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benefit of the public the historic, cultural, and natural resources
of the North Shore and lower Merrimack River valley in Essex
County, Massachusetts, which encompass the three primary
themes of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site and
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (the histories of
early settlement, maritime trade, and the textile and leather
industries);
(2) to implement the appropriate alternative as described
in the document entitled ‘‘The Salem Project: A Study of Alter-
natives’’, dated January 1990, within the boundaries of Essex
County; and
(3) to provide a management framework to assist the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its units of local
government in the development and implementation of an
integrated cultural, historical, and land resource management
program in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the signifi-
cant values of the lands, waters, and structures located in
the Essex National Heritage Area.
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) The terms ‘‘Area’’ and ‘‘National Heritage Area’’ mean
the Essex National Heritage Area established by section 503.
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior.
SEC. 503. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—For the purpose of preserving and interpret-
ing, for the educational and inspirational benefit of present and
future generations, the unique and significant contributions to our
national heritage of certain historic and cultural lands, natural
waterways, and structures within the County of Essex in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there is hereby established the
Essex National Heritage Area.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Area shall comprise the lands generally
depicted on the map numbered NAR–51–80,000 and dated August
1994. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the office of the Director of the National Park Service.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Area shall be administered in accord-
ance with the provisions of this title.
SEC. 504. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management entity for the National
Heritage Area shall be an entity which is selected by the Essex
Heritage Ad Hoc Commission or its designee, reflects a broad cross-
section of interests within the Area, and includes—
(1) at least 1 representative of one or more units of govern-
ment in each State in which the National Heritage Area is
located; and
(2) private property owners who reside within the National
Heritage Area.
(b) DUTIES.—The management entity for the Area shall fulfill
each of the following requirements:
(1) HERITAGE PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date
of the designation of the Area as a National Heritage Area,
the management entity shall develop and forward to the
Secretary, and to the Governor of Massachusetts, a heritage
plan for the Area.
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(2) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall give priority
to the implementation of action, goals, and policies set forth
in the compact and heritage plan for the Area, including assist-
ing units of government and others in—
(A) carrying out programs which recognize important
resource values within the Area;
(B) encouraging economic viability in the affected
communities;
(C) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits
in the Area;
(D) developing recreational and educational opportuni-
ties in the Area;
(E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation
for the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the
Area;
(F) restoring historic buildings that are located within
the boundaries of the Area and relate to the theme of
the Area; and
(G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate
signs identifying public access points and sites of interest
are put in place throughout the Area.
(3) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL GROUPS.—The
management entity shall, in developing and implementing the
heritage plan for the Area, consider the interests of diverse
units of government, businesses, private property owners, and
nonprofit groups within the geographic area.
(4) PUBLIC
MEETINGS.—The management entity shall
conduct public meetings at least annually regarding the
implementation of the heritage plan for the Area. The manage-
ment entity shall place a notice of each such meeting in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Area and shall make
the minutes of the meeting available to the public.
SEC. 505. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purpose of this title, the
Secretary shall assist the management entity in preparing such
studies and plans as the Secretary considers appropriate and in
implementing the recommendations contained in a study report
prepared by the management entity. The Secretary is authorized
to enter into agreements with the Commission or with any owner
of property with national historic or cultural significance within
the Area for the purpose of facilitating public use and enjoyment
of such resources or to otherwise further the objectives of the
management entity. Any such agreement shall provide whenever
appropriate that—
(1) the public may have access to such resources at speci-
fied, reasonable times for the purpose of viewing the property
or exhibits or attending programs or other activities, as may
be appropriate;
(2) the Secretary may make improvements to such
resources as the management entity or the Secretary deem
necessary to enhance the public use and enjoyment of the
resources, or to render such property usable by the Secretary,
the management entity, or any person for the purpose of this
title; and
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(3) the Secretary may occupy, utilize, and acquire
easements or leasehold interests in resources as required to
implement the programs and purpose of this title.
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS.—The Secretary may
provide, upon request, technical assistance and grants to the
management entity to assist the management entity in the perform-
ance of its powers and functions as authorized under this title.
The Secretary may provide to any owner of property within the
Area, to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the City of Salem
and other participating municipalities, to any other Federal or
State entity, to any institution, or to any person such technical
assistance and grants as the Secretary considers appropriate to
carry out the purpose of this title.
