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(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, businesses, organizations and individ-
uals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and im-
plementation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
semi-annually regarding the development and imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(5) submit an annual report to the Secretary 
for any fiscal year in which the management entity 
receives Federal funds under this Act, setting forth 
its accomplishments, expenses, and income, includ-
ing grants to any other entities during the year for 
which the report is made; 
(6) make available for audit for any fiscal year 
in which it receives Federal funds under this Act, all 
information pertaining to the expenditure of such 
funds and any matching funds, and require in all 
agreements authorizing expenditures of Federal 
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for such audit all records 
and other information pertaining to the expenditure 
of such funds; and 
(7) encourage by appropriate means economic 
development that is consistent with the purposes of 
the Heritage Area. 
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(b) AUTHORITIES.—The management entity may, for 
the purposes of preparing and implementing the manage-
ment plan for the Heritage Area, use Federal funds made 
available through this Act to— 
(1) make grants to the State of Connecticut 
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their po-
litical subdivisions, nonprofit organizations and other 
persons; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to the State of Con-
necticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
their subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other 
interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resources protection, and heritage pro-
gramming; 
(4) obtain money or services from any source 
including any that are provided under any other 
Federal law or program; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other ac-
tivity that furthers the purposes of the Heritage 
Area and is consistent with the approved manage-
ment plan. 
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(c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use Fed-
eral funds received under this Act to acquire real property, 
but may use any other source of funding, including other 
Federal funding outside this authority, intended for the 
acquisition of real property. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management plan for the 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) include comprehensive policies, strategies 
and recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management and development of the Heritage Area; 
(2) take into consideration existing State, coun-
ty, and local plans in the development of the man-
agement plan and its implementation; 
(3) include a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals have 
agreed to take to protect the natural, historical and 
cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(4) specify the existing and potential sources of 
funding to protect, manage, and develop the Herit-
age Area in the first 5 years of implementation; 
(5) include an inventory of the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area related to the themes 
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