SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) AMERICAN
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term
‘‘American Heritage Area’’ means an area so des-
ignated under this title.
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or
other organized group or community, including any
Alaska Native village or regional corporation as de-
fined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
which is recognized as eligible for the special pro-
grams and services provided by the United States to
Indians because of their status as Indians.
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘tech-
nical assistance’’ means any guidance, advice, help,
or aid, other than financial aid.
(4) UNIT OF GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of
government’’ means the government of a State, a
political subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe.
SEC. 105. AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve nation-
ally distinctive natural, historic, and cultural resources,
and to provide opportunities for conservation, education,
and recreation through recognition of and assistance to
areas containing such resources, there is hereby estab-
lished within the Department of the Interior an American
Heritage Areas Partnership Program, which shall consist
of American Heritage Areas designated under subsection
(d).
(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—In ac-
cordance with the purposes of this title, the Secretary is
authorized—
(1) to evaluate, in accordance with the criteria
established in subsection (c), areas nominated under
this title for designation as American Heritage
Areas;
(2) to advise State and local governments, non-
profit organizations, and other appropriate entities
regarding suitable methods of recognizing and pre-
serving thematically and geographically linked natu-
ral, historic, and cultural resources and recreational
opportunities; and
(3) to consider any American Heritage Area,
designated under this or any other Act, for nomina-
tion to the World Heritage List if the Secretary de-
termines that such area meets the qualifications for
such nomination.
(c) CRITERIA.—To be eligible for designation as an
American Heritage Area, an area shall meet each of the
following criteria:
(1) ASSEMBLAGE
OF
RESOURCES.—The area
shall be an assemblage of natural, historic, or cul-
tural resources that—
(A) together represent distinctive aspects
of American heritage worthy of recognition,
preservation, interpretation, and continuing use;
and
(B) are best managed as such an assem-
blage, through partnerships among public and
private entities, and by combining diverse and
sometimes noncontiguous resources and active
communities.
(2) 
TRADITIONS, 
CUSTOMS, 
BELIEFS, 
OR
FOLKLIFE.—The area shall reflect traditions, cus-
toms, beliefs, or folklife, or some combination there-
of, that are a valuable part of the story of the
Nation.
(3) CONSERVATION
OF
NATURAL, CULTURAL,
OR
HISTORIC
FEATURES.—The area shall provide
outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, cul-
tural, or historic features, or some combination
thereof.
(4) RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPOR-
TUNITIES.—The area shall provide outstanding rec-
reational and educational opportunities.
(5) THEMES AND INTEGRITY OF RESOURCES.—
The area shall have an identifiable theme or themes,
and resources important to the identified theme or
themes shall retain integrity capable of supporting
interpretation.
(6) SUPPORT.—Residents, nonprofit organiza-
tions, other private entities, and governments within
the proposed area shall demonstrate support for des-
ignation of the area and for management of the area
as appropriate for such designation.
(7) AGREEMENTS.—The principal organization
and units of government supporting the designation
shall be willing to commit to agreements to work in
partnership to implement the management plan of
the area.
(8) CONSISTENCY
WITH
ECONOMIC
VIABIL-
ITY.—The proposal shall be consistent with contin-
ued economic viability in the affected communities.
(9) CONSENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—No
county, city, or town shall be included within the
boundaries of the area unless the government of
such county, city, or town agrees to be so included
and submits notification of such agreement to the
Secretary.
(d) CONDITIONS FOR DESIGNATION.—An area may
be designated as an American Heritage Area only by an
Act of Congress or by the means provided in title II. Ex-
cept as otherwise provided in title II, the Congress may
designate an area as an American Heritage Area only
after each of the following conditions is met:
(1) SUBMISSION OF STUDY AND COMPACT TO
SECRETARY.—An entity requesting American Herit-
age Area designation for the area submits to the
Secretary a feasibility study and compact meeting
the requirements of section 106(a). The comments
of the Governor of each State in which the proposed
American Heritage Area lies, or a statement by the
entity that such Governor has failed to comment
within a reasonable time after receiving the study
and compact, accompanies such submittal to the
Secretary.
(2) APPROVAL
AND
SUBMISSION
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary approves, pursuant to sec-
tion 106(b), the feasibility study and compact re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) and submits the study
and compact to the Congress together with any com-
ments that the Secretary deems appropriate regard-
ing a preferred action.
(e) RELATION TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
PLACES.—The act of designation of an American Heritage
Area shall not be deemed to signify that such American
Heritage Area is included on, or eligible for inclusion on,
the National Register of Historic Places, as established
in accordance with section 101 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a). Designation of an
American Heritage Area shall not preclude the American
Heritage Area or any district, site, building, structure, or
object located within the American Heritage Area from
subsequently being nominated to, or determined eligible
for inclusion on, the National Register.
SEC. 106. FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGEMENT
PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.
(a) CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.—Each feasibility
study submitted under this title shall include suffi-
cient information to determine whether an area has
the potential to meet the criteria referred to in sec-
tion 105(c). Such information shall include, but need
not be limited to, each of the following:
(A) A description of the natural, historic,
and cultural resources and recreational opportu-
nities presented by the area, including an as-
sessment of the quality and degree of integrity
of, the availability of public access to, and the
themes represented by such resources and op-
portunities.
(B) An assessment of the interest of poten-
tial partners, including units of government,
nonprofit organizations, and other private enti-
ties.
(C) A description of tentative boundaries
for an American Heritage Area proposed to be
established in the area.
(D) Identification of a possible manage-
ment entity for an American Heritage Area
proposed to be established in the area.
(E) An inventory of the amount of land in
the area owned by public, private, and private
nonprofit entities, respectively.
(2) COMPACTS.—(A) A compact submitted
under this title shall include information relating to
the objectives and management of an area proposed
for designation as an American Heritage Area. Such
information shall include, but need not be limited to,
each of the following:
(i) A delineation of the boundaries of the
proposed American Heritage Area.
(ii) A discussion of the goals and objectives
of the proposed American Heritage Area, in-
cluding an explanation of the proposed ap-
proach to conservation and interpretation and a
general outline of the protection measures com-
mitted to by the partners referred to in clause
(iv).
(iii) An identification and description of
the management entity that will administer the
proposed American Heritage Area.
(iv) A list of the initial partners to be in-
volved in developing and implementing the man-
agement plan referred to in paragraph (3) for
the proposed American Heritage Area, and a
statement of the financial commitment of the
partners.
(v) A description of the role of the State
or States in which the proposed American Her-
itage Area is located.
(B)(i) The compact shall be prepared with pub-
lic participation.
(ii) Actions called for in the compact shall be
likely to be initiated within a reasonable time after
designation of the proposed American Heritage Area
and shall ensure effective implementation of the
State and local aspects of the compact.
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLANS.—A management
plan submitted under this title for an American Her-
itage Area shall present comprehensive recommenda-
tions for the conservation, funding, management,
and development of the area. The plan shall take
into consideration existing State, county, and local
plans and involve residents, public agencies, and pri-
vate organizations in the area. It shall include a de-
scription of the actions recommended to be taken, to
protect the resources of the area, by units of govern-
ment and private organizations. It shall specify ex-
isting and potential sources of funding for the pro-
tection, management, and development of the area.
The plan also shall include the following, as appro-
priate:
(A) A recommendation of policies for re-
source management that consider and detail the
application of appropriate land and water man-
agement techniques, including (but not limited
to) the development of intergovernmental coop-
erative agreements to protect the historical, cul-
tural, and natural resources and the rec-
reational opportunities of the area in a manner
consistent with the support of appropriate and
compatible economic viability.
(B) A program, including plans for res-
toration and construction, for implementation
of the management plan by the management
entity specified in the compact referred to in
paragraph (2) and specific commitments, for
the first 5 years of operation of the plan, by the
partners identified in the compact.
(C) An analysis of means by which Fed-
eral, State, and local programs may best be co-
ordinated to promote the purposes of this title.
(D) An interpretive plan for the American
Heritage Area.
(4) EARLY ACTIONS.—After designation of an
American Heritage Area but prior to approval of the
management plan for that area, the Secretary may
provide technical and financial assistance for early
actions that are important to the theme of the area
and that protect resources that would be in immi-
nent danger of irreversible damage without such
early actions.
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COMPACTS AND
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Governors of each State in which the
relevant American Heritage Area, or proposed area,
is located, shall approve or disapprove every compact
or management plan submitted under this title not
later than 90 days after receiving such compact or
management plan. Prior to approving the compact
or plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Advi-
sory Council on Historic Preservation in accordance
with section 106 of the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).
(2) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISIONS.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a compact or management plan
submitted under this title, the Secretary shall advise
the submitter, in writing, of the reasons for the dis-
approval and shall make recommendations for revi-
sions of the compact or plan. The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove a proposed revision to such a
compact or plan within 90 days after the date on
which the revision is submitted to the Secretary.
(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.
