Area under this title. The Secretary may not provide
any grant, and may provide only limited technical
assistance, under this paragraph with respect to any
such heritage area or corridor after the earlier of—
(A) the last day on which the area or cor-
ridor is eligible for Federal funding or assist-
ance under the statute designating such herit-
age area or corridor; or
(B) the expiration of the 10-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(c) OTHER DUTIES
AND AUTHORITIES
OF SEC-
RETARY.—
(1) EVALUATION AND ADVICE.—In accordance
with the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may—
(A) evaluate, in accordance with the cri-
teria referred to in section 101, areas nomi-
nated under this title for designation as Na-
tional Heritage Areas; and
(B) upon request, advise State and local
governments, nonprofit organizations, and other
appropriate entities on issues pertaining to this
Act.
(2) SIGNING
OF
COMPACTS.—The Secretary
shall sign or withhold signature on each proposed
compact submitted under this Act not later than 90
days after receiving the proposed compact. If the
Secretary withholds signature on a proposed com-
pact submitted under this Act, the Secretary shall
advise the submitter, in writing, of the reasons. The
Secretary shall sign or withhold signature on each
proposed revision to such a proposed compact not
later than 90 days after receiving the proposed revi-
sion. A submitter shall hold a public meeting in the
immediate vicinity of the proposed National Herit-
age Area before making any major revisions in a
proposed compact submitted under this Act. Prior to
signing any compact, the Secretary shall provide
reasonable notice concerning the proposed National
Heritage Area to private property owners within the
proposed boundary. Such notice may range from
legal notices (or other information) in local news
media to contact with individual property owners.
Such notice shall include information concerning the
designation, including information on the process by
which private property owners may remove their
property from the National Heritage Area.
(3) MONITORING
OF
NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREAS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
monitor all National Heritage Areas (whether
or not eligibility for assistance under this title
has expired with respect to such areas).
(B) COMPLIANCE WITH COMPACTS.—Mon-
itoring of National Heritage Areas under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include monitoring of Na-
tional Heritage Areas to ensure compliance with
the terms of the compacts for such areas, for
the purpose of making determinations under
section 106.
(4) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—In coopera-
tion with other Federal agencies, the Secretary shall
provide the general public with information regard-
ing the location and character of National Heritage
Areas.
(d) DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Any
Federal entity conducting any activity directly affecting
any National Heritage Area shall consider the potential
effect of the activity on the area and shall consult with
the Governor of the State in which the area is located,
and the management entity for the area, with respect to
minimizing any adverse effect on the area.
SEC. 104. FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, AND HERIT-
AGE PLANS.
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Each feasibility study
submitted under this title shall include sufficient informa-
tion to determine whether an area has the potential to
meet the criteria referred to in section 101. Each such
feasibility study shall be prepared with public participa-
tion. Each such feasibility study shall include, but need
not be limited to, each of the following:
(1) RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES.—A de-
scription of the natural, historic, and cultural re-
sources and recreational and educational opportuni-
ties presented by the area, including an assessment
of the quality and integrity of, the availability of
public access to, and the themes represented by such
resources and opportunities.
(2) INTEREST AND IMPACT.—An assessment of
the interest of, and impact of possible designation
upon, potential partners, units of government, non-
profit organizations, and other private entities, in-
cluding private property owners.
(3) BOUNDARIES.—A general description of the
boundaries for the proposed National Heritage Area.
(4) CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.—A general de-
scription of the conceptual framework of the pro-
posed National Heritage Area.
(5) POSSIBLE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Identi-
fication of a possible management entity for the pro-
posed National Heritage Area.
(6) VIEWS OF LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.—
Views of locally elected officials, including the views
of any such officials opposed to designation of the
area as a National Heritage Area.
(b) COMPACTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each compact submitted
under this title with respect to an area proposed for
designation as a National Heritage Area shall con-
sist of an agreement between the Secretary and the
Governor of each State in which the area is located.
Such agreement shall define the area, describe an-
ticipated programs for the area, and include infor-
mation relating to the objectives and management of
the area. Such information shall include, but need
not be limited to, each of the following:
(A) BOUNDARIES.—A delineation of the
boundaries of the proposed National Heritage
Area.
(B) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—An identifica-
tion and description of the management entity
that will administer the proposed National Her-
itage Area.
(C) PARTNERS.—A list of the initial part-
ners to be involved in developing and imple-
menting the heritage plan for the proposed
area, and a statement of the financial commit-
ment of the partners.
(D) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND
CONCEP-
TUAL FRAMEWORK.—A discussion of the goals,
objectives, and cost of the proposed National
Heritage Area, including an explanation of—
(i) the conceptual framework, pro-
posed by the partners referred to in sub-
paragraph (C), for development and imple-
mentation of the heritage plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and
(ii) the costs associated with the con-
ceptual framework.
(E) ROLE OF STATE.—A description of the
role of each State in which the proposed Na-
tional Heritage Area is located.
(2) CONSISTENCY
WITH
ECONOMIC
VIABIL-
ITY.—Each compact submitted under this title with
respect to an area proposed for designation as a Na-
tional Heritage Area shall be consistent with contin-
ued economic viability in the communities within the
area.