(A) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits in the Heritage Area;
(B) developing recreational resources in
the Heritage Area;
(C) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the natural, historical, and archi-
tectural resources and sites in the Heritage
Area;
(D) restoring any historic building relating
to the themes of the Heritage Area; and
(E) ensuring that clear, consistent, and en-
vironmentally appropriate signs identifying ac-
cess points and sites of interest are put in place
throughout the Heritage Area;
(3) encourage, by appropriate means, economic
viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the
goals of the management plan;
(4) encourage local governments to adopt land
use policies consistent with the management of the
Heritage Area and the goals of the management
plan;
(5) consider the interests of diverse govern-
mental, business, and nonprofit groups within the
Heritage Area;
(6) conduct public meetings at least quarterly
regarding the implementation of the management
plan; and
(7) for any year in which Federal funds have
been received under this Act, make available for
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of
such funds and any matching funds, and require, for
all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for audit all records per-
taining to the expenditure of such funds.
(d) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use Fed-
eral funds received under this Act to acquire real property
or an interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall
preclude any management entity from using Federal funds
from other sources for their permitted purposes.
(e) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROP-
ERTY.—The management entity may spend Federal funds
directly on non-federally owned property to further the
purposes of this Act, especially in assisting units of gov-
ernment in appropriate treatment of districts, sites, build-
ings, structures, and objects listed or eligible for listing
on the National Register of Historic Places.
SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The
Secretary may, upon request of the management entity,
provide technical and financial assistance to the manage-
ment entity to develop and implement the management
plan. In assisting the management entity, the Secretary
shall give priority to actions that in general assist in—
(1) conserving the significant natural, historic,
and cultural resources which support the themes of
the Heritage Area; and
(2) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with resources and
associated values of the Heritage Area.
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Yuma
Crossing National Heritage Area Board of Directors, shall
approve or disapprove the management plan submitted
under this Act not later than 90 days after receiving such
management plan.
(c) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a submitted compact or management
plan, the Secretary shall advise the management entity in
writing of the reasons therefor and shall make rec-
ommendations for revisions in the management plan. The
Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision
within 90 days after the date it is submitted.
(d) APPROVING AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary shall
review substantial amendments to the management plan
for the Heritage Area. Funds appropriated pursuant to
this Act may not be expended to implement the changes
made by such amendments until the Secretary approves
the amendments.
(e) DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to the availability of
funds, the Historic American Building Survey/Historic
American Engineering Record shall conduct those studies
necessary to document the cultural, historic, architectural,
and natural resources of the Heritage Area.
SEC. 7. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide
any assistance under this Act after September 30, 2015.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated under this Act 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 Act.
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided
under this Act, after the designation of the Heritage Area,
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assist-
ance or grant provided or authorized under this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.