(4) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management en-
tity shall conduct public meetings at least quarterly
regarding the implementation of the management
plan referred to in section 106(a)(3).
(5) SUBMISSION OF CHANGES IN PLAN.—The
management entity shall submit any substantial
changes to the management plan referred to in sec-
tion 106(a)(3) (including any increase of more than
20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation
of the management plan) to the Secretary for the
approval of the Secretary.
(6) ANNUAL REPORT.—The management entity
shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal
funds under this title or in which a loan made by
the entity with Federal funds under section
107(b)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual report to
the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its
expenses and income, and the entities to which it
made any loans and grants during the year for
which the report is made.
(7) COOPERATION WITH AUDITS.—The manage-
ment entity shall, for any fiscal year in which it re-
ceives Federal funds under this title or in which a
loan made by the entity with Federal funds under
section 107(b)(1) is outstanding, make available for
audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and appro-
priate units of government all records and other in-
formation 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 organiza-
tions make available for such audit all records and
other information pertaining to the expenditure of
such funds.
(8) LIABILITY FOR LOANS.—The management
entity shall be liable to the Federal Government for
any loans that the management entity makes under
section 107(b)(1).
(d) DISQUALIFICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.—If
a management plan regarding an American Heritage Area
is not submitted to the Secretary as required under sub-
section (c)(1) within the time specified in such subsection,
the American Heritage Area shall cease to be eligible for
Federal funding under this title until such a plan regard-
ing the American Heritage Area is submitted to the Sec-
retary.
(e) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP-
ERTY.—A management entity for an American Heritage
Area may not use Federal funds received under this title
to acquire real property or interest in real property. No
provision of this title shall prohibit any management entity
from using Federal funds from other sources for their per-
mitted purposes.
(f) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A management entity for an
American Heritage Area shall be eligible to receive
funds appropriated pursuant to this title for a 10-
year period beginning on the day on which the
American Heritage Area is designated, except as
provided in paragraph (2).
(2) EXTENSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—The eligi-
bility of a management entity for funding under this
title may be extended, by the Secretary, for a period
of not more than a 5 years after the 10-year period
referred to in paragraph (1), if—
(A) the management entity determines
that the extension is necessary in order to carry
out the purposes of this title and notifies the
Secretary of such determination not later than
180 days prior to the end of the 10-year period
referred to in paragraph (1);
(B) the management entity, not later than
180 days prior to the end of the 10-year period
referred to in paragraph (1), presents to the
Secretary a plan of its activities for the period
of the extension, including provisions for becom-
ing independent of the funds made available
pursuant to this title; and
(C) the Secretary, after consulting with the
Governor of each State in which the American
Heritage Area is located, approves such exten-
sion of eligibility.
(3) LACK OF EFFECT OF EXTENSION ON FUND-
ING
LIMITATIONS.—An extension provided under
this subsection shall not be construed as waiving any
limitation on funds provided pursuant to this title.
(g) PROTECTION
OF
PRIVATE
PROPERTY.—The
management entity for an American Heritage Area shall
publish procedures to ensure that the rights of owners of
private property are protected. Such procedures shall in-
clude a process to provide information to the owners of
private property with respect to obtaining just compensa-
tion due as a result of a taking of private property under
the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United
States.
SEC. 108. WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The American Heritage Area des-
ignation of an area shall continue unless—
(1) the Secretary determines that—
(A) the American Heritage Area no longer
meets the criteria referred to in section 105(c);
(B) the parties to the compact approved in
relation to the area under section 106(b) are
not in compliance with the terms of the com-
pact;
(C) the management entity of the area has
not made reasonable and appropriate progress
in developing or implementing the management
plan approved for the area under section
106(b); or
(D) the use, condition, or development of
the area is incompatible with the criteria re-
ferred to in section 105(c) or with the compact
approved in relation to the area under section
106(b); and
(2) after making a determination referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary submits to the Con-
gress notification that the American Heritage Area
designation of the area should be withdrawn.
(b) PUBLIC HEARING.—Before the Secretary makes
a determination referred to in subsection (a)(1) regarding
an American Heritage Area, the Secretary or a designee
shall hold a public hearing within the area.
(c) TIME OF WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The withdrawal of the
American Heritage Area designation of an area shall
become final 90 legislative days after the Secretary
submits to the Congress the notification referred to
in subsection (a)(2) regarding the area.
(2) LEGISLATIVE DAY.—For purposes of this
subsection, the term ‘‘legislative day’’ means any
calendar day on which both Houses of the Congress
are in session.
SEC. 109. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.
(a) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.—
(1) GRANTS.—(A) The Secretary may make
matching grants to provide assistance regarding fea-
sibility studies and compacts described in section
106(a) and, upon request of the management entity
for the relevant American Heritage Area, regarding
management plans and early actions described in
section 106(a) and capital projects and improve-
ments undertaken pursuant to such management
plans. The Secretary may make grants under this
section to units of government, and, in consultation
with affected units of government, to private non-
profit organizations. In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall be guided by the criteria
for eligibility for designation referred to in section
105(c).
(B) The Secretary may not, as a condition of
the award of a grant under this section, require any
recipient of such a grant to enact or modify land use
restrictions.
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—(A) The Sec-
retary may provide technical assistance to units of
government and private nonprofit organizations re-
garding feasibility studies and compacts described in
section 106(a) and, upon request of the management
entity for the relevant American Heritage Area, re-
garding management plans and early actions de-
scribed in section 106(a) and capital projects and
improvements undertaken pursuant to such manage-
ment plans. In providing the technical assistance,
the Secretary shall be guided by the criteria for eli-
gibility for designation referred to in section 105(c).
(B) The Secretary may elect to provide all or
part of the technical assistance authorized by this
subsection through cooperative agreements with
units of government and private nonprofit organiza-
tions whose missions and resources can contribute
substantially to the purposes of this title.
(3) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Nothing in this title
shall be deemed to prohibit the Secretary or units of
government from providing technical or financial as-
sistance under any other provision of law.
(4) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE.—In assisting
an American Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give
priority to actions that assist in—
(A) conserving the significant natural, his-
toric, and cultural resources which support the
themes of the American Heritage Area; and
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and
recreational opportunities consistent with the
resources and associated values of the American
Heritage Area.
(5) 
DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall decide which American
Heritage Areas shall be awarded technical and fi-
nancial assistance and the amount of the assistance.
Such decisions shall be based on the relative degree
to which each American Heritage Area effectively
fulfills the objectives contained in the management
plan for the area, achieves the purposes of this title,
and fulfills the criteria referred to in section 105(c)
and shall give consideration to projects which pro-
vide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
(6) NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTY.—The
Secretary is authorized to spend Federal funds di-
rectly on nonfederally owned property to further the
purposes of this title, giving priority to assisting
units of government in appropriate treatment of dis-
tricts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects listed
or eligible for listing on the National Register of
Historic Places.
(7) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall
submit an annual report to the Congress regarding
the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.
Each report shall include—
(A) the number, amount, and recipients of
any grants provided by the Secretary under this
title and the nature of any technical assistance
or early action provided under this title;
(B) a description of the status and condi-
tion of, and Federal funding provided under
this Act to, each American Heritage Area;
(C) a description of the areas nominated
for the American Heritage Partnership Pro-
gram;
(D) the recommendations of the Secretary
regarding areas to be designated by the Con-
gress as American Heritage Areas; and
(E) the status of the implementation of all
contractual agreements entered into by the Sec-
retary under this title.
(8) OVERSIGHT OF HERITAGE AREAS WITH EX-
PIRED
ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall inves-
tigate, study, and continually monitor the welfare of
all American Heritage Areas whose eligibility for
Federal funding under this title has expired and
shall report to the Congress periodically regarding
the condition of such American Heritage Areas.
(9) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—In coopera-
tion with other Federal agencies, the Secretary shall
provide the general public with information regard-
ing the location and character of components of the
American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.
(10) PROMULGATION
OF
REGULATIONS.—The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
(b) DUTIES OF FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Any Federal
entity conducting or supporting activities within an Amer-
ican Heritage Area, and any unit of government acting
pursuant to a grant of Federal funds or a Federal permit
or agreement and conducting or supporting such activities,
shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) consult with the Secretary and the manage-
ment entity for the American Heritage Area with re-
spect to such activities; and
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the man-
agement entity in the carrying out of the duties of
the Secretary and the management entity under this
title, and coordinate such activities to minimize any
real or potential adverse impact on an American
Heritage Area.
SEC. 110. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION.
(a) LACK OF EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF GOVERN-
MENTS.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to mod-
ify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State,
and local governments to regulate any use of land as pro-
vided for by current law or regulation.
(b) LACK OF ZONING OR LAND USE POWERS OF EN-
TITY.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to grant
powers of zoning or land use to any management entity
for an American Heritage Area.
