(3) AMENDMENTS TO MANAGEMENT PLANS.—
The Secretary shall review substantial amendments
to management plans for American Heritage Areas.
Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not
be expended to implement such amendments until
the Secretary approves the amendments.
(4) NO REQUIREMENT FOR LAND USE REGULA-
TION AS CONDITION FOR APPROVAL.—No provision
of this title shall be construed to require any change
in land use regulation as a condition of approval of
a compact, management plan, or revision of a com-
pact or management plan by the Secretary.
SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) RECEIPT
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS.—Manage-
ment entities that are designated in compacts ap-
proved under section 106(b) for American Heritage
Areas are authorized to receive Federal funds in
support of cooperative partnerships to prepare and
implement the management plans regarding the
American Heritage Areas and to otherwise perform
the functions contemplated in this title.
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for designa-
tion as the management entity of an American Her-
itage Area, a unit of government or private nonprofit
organization must possess the legal ability to—
(A) receive Federal funds for use in pre-
paring and implementing the management plan
for the area;
(B) disburse Federal funds to other units
of government or other organizations for use in
preparing and implementing the management
plan;
(C) account for all Federal funds so re-
ceived or disbursed; and
(D) sign agreements with the Federal Gov-
ernment.
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—A management entity for
an American Heritage Area should, to the fullest ex-
tent possible, consist of diverse governmental, busi-
ness, and nonprofit groups within the geographic
area of the American Heritage Area.
(b) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The
management entity of an American Heritage Area may,
for purposes of preparing and implementing the manage-
ment plan for the area, use Federal funds made available
under this title—
(1) to make grants and loans to States, political
subdivisions thereof, private organizations, and other
persons;
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with
Federal agencies; and
(3) to hire and compensate staff.
(c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The man-
agement entity for an American Heritage Area shall do
each of the following:
(1) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The management
entity shall develop, and submit to the Secretary for
approval, a management plan described in section
106(a)(3) within 3 years after the date of the des-
ignation of the area as an American Heritage Area.
(2) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall
give priority to the implementation of actions, goals,
and policies set forth in the compact and manage-
ment plan referred to in section 106(a), including—
(A) assisting units of government, regional
planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza-
tions—
(i) in preserving the American Herit-
age Area;
(ii) in establishing and maintaining
interpretive exhibits in the area;
(iii) in developing recreational oppor-
tunities in the area;
(iv) in increasing public awareness of
and appreciation for the natural, historical,
and cultural resources of the area;
(v) in the restoration of historic build-
ings that are located within the boundaries
of the area and relate to the themes of the
area; and
(vi) in ensuring that clear, consistent,
and environmentally appropriate signs
identifying access points and sites of inter-
est are put in place throughout the area;
and
(B) consistent with the goals of the man-
agement plan referred to in section 106(a)(3),
encouraging economic viability in the affected
communities by appropriate means.
(3) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL
GROUPS.—The management entity shall, in develop-
ing and implementing the management plan referred
to in section 106(a)(3), consider the interests of di-
verse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups
within the geographic area.