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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 926 
To establish the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2009 
Ms. MARKEY of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage 
Area, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cache La Poudre River 
National Heritage Area Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Cache La Poudre River National 
Heritage Area established by section 3(a). 
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(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the Poudre Herit-
age Alliance, the local coordinating entity for the 
Heritage Area designated by section 3(d). 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Heritage Area required under section 5(a). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Cache La Poudre River National Heritage 
Area’’, numbered 960/80,003, and dated April, 
2004. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
SEC. 3. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist 
of the area depicted on the map. 
(c) MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of— 
(1) the National Park Service; and 
(2) the local coordinating entity. 
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(d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The local co-
ordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be the 
Poudre Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit organization incor-
porated in the State. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—To carry out the management 
plan, the Secretary, acting through the local coordinating 
entity, may use amounts made available under this Act— 
(1) to make grants to the State (including any 
political subdivision of the State), nonprofit organi-
zations, and other individuals; 
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 
or provide technical assistance to, the State (includ-
ing any political subdivision of the State), nonprofit 
organizations, and other interested parties; 
(3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resource protection, and heritage pro-
gramming; 
(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, 
including funds or services that are provided under 
any other Federal law or program; 
(5) to enter into contracts for goods or services; 
and 
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(6) to serve as a catalyst for any other activity 
that— 
(A) furthers the purposes and goals of the 
Heritage Area; and 
(B) is consistent with the approved man-
agement plan. 
(b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 
submit to the Secretary a management plan for the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in carrying out the approved management plan by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values located in the Heritage Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs in the Heritage 
Area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, the natural, historical, scenic, 
and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
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(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the Heritage Area that are 
consistent with Heritage Area themes; 
(F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap-
propriate signs identifying points of public ac-
cess, and sites of interest, are posted through-
out the Heritage Area; and 
(G) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among governments, organizations, and 
individuals to further the Heritage Area; 
(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, businesses, organizations, and individ-
uals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and im-
plementation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
semiannually regarding the development and imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(5) for any year for which Federal funds have 
been received under this Act— 
(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary that describes the activities, expenses, 
and income of the local coordinating entity (in-
cluding grants to any other entities during the 
year that the report is made); 
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educational, and recreational resources of the Herit-
age Area; 
(2) take into consideration State and local 
plans; 
(3) include— 
(A) an inventory of the resources located 
in the Heritage Area; 
(B) comprehensive policies, strategies, and 
recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the Heritage 
Area; 
(C) a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals 
have agreed to take to protect the natural, cul-
tural, historic, scenic, educational, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(D) a program of implementation for the 
management plan by the local coordinating en-
tity that includes a description of— 
(i) actions to facilitate ongoing col-
laboration among partners to promote 
plans for resource protection, restoration, 
and construction; and 
(ii) specific commitments for imple-
mentation that have been made by the 
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local coordinating entity or any govern-
ment, organization, or individual for the 
first 5 years of operation; 
(E) the identification of sources of funding 
for carrying out the management plan; 
(F) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which local, State, and Federal pro-
grams, including the role of the National Park 
Service in the Heritage Area, may best be co-
ordinated to carry out this Act; and 
(G) an interpretive plan for the Heritage 
Area; and 
(4) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management that consider and detail the ap-
plication of appropriate land and water management 
techniques, including the development of intergov-
ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 
to protect the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, edu-
cational, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
Area. 
(c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 
not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi-
nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund-
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ing under this Act until the date on which the Secretary 
approves a management plan. 
(d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of receipt of the management plan 
under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation 
with the State, shall approve or disapprove the man-
agement plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve the management plan, the Sec-
retary shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Herit-
age Area, including governments, natural and 
historic resource protection organizations, edu-
cational 
institutions, 
businesses, 
and 
rec-
reational organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity, including public 
hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment in the preparation of the management 
plan; and 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
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plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, edu-
cational, and recreational resources of the Her-
itage Area. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(B) make recommendations for revisions to 
the management plan; and 
(C) not later than 180 days after the date 
of receipt of any proposed revision of the man-
agement plan from the local coordinating entity, 
approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 
(4) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove each amendment to the 
management plan that the Secretary determines 
would make a substantial change to the man-
agement plan. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act to carry 
out any amendments to the management plan 
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until the Secretary has approved the amend-
ments. 
SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au-
thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan-
cial assistance under any other law (including regula-
tions). 
(b) CONSULTATION
AND COORDINATION.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the head of any Federal 
agency planning to conduct activities that may have an 
impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and 
coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local 
coordinating entity. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law (includ-
ing any regulation) authorizing a Federal agency to 
manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
Federal agency; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
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SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) abridges the rights of any public or private 
property owner, including the right to refrain from 
participating in any plan, project, program, or activ-
ity conducted within the Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner— 
(A) to permit public access (including ac-
cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
property of the property owner; or 
(B) to modify public access or use of prop-
erty of the property owner under any other 
Federal, State, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal, State, or local agency; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 
authority to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law (including regulations), of any 
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private property owner with respect to any individual 
injured on the private property. 
SEC. 8. EVALUATION; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish-
ments of the Heritage Area; and 
(2) prepare a report in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
(b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(A) accomplishing the purposes of this Act 
for the Heritage Area; and 
(B) achieving the goals and objectives of 
the approved management plan for the Heritage 
Area; 
(2) analyze the Federal, State, local, and pri-
vate investments in the Heritage Area to determine 
the leverage and impact of the investments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area 
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to identify the critical components for sustainability 
of the Heritage Area. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation con-
ducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report pre-
pared under paragraph (1) recommends that Fed-
eral funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, 
the report shall include an analysis of— 
(A) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; 
and 
(B) the appropriate time period necessary 
to achieve the recommended reduction or elimi-
nation. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 
of the report, the Secretary shall submit the report 
to— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 9. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
made available for any fiscal year. 
(b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the cost of any activity carried out using any as-
sistance made available under this Act shall be 50 percent. 
SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
The Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 
461 note; Public Law 104–323) is repealed. 
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