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABILITY TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—Any management plan referred to in
section 106(a) and submitted to the Secretary by the man-
agement entity for an American Heritage Area shall be
made available to the local governments having jurisdic-
tion over land use regulations affecting the American Her-
itage Area for the use of the local governments in updating
their growth management plans and in the event that such
governments desire to amend current land use legislation
as they may deem appropriate and in accordance with
their legal authority.
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGE-
MENT PLANS, AND EARLY ACTIONS.—From the amounts
made available to carry out the National Historic Preser-
vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech-
nical assistance pursuant to section 109(a) and the admin-
istration of such grants and assistance, annually not more
than $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, with
the following conditions:
(1) PERCENT OF COST.—No grant under this
title for a feasibility study, compact, management
plan, or early action may exceed 75 percent of the
cost, to the grantee, for such study, compact, plan,
or early action.
(2) STUDIES.—The total amount of Federal
funding under this title for feasibility studies for a
proposed American Heritage Area may not exceed
$100,000.
(3) COMPACTS.—The total amount of Federal
funding under this title for compacts for a proposed
American Heritage Area may not exceed $150,000.
(4) EARLY ACTION GRANTS.—The total amount
of Federal funding under this title for early action
grants for an American Heritage Area may not ex-
ceed $250,000.
(5) MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The total amount
of Federal funding under this title for management
plans for an American Heritage Area may not ex-
ceed $150,000.
(b) MANAGEMENT ENTITY OPERATIONS.—
(1) OPERATING
COSTS.—From the amounts
made available to carry out the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for
each management entity of an American Heritage
Area, not more than $250,000 annually for the oper-
ating costs of such management entity pursuant to
section 107.
(2) COST
SHARE.—The Federal contribution
under this title to the operations of any management
entity of an American Heritage Area shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the annual operating costs of the
entity.
(c) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—From the amounts
made available to carry out the National Historic Preser-
vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and tech-
nical assistance for the implementation of management
plans for designated American Heritage Areas and the ad-
ministration of such grants and assistance, not more than
$14,500,000 annually, to remain available until expended,
with the following conditions:
(1) PERCENT OF COST.—No grant under this
title for implementation of a management plan may
exceed 50 percent of the cost to the grantee of the
implementation.
(2) PERCENT OF FUNDING FOR EACH AREA.—
Not more than 10 percent of the annual appropria-
tion for this subsection shall be made available, in
any 1 year, to each American Heritage Area.
(3) TOTAL
FUNDING
FOR
EACH
AREA.—Not
more than a total of $10,000,000 may be made
available under this subsection to each American
Heritage Area.
(4) AGREEMENTS.—Any payment made under
this subsection shall be subject to an agreement that
conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted
for purposes contrary to the purposes of this title,
as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a
right of the United States to the greater of—
(A) reimbursement of all funds made avail-
able for such project; and
(B) the proportion of the increased value
of the project attributable to such funds, as de-
termined at the time of such conversion, use, or
disposal.
(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—The amount of Federal funding made avail-
able under this section for technical assistance for an
American Heritage Area for a fiscal year may not exceed
$150,000.
SEC. 112. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITIES.
The authorities contained in this title shall expire on
September 30 of the 25th fiscal year beginning after the
date of the enactment of this title.
SEC. 113. REPORT.
The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, every 5
years while the authorities contained in this title remain
in force, a report on the status and accomplishments of
the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program as a
whole.
SEC. 114. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to expand or
diminish any authorities contained in any law designating
an individual National Heritage Area or Corridor before
the date of the enactment of this title.
SEC. 115. FISHING AND HUNTING SAVINGS CLAUSE.
(a) NO DIMINISHMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY.—The
designation of an American Heritage Area shall not dimin-
ish the authority of the affected State or States to manage
fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and
hunting within such Area.
(b) NO CONDITIONING OF APPROVAL AND ASSIST-
ANCE.—Limitations on fishing, hunting, or trapping may
not be made a condition for the approval of a compact
or management plan, the provision of assistance for early
actions pursuant to section 106(a)(4), the determination
of eligibility for Federal funds, or the receipt, in connec-
tion with the American Heritage Area status of an area,
of any other form of assistance from the Secretary or
other Federal agencies.
TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF
AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS
SEC. 201. AMERICAN COAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the rise of American industry in the late
19th and 20th centuries led to tremendous growth
in the Appalachian coal fields, creating an area of
national historic significance in terms of its con-
tributions to the industrial revolution, architecture,
culture, and diversity;
(2) within the Appalachian coal belt, the coal
mined in southern West Virginia and in southwest-
ern Virginia produced some of the purest and most
sought-after coal in the Nation, and the region asso-
ciated with this coal contains a rich cultural herit-
age;
(3) the influx of labor needed to mine coal in
this region created a diverse community of African
Americans from the south, recent immigrants from
southern and southeastern Europe, Americans from
northern mining areas, and native Appalachians;
(4) it is in the national interest to preserve and
protect physical remnants of the late 19th and early
20th century rise of American industry for the edu-
cation and benefit of present and future generations;
and
(5) there is a need to provide assistance to the
preservation and promotion of the vestiges of the
coal heritage of Appalachia that have outstanding
cultural, historic, and architectural value.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are to preserve and interpret, for the educational
and inspirational benefit of present and future genera-
tions, certain lands and structures with unique and signifi-
cant historical and cultural values associated with the coal
mining heritage of southern West Virginia and southwest-
ern Virginia.
(c) DESIGNATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon publication by the
Secretary in the Federal Register of notice that a
compact meeting the requirements for a compact
under section 106(a)(2) has been approved by the
Secretary under the procedures referred to in section
106(b), there is hereby designated the American
Coal Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(2) COMPACT.—The Secretary may not require,
as a condition of approving a compact submitted
pursuant to this section regarding the Heritage
Area, that both the State of West Virginia and the
Commonwealth of Virginia sign the compact.
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Coal Industry National Heritage Area’’, numbered
CMNHA–80,008, 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.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
SEC. 202. AUGUSTA CANAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the Augusta Canal National Historic Land-
mark in the State of Georgia, listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, is one of the last un-
spoiled and undeveloped areas in the State of Geor-
gia, has remained largely intact, and has excellent
water 
quality, 
beautiful 
rural 
landscapes,
architecturally significant mill structures and mill
villages, and large acreage in open space;
(2) the beautiful rural landscapes, scenic vistas
and excellent water quality of the Augusta Canal
contain significant undeveloped recreational opportu-
nities for people throughout the United States;
(3) the existing mill sites and other structures
throughout the Augusta Canal were instrumental in
the development of the cotton textile industry in the
south;
(4) several significant sites associated with Na-
tive Americans, the American Revolution, and Afri-
can-Americans are located within the area; and
(5) the Augusta Canal Authority would be an
appropriate management entity for an American
Heritage Area established in the area of the Augusta
Canal.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are to—
(1) designate the Augusta Canal as an Amer-
ican Heritage Area; and
(2) provide a management framework to assist
the State of Georgia, its units of local and regional
government, and citizens in the development and im-
plementation of integrated cultural, historical, and
recreational land resource management programs in
order to retain, enhance, and interpret significant
features of the lands, waters, historic structures, and
heritage of the Augusta Canal.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication in the Federal
Register of notice that a compact meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Augusta
Canal American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
prised of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘The Augusta Canal’’, numbered AUCA–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.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
SEC. 203. CANE RIVER AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the settlement in the Natchitoches area
along Cane River, established in 1714, is the oldest
settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory;
(2) the Cane River area is the locale of the de-
velopment of Creole culture, from the French-Span-
ish interactions of the early 18th century to the liv-
ing communities of today;
(3) the Cane River, historically a segment of
the Red River, provided the focal point for early set-
tlement in the area, serving as a transportation
route upon which commerce and communication
reached all parts of the colony;
(4) although a number of Creole structures,
sites, and landscapes exist in Louisiana and else-
where, most, unlike the Cane River area, are isolated
examples and lack original outbuilding complexes or
integrity;
(5) the Cane River area includes a great variety
of historical features, with original elements, in both
rural and urban settings and a cultural landscape
that represents various aspects of Creole culture,
providing the base for a holistic approach to under-
standing the broad continuum of history within the
region;
(6) the Cane River region includes the
Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District,
composed of approximately 300 publicly and pri-
vately owned properties, 4 other national historic
landmarks, and other structures and sites that may
meet criteria for landmark significance following fur-
ther study;
(7) historic preservation within the Cane River
area has greatly benefited from individuals and or-
ganizations that have strived to protect their herit-
age and educate others about their rich history; and
(8) because of the complexity and magnitude of
preservation needs in the Cane River area, and the
vital need for a culturally sensitive approach, a part-
nership approach is desirable for addressing the
many preservation and educational needs of the
area.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to recognize the importance of the Cane
River Creole culture as a significant element of the
cultural heritage of the United States; and
(2) to establish a Cane River American Herit-
age Area to be undertaken in partnership with the
State of Louisiana, the city of Natchitoches, local
communities and settlements of the Cane River area,
preservation organizations, and private landowners,
with full recognition that programs must fully in-
volve the local communities and landowners.
