I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7239 
To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna 
Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Herit-
age Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 
the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2020 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
DEAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KELLY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. WILD, and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, 
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the 
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the 
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the 
Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pennsylvania National 
Heritage Areas Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF, AND REPEAL OF FUNDING 
LIMITATIONS 
FOR, 
NATIONAL 
HERITAGE 
AREAS AND CORRIDOR. 
(a) RIVERS
OF
STEEL
NATIONAL
HERITAGE 
AREA.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 408 of the 
Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 
(54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 
Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 
3801) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2036’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 
409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage 
Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 
Stat. 778) is amended by striking the second sen-
tence. 
(b) LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 108 of the 
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 
2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 
114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 
Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2036’’. 
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Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 
‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2036’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 
210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage 
Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106– 
278; 114 Stat. 824) is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.’’. 
(e) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OIL REGION NA-
TIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 608 of the Oil Region 
National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Pub-
lic Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372; 133 Stat. 2713) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2036’’. 
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