SEC. 506. PRIVATE PROPERTY.
No privately owned property shall be included within the
boundaries of the Area unless the government of the county, city,
or town in which the property is located agrees to be so included
and submits notification of such agreement to the Secretary.
SEC. 507. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assist-
ance under this title after September 30, 2012.
SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more
than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Area
under this title.
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under this
title, after the designation of the Area, may not exceed 50 percent
of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided or authorized
under this title.
TITLE VI—SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL
HERITAGE CORRIDOR
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘South Carolina National Heritage
Corridor Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, more
than 250 miles in length, possesses a wide diversity of signifi-
cant rare plants, animals, and ecosystems, agricultural and
timber lands, shell-fish harvesting areas, historic sites and
structures, and cultural and multicultural landscapes related
to the past and current commerce, transportation, maritime,
textile, agricultural, mining, cattle, pottery, and national
defense industries of the region, which provide significant
ecological, natural, tourism, recreational, timber management,
educational, and economic benefits;
(2) there is a national interest in protecting, conserving,
restoring, promoting, and interpreting the benefits of the
Corridor for the residents of, and visitors to, the Corridor
area;
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(3) a primary responsibility for conserving, preserving,
protecting, and promoting the benefits resides with the State
of South Carolina and the units of local government having
jurisdiction over the Corridor area; and
(4) in view of the longstanding Federal practice of assisting
States in creating, protecting, conserving, preserving, and inter-
preting areas of significant natural and cultural importance,
and in view of the national significance of the Corridor, the
Federal Government has an interest in assisting the State
of South Carolina, the units of local government of the State,
and the private sector in fulfilling the responsibilities described
in paragraph (3).
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—
(1) to protect, preserve, conserve, restore, promote, and
interpret the significant land and water resource values and
functions of the Corridor;
(2) to encourage and support, through financial and tech-
nical assistance, the State of South Carolina, the units of local
government of the State, and the private sector in the develop-
ment of a heritage plan for the Corridor to ensure coordinated
public and private action in the Corridor area in a manner
consistent with subsection (a);
(3) to provide, during the development of an integrated
heritage plan, Federal financial and technical assistance for
the protection, preservation, and conservation of land and water
areas in the Corridor that are in danger of being adversely
affected or destroyed;
(4) to encourage and assist the State of South Carolina
and the units of local government of the State to identify
the full range of public and private technical and financial
assistance programs and services available to implement the
heritage plan;
(5) to encourage adequate coordination of all government
programs affecting the land and water resources of the Corridor;
and
(6) to develop a management framework with the State
of South Carolina and the units of local government of the
State for—
(A) planning and implementing the heritage plan; and
(B) developing policies and programs that will preserve,
conserve, protect, restore, enhance, and interpret the
cultural, historical, natural, economic, recreational, and
scenic resources of the Corridor.
SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title—
(1) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ means the South
Carolina National Heritage Corridor established by section 604.
(2) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor
of the State of South Carolina.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 604. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State of South
Carolina the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Corridor are
generally the boundaries of the western counties of the State
of South Carolina, extending from the western Piedmont along
the Savannah Valley to Augusta, Georgia, along the route
of the old Southern Railroad, along the Ashley River to
Charleston.
(2) INCLUDED COUNTIES.—The Corridor shall consist of the
following counties of South Carolina, in part or in whole, as
the heritage plan may specify on the recommendations of the
units of local government with the Corridor area:
(A) Oconee.
(B) Pickens.
(C) Anderson.
(D) Abbeville.
(E) Greenwood.
(F) McCormick.
(G) Edgefield.
(H) Aiken.
(I) Barnwell.
(J) Orangeburg.
(K) Bamberg.
(L) Dorchester.
(M) Colleton.
(N) Charleston.
(3) DETAIL.—The boundaries shall be specified in detail
in the heritage plan.
SEC. 605. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management entity for the National
Heritage Corridor shall be an entity selected by the Governor of
the State of South Carolina which reflects a broad cross-section
of interests within the Corridor and which includes—
(1) at least 1 representative of one or more units of govern-
ment in South Carolina; and
(2) private property owners who reside within the National
Heritage Corridor.
(b) DUTIES.—The management entity for the National Heritage
Corridor shall fulfill each of the following requirements:
(1) HERITAGE PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date
of the designation of the area as a National Heritage Corridor,
the management entity shall develop and forward to the
Secretary, and to the Governor of South Carolina, a heritage
plan.