(c) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the need to rec-
ognize the value and importance of the Cane River region,
upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal Register
of notice that a compact meeting the requirements for a
compact under section 106(a)(2) has been approved by the
Secretary under the procedures referred to in section
106(b), there is hereby designated the Cane River Amer-
ican Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Heritage Area shall be
composed of the lands encompassing—
(A) an acre approximately 1 mile on both
sides of the Cane River, as depicted on the map
numbered ‘‘CARI–80,000’’, and dated January
1994;
(B) the Natchitoches National Historical
Landmark District;
(C) the Los Adaes State Commemorative
Area;
(D) the Fort Jesup State Commemorative
Area;
(E) the Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Com-
memorative Area; and
(F) the Kate Chopin House.
(2) MAP.—The Secretary shall prepare a map
of the Cane River American Heritage Area, which
shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the office of the Director of the National Park
Service.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
(f) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Upon petition, the Sec-
retary is authorized to recognize a coalition consisting of
the following persons as the management entity, for pur-
poses of title I, for the Cane River American Heritage
Area:
(1) 1 member submitted by the mayor of
Natchitoches.
(2) 1 member submitted by the Association for
the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches.
(3) 1 member submitted by the Natchitoches
Historic Foundation, Inc.
(4) 2 members, with experience in and knowl-
edge of tourism in the area of the Cane River Amer-
ican Heritage Area, submitted by local business and
tourism organizations.
(5) 1 member submitted by the Governor of the
State of Louisiana.
(6) 1 member submitted by the Police Jury of
Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana.
(7) 1 member submitted by the Concerned Citi-
zens of Cloutierville.
(8) 1 member submitted by the St. Augustine
Historical Society.
(9) 1 member submitted by the Black Heritage
Committee.
(10) 1 member submitted by the Los Adaes/
Robeline Community.
(11) 1 member submitted by the Natchitoches
Historic District Commission.
(12) 1 member submitted by the Cane River
Waterway Commission.
(13) 2 members who are landowners in and
residents of the Cane River American Heritage
Area.
(14) 1 member, with experience and knowledge
of historic preservation, submitted by Museum Con-
tents, Inc.
(15) 1 member, with experience and knowledge
of historic preservation, submitted by the President
of Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
(16) 1 member, with experience in and knowl-
edge of environmental, recreational, and conserva-
tion matters affecting the Cane River American Her-
itage Area, submitted by the Natchitoches Sports-
mans Association and other local recreational and
environmental organizations.
(17) The superintendent of the Jean Lafitte
National Historic Park and Preserve, or a designee.
SEC. 204. ESSEX AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) Essex County, Massachusetts, was host to
a series of historic events that influenced the course
of the early settlement of the United States, its
emergence as a maritime power, and its subsequent
industrial development;
(2) the North Shore of Essex County and
Merrimack River valley contain examples of signifi-
cant early American architecture and significant
Federal-period architecture, many sites and build-
ings associated with the establishment of the mari-
time trade in the United States, the site of the
witchcraft trials of 1692, the birthplace of successful
iron manufacture, and the establishment of the tex-
tile and leather industries in and around the cities
of Peabody, Beverly, Lynn, Lawrence, and Haver-
hill;
(3) Salem, Massachusetts, has a rich heritage
as one of the earliest landing sites of the English
colonists, the first major world harbor for the Unit-
ed States, and an early thriving hub of American
industries;
(4) the Saugus Iron Works National Historic
Site is the site of the first sustained, integrated iron
works in Colonial America, and the technology em-
ployed at the Iron Works was dispersed throughout
the Colonies and was critical to the development of
industry and technology in America;
(5) the Salem Maritime National Historic Site
contains nationally significant resources that explain
the manner in which the Nation was settled, its evo-
lution into a maritime power, and its development as
a major industrial force, and the story told at the
Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National
Historic Sites would be greatly enhanced through
the interpretation of significant theme-related re-
sources in Salem and Saugus and throughout Essex
County;
(6) partnerships between the private and public
sectors have been created and additional partner-
ships will be encouraged to preserve the rich cultural
heritage of the region, which will stimulate cultural
awareness and preservation and economic develop-
ment through tourism; and
(7) the resident and business communities of
the region have formed the Essex Heritage Ad Hoc
Commission for the preservation, interpretation, pro-
motion, and development of the historic, cultural,
and natural resources of the area and are investing
significant private funds and energy to develop a
plan to preserve the nationally significant resources
of Essex County.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to designate the Essex American Heritage
Area in order to recognize, preserve, promote, inter-
pret, and make available for the 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
3 primary themes of the Salem Maritime National
Historic site and Saugus Iron Works National His-
toric site (the histories of early settlement and in-
dustry, maritime trade, and textile and leather man-
ufacturing); and
(2) to provide a management framework to as-
sist 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 significant values
of the lands, waters, and structures located in the
district.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Essex
American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’), within the county of
Essex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
prised of the lands generally depicted on the map num-
bered 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.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
SEC. 205. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AMERICAN HERITAGE
AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the Hudson River Valley between Yonkers,
New York, and Troy, New York, possesses impor-
tant historical, cultural, and natural resources, rep-
resenting themes of settlement and migration, trans-
portation, and commerce;
(2) the Hudson River Valley played an impor-
tant role in the military history of the American
Revolution;
(3) the Hudson River Valley gave birth to im-
portant movements in American art and architecture
through the works of Andrew Jackson Downing, Al-
exander Jackson Davis, Thomas Cole, and their as-
sociates, and played a central role in the recognition
of the esthetic values of landscape and the develop-
ment of an American esthetic ideal;
(4) the Hudson River Valley played an impor-
tant role in the development of the iron, textile, and
collar and cuff industries in the 19th century, exem-
plified in surviving structures such as the Harmony
Mills complex at Cohoes, and in the development of
early men’s and women’s labor and cooperative orga-
nizations, and is home of the first women’s labor
union in the United States and the first women’s
secondary school in the United States;
(5) the Hudson River Valley, in its cities and
towns and its rural landscapes—
(A) displays exceptional surviving physical
resources illustrating these themes and the so-
cial, industrial, and cultural history of the 19th
and early 20th centuries; and
(B) includes numerous national historic
sites and landmarks;
(6) the Hudson River Valley is the home of the
traditions associated with Dutch and Huguenot set-
tlements dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, was
the locus of characteristic American stories such as
‘‘Rip Van Winkle’’ and the ‘‘Legend of Sleepy Hol-
low’’, and retains physical, social, and cultural evi-
dence of these traditions and the traditions of other
more recent ethnic and social groups;
(7) the State of New York has established a
structure, in the Hudson River Greenway Commu-
nities Council and the Greenway Conservancy, for
the Hudson River Valley communities to join to-
gether to preserve, conserve, and manage these re-
sources and to link them through trails and other
means; and
(8) the Heritage Area Committee jointly estab-
lished by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Com-
munities Council and the Greenway Conservancy
(agencies established by the State of New York in its
Hudson River Greenway Act of 1991) is expected to
be the management entity for an American Heritage
Area established in the Hudson River Valley.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to recognize the importance of the history
and resources of the Hudson River Valley to the
Nation;
(2) to assist the State of New York and the
communities of the Hudson River Valley in preserv-
ing and interpreting these resources for the benefit
of the Nation;
(3) to maintain agricultural viability and pro-
ductivity in the region; and
(4) to authorize Federal financial and technical
assistance to serve these purposes.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Hudson
River Valley American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the Heritage Area shall be
comprised of the lands generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Hudson River Valley National Herit-
age Area’’, numbered P50–8002, 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.
(2) LOCAL AGREEMENT TO INCLUSION.—Each
of the following counties, cities, and towns in the
State of New York shall not be included within the
boundaries of the Heritage Area unless the govern-
ment of such county, city, or town agrees to be so
included and submits notification of such agreement
to the Secretary:
(A) The counties of Greene and Columbia.
(B) Any city or town within the county of
Greene or Columbia.
(C) The counties of Rensselaer and
Dutchess.
