IB 
Union Calendar No. 242 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1483 
[Report No. 110–388] 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2007 
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
RYAN of Ohio, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. SPACE, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. WAMP, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. 
GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 18, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Mr. LATOURETTE, and Mr. KUCINICH 
OCTOBER 18, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 12, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain 
national heritage areas, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Celebrating America’s 
Heritage Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION EXTENSIONS AND VIABILITY STUDIES 
Sec. 1001. Extensions of authorized appropriations. 
Sec. 1002. Evaluation and report. 
TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS 
Subtitle A—Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area 
Sec. 2001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2002. Purposes. 
Sec. 2003. Definitions. 
Sec. 2004. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Herit-
age Area. 
Sec. 2005. Management plan. 
Sec. 2006. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2007. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2008. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2009. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2011. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2012. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
Subtitle B—Niagara Falls National Heritage Area 
Sec. 2021. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2022. Purposes. 
Sec. 2023. Definitions. 
Sec. 2024. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 2025. Management plan. 
Sec. 2026. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2027. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2028. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission. 
Sec. 2029. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2030. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2031. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2032. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2033. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
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Subtitle C—Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area 
Sec. 2041. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2042. Purposes. 
Sec. 2043. Definitions. 
Sec. 2044. Designation of Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 2045. Management plan. 
Sec. 2046. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2047. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2048. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2049. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2050. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2051. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2052. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
Subtitle D—Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area 
Sec. 2061. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2062. Purposes. 
Sec. 2063. Definitions. 
Sec. 2064. Designation of Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 2065. Management plan. 
Sec. 2066. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2067. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2068. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2069. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2070. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2071. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2072. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
Subtitle E—Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area 
Sec. 2081. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2082. Purposes. 
Sec. 2083. Definitions. 
Sec. 2084. Designation of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 2085. Management plan. 
Sec. 2086. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2087. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2088. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2089. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2090. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2091. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2092. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
Subtitle F—Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area 
Sec. 2111. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2112. Purposes. 
Sec. 2113. Definitions. 
Sec. 2114. Designation of Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 2115. Management plan. 
Sec. 2116. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2117. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2118. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2119. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2120. Authorization of appropriations. 
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Sec. 2121. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2122. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
TITLE III—STUDY 
Sec. 3001. Study and report of proposed Northern Neck National Heritage Area. 
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS 
Sec. 4001. National Coal Heritage Area technical corrections. 
Sec. 4002. Rivers of steel national heritage area addition. 
Sec. 4003. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor addition. 
Sec. 4004. Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor technical corrections. 
Sec. 4005. New Jersey Coastal Heritage trail route extension of authorization. 
Sec. 4006. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor technical corrections. 
TITLE V—SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING 
Sec. 5001. Sense of Congress Regarding Funding. 
TITLE 
I—AUTHORIZATION 
EX-
TENSIONS 
AND 
VIABILITY 
STUDIES 
SEC. 1001. EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS. 
Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 16 U.S.C. 
461 note) is amended in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 
311(a), 409(a), 508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 810(a) (as redesig-
nated by this Act), and 909(c), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1002. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the nine National Heritage 
Areas authorized in Division II of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996, not later than 3 
years before the date on which authority for Federal fund-
ing terminates for each National Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary shall— 
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(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish-
ments of the National Heritage Area; and 
(2) prepare a report in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
(b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(1) assess the progress of the local management 
entity with respect to— 
(A) accomplishing the purposes of the au-
thorizing legislation for the National Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the National 
Heritage Area; 
(2) analyze the investments of Federal, State, 
Tribal, and local government and private entities in 
each National Heritage Area to determine the impact 
of the investments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the National Herit-
age Area for purposes of identifying the critical com-
ponents for sustainability of the National Heritage 
Area. 
(c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report 
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to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. The report shall include 
recommendations for the future role of the National Park 
Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage Area. 
TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS 
Subtitle A—Journey Through Hal-
lowed Ground National Heritage 
Area 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the 
‘‘Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage 
Area Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
subtitle is as follows: 
Sec. 2001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2002. Purposes. 
Sec. 2003. Definitions. 
Sec. 2004. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Herit-
age Area. 
Sec. 2005. Management plan. 
Sec. 2006. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2007. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2008. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2009. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2011. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2012. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
SEC. 2002. PURPOSES. 
(a) The purposes of this subtitle include— 
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