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consult with a broad cross section of businesses, in-
dividuals, agencies, and organizations within the 
conceptual boundaries of the National Heritage Area 
described in subsection (b) that were involved in the 
planning and development of the National Heritage 
Area before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2204. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 
management plan, the Secretary, acting through the local 
coordinating entity, may use amounts made available 
under this section to— 
(1) make grants to the State or a political sub-
division of the State, Indian Tribes, nonprofit orga-
nizations, and other persons; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 
provide technical assistance to, the State or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, non-
profit organizations, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resources protection, and heritage pro-
gramming; 
(4) obtain money or services from any source 
including any money or services that are provided 
under any other Federal law or program;
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(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other ac-
tivity that furthers the National Heritage Area and 
is consistent with the approved management plan. 
(b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 905, prepare and 
submit a management plan for the National Herit-
age Area to the Secretary; 
(2) assist Federal agencies, the State or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, regional 
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties in carrying out the approved 
management plan by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values in the National Heritage Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs in the National Her-
itage Area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the National Heritage Area; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 
cultural resources of the National Heritage 
Area;
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(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the National Heritage Area 
that are consistent with National Heritage Area 
themes; 
(F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap-
propriate signs identifying points of public ac-
cess, and sites of interest are posted throughout 
the National Heritage Area; and 
(G) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among governments, organizations, and 
individuals to further the National Heritage 
Area; 
(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, businesses, organizations, and individ-
uals in the National Heritage Area in the prepara-
tion and implementation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
semiannually regarding the development and imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(5) for any year that Federal funds have been 
received under this title— 
(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary that describes the activities, expenses, 
and income of the local coordinating entity (in-
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cluding grants to any other entities during the 
year that the report is made); 
(B) make available to the Secretary for 
audit all records relating to the expenditure of 
the funds and any matching funds; and 
(C) require, with respect to all agreements 
authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 
other organizations, that the organizations re-
ceiving the funds make available to the Sec-
retary for audit all records concerning the ex-
penditure of the funds; and 
(6) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability that is consistent with the National Herit-
age Area. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 
Federal funds made available under this title to acquire 
real property or any interest in real property. 
SEC. 2205. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 
shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 
management plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall—
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(1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 
approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter-
pretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, 
and recreational resources of the National Heritage 
Area; 
(2) take into consideration Federal, State, and 
Tribal plans and treaty rights; 
(3) include— 
(A) an inventory of— 
(i) the resources located in the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and 
(ii) any other property in the National 
Heritage Area that— 
(I) is related to the themes of the 
National Heritage Area; and 
(II) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained be-
cause of the significance of the prop-
erty; 
(B) comprehensive policies, strategies and 
recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(C) a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals
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have agreed to take to protect the natural, his-
torical, cultural, scenic, and recreational re-
sources of the National Heritage Area; 
(D) a program of implementation for the 
management plan by the local coordinating en-
tity that includes a description of— 
(i) actions to facilitate ongoing col-
laboration among partners to promote 
plans for resource protection, restoration, 
and construction; and 
(ii) specific commitments for imple-
mentation that have been made by the 
local coordinating entity or any govern-
ment, organization, or individual for the 
first 5 years of operation; 
(E) the identification of sources of funding 
for carrying out the management plan; 
(F) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which Federal, State, and Tribal pro-
grams, including the role of the National Park 
Service in the National Heritage Area, may 
best be coordinated to carry out this title; and 
(G) an interpretive plan for the National 
Heritage Area; and