(D) Any city or town (except the town of
Hyde Park) within the county of Rensselaer or
Dutchess and located entirely within the 22d
Congressional District of New York.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
SEC. 206. OHIO & ERIE CANAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for
commercial navigation in 1832, was the first inland
waterway to connect the Great Lakes at Lake Erie
with the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers and was a part of a canal network in Ohio
that was one of the most extensive and successful
systems in America during a period in history when
canals were essential to the growth of the Nation;
(2) the Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic
growth in the State of Ohio that took the State from
near bankruptcy to a position as the third most eco-
nomically prosperous State in the Union in just 20
years;
(3) a 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal
was designated a National Historic Landmark in
1966 and other portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal
and many associated structures have been placed on
the National Register of Historic Places;
(4) in 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal
were declared nationally significant, under National
Park Service new area criteria, in the designation of
the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area;
(5) the National Park Service found the Ohio
& Erie Canal nationally significant in a 1975 study
entitled ‘‘Suitability/Feasibility Study, Proposed
Ohio & Erie Canal’’; and
(6) a 1993 Special Resource Study of the Ohio
& Erie Canal Corridor, conducted by the National
Park Service and entitled ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’,
has concluded that the corridor is eligible to become
a National Heritage Corridor, an affiliated unit of
the National Park System.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to preserve and interpret for the educational
and inspirational benefit of present and future gen-
erations the unique and significant contributions to
the national heritage of certain historic and cultural
lands, waterways, and structures within the 87-mile
Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor between Cleveland and
Zoar; and
(2) to provide a management framework to as-
sist the State of Ohio and its political subdivisions
in developing and implementing a management plan
for the area and developing policies and programs
that will preserve, enhance, and interpret the cul-
tural, historical, natural, recreational, and scenic re-
sources of the corridor.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Ohio &
Erie Canal American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this
Act referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the lands that are generally the route of the Ohio
& Erie Canal from Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted
in the 1993 National Park Service Special Resources
Study, ‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’. The specific boundaries
shall be those specified in the management plan submitted
under subsection (e). The Secretary shall prepare a map
of the area which shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Director of the National
Park Service.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
(f) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Upon petition, the Sec-
retary is authorized to recognize a coalition consisting of
the following persons as the management entity, for pur-
poses of title I, for the Ohio & Erie Canal American Herit-
age Area:
(1) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley
National Recreational Area.
(2) 2 individuals submitted by the Governor of
Ohio, who shall be representatives of the Directors
of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and
the Ohio Historical Society.
(3) 8 individuals submitted by the county com-
missioners or county chief executive of the Ohio
counties 
of 
Cuyahoga, 
Summit, 
Stark, 
and
Tuscarawas, including—
(A) from each county, 1 representative of
the planning offices of the county; and
(B) from each county, 1 representative of
a municipality in the county.
(4) 3 individuals submitted by the county or
metropolitan park boards of the Ohio counties of
Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark.
(5) 1 individual with knowledge and experience
in the field of historic preservation, submitted by the
Director of the National Park Service.
(6) 1 individual with knowledge and experience
in the field of historic preservation, submitted by the
Ohio Historic Preservation Officer.
(7) 1 individual who is a director of a conven-
tion and tourism bureau within the area, submitted
by the Director of the Ohio Department of Travel
and Tourism.
(8) 4 individuals, who shall include 1 represent-
ative of business and industry from each of the
counties 
of 
Cuyahoga, 
Summit, 
Stark, 
and
Tuscarawas, submitted by the Greater Cleveland
Growth Association, the Akron Regional Develop-
ment Board, the Stark Development Board, and the
Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce.
(g) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide to pub-
lic and private entities within the Heritage Area (including
the management entity for the Heritage Area) technical,
financial, development, and operational assistance. Assist-
ance provided under this subsection shall be provided on
a reimbursable basis through the Cuyahoga Valley Na-
tional Recreation Area.
SEC. 207. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS AMERICAN
HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) there are situated in the Shenandoah Valley
in the Commonwealth of Virginia the sites of several
key Civil War battles;
(2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and
districts in the Shenandoah Valley are collectively of
national significance in the history of the Civil War;
(3) in 1990 the Congress enacted legislation di-
recting the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a
comprehensive study of significant sites and struc-
tures associated with Civil War battles in the Shen-
andoah Valley;
(4) the study, which was completed in 1992,
found that many of the sites within the Shenandoah
Valley possess national significance and retain a
high degree of historical integrity;
(5) the preservation and interpretation of these
sites will make an important contribution to the un-
derstanding of the heritage of the United States;
(6) the preservation of Civil War sites within a
regional framework requires cooperation among local
property owners and Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment entities; and
(7) partnerships between Federal, State, and
local governments and their regional entities, and
the private sector, offer the most effective opportuni-
ties for the enhancement and management of the
Civil War battlefields and related sites in the Shen-
andoah Valley.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to preserve, conserve, and interpret the leg-
acy of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley;
(2) to recognize and interpret important events
and geographic locations representing key Civil War
battles in the Shenandoah Valley, including those
battlefields associated with the Thomas J. (Stone-
wall) Jackson campaign of 1862 and the decisive
campaigns of 1864;
(3) to recognize and interpret the effect of the
Civil War on the civilian population of the Shen-
andoah Valley during the war and postwar recon-
struction period; and
(4) to create partnerships among Federal,
State, and local governments and their regional enti-
ties, and the private sector, to preserve, conserve,
enhance, and interpret the nationally significant bat-
tlefields and related sites associated with the Civil
War in the Shenandoah Valley.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Shen-
andoah Valley Battlefield American Heritage Area (here-
inafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shenandoah Valley
National Heritage Area’’, numbered SVNHA–80,006, 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
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
SEC. 208. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the industrial and cultural heritage of
southwestern Pennsylvania, including the city of
Pittsburgh and the counties of Allegheny, Beaver,
Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland,
related directly to steel and steel-related industries,
is nationally significant;
(2) these industries include steel-making, iron-
making, aluminum, specialty metals, glass, coal min-
ing, coke production, machining and foundries,
transportation, and electrical industries;
(3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the
steel and related industries in this region includes
the social history and living cultural traditions of the
people of the region;
(4) the labor movement of the region played a
significant role in the development of the Nation, in-
cluding both 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
conditions, such as the Rail Strike of 1877, the
Homestead Strike of 1892, and the Great Steel
Strike of 1919;
(5) there are significant examples of cultural
and historic resources within this 6-county region
that merit the involvement of the Federal Govern-
ment to develop programs and projects, in coopera-
tion with the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force,
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other local
and governmental bodies, to adequately conserve,
protect, and interpret this heritage for future gen-
erations while providing opportunities for education
and revitalization; and
(6) the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force
would be an appropriate management entity for a
Heritage Area established in the region.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to foster a close working relationship be-
tween all levels of government, the private sector,
and the local communities in the steel industry re-
gion of southwestern Pennsylvania and empower the
communities to conserve their heritage while con-
tinuing 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
6-county steel industry region of southwestern Penn-
sylvania.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Steel In-
dustry American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘The Steel Industry American Heritage Area’’, numbered
SINHA–80,007, 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.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
SEC. 209. VANCOUVER AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the lower Columbia River basin and Van-
couver, Washington, have been the focal point of a
number of important periods, themes, and events in
American history and prehistory, including native
settlements, westward expansion of the British colo-
nies and the United States from 1763 to 1898, po-
litical and military affairs from 1865 to 1939, and
military affairs from 1914 to 1941;
(2) the Columbia River is the central feature
around which the history of the proposed Vancouver
National Heritage Area and the entire Pacific
Northwest revolves;
(3) the proposed Vancouver National Heritage
Area is located on the shores of the Columbia River,
78 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia
River has been an artery for communication and
trade since prehistoric times;
(4) Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a
unit of the National Park System, was founded in
1825 by the Hudson Bay Company and its develop-
ment from 1825 to 1860 was seminal to Euro-Amer-
ican settlement of the Northwest;
(5) the Vancouver barracks served as the prin-
cipal administrative outpost of the United States
Army in the Pacific Northwest from 1849 until
World War I, served as a command post during the
Native American Wars of the mid- to late-19th cen-
tury, and provided major facilities for support of
United States military ventures throughout the Pa-
cific during the Spanish American War and the 2
World Wars;
(6) Pearson Airfield was the site of significant
events in the history of aviation in the Pacific
Northwest, was particularly prominent during the
interwar period between 1923 and 1941, and today
continues to be an important home to historic air-
craft and historic aviation;
(7) the proposed Vancouver American Heritage
Area contains a number of discovered and unre-
covered archaeological sites significant to the history
of North America and the growth of the United
States;
(8) the proposed Vancouver American Heritage
Area is located close to major metropolitan areas, in-
cluding Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle, and is imme-
diately adjacent to Interstate 5, the major north-
south interstate of the Pacific Northwest; and
(9) many Federal, State, and local government
entities, as well as numerous private organizations
and individuals—
(A) have expressed a desire to join forces
and work together in a cooperative spirit in
order to preserve, interpret, and enhance the
cultural, recreational, and educational potential
of the proposed American Heritage Area;
(B) have already demonstrated their ability
to effectively cooperate in the course of prepar-
ing the ‘‘Vancouver National Historical Reserve
Feasibility Study and Environmental Assess-
ment’’, as required by Public Law 101–523
(104 Stat. 2297); and
(C) are capable of forming the continued
cooperative alliances needed to enter into a
compact, identify a management entity, and es-
tablish an appropriate management plan for the
proposed Vancouver American Heritage Area.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to preserve, enhance, and interpret the sig-
nificant aspects of the lands, water, structures, and
history of the proposed Vancouver American Herit-
age Area; and
(2) to provide a partnership that will develop
and implement an integrated cultural, historical, rec-
reational, and educational land resource manage-
ment program in order to achieve these purposes.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Van-
couver American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’).