(2) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall give priority
to the implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth
in the compact and heritage plan for the Corridor, including
assisting units of government and others in—
(A) carrying out programs which recognize important
resource values within the National Heritage Corridor;
(B) encouraging economic viability in the affected
communities;
(C) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits
in the Corridor;
(D) developing recreational and educational opportuni-
ties in the Corridor;
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(E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation
for the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the
Corridor;
(F) restoring historic buildings that are located within
the boundaries of the Corridor and relate to the theme
of the Corridor; and
(G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate
signs identifying public access points and sites of interest
are put in place throughout the Corridor.
(3) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL GROUPS.—The
management entity shall, in developing and implementing the
heritage plan for the Corridor, consider the interest of diverse
units of government, businesses, private property owners, and
nonprofit groups within the geographic area.
(4) PUBLIC
MEETINGS.—The management entity shall
conduct public meetings at least annually regarding the
implementation of the heritage plan for the Corridor. The
management entity shall place a notice of each such meeting
in a newspaper of general circulation in the Corridor and shall
make the minutes of the meeting available to the public.
SEC. 606. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
(a) ASSISTANCE.—On request of the management entity, and
subject to the availability of funds appropriated specifically for
the purpose, or made available on a reimbursable basis, the
Secretary shall provide administrative, technical, financial, develop-
ment, and operations assistance for the purposes of this title. The
assistance may include—
(1) general administrative support in planning, finance,
personnel, procurement, property management, environmental
and historical compliance, and land acquisition;
(2) personnel;
(3) office space and equipment;
(4) planning and design services for visitor use facilities,
trails, interpretive exhibits, publications, signs, and natural
resource management;
(5) development and construction assistance, including
visitor use facilities, trails, river use and access facilities, scenic
byways, signs, waysides, and rehabilitation of historic struc-
tures; and
(6) operations functions, including interpretation and
visitor services, maintenance, and natural resource manage-
ment services conducted within the boundaries of the Corridor.
(b) LOANS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—For the
purposes of assisting in the development and implementation of
the heritage plan, the Secretary may, in consultation with the
management entity, make loans and grants to, and enter into
cooperative agreements with, the State of South Carolina (or a
political subdivision of the State), private nonprofit organizations,
corporations, or other persons.
(c) APPROVAL OF HERITAGE PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after receipt
of the plan submitted under section 605(b), the Secretary shall
approve or disapprove the plan.
(2) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to approve a plan
under this title, the Secretary shall consider—
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(A) whether the plan has strong local support from
a diversity of landowners, business interests, nonprofit
organizations, and governments within the area;
(B) whether the plan is consistent with and com-
plements continued economic activity in the area;
(C) whether the plan has a high potential for effective
partnership mechanisms;
(D) whether the plan improperly infringes on private
property rights; and
(E) whether the plan will take appropriate action to
ensure private property rights are observed.
(3) DISAPPROVAL.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the
proposed heritage plan, the Secretary shall notify the
management entity.
(B) CONTENTS.—A notification under subparagraph (A)
shall include—
(i) the reasons for the disapproval; and
(ii) recommendations for revision.
(C) REVISED
PLAN.—The management entity shall
revise and resubmit the heritage plan to the Secretary
for approval. Not later than 180 days after receipt of the
revised plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove
the plan as provided in paragraph (2). The management
entity shall revise and submit the heritage plan until the
heritage plan is approved by the Secretary.
SEC. 607. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assist-
ance under this title after September 30, 2012.
SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more
than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Corridor
under this title.
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under this
title, after the designation of this Corridor, may not exceed 50
percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided or
authorized under this title.
