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cluding the formation of many key unions such as
the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and
the United Steel Workers of America (USWA), and
crucial struggles to improve wages and working con-
ditions, such as the Rail Strike of 1877, the Home-
stead Strike of 1892, and the Great Steel Strike of
1919;
(5) the Department of the Interior is respon-
sible for protecting the Nation’s cultural and historic
resources, and there are significant examples of
these resources within this seven-county region to
merit the involvement of the Federal Government to
develop programs and projects, in cooperation with
the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and other local and gov-
ernmental bodies, to adequately conserve, protect,
and interpret this heritage for future generations,
while providing opportunities for education and revi-
talization; and
(6) the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
would be an appropriate management entity for a
Heritage Area established in the region.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The objectives of the
Steel Industry American Heritage Area are—
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(1) to foster a close working relationship with
all levels of government, the private sector, and the
local communities in the steel industry region of
southwestern Pennsylvania and empower the com-
munities to conserve their heritage while continuing
to pursue economic opportunities; and
(2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the his-
torical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources
related to the industrial and cultural heritage of the
seven-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania.
SEC. 403. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the Steel Industry American Heritage Area (in this title
referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
prised of the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland in Penn-
sylvania.
(c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity
for the Heritage Area shall be the Steel Industry Heritage
Corporation.
SEC. 404. COMPACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes of this
title, the Secretary of the Interior (in this title referred
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall enter into a compact with the
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management entity. The compact shall include informa-
tion relating to the objectives and management of the
area, including the following:
(1) A delineation of the boundaries of the pro-
posed Heritage Area.
(2) A discussion of the goals and objectives of
the proposed Heritage Area, including an expla-
nation of the proposed approach to conservation and
interpretation and a general outline of the protection
measures committed to by the partners referred to
in paragraph (4).
(3) An identification and description of the
management entity that will administer the proposed
Heritage Area.
(4) A list of the initial partners to be involved
in developing and implementing the management
plan for the proposed Heritage Area, and a state-
ment of the financial commitment of the partners.
(5) A description of the role of the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania.
(b) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The compact
shall be prepared with public participation. Actions called
for in the compact shall be likely to be initiated within
a reasonable time after designation of the proposed Herit-
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age Area and shall ensure effective implementation of the
State and local aspects of the compact.
SEC. 405. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
The management entity shall develop a management
plan for the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive
recommendations for the Heritage Area’s conservation,
funding, management and development. Such plan shall
take into consideration existing State, county, and local
plans and involve residents, public agencies, and private
organizations working in the Heritage Area. It shall in-
clude actions to be undertaken by units of government and
private organizations to protect the resources of the Herit-
age Area. It shall specify the existing and potential
sources of funding to protect, manage, and develop the
Heritage Area. Such plan shall include, as appropriate,
the following:
(1) 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, developed, or maintained because
of its natural, cultural, historic, recreational, or sce-
nic significance.
(2) A recommendation of policies for resource
management which considers and details application
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of appropriate land and water management tech-
niques, including but not limited to, the development
of intergovernmental cooperative agreements to pro-
tect the Heritage Area’s historical, cultural, rec-
reational, and natural resources in a manner consist-
ent with supporting appropriate and compatible eco-
nomic viability.
(3) A program for implementation of the man-
agement plan by the management entity, including
plans for restoration and construction, and specific
commitments of the identified partners for the first
5 years of operation.
(4) An analysis of ways in which local, State,
and Federal programs may best be coordinated to
promote the purposes of the title.
(5) An interpretation plan for the Heritage
Area.
SEC. 406. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT EN-
TITY.
(a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—
The management entity may, for purposes of preparing
and implementing the management plan under section
405, use Federal funds made available through this title—
(1) to make loans and grants to, and enter into
cooperative agreements with, States and their politi-
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cal subdivisions, private organizations, or any per-
son; and
(2) to hire and compensate staff.
(b) DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The
management entity shall—
(1) develop and submit to the Secretary for ap-
proval a management plan as described in section
405 within 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this title;
(2) give priority to implementing actions set
forth in the compact and the management plan, in-
cluding taking steps to—
(A) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza-
tions in preserving the Heritage Area;
(B) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza-
tions in establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits in the Heritage Area;
(C) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza-
tions in developing recreational resources in the
Heritage Area;
(D) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza-
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tions in increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the natural, historical and archi-
tectural resources and sites in the Heritage
Area;
(E) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations and nonprofit organiza-
tions in the restoration of any historic building
relating to the themes of the Heritage Area;
(F) encourage by appropriate means eco-
nomic viability in the Heritage Area consistent
with the goals of the plan;
(G) encourage local governments to adopt
land use policies consistent with the manage-
ment of the Heritage Area and the goals of the
plan; and
(H) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations and nonprofit organiza-
tions to ensure that clear, consistent, and envi-
ronmentally appropriate signs identifying access
points and sites of interest are put in place
throughout the Heritage Area;
(3) consider the interests of diverse govern-
mental, business, and nonprofit groups within the
Heritage Area;