I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1483 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2007 
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
RYAN of Ohio, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. SPACE, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. WAMP, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. 
GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain 
national heritage areas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Division II of the Omnibus Parks 
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— 
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(1) in each of sections 107, 208, 310, 408, 507, 
607, 707, 811, and 910, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’; and 
(2) in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 
409(a), 508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 812(a), and 909(c), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
(b) 
OHIO
& 
ERIE
NATIONAL
HERITAGE 
CANALWAY.—Title VIII of Division II of the Omnibus 
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4267, 114 Stat. 31) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Canal National Heritage Cor-
ridor’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘National 
Heritage Canalway’’; 
(2) in section 803— 
(A) by striking paragraph paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 
(5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
(5), and (6), respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘808’’ and in-
serting ‘‘806’’; and 
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(D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘807(a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘805(a)’’; 
(3) in the second sentence of section 804(b)(1), 
by striking ‘‘808’’ and inserting ‘‘806’’; 
(4) by striking sections 805 and 806; 
(5) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 
810, 811, and 812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 
809, and 810, respectively; 
(6) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (5)), by striking ‘‘808’’ and inserting 
‘‘806’’; 
(7) in section 806 (as redesignated by para-
graph (5))— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘from the Committee’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence of subpara-
graph (B), by striking ‘‘Committee’’ and 
inserting ‘‘management entity’’; 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(e), 
by 
striking 
‘‘807(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘805(d)(1)’’; and 
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(D) 
in 
subsection 
(f), 
by 
striking 
‘‘807(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘805(d)(1)’’; 
(8) in section 808 (as redesignated by para-
graph (5))— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee or’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c) in the matter before 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Committee’’ and in-
serting ‘‘management entity’’. 
(c) NATIONAL
COAL
HERITAGE
AREA
AMEND-
MENTS.—Title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) In section 103(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘comprised of the coun-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be comprised of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) The counties’’; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Lincoln County, West Virginia. 
‘‘(3) Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within 
Kanawha County, West Virginia.’’. 
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(2) In section 104, by striking ‘‘Governor’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘organizations’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority, a pub-
lic corporation and government instrumentality es-
tablished by the State of West Virginia, pursuant to 
which the Secretary shall assist the National Coal 
Heritage Area Authority’’. 
(3) In section 105— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (5) 
of’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Resources within Lincoln County, West Vir-
ginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within 
Kanawha County, West Virginia, shall also be 
eligible for assistance as determined by the Na-
tional Coal Heritage Area Authority.’’. 
(4) In section 106— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Governor’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘and Parks’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘State 
of West Virginia’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘entities’’ and inserting ‘‘National Coal Herit-
age Area Authority’’. 
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(d) CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENT.—The contrac-
tual agreement entered into by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Governor of West Virginia prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of title 
I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 shall be deemed as continuing 
in effect except that such agreement shall be between the 
Secretary and the National Coal Heritage Area Authority. 
(e) SOUTH CAROLINA HERITAGE AREA AMEND-
MENT.—Section 604(b)(2) of title VI of Division II of the 
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(O) Berkeley County.’’. 
Æ 
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