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Vancouver American Heritage Area’’, numbered VAAM-
80,001, and dated August 1994. The map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the office of the Di-
rector of the National Park Service.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section, except that the responsibilities of the
management entity for the Heritage Area shall not extend
to those lands under the control of the Department of the
Interior or the Department of the Army. The management
entity may enter into cooperative agreements and partner-
ships with these and other entities as appropriate to fur-
ther the purposes of this Act.
(f) PEARSON AIRPARK.—
(1) TRANSITION.—(A) General aviation shall
cease at Pearson Airpark not later than April 3,
2022, unless a continuation of general aviation is ex-
pressly authorized by an Act of Congress.
(B) Not later than January 30, 2010, the man-
agement entity for the Heritage Area shall submit to
the Secretary a plan regarding general aviation at
Pearson Airpark that is consistent with this section.
(C) Not later than June 30, 2010, the Sec-
retary shall—
(i) approve such a plan and transmit the
plan to the Congress; or
(ii) notify the Congress that no acceptable
plan has been submitted under subparagraph
(B).
(D) If the management entity fails to submit a
plan acceptable to the Secretary under subparagraph
(B) before June 30, 2010—
(i) the Secretary may not provide further
assistance to the Heritage Area under this Act;
and
(ii) the Secretary shall prepare such a plan
for submittal to the Congress not later than
June 30, 2011.
(2) HISTORIC AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘historic aircraft’’
means any aircraft representing aviation in World
War II or earlier.
(3) VIABILITY
AND
MITIGATION
PLAN.—Any
management plan submitted to the Secretary pursu-
ant to section 107(c)(1) and subsection (e) of this
section regarding the Heritage Area shall include a
Pearson Airpark Viability and Mitigation Plan that
accomplishes the following:
(A) Identifies incentives and proposes reg-
ulations to facilitate a transition from the use
of Pearson Airpark from predominantly general
aviation to use for historic aircraft.
(B) Establishes a program to mitigate any
conflicts related to the operation of Pearson
Airpark and to other activities within the Herit-
age Area. The program shall, in coordination
with the Federal Aviation Administration and
other agencies as appropriate, address, but not
be limited to, considerations of noise, safety,
visual intrusion, and the location of new facili-
ties. Mitigation measures shall include limita-
tions on the number of air-worthy aircraft that
may be based at the Airpark.
(4) PEARSON
AIRPARK
MUSEUM
PLAN.—The
management plan submitted pursuant to section
107(c)(1) and subsection (e) of this section regard-
ing the Heritage Area shall include a Pearson Air-
park Museum Plan, which shall include budgetary
strategies by which proceeds from general aviation
and other sources will fund the Pearson Airpark
Museum and other aviation curation activities.
(5) MITIGATION
MEASURES
AND
CONDITIONS
REGARDING GENERAL AVIATION.—The management
plan submitted pursuant to section 107(c)(1) and
subsection (e) of this section regarding the Heritage
Area shall permit general aviation at Pearson Air-
park to continue until April 3, 2022, subject to the
following conditions:
(A) Pearson Airpark and Pearson Airpark
Museum shall be operated by the city of Van-
couver or its designated entity. Beginning on
June 30, 2002, the Secretary shall require pay-
ment at fair market value for any National
Park Service lands leased within the boundaries
of the Heritage Area, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subparagraph. The Secretary may
enter into agreements that provide that specific
work performed or expenses paid by the city of
Vancouver may be used, fairly valued, to reduce
or offset the amount of the obligation of the
city to pay rent pursuant to this subsection, un-
less the city is obligated to perform the work or
pay the expenses under a statute other than
this Act.
(B) Not later than June 30, 2003, the city
of Vancouver shall remove from National Park
Service property in the Heritage Area all
nonhistoric aviation-related buildings and de-
vices, including T-hangers and associated
taxiways, except buildings and devices necessary
for navigation and safety.
(C) The city of Vancouver shall not be
compensated for historic buildings remaining on
National Park Service property, but shall con-
tinue to bear liability and responsibility for con-
tinued use and maintenance of these structures.
(D) No structural improvements or struc-
tural additions to any structure or facility of
the Pearson Airpark Museum located on prop-
erty of the National Park Service may be made
without the approval of the Secretary.
(E) Helicopters shall not use Pearson Air-
park except in cases of emergency, disaster, or
national security needs.
SEC. 210. WHEELING AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) Wheeling, West Virginia, and its vicinity
possess important historical, cultural, and natural
resources, representing major heritage themes of
transportation, commerce, industry, and Victorian
culture in the United States;
(2) the city of Wheeling played an important
part in the settlement of the Nation by serving as
the western terminus of the National Road in the
early 1800’s, by serving as the Crossroads of Amer-
ica throughout the 19th century, by serving as one
of the few major inland ports in the United States
in the 19th century, and by hosting the establish-
ment of the Restored State of Virginia, and later the
State of West Virginia during the Civil War years;
(3) the city of Wheeling was the first capital of
the new State of West Virginia, during the develop-
ment and maintenance of many industries crucial to
the expansion of the Nation, including iron, steel,
and textile manufacturing, boat building, glass man-
ufacturing, and stogie and chewing tobacco manu-
facturing, many of which are industries that
continue to play an important role in the Nation’s
economy;
(4) the city of Wheeling has retained its na-
tional heritage themes with the designations of the
old custom house, now Independence Hall, as a Na-
tional Historic Landmark, with the designation of
the historic suspension bridge as a National Historic
Landmark, with 5 historic districts, and with many
individual properties in the Wheeling area listed on
or eligible for nomination to the National Register of
Historic Places; and
(5) the heritage themes and number and diver-
sity of the remaining resources of Wheeling should
be appropriately retained, enhanced, and interpreted
for the education, benefit, and inspiration of the
people of the United States.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
section are—
(1) to recognize the special importance of the
history and development of the Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, area in the cultural heritage of the Nation;
(2) to provide a framework to assist the city of
Wheeling and other public and private entities and
individuals in the appropriate preservation, enhance-
ment, and interpretation of resources in the Wheel-
ing area that are emblematic of the contributions of
Wheeling to the cultural heritage of the Nation; and
(3) to allow for limited Federal, State, and local
capital contributions for planning and infrastructure
investments to create the Wheeling American Herit-
age Area, in partnership with the State of West Vir-
ginia, the city of Wheeling, West Virginia, and their
designees, and to provide for an economically self-
sustaining American Heritage Area that will not be
dependent on Federal assistance beyond the initial
years necessary to establish the American Heritage
Area.
(c) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a compact
regarding the Heritage Area and meeting the require-
ments for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to
in section 106(b), there is hereby designated the Wheeling
American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the ‘‘Heritage Area’’) in the State of West Virginia.
(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary Map, Wheeling American Heritage Area, West
Virginia’’, numbered WHNA–80,005, 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.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section not more
than—
(A) $5,000,000 for capital projects;
(B) $1,000,000 for planning and studies;
and
(C) $500,000 for technical assistance.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—(A) Funds made available
pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph
(1) for a capital project or for planning and studies
regarding a project shall not exceed 50 percent of
the total costs of the capital project or project, re-
spectively.
(B) Funds made available under this section or
any other Federal law for the Heritage Area or the
Wheeling National Heritage Area (including the
Wheeling project) may not exceed $6,500,000 in the
aggregate.
(3) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS UNDER TITLE
I.—No funds may be appropriated under title I for
purposes of the Heritage Area.
TITLE III—STUDIES REGARDING
POTENTIAL AMERICAN HER-
ITAGE AREAS
SEC. 301. OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the amenities and resources of the Ohio
River, which flows through 6 States from its head-
waters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its
confluence with the Mississippi River and comprises
a chain of commercial, industrial, historical, archae-
ological, natural, recreational, scenic, wildlife, urban,
rural, cultural, and economic areas, are of major sig-
nificance and importance to the Nation;
(2) the national interest is served by—
(A) preserving, protecting, and improving
such amenities and resources for the benefit of
the people of the United States; and
(B) improving the coordination between all
levels of government in the Ohio River Corridor;
(3) the preservation, protection, and improve-
ment of such amenities and resources are failing to
be fully realized despite efforts by the States
through which the Ohio flows, political subdivisions
of such States, and volunteer associations and pri-
vate businesses in such States;
(4) existing Federal agency programs are offer-
ing insufficient coordination to State and local plan-
ning and regulatory authorities to provide for re-
source management and economic development in a
manner that is consistent with the protection and
public use of the amenities and resources of the Cor-
ridor; and
(5) the Federal Government should assist in the
coordination, preservation, and interpretation activi-
ties of public and private entities with respect to the
significant amenities and resources associated with
the Ohio River.
