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SEC. 2902. TERMS.
Section 3(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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended
by inserting immediately before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, but may continue to serve after the expiration
of this term until a successor has been appointed’’.
SEC. 2903. REVISION OF PLAN.
Section 6 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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), 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 enactment of this subsection, the Commis-
sion, with the approval of the Secretary, shall revise the
Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan. The revi-
sion shall address the boundary change and shall include
a natural resource inventory of areas or features that should
be protected, restored, managed, or acquired because of their
contribution to the understanding of national cultural land-
scape values.
‘‘(2) No changes other than minor revisions may be
made in the approved plan as amended without the ap-
proval of the Secretary. The Secretary shall approve or dis-
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approve any proposed change in the plan, except minor re-
visions, in accordance with subsection (b).’’.
SEC. 2904. EXTENSION 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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION
‘‘SEC. 7. (a) TERMINATION.—Except as provided in
subsection (b), the Commission shall terminate on the date
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of the Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act
of 1995.
‘‘(b) EXTENSION.—The Commission may be extended
for an additional term of 10 years if—
‘‘(1) not later than 180 days before the termi-
nation of the Commission, the Commission determines
that an extension is necessary to carry out this title;
‘‘(2) the Commission submits a proposed exten-
sion to the appropriate committees of the Senate and
the House of Representatives; and
‘‘(3) the Secretary, the Governor of Massachu-
setts, and the Governor of Rhode Island each approve
the extension.
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‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF APPROVAL.—The Secretary
shall approve the extension if the Secretary finds that—
‘‘(1) the Governor of Massachusetts and the Gov-
ernor of Rhode Island provide adequate assurances of
continued tangible contribution and effective policy
support toward achieving the purposes of this title;
and
‘‘(2) the Commission is effectively assisting Fed-
eral, State, and local authorities to retain, enhance,
and interpret the distinctive character and nationally
significant resources of the Corridor.’’.
SEC. 2905. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN.
Subsection (c) of section 8 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; 16 U.S.C. 461
note), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) To assist in the imple-
mentation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management
Plan in a manner consistent with purposes of this title,
the Secretary is authorized to undertake a limited program
of financial assistance for the purpose of providing funds
for the preservation and restoration of structures on or eli-
gible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic
Places within the Corridor which exhibit national signifi-