and historical resources protection, economic and 
community development, and heritage planning; 
(4) obtain funds or services from any source in-
cluding any that are provided under any other Fed-
eral law or program; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) support activities of partners and any other 
activities that further the purposes of the Heritage 
Area and that are consistent with the approved man-
agement plan. 
(d) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 
Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real prop-
erty, but may use any other source of funding, including 
other Federal funding outside this authority, intended for 
the acquisition of real property. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The management plan for the 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) include comprehensive policies, strategies, 
and recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the Heritage Area; 
(2) take into consideration existing State, coun-
ty, and local plans in the development of the man-
agement plan and its implementation; 
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(3) include a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals have 
agreed to take to protect the natural, historical, and 
cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(4) specify the existing and potential sources of 
funding or economic development strategies to pro-
tect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
(5) include an inventory of the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area related to the themes 
of the Heritage Area that should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, developed, or maintained; 
(6) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management that consider and detail the ap-
plication of appropriate land and water management 
techniques including, but not limited to, the develop-
ment of intergovernmental and interagency coopera-
tive agreements to protect the Heritage Area’s nat-
ural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources; 
(7) describe a program of implementation for 
the management plan, including performance goals, 
plans for resource protection, restoration, interpreta-
tion, enhancement, management, and development, 
and specific commitments for implementation that 
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have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any government, organization, or individual; 
(8) include an analysis and recommendations 
for ways in which local, State, and Federal pro-
grams, including the role of the National Park Serv-
ice in the Heritage Area, may best be coordinated to 
further the purposes of this Act; 
(9) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage 
Area; and 
(10) include a business plan that— 
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, 
and functions of the local coordinating entity 
and of each of the major activities contained in 
the management plan; and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that the 
local coordinating entity has the partnerships 
and financial and other resources necessary to 
implement the management plan for the Herit-
age Area. 
(b) DEADLINE AND TERMINATION OF FUNDING.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The local coordinating entity 
shall submit the management plan to the Secretary 
for approval within 3 years after funds are made 
available for this Act. 
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(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the man-
agement plan is not submitted to the Secretary in 
accordance with this subsection, the local coordi-
nating entity shall not qualify for Federal funding 
under this Act until such time as the management 
plan is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon 
the request of the local coordinating entity, provide 
technical and financial assistance on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis (as determined by the 
Secretary) to the Heritage Area to develop and im-
plement the approved management plan. The Sec-
retary is authorized to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the local coordinating entity and other 
public or private entities for this purpose. 
(2) PRIORITY ACTIONS.—In assisting the Herit-
age Area, the Secretary shall give priority to actions 
that in general assist in— 
(A) conserving the significant natural, his-
torical, cultural, and scenic resources of the 
Heritage Area; and 
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(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the Heritage Area. 
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove the management plan not later than 
180 days after receiving the management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
the approval of the management plan, the Secretary 
shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Herit-
age Area, including governments, natural and 
historic resource protection organizations, edu-
cational 
institutions, 
businesses, 
and 
rec-
reational organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity for public and gov-
ernmental involvement, including public hear-
ings, in the preparation of the management 
plan; 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
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the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(D) the Secretary has received adequate 
assurances from the appropriate State and local 
officials whose support is needed to ensure the 
effective implementation of the State and local 
aspects of the management plan; and 
(E) the local coordinating entity has dem-
onstrated the financial capability, in partner-
ship with others, to carry out the plan. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan, the 
Secretary shall advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons therefore and shall make rec-
ommendations for revisions to the management plan. 
The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a pro-
posed revision within 180 days after the date it is 
submitted. 
(4) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—Substantial 
amendments to the management plan shall be re-
viewed by the Secretary and approved in the same 
manner as provided for the original management 
plan. The local coordinating entity shall not use 
Federal funds authorized by this Act to implement 
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any amendments until the Secretary has approved 
the amendments. 
SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall not affect the au-
thority of any Federal official to provide technical or fi-
nancial assistance under any other law. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head 
of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that 
may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged 
to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary 
and the local coordinating entity to the extent practicable. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu-
lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen-
cy; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
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SEC. 9. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
(a) NO EFFECT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing 
in this subtitle shall be construed— 
(1) to modify, enlarge, or diminish any author-
ity of Federal, State, or local governments to regu-
late any use of privately owned lands; or 
(2) to grant the local coordinating entity any 
authority to regulate the use of privately owned 
lands. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENTS.—Nothing in this 
subtitle shall— 
(1) modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority 
of Federal, State, tribal, or local governments to 
manage or regulate any use of land as provided for 
by law or regulation; or 
(2) authorize the local coordinating entity to as-
sume any management authorities over such lands. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of this Act $10,000,000, of which 
not more than $1,000,000 shall be made available for any 
fiscal year. 
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—Federal funding provided 
under this Act may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
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of any assistance or grant provided or authorized under 
this Act. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The local coordinating 
entity may not expend more than 15 percent of funds 
made available under this Act for administrative costs. 
SEC. 11. SUNSET. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial 
assistance under this Act shall terminate on the day occur-
ring 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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