(1) make grants to the State of Arizona, its po-
litical subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, 
and other entities; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to the State of Arizona 
its political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, 
tribes, Federal agencies, and other entities; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, including individ-
uals with expertise in natural cultural, and historical 
resources protection, economic and community devel-
opment, and heritage programming; 
(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. 
(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. 
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SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strat-
egies, and recommendations for telling the story of 
the heritage of the area covered by the Heritage 
Area and encourage long-term resource protection, 
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area; 
(2) include a description of actions and commit-
ments that governments, private organizations, and 
citizens will take to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area; 
(3) specify existing and potential sources of 
funding or economic development strategies to pro-
tect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop 
the Heritage Area; 
(4) include an inventory of the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area related to the na-
tional importance and themes of the Heritage Area 
that should be protected, enhanced, interpreted, 
managed, funded, and developed; 
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(5) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management, including the development of 
intergovernmental and interagency agreements to 
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and de-
velop the natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
Area; 
(6) describe a program for implementation for 
the management plan, including— 
(A) performance goals; 
(B) plans for resource protection, enhance-
ment, interpretation, funding, management, and 
development; and 
(C) specific commitments for implementa-
tion that have been made by the local coordi-
nating entity or any government agency, organi-
zation, business, or individual; 
(7) include an analysis of, and recommenda-
tions for, means by which Federal, State, and local 
programs may best be coordinated (including the 
role of the National Park Service and other Federal 
agencies associated with the Heritage Area) to fur-
ther the purposes of this Act; and 
(8) include a business plan that— 
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(A) describes the role, operation, financing, 
and functions of the local coordinating entity 
and of each of the major activities contained in 
the management plan; and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that the 
local coordinating entity has the partnerships 
and financial and other resources necessary to 
implement the management plan for the Herit-
age Area. 
(b) DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are first made available to 
develop the management plan after designation as a 
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity 
shall submit the management plan to the Secretary 
for approval. 
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the man-
agement plan is not submitted to the Secretary in 
accordance with paragraph (1), the local coordi-
nating entity shall not qualify for any additional fi-
nancial assistance under this Act until such time as 
the management plan is submitted to and approved 
by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may, upon the request of the management enti-
ty, provide technical assistance on a reimbursable or non- 
reimbursable basis and financial assistance to the Herit-
age Area to develop and implement the approved manage-
ment plan. The Secretary is authorized to enter into coop-
erative agreements with the management entity and other 
public or private entities for this purpose. In assisting the 
Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give priority to actions 
that in general assist in— 
(1) conserving the significant natural, historical 
cultural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; 
and 
(2) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove the management plan not later than 
180 days after receiving the management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
the approval of the management plan, the Secretary 
shall consider whether— 
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(A) the management entity is representa-
tive of the diverse interests of the Heritage 
Area, including governments, natural and his-
toric resource protection organizations, edu-
cational 
institutions, 
businesses, 
and 
rec-
reational organizations; 
(B) the management entity has afforded 
adequate opportunity, including public hearings, 
for public and governmental involvement in the 
preparation of the management plan; 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(D) the management plan is supported by 
the appropriate State and local officials whose 
cooperation is needed to ensure the effective im-
plementation of the State and local aspects of 
the management plan. 
(3) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve a management plan for the Her-
itage Area, the Secretary shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity represents 
the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, in-
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cluding governments, natural, and historic re-
source protection organizations, educational in-
stitutions, businesses, recreational organiza-
tions, community residents, and private prop-
erty owners; 
(B) the local coordinating entity— 
(i) has afforded adequate opportunity 
for public and governmental involvement 
(including through workshops and hear-
ings) in the preparation of the manage-
ment plan; and 
(ii) provides for at least semiannual 
public meetings to ensure adequate imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and de-
velopment strategies described in the manage-
ment plan, if implemented, would adequately 
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and 
develop the natural, historic, cultural, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(D) the management plan would not ad-
versely affect any activities authorized on Fed-
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eral land under public land laws or land use 
plans; 
(E) the local coordinating entity has dem-
onstrated the financial capability, in partner-
ship with others, to carry out the plan; 
(F) the Secretary has received adequate 
assurances from the appropriate State and local 
officials whose support is needed to ensure the 
effective implementation of the State and local 
elements of the management plan; and 
(G) the management plan demonstrates 
partnerships among the local coordinating enti-
ty, Federal, State, and local governments, re-
gional planning organizations, nonprofit organi-
zations, or private sector parties for implemen-
tation of the management plan. 
(4) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—Substantial 
amendments to the management plan shall be re-
viewed by the Secretary and approved in the same 
manner as provided for the original management 
plan. The management entity shall not use Federal 
funds authorized by this Act to implement any 
amendments until such amendments have been ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Any Federal agency conducting or supporting activi-
ties directly affecting the Heritage Area is encouraged 
to— 
(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 which will not 
have adverse effects on the Heritage Area. 
SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the Heritage 
Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit pub-
lic access (including access by Federal, State, or 
local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner, or to modify public access or use of property 
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of the property owner under any other Federal, 
State, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal, State or local agency, or conveys 
any land use or other regulatory authority to any 
local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 
(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 
more than $1,000,000 may be authorized to be appro-
priated for any fiscal year. 
(b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the total cost of any activity assisted under this 
Act shall be not more than 50 percent. 
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SEC. 11. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this Act shall terminate on the day occurring 15 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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