(2) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall 
give priority to implementing actions described in 
the management plan, including the following: 
(A) Assisting units of government and 
nonprofit organizations in preserving resources 
within the heritage area. 
(B) Encouraging local governments to 
adopt land use policies consistent with the man-
agement of the heritage area and the goals of 
the management plan. 
(3) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management enti-
ty shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly 
on the implementation of the management plan. 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—For any year in which 
Federal funds have been made available under this 
Act, the management entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an annual report that describes the following: 
(A) The accomplishments of the manage-
ment entity. 
(B) The expenses and income of the man-
agement entity. 
(5) AUDIT.—The management entity shall— 
(A) make available to the Secretary for 
audit all records relating to the expenditure of 
Federal funds and any matching funds; and
(B) require, with respect to all agreements 
authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 
other organizations, that the receiving organiza-
tions make available to the Secretary for audit 
all records concerning the expenditure of those 
funds. 
(c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The management entity 
shall not use Federal funds made available under 
this Act to acquire real property or an interest in 
real property. 
(2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes the management entity from using Federal 
funds made available under other Federal laws for 
any purpose for which the funds are authorized to 
be used. 
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management entity shall de-
velop a management plan for the heritage area that incor-
porates an integrated and cooperative approach to protect, 
interpret, and enhance the natural, cultural, historical, 
scenic, and recreational resources of the heritage area. 
(b) BASIS.—The management plan shall be based on 
the preferred concept in the document entitled ‘‘Arabia
Mountain National Heritage Area Feasibility Study’’, 
dated February 28, 2001. 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF OTHER PLANS
AND AC-
TIONS.—The management plan shall— 
(1) take into consideration State and local 
plans; and 
(2) involve residents, public agencies, and pri-
vate organizations in the heritage area. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall 
include the following: 
(1) An inventory of the resources in the herit-
age area, including— 
(A) a list of property in the heritage area 
that— 
(i) relates to the purposes of the herit-
age area; and 
(ii) should be preserved, restored, 
managed, or maintained because of the sig-
nificance of the property; and 
(B) an assessment of cultural landscapes 
within the heritage area. 
(2) Provisions for the protection, interpretation, 
and enjoyment of the resources of the heritage area 
consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
(3) An interpretation plan for the heritage area.
(4) A program for implementation of the man-
agement plan that includes— 
(A) actions to be carried out by units of 
government, private organizations, and public- 
private partnerships to protect the resources of 
the heritage area; and 
(B) the identification of existing and po-
tential sources of funding for implementing the 
plan. 
(5) A description and evaluation of the manage-
ment entity, including the membership and organiza-
tional structure of the management entity. 
(e) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY FOR APPROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the manage-
ment entity shall submit the management plan to 
the Secretary for approval. 
(2) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO
SUBMIT.—If a 
management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 
by the date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall not provide any additional funding under this 
Act until such date as a management plan for the 
heritage area is submitted to the Secretary. 
(f) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving the management plan submitted under 
subsection (e), the Secretary, in consultation with 
the State, shall approve or disapprove the manage-
ment plan. 
(2) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 
(A) REVISION.—If the Secretary dis-
approves a management plan submitted under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(i) advise the management entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(ii) make recommendations for revi-
sions to the management plan; and 
(iii) allow the management entity to 
submit to the Secretary revisions to the 
management plan. 
(B) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL OF REVI-
SION.—Not later than 90 days after the date on 
which a revision is submitted under subpara-
graph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall approve or 
disapprove the revision. 
(g) REVISION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After approval by the Sec-
retary of a management plan, the management enti-
ty shall periodically—
(A) review the management plan; and 
(B) submit to the Secretary, for review 
and approval by the Secretary, the rec-
ommendations of the management entity for 
any revisions to the management plan that the 
management entity considers to be appropriate. 
(2) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—No funds made 
available under this Act shall be used to implement 
any revision proposed by the management entity 
under paragraph (1)(B) until the Secretary approves 
the revision. 
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the management 
entity, the Secretary may provide technical and financial 
assistance to the heritage area to develop and implement 
the management plan. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall give priority to actions that 
facilitate— 
(1) the conservation of the significant natural, 
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources 
that support the purposes of the heritage area; and 
(2) the provision of educational, interpretive, 
and recreational opportunities that are consistent