(b) STUDY OF OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study
on the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Ohio River corridor, from its headwaters in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its confluence
with the Mississippi River, as an American Heritage
Area.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of
the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the
study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
SEC. 302. FOX AND LOWER WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the Fox-Wisconsin waterway is famous as
the discovery route of Marquette and Joliet;
(2) as the connecting route between the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi River, the waterway was
critical to the opening of the Northwest Territory
and served as a major artery in bringing commerce
to the interior of the United States and providing a
vital communication link for early explorers, mission-
aries, and fur traders;
(3) within the Fox and Lower Wisconsin River
corridors are an abundance of historic and archae-
ological sites and structures representing early Na-
tive Americans, European exploration, and 19th-cen-
tury transportation and settlement; and
(4) the unique aspects of the waterway, from
the heavily developed portions of the Fox River to
the pristine expanses of the Lower Wisconsin River,
should be studied to determine the suitability and
feasibility of the waterway for designation as an
American Heritage Area.
(b) STUDY OF FOX-WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study
on the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Fox and Lower Wisconsin River corridors in the
State of Wisconsin as an American Heritage Area.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of
the study referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the
study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
SEC. 303. SOUTH CAROLINA CORRIDOR.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the counties of Oconee, Pickens, Anderson,
Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken,
Barnwell, 
Orangeburg, 
Bamberg, 
Dorchester,
Colleton, and Charleston, in the State of South
Carolina, form a corridor, more than 250 miles in
length, which possesses a wide diversity of signifi-
cant rare plants, animals, and ecosystems, agricul-
tural and timber lands, shellfish harvesting areas,
historic sites and structures, and cultural and
multicultural landscapes related to the past and cur-
rent commerce, transportation, maritime, textile, ag-
ricultural, mining, cattle, pottery, and national de-
fense industries of the region, which provide signifi-
cant 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 region for the residents of, and
visitors to, the corridor area;
(3) a primary responsibility for conserving, pre-
serving, protecting, and promoting the benefits of
the region resides with the State of South Carolina
and the various local units of government having ju-
risdiction over the corridor area; and
(4) in view of the longstanding Federal practice
of assisting the States in creating, protecting, con-
serving, preserving, and interpreting areas of signifi-
cant 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, its units of local government, and
the private sector in fulfilling their responsibilities.
(b) STUDY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CORRIDOR.—Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, acting through the National Park
Service, shall cooperate with the South Carolina Depart-
ment of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism in preparing a
study on the suitability and feasibility of designating the
corridor formed by the counties of Oconee, Pickens, An-
derson, Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield,
Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Dorchester,
Colleton, and Charleston, in the State of South Carolina,
as an American Heritage Area.
SEC. 304. NORTHERN FRONTIER.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the area comprising Tryon County, in the
Mohawk Valley of the State of New York, and the
Country of the Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy),
known during the American Revolutionary War pe-
riod as the ‘‘Northern Frontier’’, offers excellent op-
portunities to study a little known or understood as-
pect of the American Revolution—the frontier expe-
rience;
(2) the Northern Frontier territory was ex-
tremely valuable to both sides of the American Revo-
lutionary War and was contested because of its geo-
political, military, agricultural, transportation, and
commercial attributes;
(3) because a complex social, economic, and po-
litical society was emerging on the Northern Fron-
tier, the Continental Congress established the North-
ern Indian Department to conduct affairs there, and
the English made the area, and its Indian popu-
lation, the centerpiece of the English strategy to
split the colonies;
(4) due to the struggle to control the Northern
Frontier, privation and hardship were inflicted upon
nearly all who lived there, a diverse mix of ethnic
and racial groups willingly and unwillingly thrust
into the struggle for independence, leaving many
dead, homeless, orphaned, or dislocated by the end
of the hostilities;
(5) the tensions on the Northern Frontier
reached such a pitch that hostilities erupted, pitting
neighbors, families, tribes, and clans against each
other, and led to a bloody, savage, and destructive
battle;
(6) new interpretations and interdisciplinary
studies of this human drama are not only necessary,
but timely because of the abundant supply of assets
in the area, including sites, buildings, celebrations,
folklore, and collections, many safely preserved and
many at risk; and
(7) if these Northern Frontier assets can be
thematically related and portrayed for the education
and enjoyment of Americans and foreign visitors, an
important and often overlooked chapter in the herit-
age of the Nation will be displayed for the benefit
and edification of all peoples.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study
on the suitability and feasibility of designating
Tryon County, in the Mohawk Valley of the State of
New York, and the Country of the Six Nations (Iro-
quois Confederacy) as an American Heritage Area.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of
the study referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the
study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
TITLE IV—BLACKSTONE RIVER
VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE
CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. BOUNDARIES, COMMISSION, AND REVISION OF
PLAN.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 2(a) of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’,
approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100
Stat. 3625), is amended by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The boundaries
shall include the lands and waters generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘Blackstone River Valley National Herit-
age Corridor Boundary Map’, numbered BRV–80–80,011,
and dated May 2, 1993.’’.
(b) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.—(1) Section 3 of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law
99–647; 100 Stat. 3625), is amended—
(A) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Commission shall be
composed of 19 members, appointed as follows:
‘‘(A) the Director of the National Park Service,
or a designee, ex officio;
‘‘(B) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary
after consideration of recommendations from the
Governor of Rhode Island;
‘‘(C) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary
after consideration of recommendations from the
Governor of Massachusetts;
‘‘(D) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary
to represent the interests of local government in the
State of Rhode Island; and
‘‘(E) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary
to represent the interests of local government in the
State of Massachusetts.
‘‘(2) A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.’’;
and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting immediately
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, but
may continue to serve until a successor has been ap-
pointed’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect upon the expira-
tion of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) REVISION OF PLAN.—Section 6 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley Na-
tional Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Is-
land’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647;
100 Stat. 3625), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(d) REVISION OF PLAN.—(1) Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Commission shall revise the Cultural Heritage and Land
Management Plan submitted under subsection (a) and
shall submit the revised plan to the Secretary and the Gov-
ernors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for approval
under the procedures referred to in subsection (b). The
revision shall address any change in the boundaries of the
Corridor that occurs after the submission of the plan re-
quired by subsection (a) and shall include a natural re-
source inventory of areas or features that should be pro-
tected, restored, or managed because of the natural and
cultural significance of the areas or features.
‘‘(2) No changes other than minor boundary revisions
may be made in the plan approved under subsection (b)
and revised under paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless
the Secretary approves such changes. The Secretary shall
approve or disapprove any proposed change in the plan,
except minor revisions, in accordance with subsection
(b).’’.
(d) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—Section 7 of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law
99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION
‘‘SEC. 7. The Commission shall terminate on Decem-
ber 31, 2003.’’.
SEC. 402. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.
Section 8(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) To assist in the imple-
mentation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Manage-
ment Plan, submitted and revised under section 6, in a
manner consistent with the purposes of this Act, and to
assist in the preservation and restoration of structures on
or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of His-
toric Places, the Secretary is authorized to provide funds
for projects in the Corridor that exhibit national signifi-
cance or provide a wide spectrum of historic, recreational,
environmental, educational, or interpretive opportunities,
without regard to whether the projects are in public or
private ownership. Applications for funds under this sec-
tion shall be made to the Secretary through the Commis-
sion. Each such application shall include the recommenda-
tion of the Commission and its findings regarding the
manner in which the project proposed to be funded will
further the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(2) The Commission shall not be eligible for funds
under this section unless it submits to the Secretary an
application that includes—
‘‘(A) a 10-year development plan including the
resource protection needs and projects critical to
maintaining or interpreting the distinctive character
of the Corridor; and
‘‘(B) specific descriptions of any projects that
have been identified and of the participating parties,
roles, cost estimates, cost-sharing, or cooperative
agreements necessary to carry out the development
plan.
‘‘(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section for any project shall not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of such project.
‘‘(4) In making funds available under this subsection,
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that attract
greater non-Federal than Federal funding.
‘‘(5) Any payment made under this subsection for the
purposes of conservation or restoration of real property
or of any structure shall be subject to an agreement—
‘‘(A) to convey a conservation or preservation
easement to the Department of Environmental Man-
agement or to the Historic Preservation Commis-
sion, as appropriate, of the State in which the real
property or structure is located; or
‘‘(B) that upon conversion, use, or disposal of
the real property or structure for purposes contrary
to the purposes of this Act, the recipient of the pay-
ment, or the successors or assigns of the recipient,
shall pay to the United States the greater of—
‘‘(i) the total of all Federal funds made
available for conservation or restoration of the
real property or structure, reduced pro rata
over the useful life of the improvements funded;
and
‘‘(ii) the increased value attributable to
such funds, as determined at the time of the
conversion, use, or disposal.
‘‘(6) The determination that, for purposes of para-
graph (5)(B), a conversion, use, or disposal has been car-
ried out contrary to the purposes of this Act shall be solely
within the discretion of the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$350,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out section 8 for fiscal years be-
ginning after September 30, 1994, not more than
$5,000,000 in the aggregate, to remain available until
expended.’’.
