amendment to the management plan until the 
Secretary approves the amendment. 
(6) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(A) provide technical assistance under the 
authority of this subtitle for the development 
and implementation of the management plan; 
and 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with 
interested parties to carry out this subtitle. 
SEC. 2066. EVALUATION; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the National Heritage Area under this subtitle, the 
Secretary shall— 
(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 coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(A) accomplishing the purposes of the au-
thorizing legislation for the National Heritage 
Area; and 
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(B) achieving the goals and objectives of 
the approved management plan for the National 
Heritage Area; 
(2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local, and private investments in the National Herit-
age Area to determine the impact of the invest-
ments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the National Her-
itage Area for purposes of identifying the critical 
components for sustainability of the National Herit-
age Area. 
(c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United 
States House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Sen-
ate. The report shall include recommendations for the fu-
ture role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect 
to the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 2067. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY. 
(a) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the Na-
tional Heritage Area, the Freedom’s Way Heritage Asso-
ciation, Inc., as the local coordinating entity, shall— 
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(1) prepare a management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area, and submit the management 
plan to the Secretary, in accordance with this sub-
title; 
(2) submit an annual report to the Secretary 
for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating 
entity receives Federal funds under this subtitle, 
specifying— 
(A) the specific performance goals and ac-
complishments of the local coordinating entity; 
(B) the expenses and income of the local 
coordinating entity; 
(C) the amounts and sources of matching 
funds; 
(D) the amounts leveraged with Federal 
funds and sources of the leveraging; and 
(E) grants made to any other entities dur-
ing the fiscal year; 
(3) make available for audit for each fiscal year 
for which the local coordinating entity receives Fed-
eral funds under this subtitle, all information per-
taining to the expenditure of the funds and any 
matching funds; and 
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(4) encourage economic viability and sustain-
ability that is consistent with the purposes of the 
National Heritage Area. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—For the purposes of preparing 
and implementing the approved management plan for the 
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity may 
use Federal funds made available under this subtitle to— 
(1) make grants to political jurisdictions, non-
profit organizations, and other parties within the 
National Heritage Area; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions, 
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other 
interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, including individ-
uals with expertise in— 
(A)
natural,
historical,
cultural,
edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resource con-
servation; 
(B) economic and community development; 
and 
(C) heritage planning; 
(4) obtain funds or services from any source, 
including other Federal programs; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
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(6) support activities of partners and any other 
activities that further the purposes of the National 
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 
management plan. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP-
ERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use Federal 
funds authorized under this subtitle to acquire any inter-
est in real property. 
SEC. 2068. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle affects 
the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or 
financial 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 a National Heritage Area is en-
couraged 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 
subtitle— 
(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; 
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(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
SEC. 2069. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle— 
(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 Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit pub-
lic access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, 
or local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner, or to modify public access or use of property 
of the property owner under any other Federal, 
State, Tribal, 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, or 
conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to any local coordinating entity, including but not 
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necessarily limited to development and management 
of energy, water, or water-related infrastructure; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the National Heritage 
Area; or 
(6) 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. 2070. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject 
to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for 
any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(b)
LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNTS
APPRO-
PRIATED.—Not more than $15,000,000 may be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle. 
(c)
COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENT.—The
Federal 
share of the total cost of any activity under this subtitle 
shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Federal con-
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tribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued. 
SEC.
2071.
USE
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS
FROM
OTHER 
SOURCES. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local co-
ordinating entity from using Federal funds available under 
Acts other than this subtitle for the purposes for which 
those funds were authorized. 
SEC. 2072. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial 
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that 
is 15 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle. 
Subtitle E—Abraham Lincoln 
National Heritage Area 
SEC. 2081. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the 
‘‘Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this subtitle is as follows: 
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. 
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SEC. 2082. PURPOSES. 
(a) The purposes of this subtitle include— 
(1) to recognize the significant natural and cul-
tural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the 
study entitled ‘‘Feasibility Study of the Proposed 
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area’’ prepared 
for the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition in 
2002 and revised in 2007; 
(2)
to
promote
heritage,
cultural
and
rec-
reational tourism and to develop educational and 
cultural programs for visitors and the general public; 
(3) to recognize and interpret important events 
and geographic locations representing key periods in 
the growth of America, including Native American, 
Colonial American, European American, and African 
American heritage; 
(4) to recognize and interpret the distinctive 
role the region played in shaping the man who would 
become the 16th President of the United States, and 
how Abraham Lincoln’s life left its traces in the sto-
ries, folklore, buildings, streetscapes, and landscapes 
of the region; 
(5) to provide a cooperative management frame-
work to foster a close working relationship with all 
levels of government, the private sector, and the 
local communities in the region in identifying, pre-
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serving, interpreting, and developing the historical, 
cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the region 
for the educational and inspirational benefit of cur-
rent and future generations; and 
(6) to provide appropriate linkages between 
units of the National Park System and communities, 
governments, and organizations within the Heritage 
Area. 
SEC. 2083. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1)
NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The
term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the Abraham Lin-
coln National Heritage Area established in this sub-
title. 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the Looking for 
Lincoln Heritage Coalition, which is hereby des-
ignated by Congress— 
(A) to develop, in partnership with others, 
the management plan for the National Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) to act as a catalyst for the implemen-
tation of projects and programs among diverse 
partners in the National Heritage Area. 
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(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the plan prepared by the local co-
ordinating entity for the National Heritage Area 
that specifies actions, policies, strategies, perform-
ance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals 
of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with 
this subtitle. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2084. DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Heritage Area 
shall consist of sites as designated by the manage-
ment plan within a core area located in Central Illi-
nois, consisting of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, 
Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, 
Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, 
Hancock, Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Logan, 
Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Mason, McDonough, 
McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, 
Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, 
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