IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1286 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To establish the Southern Campaign of the Revolution 
National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southern Campaign 
of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 
2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
NATIONAL
HERITAGE
CORRIDOR.—The 
term ‘‘National Heritage Corridor’’ means the 
Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Her-
itage Corridor established by section 3(a). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘Local Coordinating Entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the National Heritage Corridor. 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Corridor required under section 5(a). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Southern Campaign of the Revolution Pro-
posed National Heritage Corridor’’, numbered 257/ 
177,271, and dated September 2021. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 
States of South Carolina and North Carolina. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE 
REVOLUTION 
NATIONAL 
HERITAGE 
COR-
RIDOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Southern 
Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor 
in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, as 
generally depicted on the map. 
(b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The University 
of South Carolina shall serve as the local coordinating en-
tity for the National Heritage Corridor. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 
management plan for the National Heritage Corridor, the 
Secretary acting through the local coordinating entity may 
use amounts made available under this Act— 
(1) to make grants to the States or a political 
subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, nonprofit 
organizations, and other persons; 
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 
or provide technical assistance to, the States or a 
political subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, 
nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; 
(3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resources protection and heritage pro-
gramming; 
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(4) to obtain money or services from any 
source, including any money or services that are pro-
vided under any other Federal law or program, pro-
vided that any money specifically authorized for Na-
tional Heritage areas shall be subject to a 50 per-
cent cost-share requirement; 
(5) to contract for goods or services; and 
(6) to undertake or be a catalyst for any other 
activity that furthers the purposes of the National 
Heritage Corridor and is consistent with the ap-
proved management plan. 
(b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity for the 
National Heritage Corridor shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 
submit a management plan for the National Herit-
age Corridor to the Secretary; 
(2) assist Federal agencies, the States or a po-
litical subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, re-
gional planning organizations, nonprofit organiza-
tions, 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 Cor-
ridor; 
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(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs in the National Her-
itage Corridor; 
(C) developing recreational, interpretive, 
and educational opportunities in the National 
Heritage Corridor; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 
cultural resources of the National Heritage Cor-
ridor; 
(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the National Heritage Corridor 
that are consistent with the themes of the Na-
tional Heritage Corridor; 
(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 Corridor; and 
(G) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among the Federal Government, State, 
Tribal, and local governments, organizations, 
and individuals to further the purposes of the 
National Heritage Corridor; 
(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, businesses, organizations, and individ-
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uals in the National Heritage Corridor in the prepa-
ration and implementation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public not less 
frequently than semiannually regarding the develop-
ment and implementation of the management plan; 
and 
(5) for any year that Federal funds have been 
received under this Act— 
(A) submit to the Secretary an annual re-
port that describes the activities, expenses, and 
income of the local coordinating entity (includ-
ing 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) encourage by appropriate means eco-
nomic viability that is consistent with the Na-
tional Heritage Corridor. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 
Federal funds to acquire real property or any interest in 
real property. 
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SEC. 5. 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 Corridor. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(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 
Corridor; 
(2) take into consideration Federal, State, local, 
and Tribal plans and treaty rights; 
(3) include— 
(A) an inventory of— 
(i) the resources located in the Na-
tional Heritage Corridor; and 
(ii) any other property in the National 
Heritage Corridor that— 
(I) is related to the themes of the 
National Heritage Corridor; and 
(II) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained be-
cause of the significations of the prop-
erty; 
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(B) comprehensive policies, strategies, and 
recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the National 
Heritage Corridor; 
(C) a description of the actions that the 
Federal Government, State, Tribal, and local 
governments, private organizations, and individ-
uals have agreed to take to protect the natural, 
historical, cultural, scenic, and recreational re-
sources of the National Heritage Corridor; 
(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 unit of 
government, organization, or individual for 
the first 5 years of operation; 
(E) the identification of sources of funding 
for carrying out the management plan; 
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(F) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which Federal, State, local, and Trib-
al programs, including the role of the National 
Park Service in the Corridor, may best be co-
ordinated to carry out this Act; and 
(G) an interpretative plan for the National 
Heritage Corridor; and 
(4) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management that consider and detail the ap-
plication of appropriate land and water management 
techniques, including the development of intergov-
ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 
to protect the natural, historical, cultural, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
National Heritage Corridor. 
(c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 
not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi-
nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund-
ing under this Act until the date that the Secretary re-
ceives and approves the management plan. 
(d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of receipt of the management plan 
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under section 5, the Secretary, in consultation with 
States and Tribal governments, shall approve or dis-
approve the management plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve the management plan, the Sec-
retary shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Na-
tional Heritage Corridor, including Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local governments, natural 
and historic resources protection organizations, 
educational institutions, businesses, recreational 
organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity, including public 
hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment in the preparation of the management 
plan; and 
(C) the resource preservation and interpre-
tation strategies contained in the management 
plan would adequately protect the natural, his-
torical, and cultural resources of the National 
Heritage Corridor. 
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(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(B) make recommendations for revisions to 
the management plan; and 
(C) not later than 180 days after the re-
ceipt of any proposed revision of the manage-
ment plan from the local coordinating entity, 
approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 
(4) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove each amendment to the 
management plan that the Secretary determines 
make a substantial change to the management 
plan. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds to 
carry out any amendments to the management 
plan until the Secretary has approved the 
amendments. 
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SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au-
thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan-
cial 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 National Heritage Corridor 
is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with 
the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
section— 
(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 National Heritage Corridor; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
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(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the National Her-
itage Corridor; 
(2) requires any property owner— 
(A) to permit public access (including ac-
cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
property of the property owner; or 
(B) to modify public access or use of prop-
erty of the property owner under any other 
Federal, State, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 
authority to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(6) enlarges or diminishes the treaty rights of 
any Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Cor-
ridor; 
(7) diminishes— 
(A) the authority of the States to manage 
fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
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fishing and hunting, within the National Herit-
age Corridor; or 
(B) the authority of Indian Tribes to regu-
late members of Indian Tribes with respect to 
fishing, hunting, and gathering in the exercise 
of treaty rights; or 
(8) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
SEC. 8. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the National Heritage Cor-
ridor, not later than 3 years before the date specified 
under section 9, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish-
ments of the National Heritage Corridor; 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 coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(A) accomplishing the purposes of the Na-
tional Heritage Corridor; and 
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(B) achieving the goals and objectives of 
the approved management plan for the National 
Heritage Corridor; 
(2) analyze the investments of the Federal Gov-
ernment, State, Tribal, and local governments, and 
private entities in the National Heritage Corridor to 
determine the impact of the investments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the National Her-
itage Corridor for purposes of identifying the critical 
components for sustainability of the National Herit-
age Corridor. 
(c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes recommendations 
for the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the National Heritage Corridor. 
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