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(2) takes into consideration existing State, county, and
local plans and involves residents, public agencies, and private
organizations working in the Heritage Area;
(3) includes a description of actions that units of govern-
ment and private organizations have agreed to take to protect
the resources of the Heritage Area;
(4) specifies the existing and potential sources of funding
to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
(5) includes an inventory of the resources contained in
the Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the
Heritage Area that is related to the themes of the Heritage
Area and that should be preserved, restored, managed, devel-
oped, or maintained because of its natural, cultural, historic,
recreational, or scenic significance;
(6) describes a program for implementation of the manage-
ment plan by the management entity, including plans for res-
toration and construction, and specific commitments for that
implementation that have been made by the management entity
and any other persons for the first 5 years of implementation;
(7) lists any revisions to the boundaries of the Heritage
Area proposed by the management entity and requested by
the affected local government; and
(8) includes an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area.
(c) DEADLINE; TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—
(1) DEADLINE.—The management entity shall submit the
management plan to the Secretary within 2 years after the
funds are made available for this title.
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If a management plan is
not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this sub-
section, the management entity shall not qualify for Federal
assistance under this title.
(d) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity
shall—
(1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the
compact and management plan;
(2) assist units of government, regional planning organiza-
tions, and nonprofit organizations in—
(A) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits
in the Heritage Area;
(B) developing recreational resources in the Heritage
Area;
(C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation
for the natural, historical, and architectural resources and
sites in the Heritage Area;
(D) the restoration of any historic building relating
to the themes of the Heritage Area;
(E) ensuring that clear signs identifying access points
and sites of interest are put in place throughout the Herit-
age Area; and
(F) carrying out other actions that the management
entity determines to be advisable to fulfill the purposes
of this title;
(3) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in
the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management
plan;
(4) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business,
and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; and
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(5) for any year in which Federal funds have been provided
to implement the management plan under subsection (b)—
(A) conduct public meetings at least annually regarding
the implementation of the management plan;
(B) submit an annual report to the Secretary setting
forth accomplishments, expenses and income, and each per-
son to which any grant was made by the management
entity in the year for which the report is made; and
(C) require, for all agreements entered into by the
management entity authorizing expenditure of Federal
funds by any other person, that the person making the
expenditure make available to the management entity for
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such
funds.
(e) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—
The management entity may not use Federal funds received under
this title to acquire real property or an interest in real property.
SEC. 606. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) OVERALL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may, upon
the request of the management entity, and subject to the
availability of appropriations, provide technical and finan-
cial assistance to the management entity to carry out its
duties under this title, including updating and imple-
menting a management plan that is submitted under sec-
tion 605(b) and approved by the Secretary and, prior to
such approval, providing assistance for initiatives.
(B) OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary has the
resources available to provide technical assistance to the
management entity to carry out its duties under this title
(including updating and implementing a management plan
that is submitted under section 605(b) and approved by
the Secretary and, prior to such approval, providing assist-
ance for initiatives), upon the request of the management
entity the Secretary shall provide such assistance on a
reimbursable basis. This subparagraph does not preclude
the Secretary from providing nonreimbursable assistance
under subparagraph (A).
(2) PRIORITY.—In assisting the management entity, the
Secretary shall give priority to actions that assist in the—
(A) implementation of the management plan;
(B) provision of educational assistance and advice
regarding land and water management techniques to con-
serve the significant natural resources of the region;
(C) development and application of techniques pro-
moting the preservation of cultural and historic properties;
(D) preservation, restoration, and reuse of publicly and
privately owned historic buildings;
(E) design and fabrication of a wide range of interpre-
tive materials based on the management plan, including
guide brochures, visitor displays, audio-visual and inter-
active exhibits, and educational curriculum materials for
public education; and
(F) implementation of initiatives prior to approval of
the management plan.
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(3) DOCUMENTATION
OF
STRUCTURES.—The Secretary,
acting through the Historic American Building Survey and
the Historic American Engineering Record, shall conduct
studies necessary to document the industrial, engineering,
building, and architectural history of the Heritage Area.
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The
Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of Pennsylvania, shall
approve or disapprove a management plan submitted under this
title not later than 90 days after receiving such plan. In approving
the plan, the Secretary shall take into consideration the following
criteria:
(1) The extent to which the management plan adequately
preserves and protects the natural, cultural, and historical
resources of the Heritage Area.
(2) The level of public participation in the development
of the management plan.
(3) The extent to which the board of directors of the
management entity is representative of the local government
and a wide range of interested organizations and citizens.
(c) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves a management plan, the Secretary shall advise the
management entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval
and shall make recommendations for revisions in the management
plan. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision
within 90 days after the date it is submitted.
(d) APPROVING CHANGES.—The Secretary shall review and
approve amendments to the management plan under section 605(b)
that make substantial changes. Funds appropriated under this title
may not be expended to implement such changes until the Secretary
approves the amendments.
(e) EFFECT OF INACTION.—If the Secretary does not approve
or disapprove a management plan, revision, or change within 90
days after it is submitted to the Secretary, then such management
plan, revision, or change shall be deemed to have been approved
by the Secretary.
SEC. 607. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.
Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly
affecting the Heritage Area shall—
(1) consult with the Secretary and the management entity
with respect to such activities;
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management
entity in carrying out their duties under this title and, to
the maximum extent practicable, coordinate such activities with
the carrying out of such duties; and
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support
such activities in a manner that the management entity deter-
mines shall not have an adverse effect on the Heritage Area.
SEC. 608. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assist-
ance under this title after the expiration of the 15-year period
beginning on the date that funds are first made available for
this title.
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SEC. 609. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.
(a) NOTIFICATION
AND
CONSENT
OF
PROPERTY
OWNERS
REQUIRED.—No privately owned property shall be preserved, con-
served, or promoted by the management plan for the Heritage
Area until the owner of that private property has been notified
in writing by the management entity and has given written consent
for such preservation, conservation, or promotion to the manage-
ment entity.
(b) LANDOWNER WITHDRAW.—Any owner of private property
included within the boundary of the Heritage Area shall have
their property immediately removed from the boundary by submit-
ting a written request to the management entity.
SEC. 610. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.
(a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in this title shall
be construed to—
(1) require any private property owner to allow public
access (including Federal, State, or local government access)
to such private property; or
(2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law
with regard to public access to or use of private property.
(b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be
considered to create any liability, or to have any effect on any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner with
respect to any persons injured on such private property.
(c) RECOGNITION
OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND USE.—
Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify the authority
of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use.
(d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS IN HERITAGE
AREA.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the owner
of any private property located within the boundaries of the Herit-
age Area to participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.
(e) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The boundaries designated for
the Heritage Area represent the area within which Federal funds
appropriated for the purpose of this title may be expended. The
establishment of the Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not
be construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on
land use within the Heritage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary,
the National Park Service, or the management entity.
SEC. 611. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.
Nothing in this title shall preclude the management entity
from using Federal funds available under Acts other than this
title for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.
SEC. 612. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this title—
(1) not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year; and
(2) not more than a total of $10,000,000.
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Financial assistance provided under
this title may not be used to pay more than 50 percent of the
total cost of any activity carried out with that assistance.