TITLE VII—AMERICA’S AGRICULTURAL
HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP
SEC. 701. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) The Congress finds that—
(1) the city of Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast Iowa posses
many important elements of the nationally significant story
of American agriculture, including Native American agriculture,
agricultural mechanization, seed hybridization, farm coopera-
tive movements, rural electrification, farm-to-market systems,
rural to urban migration, veterinary practice, food processing
and preservation, national farm organizations, international
hunger relief, and the development of national and inter-
national agribusiness;
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(2) 
these 
resources 
offer 
outstanding 
and 
unique
opportunities to acknowledge and appreciate the development
of American agriculture;
(3) the National Park Service has determined that the
story of American agriculture is nationally significant, that
northeast Iowa is an ideal place to tell that story, and that
this story could be divided into 4 principal topics for interpreta-
tion in northeast Iowa: the Amazing Science of Agriculture,
Agriculture as a Way of Life, Organizing for Survival, and
Crops from Field to Table;
(4) the responsibility for interpreting, retaining, enhancing,
and promoting the resources, values, and amenities of Waterloo,
Iowa, and northeast Iowa resides with volunteer associations,
private businesses, political subdivisions of the State, and the
State of Iowa; and
(5) despite the efforts by volunteer associations, private
businesses, political subdivisions of the State, and the State
of Iowa, the cultural and historical resources of the area have
not realized full potential and may be lost without some
assistance from the Federal Government.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—
(1) to interpret, retain, enhance, and promote the unique
and significant contributions to national and international agri-
culture of certain natural, historic, and cultural resources
within Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast Iowa;
(2) to provide a partnership management framework to
assist volunteer associations, private businesses, political sub-
divisions of the State, and the State of Iowa in developing
and implementing Management Plan policies and programs
that will assist in the interpretation, retention, enhancement,
and promotion of the cultural, natural, and recreational
resources of northeast Iowa;
(3) to allow for local, State, and Federal contributions
through limited grants and technical assistance to create
America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership through coopera-
tive 
agreements 
among 
volunteer 
associations, 
private
businesses, political subdivisions of the State, the State of
Iowa, and residents of the area; and
(4) 
to 
provide 
for 
an 
economically 
self-sustaining
Partnership for the educational and inspirational benefit of
current and future generations concerning the story of
American agriculture.
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ means the
America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership as established by
section 703(a).
(2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘management entity’’
means the management entity as established by section 704(a).
(3) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘‘political subdivi-
sion’’ means a political subdivision of the State of Iowa, any
part of which is located in or adjacent to the area in which
the Partnership’s activities occur, including a county, city, or
town.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Iowa.
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(6) PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Partner-
ship Management Plan’’ means the plan approved pursuant
to section 705(a).
(7) ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘activities’’ means the activities
referred to in section 703(b).
SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
THE 
AMERICA’S 
AGRICULTURAL
HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To carry out this title, there is established
in the State of Iowa the ‘‘America’s Agricultural Heritage Partner-
ship’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Partnership’’), upon publication
by the Secretary in the Federal Register of notice that a Partnership
Management Plan has been approved by the Secretary under this
title.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Partnership’s activities shall be limited
to the counties of northeast Iowa that are generally depicted in
‘‘Alternatives #2 and #3’’ described in the 1995 National Park
Service ‘‘Special Resource Study, Cedar Valley, Iowa.’’.
(c) PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in this title shall require any
resident located in the area in which the Partnership’s activities
occur to participate in or be associated with the Partnership or
the Partnership’s activities.
(d) AFFILIATIONS.—Nothing in this title shall prohibit future
affiliations or designations of the Partnership or Partnership
Management Entity.
(e) 
GRANTS, 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, 
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—
(1) GRANTS
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary
may make grants and provide technical assistance to America’s
Agricultural Heritage Partnership to assist it in carrying out
its purposes.
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is author-
ized to enter into cooperative agreements with private entities,
the State of Iowa, any political subdivision thereof, and other
Federal entities, to further the purposes of this title, the
Partnership, or the Partnership Management Entity.
SEC. 704. ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
THE 
AMERICA’S 
AGRICULTURAL
HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a management entity
for the Partnership based on the ‘‘Management Option #5’’ outlined
in the 1995 National Park Service ‘‘Special Resource Study, Cedar
Valley, Iowa’’ and subject to the approval of the Secretary.
(b) 
PARTNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The 
Partnership
management entity shall be established in accordance with the
Partnership Management Plan referred to in section 705(a).
(c) COMPOSITION.—The members of the management entity may
include persons affiliated with the following entities: the American
Association of Museums, American Farm Bureau, American Farm-
land Trust, Effigy Mounds National Monument and Herbert Hoover
National Historic Site, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship, Iowa Department of Corrections, Iowa Department
of Cultural Affairs, Iowa Department of Economic Development,
National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, the State Historic Preservation Office of the State of Iowa,
the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States