the management plan 
under subsection (b)—
(A) conduct public meetings at least annu-
ally regarding the implementation of the man-
agement plan; 
(B) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary setting forth accomplishments, expenses 
and income, and each person to which any 
grant was made by the management entity in 
the year for which the report is made; and 
(C) require, for all agreements entered into 
by the management entity authorizing expendi-
ture of Federal funds by any other person, that 
the person making the expenditure make avail-
able to the management entity for audit all 
records pertaining to the expenditure of such 
funds. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use Fed-
eral funds received under this Act to acquire real property 
or an interest in real property. 
SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) OVERALL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may, upon the request of the management enti-
ty, and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, provide technical and financial assistance 
to the management entity to carry out its du-
ties under this Act, including updating and im-
plementing a management plan that is sub-
mitted under section 5(b) and approved by the 
Secretary and, prior to such approval, providing 
assistance for initiatives. 
(B) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary 
has the resources available to provide technical 
assistance to the management entity to carry 
out its duties under this Act (including updat-
ing and implementing a management plan that 
is submitted under section 5(b) and approved 
by the Secretary and, prior to such approval, 
providing assistance for initiatives), upon the 
request of the management entity the Secretary 
shall provide such assistance on a reimbursable 
basis. This subparagraph does not preclude the 
Secretary from providing nonreimbursable as-
sistance under subparagraph (A). 
(2) PRIORITY.—In assisting the management 
entity, the Secretary shall give priority to actions 
that assist in the—
(A) implementation of the management 
plan;
(B) provision of educational assistance and 
advice regarding land and water management 
techniques to conserve the significant natural 
resources of the region; 
(C) development and application of tech-
niques promoting the preservation of cultural 
and historic properties; 
(D) preservation, restoration, and reuse of 
publicly and privately owned historic buildings; 
(E) design and fabrication of a wide range 
of interpretive materials based on the manage-
ment plan, including guide brochures, visitor 
displays, audio-visual and interactive exhibits, 
and educational curriculum materials for public 
education; and 
(F) implementation of initiatives prior to 
approval of the management plan. 
(3) DOCUMENTATION
OF
STRUCTURES.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Historic American 
Building Survey and the Historic American Engi-
neering Record, shall conduct studies necessary to 
document the industrial, engineering, building, and 
architectural history of the Heritage Area. 
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor
of Tennessee shall approve or disapprove a management 
plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 days after 
receiving such plan. In approving the plan, the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the following criteria: 
(1) The extent to which the management plan 
adequately preserves and protects the natural, cul-
tural, and historical resources of the Heritage Area. 
(2) The level of public participation in the de-
velopment of the management plan. 
(3) The extent to which the board of directors 
of the management entity is representative of the 
local government and a wide range of interested or-
ganizations and citizens. 
(c) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a management plan, the Secretary shall 
advise the management entity in writing of the reasons 
for the disapproval and shall make recommendations for 
revisions in the management plan. The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days 
after the date it is submitted. 
(d) APPROVING CHANGES.—The Secretary shall re-
view and approve amendments to the management plan 
under section 5(b) that make substantial changes. Funds 
appropriated under this Act may not be expended to im-
plement such changes until the Secretary approves the 
amendments. 
(e) EFFECT OF INACTION.—If the Secretary does not 
approve or disapprove a management plan, revision, or 
change within 90 days after it is submitted to the Sec-
retary, then such management plan, revision, or change 
shall be deemed to have been approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
Any Federal entity 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 Act and, to the maximum extent practicable, co-
ordinate such activities with the carrying out of such 
duties; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 
or support such activities in a manner that the man-
agement entity determines shall not have an adverse 
effect on the Heritage Area. 
SEC. 8. SUNSET. 
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide 
any assistance under this Act after the expiration of the
15-year period beginning on the date that funds are first 
made available for this Act. 
SEC. 9. 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. 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 
(a) ACCESS
TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in 
this Act 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 
(2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with regard to public access to or use of 
private property.