I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1220 
To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna 
Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Herit-
age Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 
the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. DEAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAMB, 
Mr. MEUSER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Pennsylvania, and Ms. WILD) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, 
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the 
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the 
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the 
Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Pennsylvania National 
Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF, AND REPEAL OF FUNDING 
LIMITATIONS 
FOR, 
NATIONAL 
HERITAGE 
AREAS AND CORRIDOR. 
(a) RIVERS
OF
STEEL
NATIONAL
HERITAGE 
AREA.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 408 of the 
Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 
(54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 
Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 
3801) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2036’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 
409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage 
Area Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 
Stat. 778) is amended by striking the second sen-
tence. 
(b) LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 108 of the 
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 
2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 
114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 
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Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2036’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 
109 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
Law 106–278; 114 Stat. 818) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.’’. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION OF DELAWARE AND LEHIGH 
NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—Section 12 of the 
Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1988 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 
100–692; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 123 Stat. 
1293; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2036’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2036’’. 
(d) SCHUYLKILL RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERIT-
AGE AREA.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 209 of the 
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act 
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(54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278; 114 
Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 
‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2036’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 
210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage 
Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106– 
278; 114 Stat. 824) is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.’’. 
(e) OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 608 of the Oil 
Region National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 
320101 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372; 
133 Stat. 2713) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2036’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 
612 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act 
(54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 
Stat. 3373) is amended by striking subsection (a) 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.’’. 
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