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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
after receipt of the plan submitted under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the
plan.
(2) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to ap-
prove a plan, the Secretary shall consider—
(A) whether the plan has strong local sup-
port from a diversity of landowners, business
interests, nonprofit organizations, and govern-
ments within the area;
(B) whether the plan is consistent with
and complements continued economic activity in
the area;
(C) whether the plan has a high potential
for effective partnership mechanisms;
(D) whether the plan improperly infringes
on private property rights; and
(E) whether the plan will take appropriate
action to ensure private property rights are ob-
served.
(3) DISAPPROVAL.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves the proposed management plan, the
Secretary shall notify the Augusta Canal Au-
thority of the disapproval in writing.
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(B) CONTENTS.—A notification under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include—
(i) the reasons for the disapproval;
and
(ii) recommendations for revision.
(C) REVISED PLAN.—The Augusta Canal
Authority shall revise and resubmit the man-
agement plan to the Secretary for approval. Not
later than 180 days after receipt of the revised
plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove
the plan as provided in paragraph (2). The Au-
gusta Canal Authority shall revise and submit
the management plan until the management
plan is approved by the Secretary.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon approval of the man-
agement plan as provided in subsection (d), the Sec-
retary, in conjunction with the Augusta Canal Au-
thority, shall take appropriate steps to implement
the management plan.
(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the State of Georgia, political subdivi-
sions of the State, the Augusta Canal Authority, or
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any organization or individual to implement the
management plan.
(f) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—It is the sense of
Congress that the Augusta Canal Authority, the State of
Georgia, the City of Augusta, and other political subdivi-
sions of the State of Georgia should encourage, by appro-
priate means, enhanced economic and industrial develop-
ment in the area consistent with the goals of the Augusta
Canal Master Plan.
SEC. 306. GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary may provide grants and technical as-
sistance for the purposes of this title.
SEC. 307. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
The Augusta Canal Authority may not use any Fed-
eral funds that it may receive pursuant to this title to ac-
quire real property or an interest in real property.
SEC. 308. OCCUPATIONAL, SAFETY, CONSERVATION, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to—
(1) impose any occupational, safety, conserva-
tion, or environmental regulation on the Heritage
Area that is more stringent than the regulations
that would be applicable to the Heritage Area but
for the designation of the Heritage Area under sec-
tion 303; or
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(2) authorize any Federal agency to promulgate
an occupational, safety, conservation, or environ-
mental regulation for the Heritage Area that is more
stringent than the regulations applicable to the Her-
itage Area in existence on the date of enactment of
this title, solely as a result of the designation of the
Heritage Area under section 303.
SEC. 309. LAND USE REGULATION.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to—
(1) modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority
of Federal, State, and local governments to regulate
any use of land as provided for by law or regulation;
or
(2) grant powers of zoning or land use to the
Augusta Canal Authority.
SEC. 310. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide
any assistance under this title after September 30, 2012.
SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated under this title not more than $1,000,000 for any
fiscal year. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may
be appropriated for the Heritage Area under this title.
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided
under this title, after the designation of the Heritage
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Area, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any
assistance or grant provided or authorized under this title.
TITLE IV—STEEL INDUSTRY
HERITAGE PROJECT
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Steel Industry Amer-
ican Heritage Area Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 402. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the industrial and cultural heritage of
southwestern Pennsylvania, including the city of
Pittsburgh, and the counties of Allegheny, Arm-
strong, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and
Westmoreland, related directly to steel and steel-re-
lated industries, is nationally significant;
(2) 
these 
industries 
include 
steelmaking,
ironmaking, aluminum, specialty metals, glass, coal
mining, coke production, machining and foundries,
transportation, and electrical industries;
(3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the
steel and related industries in this region includes
the social history and living cultural traditions of the
people of the region;
(4) the labor movement of the region played a
significant role in the development of the Nation, in-