106TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 940 
AN ACT 
To designate the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lackawanna Valley 
National Heritage Area Act of 1999’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The industrial and cultural heritage of 
northeastern Pennsylvania inclusive of Lackawanna, 
Luzerne, Wayne, and Susquehanna counties, related 
directly to anthracite and anthracite-related indus-
tries, is nationally significant, as documented in the 
United States Department of the Interior-National 
Parks Service, National Register of Historic Places, 
Multiple Property Documentation submittal of the 
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission 
(1996). 
(2) These industries include anthracite mining, 
ironmaking, textiles, and rail transportation. 
(3) The industrial and cultural heritage of the 
anthracite and related industries in this region in-
cludes the social history and living cultural tradi-
tions of the people of the region. 
(4) The labor movement of the region played a 
significant role in the development of the Nation in-
cluding the formation of many key unions such as 
the United Mine Workers of America, and crucial 
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struggles to improve wages and working conditions, 
such as the 1900 and 1902 anthracite strikes. 
(5) The Department of the Interior is respon-
sible for protecting the Nation’s cultural and historic 
resources, and there are significant examples of 
these resources within this 4-county region to merit 
the involvement of the Federal Government to de-
velop programs and projects, in cooperation with the 
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and other local and gov-
ernmental bodies, to adequately conserve, protect, 
and interpret this heritage for future generations, 
while providing opportunities for education and revi-
talization. 
(6) The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority 
would be an appropriate management entity for a 
Heritage Area established in the region. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The objectives of the Lackawanna 
Valley National Heritage Area are as follows: 
(1) To foster a close working relationship with 
all levels of government, the private sector, and the 
local communities in the anthracite coal region of 
northeastern Pennsylvania and empower the commu-
nities to conserve their heritage while continuing to 
pursue economic opportunities. 
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(2) To conserve, interpret, and develop the his-
torical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources 
related to the industrial and cultural heritage of the 
4-county region of northeastern Pennsylvania. 
SEC. 3. LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area (in this 
Act referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’). 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
prised of all or parts of the counties of Lackawanna, 
Luzerne, Wayne, and Susquehanna in Pennsylvania, de-
termined pursuant to the compact under section 4. 
(c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 
for the Heritage Area shall be the Lackawanna Heritage 
Valley Authority. 
SEC. 4. COMPACT. 
To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior (in this Act referred to as 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 each of 
the following: 
(1) A delineation of the boundaries of the Her-
itage Area. 
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(2) A discussion of the goals and objectives of 
the Heritage Area, including an explanation of the 
proposed approach to conservation and interpreta-
tion and a general outline of the protection measures 
committed to by the partners. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT EN-
TITY. 
(a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.— 
The management entity may, for purposes of preparing 
and implementing the management plan developed under 
subsection (b), use funds made available through this Act 
for the following: 
(1) To make grants to, and enter into coopera-
tive agreements with States and their political sub-
divisions, private organizations, or any person. 
(2) To hire and compensate staff. 
(3) To enter into contracts for goods and serv-
ices. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management entity 
shall develop a management plan for the Heritage Area 
that presents 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 agen-
cies, and private organizations working in the Heritage 
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