spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service and the Delta Protection Commission. 
(d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 
for the Heritage Area shall be the Delta Protection Com-
mission established by section 29735 of the California 
Public Resources Code. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying 
out the Heritage Area management plan, the Sec-
retary, acting through the management entity, may 
use amounts made available under this Act to— 
(A) make grants to the State or a political 
subdivision of the State, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements 
with, or provide technical assistance to, the 
State or a political subdivision of the State, 
nonprofit organizations, and other interested 
parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff, which shall 
include individuals with expertise in natural, 
cultural, and historical resources protection, 
and heritage programming; 
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(D) obtain money or services from any 
source including any that are provided under 
any other Federal law or program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) undertake to be a catalyst for any 
other activity that furthers the Heritage Area 
and is consistent with the approved Heritage 
Area management plan. 
(2) DUTIES.—The management entity shall— 
(A) in accordance with subsection (f), pre-
pare and submit a Heritage Area management 
plan to the Secretary; 
(B) assist units of local government, re-
gional planning organizations, and nonprofit or-
ganizations in carrying out the approved Herit-
age Area management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance im-
portant resource values in the Heritage 
Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining in-
terpretive exhibits and programs in the 
Heritage Area; 
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(iii) developing recreational and edu-
cational opportunities in the Heritage 
Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, 
and appreciation for, natural, historical, 
scenic, and cultural resources of the Herit-
age Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic 
sites and buildings in the Heritage Area 
that are consistent with Heritage Area 
themes; 
(vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, 
and appropriate signs identifying points of 
public access, and sites of interest are 
posted throughout the Heritage Area; and 
(vii) promoting a wide range of part-
nerships among governments, organiza-
tions, and individuals to further the Herit-
age Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units 
of government, businesses, organizations, and 
individuals in the Heritage Area in the prepara-
tion and implementation of the Heritage Area 
management plan; 
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(D) conduct meetings open to the public at 
least semiannually regarding the development 
and implementation of the Heritage Area man-
agement plan; 
(E) for any year that Federal funds have 
been received under this Act— 
(i) submit an annual report to the 
Secretary that describes the activities, ex-
penses, and income of the management en-
tity (including grants to any other entities 
during the year that the report is made); 
(ii) make available to the Secretary 
for audit all records relating to the expend-
iture of the funds and any matching funds; 
and 
(iii) require, with respect to all agree-
ments authorizing expenditure of Federal 
funds by other organizations, that the or-
ganizations receiving the funds make avail-
able to the Secretary for audit all records 
concerning the expenditure of the funds; 
and 
(F) encourage by appropriate means eco-
nomic viability that is consistent with the Herit-
age Area. 
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(3) PROHIBITION
ON
THE
ACQUISITION
OF 
REAL PROPERTY.—The management entity shall not 
use Federal funds made available under this Act to 
acquire real property or any interest in real prop-
erty. 
(4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Fed-
eral share of the cost of any activity carried out 
using any assistance made available under this Act 
shall be 50 percent. 
(f) HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the management 
entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a 
proposed Heritage Area management plan. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Heritage Area man-
agement plan shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and coopera-
tive approach to agricultural resources and ac-
tivities, flood protection facilities, and other 
public infrastructure; 
(B) emphasize the importance of the re-
sources described in subparagraph (A); 
(C) take into consideration State and local 
plans; 
(D) include— 
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(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located in the 
core area described in subsection (b); 
and 
(II) any other property in the 
core area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(bb) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained 
because of the significance of the 
property; 
(ii) comprehensive policies, strategies 
and recommendations for conservation, 
funding, management, and development of 
the Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that gov-
ernments, private organizations, and indi-
viduals have agreed to take to protect the 
natural, historical and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for 
the Heritage Area management plan by 
the management entity that includes a de-
scription of— 
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