TITLE V—BRAMWELL NATIONAL
HISTORIC DISTRICT
SEC. 501. BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the coal mining heritage of southern West
Virginia is of historical and cultural significance;
(2) the town of Bramwell, West Virginia, pos-
sesses remarkable and outstanding historical, cul-
tural, and architectural values relating to the coal
mining heritage of southern West Virginia; and
(3) it is in the national interest to preserve the
unique character of the town of Bramwell, West Vir-
ginia, and to enhance the historical, cultural, and ar-
chitectural values associated with its coal mining
heritage.
(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purpose of this
section is to encourage the preservation, restoration, and
interpretation of the historical, cultural, and architectural
values of the town of Bramwell, West Virginia.
(c) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve, protect, re-
store, and interpret the unique historical, cultural, and ar-
chitectural values of Bramwell, West Virginia, there is
hereby designated the Bramwell National Historic District
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Historic
District’’). The Historic District shall consist of the lands
and interest therein within the corporate limits of the town
of Bramwell, West Virginia.
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized
to enter into cooperative agreements with the State
of West Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof,
to further the purposes of the Historic District.
(2) RATIO OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Funds
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
the purposes of this subsection shall be expended in
the ratio of 1 dollar of Federal funds for each dollar
contributed by non-Federal sources. With the ap-
proval of the Secretary, any donation of land, serv-
ices, or goods from a non-Federal source, fairly val-
ued, may be considered as a contribution of dollars
from a non-Federal source for the purposes of this
subsection.
(3) AGREEMENTS REGARDING PAYMENTS.—Any
payment made by the Secretary pursuant to a coop-
erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub-
ject to an agreement that conversion, use, or dis-
posal of the project so assisted for any purpose con-
trary to the purpose of this section, as determined
by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the Unit-
ed States to the greater of—
(A) reimbursement of all funds made avail-
able to such project; or
(B) the proportion of the increased value
of the project attributable to such funds, as de-
termined at the time of the conversion, use, or
disposal.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this
section.
TITLE 
VI—SOUTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA 
AMERICAN
HERITAGE 
AREA 
AMEND-
MENTS
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Southwestern Penn-
sylvania American Heritage Area Amendments Act’’.
SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVA-
NIA AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in the Depart-
ment of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Herit-
age Preservation Commission, and for other purposes’’,
approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new title:
‘‘TITLE 
III—SOUTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA 
AMERICAN
HERITAGE AREA
‘‘SEC. 301. DESIGNATION.
‘‘There is hereby designated the Southwestern Penn-
sylvania American Heritage Area, which shall be com-
prised of the region in southwestern Pennsylvania de-
scribed in section 101(a).
‘‘SEC. 302. CLASSIFICATION.
‘‘The Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage
Area shall not be considered to be an American Heritage
Area for purposes of the American Heritage Areas Part-
nership Program Act of 1994 or the American Heritage
Areas Partnership Program established by section 105(a)
of such Act.’’.
SEC. 603. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Section 103(h)(3) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to es-
tablish in the Department of the Interior the Southwest-
ern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and
for other purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102
Stat. 4618), is amended by inserting ‘‘or an appropriate
private nonprofit organization exempt from income taxes
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986,’’ after ‘‘public agency,’’.
SEC. 604. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.
Section 105 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
in the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn-
sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other
purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.
4618), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 105. PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.
‘‘(a) REVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT
PLAN AND SCOPE AND COST DOCUMENT.—(1) The Com-
mission shall revise, to carry out this title in a manner
that provides for limited Federal involvement, the manage-
ment plan developed before the date of the enactment of
this section. The Commission shall also revise the scope
and cost document developed before the date of the enact-
ment of this section to reflect the total cost of each project
proposed for approval under this section and the Federal
portion of such cost. Both the management plan and the
scope and cost document shall be submitted to the Sec-
retary for approval.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any
management plan or scope and cost document submitted
under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after receiving
such plan or document. If the Secretary disapproves the
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submitted management plan or scope and cost document,
the Secretary shall advise the Commission in writing of
the reasons therefor and shall make recommendations for
revisions in the plan or document. The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove a proposed revision to such a plan
or document within 90 days after the date on which the
proposed revision is submitted to the Secretary.
‘‘(b) LOANS, GRANTS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
USING FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Commission may not
make loans or grants involving Federal funds under sec-
tion 104 except as provided in this subsection. The Sec-
retary may provide a loan, a grant, or technical assistance,
for the purpose described in section 104, pursuant to an
application made to the Secretary through the Commis-
sion in accordance with procedures required by the Sec-
retary. Each such application shall include the findings
of the Commission regarding the manner in which the pro-
posed loan, grant, or technical assistance will further the
purpose of this Act. Each such application shall also in-
clude the recommendations of the Commission regarding
the proposed loan, grant, or technical assistance. The Sec-
retary may approve such an application only if the Federal
funds provided pursuant to the application will be used
in a manner that is generally consistent with Federal law
relating to the type of project or activity to be funded,
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as determined by the Secretary. Federal funds made avail-
able for loans or grants pursuant to section 104 or this
subsection may be used to provide for the preservation or
restoration of historic properties in an amount not to ex-
ceed $100,000 for each project so assisted.
‘‘(c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—(1) Federal funds
made available under this Act with respect to projects may
be made available only for projects that are consistent with
the Standards and Guidelines for Historic Properties pro-
mulgated by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) Federal funds made available under this Act
after the date of the enactment of this section with respect
to a project may be used only for planning and design
with respect to the project, except that such funds may
be used to complete construction commenced before such
date regarding Saltsburg Canal Park or West Overton
Village.
‘‘(3) The total amount of Federal assistance provided
under this section for a project in any fiscal year may not
exceed 20 percent of the total amount of Federal funds
made available for that fiscal year for the Southwestern
Pennsylvania National Heritage Area.
‘‘(4) Federal funds made available under this title
with respect to a project may not exceed 50 percent of
the total costs of the project. In making such funds avail-
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able, the Secretary shall give consideration to projects that
provide a greater leverage of Federal funds. Any payment
made under section 104 or 105 shall be subject to an
agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project
so assisted for any purpose contrary to the purpose of this
Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right
of the United States to the greater of—
‘‘(A) compensation for all funds made available
with respect to such project; and
‘‘(B) the proportion of the increased value of
the project attributable to such funds, as determined
at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal.
‘‘(5) No Federal funds made available to carry out
this Act for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1995, may be used to provide operational or maintenance
support with respect to any building, site, or structure
that is not owned by the Federal Government, except the
Railroaders Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park,
and West Overton Village. Such funds for the Railroaders
Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park, and West
Overton Village may not exceed $200,000 annually, in the
aggregate.
‘‘(6) No Federal funds made available to carry out
this Act may be used for the construction of any visitor
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center, interpretive center, or museum, except West
Overton Village.
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the
use of Federal funds made available pursuant to this title
within 30 days after application for such funds by the
Commission.’’.
SEC. 605. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.
Section 104(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab-
lish in the Department of the Interior the Southwestern
Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for
other purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.
4618), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and to
the Congress’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Funds made available for a fiscal year to
carry out this Act may not be obligated for that fis-
cal year until the report required for the preceding
fiscal year by the preceding sentence is submitted to
the Congress.’’.
SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Title I of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in
the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn-
sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other
purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.
104
4618), is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act the following:
‘‘(1) For each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,
and 1998, $1,000,000 for planning and design,
$1,600,000 for construction, $600,000 for grants
and loans, and $400,000 for the operations of the
Commission.
‘‘(2) For that portion of fiscal year 1999 that
occurs before the Commission ceases to exist under
section 104(e), $250,000 for planning and design,
$400,000 for construction, $150,000 for grants and
loans, and $100,000 for the operations of the Com-
mission.’’.
SEC. 607. PATH OF PROGRESS.
Title II of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish in
the Department of the Interior the Southwestern Penn-
sylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other
purposes’’, approved November 19, 1988 (102 Stat.
4618), is amended as follows:
(1) By amending the heading of the title to
read as follows:
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‘‘TITLE II—PATH OF PROGRESS’’.
(2) By amending section 201 to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 201. IDENTIFICATION OF ROUTE.
‘‘In order to provide for public appreciation, edu-
cation, understanding, and enjoyment of certain nationally
and regionally significant sites in Southwestern Penn-
sylvania which are accessible by public roads, the Sec-
retary, with the concurrence of the agency having jurisdic-
tion over such roads, may provide signs, interpretive mate-
rials, and other informational devices for a vehicular tour
route, commonly known as the ‘Path of Progress Heritage
Route’.’’.
TITLE VII—BUY AMERICAN
POLICY
SEC. 701. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
under this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In using funds made
available under this Act to provide financial assistance to,
or enter into any contract with, any entity, the Secretary,
to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to the en-
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tity a notice describing the statement made by the Con-
gress in subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives October 5,
1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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