(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-
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 corridor 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;
(4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly
regarding the implementation of the management
plan;
(5) submit substantial changes (including any
increase of more than 20 percent in the cost esti-
mates for implementation) to the management plan
to the Secretary for the Secretary’s approval;
(6) for any year in which Federal funds have
been received under this Act, submit an annual re-
port to the Secretary setting forth its accomplish-
ments, its expenses and income, and the entities to
which any loans and grants were made during the
year for which the report is made; and
(7) for any year in which Federal funds have
been received under this Act, make available for
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of
such funds and any matching funds, and require, for
all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for audit all records per-
taining to the expenditure of such funds.
If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary
as required under paragraph (1) within the specified time,
the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal
funding.
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY.—The management entities may not use Fed-
eral funds received under this Act to acquire real property
or an interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall
preclude any management entity from using Federal funds
from other sources for their permitted purposes.
(d) ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—The management entities
shall be eligible to receive funds appropriated
through this Act for a period of 10 years after the
day on which the compact under section 5 is signed
by the Secretary and the management entities, ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) EXCEPTION.—The management entities’ eli-
gibility for funding under this Act may be extended
for a period of not more than 5 additional years,
if—
(A) the management entities determine
such extension is necessary in order to carry
out the purposes of this Act and notify the Sec-
retary not later than 180 days prior to the ter-
mination date;
(B) the management entities, not later
than 180 days prior to the termination date,
present to the Secretary a plan of their activi-
ties for the period of the extension, including
provisions for becoming independent of the
funds made available through this Act; and
(C) the Secretary, with the advice of the
Governor of New York approves such extension
of funding.
SEC. 8. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—
(1) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may,
upon request of the management entities, pro-
vide technical and financial assistance to the
Heritage Area to develop and implement the
management plan. In assisting the Heritage
Area, the Secretary shall give priority to actions
that in general assist in—
(i) conserving the significant natural,
historic, and cultural resources which sup-
port its themes; and
(ii) providing educational, interpretive,
and recreational opportunities consistent
with its resources and associated values.
(B) 
SPENDING
FOR
NONFEDERALLY
OWNED PROPERTY.—The Secretary may spend
Federal funds directly on nonfederally owned
property to further the purposes of this Act, es-
pecially in assisting units of government in ap-
propriate treatment of districts, sites, buildings,
structures, and objects listed or eligible for list-
ing on the National Register of Historic Places.
(2) APPROVAL
AND
DISAPPROVAL
OF
COM-
PACTS, AND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Governor of New York, shall
approve or disapprove a compact or manage-
ment plan submitted under this Act not later
than 90 days after receiving such compact or
management plan.
(B) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—
If the Secretary disapproves a submitted com-
pact or management plan, the Secretary shall
advise the management entities in writing of
the reasons therefor and shall make rec-
ommendations for revisions in the compact or
plan. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove
a proposed revision within 90 days after the
date it is submitted.
(3) APPROVING AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary
shall review substantial amendments to the manage-
ment plan for the Heritage Area. Funds appro-
priated pursuant to this Act may not be expended to
implement the changes until the Secretary approves
the amendments.
(4) PROMULGATING REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall promulgate such regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(b) DUTIES OF FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Any Federal
entity conducting or supporting activities directly affecting
the Heritage Area, and any unit of government acting pur-
(1) No grant for a compact or management
plan may exceed 75 percent of the grantee’s cost for
such study, plan, or early action.
(2) The total amount of Federal funding for the
compact for the Heritage Area may not exceed
$150,000.
(3) The total amount of Federal funding for a
management plan for the Heritage Area may not ex-
ceed $150,000.
(b) MANAGEMENT ENTITY OPERATIONS.—From the
amounts made available to carry out the National Historic
Preservation Act, there is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary for the management entities, amounts as
follows:
(1) For the operating costs of each manage-
ment entity, pursuant to section 7, not more than
$250,000 annually.
(2) For technical assistance pursuant to section
8, not more than $50,000 annually.
The Federal contribution to the operations of the manage-
ment entities shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual
operating costs of the entities.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—From the amounts made
available to carry out the National Historic Preservation
Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, for grants and the administration thereof for the
implementation of the management plans for the Heritage
Area pursuant to section 8, not more than $10,000,000,
to remain available until expended, subject to the following
conditions:
(1) No grant for implementation may exceed 50
percent of the grantee’s cost of implementation.
(2) Any payment made shall be subject to an
agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the
project so assisted for purposes contrary to the pur-
poses of this Act, as determined by the Secretary,
shall result in a right of the United States of reim-
bursement of all funds made available to such
project or the proportion of the increased value of
the project attributable to such funds as determined
at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal,
whichever is greater.
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