or eligible for listing on the National Register of
Historic Places.
(8) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall
submit an annual report to the Congress regarding
the Heritage Areas Partnership Program. Each re-
port shall include—
(A) the number, amount, and recipients of
any grants provided by the Secretary under this
Act and the nature of any technical assistance
or early action provided under this Act;
(B) a description of the status and condi-
tion of, and Federal funding provided under
this Act to, the Heritage Area;
(C) a description of the areas nominated
for the Heritage Partnership Program;
(D) the recommendations of the Secretary
regarding areas to be designated by the Con-
gress as Heritage Areas; and
(E) the status of the implementation of all
contractual agreements entered into by the Sec-
retary under this Act.
(9) OVERSIGHT OF HERITAGE AREAS WITH EX-
PIRED
ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall inves-
tigate, study, and continually monitor the welfare of
the Heritage Area after its eligibility for Federal
funding under this Act has expired and shall report
to the Congress periodically regarding the condition
of the Heritage Area.
(10) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—In co-
operation with other Federal agencies, the Secretary
shall provide the general public with information re-
garding the location and character of components of
the Heritage Areas Partnership Program.
(11) PROMULGATION
OF
REGULATIONS.—The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(c) DUTIES OF FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Any Federal
entity conducting or supporting activities within the Herit-
age Area, and any unit of government acting pursuant to
a grant of Federal funds or a Federal permit or agreement
and conducting or supporting such activities, shall, to the
maximum extent practicable—
(1) consult with the Secretary and the manage-
ment entity for the Heritage Area with respect to
such activities; and
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the man-
agement entity in the carrying out of the duties of
the Secretary and the management entity under this
Act, and coordinate such activities to minimize any
real or potential adverse impact on the Heritage
Area.
SEC. 7. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION.
(a) LACK OF EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF GOVERN-
MENTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify,
enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, and
local governments to regulate any use of land as provided
for by current law or regulation.
(b) LACK OF ZONING OR LAND USE POWERS OF EN-
TITY.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant
powers of zoning or land use to any management entity
for the Heritage Area.
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABILITY TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—Any management plan referred to in
section 4(a) and submitted to the Secretary by the man-
agement entity for the Heritage Area shall be made avail-
able to the local governments having jurisdiction over land
use regulations affecting the Heritage Area for the use
of the local governments in updating their growth manage-
ment plans and in the event that such governments desire
to amend current land use legislation as they may deem
appropriate and in accordance with their legal authority.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGE-
MENT PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.—From the amounts
made available to carry out the National Historic Preser-
vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech-
nical assistance pursuant to section 6 and the administra-
tion of such grants and assistance, such sums as may be
necessary, to remain available until expended, with the fol-
lowing conditions:
(1) PERCENT OF COST.—No grant under this
Act for a compact, management plan, or early action
may exceed 75 percent of the cost, to the grantee,
for such compact, plan, or early action.
(2) COMPACT.—The total amount of Federal
funding under this Act for the compact for the pro-
posed Heritage Area may not exceed $150,000.
(3) EARLY ACTION GRANTS.—The total amount
of Federal funding under this Act for early action
grants for the Heritage Area may not exceed
$250,000.
(4) MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The total amount
of Federal funding under this Act for the manage-
ment plan for the Heritage Area may not exceed
$150,000.
(b) MANAGEMENT ENTITY OPERATIONS.—
(1) OPERATING
COSTS.—From the amounts
made available to carry out the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for
the management entity of the Heritage Area, not
more than $250,000 annually for the operating costs
of such management entity pursuant this Act.
(2) COST
SHARE.—The Federal contribution
under this Act to the operations of any management
entity of the Heritage Area shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the annual operating costs of the entity.
(c) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—From the amounts
made available to carry out the National Historic Preser-
vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech-
nical assistance for the implementation of management
plans for designated Heritage Areas and the administra-
tion of such grants and assistance, such sums as may be
necessary, to remain available until expended, with the fol-
lowing conditions:
(1) PERCENT OF COST.—No grant under this
Act for implementation of a management plan may
exceed 50 percent of the cost to the grantee of the
implementation.
(2) TOTAL
FUNDING
FOR
EACH
AREA.—Not
more than a total of $10,000,000 may be made
available under this subsection to the Heritage Area.
(4) AGREEMENTS.—Any payment made under
this subsection shall be subject to an agreement that
conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted
for purposes contrary to the purposes of this Act, as
determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right
of the United States to the greater of—
(A) reimbursement of all funds made avail-
able for such project; and
(B) the proportion of the increased value
of the project attributable to such funds, as de-
termined at the time of such conversion, use, or
disposal.
(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—The amount of Federal funding made avail-
able under this section for technical assistance for the
Heritage Area for a fiscal year may not exceed $150,000.
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