SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage
Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act a section or
other provision is amended or repealed, such amendment
or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section or
other provision of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Val-
ley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 102 of the Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts’’ after ‘‘State of Con-
necticut’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2)
through (8), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘New Haven,’’ after ‘‘Hartford,’’.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET
RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE COR-
RIDOR; PURPOSE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 103(a) of the Act is
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts’’ after ‘‘State of Connecticut’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 103(b) of the Act is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to pro-
vide assistance to the State of Connecticut and the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, their units of local and re-
gional government and citizens in the development and im-
plementation of integrated natural, cultural, historic, sce-
nic, recreational, land, and other resource management pro-
grams in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the signifi-
cant features of the lands, water, structures, and history
of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley.’’.
SEC. 4. BOUNDARIES AND ADMINISTRATION.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 104(a) of the Act is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Union,’’ after ‘‘Thompson,’’;
and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Woodstock’’ the following:
‘‘in the State of Connecticut, and the towns of
Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley, E. Brookfield, Holland,
Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, and Webster in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which are contig-
uous areas in the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley, related by shared natural, cultural, historic,
and scenic resources’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 104 of the Act is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Corridor shall be
managed by the management entity in accordance
with the management plan, in consultation with the
Governor and pursuant to a compact with the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(B) The management entity shall amend its by-
laws to add the Governor of Connecticut (or the Gov-
ernor’s designee) and the Governor of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts (or the Governor’s designee)
as a voting members of its Board of Directors.
‘‘(C) The management entity shall provide the
Governor with an annual report of its activities, pro-
grams, and projects. An annual report prepared for
any other purpose shall satisfy the requirements of
this paragraph.
‘‘(2) COMPACT.—To carry out the purposes of
this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a compact
with the management entity. The compact shall in-
clude information relating to the objectives and man-
agement of the Corridor, including, but not limited
to, each of the following:
‘‘(A) A delineation of the boundaries of the
Corridor.
‘‘(B) A discussion of goals and objectives of
the Corridor, including an explanation of the
proposed approaches to accomplishing the goals
set forth in the management plan.
‘‘(C) A description of the role of the State
of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts.
‘‘(3) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—
For the purpose of achieving the goals set forth in the
management plan, the management entity may use
Federal funds provided under this Act—
‘‘(A) to make grants to the State of Con-
necticut and the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, their political subdivisions, nonprofit orga-
nizations, and other persons;
‘‘(B) to enter into cooperative agreements
with or provide technical assistance to the State
of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, their political subdivisions, nonprofit
organizations, and other persons;
‘‘(C) to hire and compensate staff; and
‘‘(D) to contract for goods and services.
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION
ON
ACQUISITION
OF
REAL
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use
Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real
property or any interest in real property.’’.
SEC. 5. STATES CORRIDOR PLAN.
Section 105 of the Act is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b);
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(a);
(3) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking the first sentence and all
that follows through ‘‘Governor,’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘The management entity shall im-
plement the management plan. Upon request of
the management entity,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘identi-
fied pursuant to the inventory required by sec-
tion 5(a)(1)’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For the
purposes of implementing the management plan, the man-
agement entity may make grants or provide technical as-
sistance to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, their political subdivisions, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and other persons to further the goals set forth
in the management plan.’’.
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
Section 106 of the Act is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Governor’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘management entity’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘preparation and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Such assistance shall include providing funds
authorized under section 109 and technical as-
sistance necessary to carry out this Act.’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
may not make any grants or provide any assistance under
this Act after September 30, 2009.’’.
SEC. 7. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Section 107 of the Act is amended by striking ‘‘Gov-
ernor’’ and inserting ‘‘management entity’’.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
Section 108 of the Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts’’.
Union Calendar No. 184
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1619
[Report No. 106–306]
A BILL
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to
expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed