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Union Calendar No. 135 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 713 
[Report No. 110–219] 
To establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New 
York, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2007 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. REYNOLDS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 10, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. KING of New York, and Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York 
JULY 10, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 29, 2007] 
A BILL 
To establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in 
the State of New York, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Niagara Falls National 
Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Niagara Falls and the Niagara River Gorge 
are natural phenomena that are— 
(A) overwhelming in physical magnitude; 
and 
(B) deeply embedded in the popular con-
sciousness; 
(2) the Niagara River Gorge is an exceptionally 
scenic corridor carved by the movement of Niagara 
Falls due to erosion from the original location of Ni-
agara Falls near Lewiston, New York, a process that 
began more than 10,000 years ago; 
(3) Niagara Falls has been a leading inter-
national tourist attraction for 200 years, influencing 
the development of tourism and nature conservation 
in North America; 
(4) in approximately 1895, Niagara Falls be-
came the foremost source of hydroelectric power in 
North America, stimulating the development of inno-
vative heavy industries in Niagara Falls and Buffalo, 
New York; 
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(5) the 3 National Historic Landmarks along or 
near the Niagara River are— 
(A) the Adams Power Transformer House, 
in Niagara Falls, which is the birthplace of the 
modern hydroelectric power station; 
(B) the Niagara Reservation, designed by 
landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, 
which is considered to be the oldest State park in 
the United States; and 
(C) the Colonial Niagara Historic District, 
in Lewiston and Youngstown, New York, which 
includes Old Fort Niagara; 
(6) the Niagara River area, a boundary between 
the United States and Canada— 
(A) has played an important role in Indian 
culture, the French and English colonial struggle 
to control North America, the American Revolu-
tion, the War of 1812, and the Underground 
Railroad; and 
(B) reflects national differences and simi-
larities between the United States and Canada; 
and 
(7) although concentrated primarily along the 
Niagara River in Niagara County, New York, there 
are also important thematically related sites located 
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throughout Niagara and Erie Counties, New York, 
that support and reinforce the important stories and 
heritage of the Niagara region. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area 
Commission established by section 5(a). 
(2) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of the State of New York. 
(3) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Niagara Falls National Heritage 
Area established by section 4(a). 
(4) LOCAL
COORDINATING
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the Heritage Area designated by sec-
tion 4(d)(1). 
(5) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Her-
itage Area developed under section 6. 
(6) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Niagara Falls National Heritage Area’’, num-
bered P76/80,000, and dated July 2006. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New York. 
SEC. 4. NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist 
of— 
(1) the area from the western boundary of the 
town of Wheatfield, New York, extending to the mouth 
of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, as depicted on 
the map, including— 
(A) the city of Niagara Falls, New York; 
(B) the villages of Youngstown and Lewis-
ton, New York; and 
(C) land and water within the boundaries 
of the Heritage Area in Niagara County, New 
York; and 
(2) any additional thematically related sites 
within Erie and Niagara Counties, New York, that 
are identified in the management plan under section 
6(b)(6). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
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(1) DESIGNATION.—The local coordinating enti-
ty for the Heritage Area shall be— 
(A) for the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission; 
and 
(B) on expiration of the 5-year period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), a private nonprofit 
or governmental organization designated by the 
Commission. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of imple-
menting the management plan, the local coordinating 
entity designated under paragraph (1)(B) may use 
funds made available under this Act, subject to the 
prior approval of the Secretary, to— 
(A) make grants to, and enter into coopera-
tive agreements with, the State (including a po-
litical subdivision of the State), nonprofit orga-
nizations, or any person; 
(B) hire and compensate staff; and 
(C) enter into contracts for goods and serv-
ices. 
(3) DUTIES.—Beginning on the date described in 
paragraph (1)(B), the local coordinating entity des-
ignated by the Commission under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall assume the duties of the Commission described 
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in section 5(h), other than the duties described in 
paragraphs (1) and (8) of section 5(h). 
SEC. 5. NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA COM-
MISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the 
Department of the Interior the Niagara Falls National Her-
itage Area Commission. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 17 members, of whom— 
(1) 1 member shall be the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service (or a designee); 
(2) 5 members shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, after consideration of the recommendation of 
the Governor, from among individuals with knowledge 
and experience of— 
(A) the New York State Office of Parks, 
Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Niag-
ara River Greenway Commission, the New York 
Power Authority, the USA Niagara Development 
Corporation, and the Niagara Tourism and Con-
vention Corporation; or 
(B) any successors of the agencies described 
in subparagraph (A); 
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(3) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, after consideration of the recommendation of 
the mayor of Niagara Falls, New York; 
(4) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, after consideration of the recommendation of 
the mayor of the village of Youngstown, New York; 
(5) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, after consideration of the recommendation of 
the mayor of the village of Lewiston, New York; 
(6) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, after consideration of the recommendation of 
the Tuscarora Nation; 
(7) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, after consideration of the recommendation of 
the Seneca Nation of Indians; and 
(8) 6 members shall be individuals that have an 
interest in, support for, and expertise appropriate to 
tourism, regional planning, history and historic pres-
ervation, cultural or natural resource management, 
conservation, recreation, and education, or museum 
services, of whom— 
(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, 
after 
consideration 
of 
the 
rec-
ommendation of the 2 members of the Senate 
from the State; and 
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(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, 
after 
consideration 
of 
the 
rec-
ommendation of the member of the House of Rep-
resentatives whose district encompasses the Her-
itage Area. 
(c) TERMS; VACANCIES.— 
(1) TERM.—A member of the Commission shall 
be appointed for a term not to exceed 5 years. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) PARTIAL TERM.—A member appointed 
to fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve 
for the remainder of the term for which the pred-
ecessor of the member was appointed. 
(B) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment was made. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Commission shall select a 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the 
members of the Commission. 
(2) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chairperson 
shall serve as the Chairperson in the absence of the 
Chairperson. 
(e) QUORUM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 
(2) TRANSACTION.—For the transaction of any 
business or the exercise of any power of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall have the power to act by 
a majority vote of the members present at any meet-
ing at which a quorum is in attendance. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet at 
least quarterly at the call of— 
(A) the Chairperson; or 
(B) a majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(2) NOTICE.—Notice of Commission meetings 
and agendas for the meetings shall be published in 
local newspapers that are distributed throughout the 
Heritage Area. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Meetings of the Commis-
sion shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(g) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—To the extent that 
Federal funds are appropriated, the Commission may— 
(1) enter into contracts and execute any instru-
ments necessary or appropriate to carry out the pur-
poses for which the Commission is established, includ-
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ing the authority to procure temporary and intermit-
tent services and administrative facilities at rates de-
termined to be reasonable by the Commission to carry 
out the duties of the Commission; 
(2) appoint and fix the compensation of any 
staff that may be necessary to carry out the duties of 
the Commission; 
(3) request and accept from the head of any Fed-
eral agency, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis, any personnel of the Federal agency to the 
Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the 
Commission; 
(4) request and accept from the head of any 
State agency or any agency of a political subdivision 
of the State, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis, any personnel of the agency to the Commission 
to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commis-
sion; 
(5) make grants to assist in the development and 
implementation of the management plan; 
(6) negotiate and enter into any cooperative 
agreement, lease, contract, or other arrangement with 
any person, firm, association, organization, corpora-
tion, or governmental entity, including Federal, 
State, tribal, and local government entities, that is 
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necessary to carry out the activities of the Commis-
sion; 
(7) seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, 
grants, or donations of money, personal property, or 
services; 
(8) assist in— 
(A) developing educational, informational, 
and interpretive programs and facilities; and 
(B) any other activities that may promote 
the implementation of the management plan; 
(9) use the United States mails in the same 
manner as other agencies of the Federal Government; 
(10) establish any advisory groups that the Com-
mission determines to be necessary; and 
(11) adopt, amend, and enforce bylaws and rules 
governing the manner in which— 
(A) the business of the Commission may be 
conducted; and 
(B) the powers vested in the Commission 
may be exercised. 
(h) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—To further the pur-
poses of the Heritage Area, the Commission shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 6, develop and 
submit to the Secretary for approval a management 
plan; 
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(2) assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in implementing the management plan by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values within the Heritage Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs within the Heritage 
Area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and ap-
preciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and cul-
tural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the Heritage Area that are con-
sistent with the themes of the Heritage Area; 
(F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap-
propriate signs identifying points of public ac-
cess and sites of interest are posted throughout 
the Heritage Area; and 
(G) promoting a wide range of partnerships 
among governments, organizations, and individ-
uals to further the purposes of the Heritage Area; 
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(3) consider the interests of diverse units of gov-
ernment, businesses, organizations, and individuals 
in the Heritage Area in the development and imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public regard-
ing the development and implementation of the man-
agement plan; 
(5) coordinate projects, activities, and programs 
with the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor; 
(6) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 
have been received by the Commission under this 
Act— 
(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary that describes— 
(i) the specific performance goals and 
accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the 
local coordinating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of 
matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Fed-
eral funds and the sources of the leveraging; 
and 
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(v) any grants made to any other enti-
ties during the fiscal year; and 
(B) make available to the Secretary for 
audit any records containing information relat-
ing to the expenditure of Federal funds and any 
matching funds; 
(7) encourage, by appropriate means and con-
sistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area, the 
economic viability of the Heritage Area; and 
(8) assist in the transition of the management of 
the Heritage Area from the Commission to the local 
coordinating 
entity 
designated 
under 
section 
4(d)(1)(B). 
(i) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Commission 
shall serve without compensation. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chap-
ter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
the home or regular place of business of the member 
in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 
(j) GIFTS.—For purposes of section 170(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, any gift or charitable contribu-
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tion to the Commission shall be considered to be a charitable 
contribution or gift to the United States. 
(k) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Except as provided for 
the leasing of administrative facilities under subsection 
(g)(1), the Commission may not use Federal funds made 
available to the Commission under this Act to acquire any 
real property or interest in real property. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are first made available to carry out 
this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary for 
approval a management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(1) include comprehensive policies, strategies, 
and recommendations for conservation, funding, man-
aging, and developing the Heritage Area; 
(2) take into consideration existing State, coun-
ty, and local plans; 
(3) include a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals have 
agreed to take to protect the natural, historic, and 
cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(4) identify any existing and potential sources of 
funding or economic development strategies to protect, 
manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
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(5) include an inventory of the natural, historic, 
scenic, cultural, educational, and recreational re-
sources of the Heritage Area relating to the themes of 
the Heritage Area that should be preserved, restored, 
managed, developed, or maintained; 
(6) establish criteria and identify thematically 
related sites in Niagara and Erie Counties, New 
York, that— 
(A) may participate in the Heritage Area; 
and 
(B) shall be included in the boundary of the 
Heritage Area; 
(7) include recommended policies and strategies 
for resource management that consider the applica-
tion of appropriate land and water management tech-
niques, including the development of intergovern-
mental and interagency cooperative agreements to 
protect the natural, historic, scenic, cultural, edu-
cational, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
Area; 
(8) describe a program of implementation for the 
management plan, including a description of— 
(A) performance goals; 
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(B) plans for resource protection, restora-
tion, interpretation, enhancement, management, 
and development; and 
(C) any specific commitments for imple-
mentation that have been made by the local co-
ordinating entity or any government, organiza-
tion, or individual; 
(9) include an analysis of, and recommendations 
for ways in which, Federal, State, tribal, and local 
programs would best be coordinated to further the 
purposes of this Act, including an analysis of the role 
of the National Park Service in the Heritage Area; 
(10) include an interpretive plan for the Herit-
age Area; 
(11) include a business plan that— 
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, 
and functions of— 
(i) the local coordinating entity; and 
(ii) each of the major activities ad-
dressed in the management plan; and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that the 
local coordinating entity has the partnerships 
and financial and other resources necessary to 
implement the management plan; and 
(12) includes provisions for— 
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(A) the designation under section 4(d)(1)(B) 
of a nonprofit or governmental organization as 
the local coordinating entity to administer the 
Heritage Area consistent with the management 
plan; and 
(B) the transition of the management of the 
Heritage Area from the Commission to the orga-
nization designated as the local coordinating en-
tity at the end of the 5-year period specified in 
section 4(d)(1)(A). 
(c) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the Commission 
does not submit the management plan to the Secretary by 
the date that is 3 years after the date on which funds are 
first made available to carry out this Act, the local coordi-
nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund-
ing under this Act until the date on which the management 
plan is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. 
(d) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of receipt of the management plan under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
the management plan. 
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether 
to approve or disapprove the management plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether— 
(A) the organization proposed to succeed the 
Commission as the local coordinating entity 
would be representative of the diverse interests of 
the Heritage Area, including governments, nat-
ural and historic resource protection organiza-
tions, educational institutions, businesses, and 
recreational organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity for public and gov-
ernmental involvement, including public meet-
ings, in the preparation of the management 
plan; 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, historic, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(D) the Secretary has received adequate as-
surances from the appropriate State, tribal, and 
local officials whose support is needed to ensure 
the effective implementation of the State, tribal, 
and local aspects of the management plan; and 
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(E) the local coordinating entity has dem-
onstrated the financial capability, in partner-
ship with others, to carry out the plan. 
(3) ACTION
FOLLOWING
DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(B) make recommendations for revisions to 
the management plan; and 
(C) not later than 180 days after the receipt 
of any proposed revision of the management 
plan, approve or disapprove the proposed revi-
sion. 
(e) AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review 
and approve any substantial amendments to the man-
agement plan in accordance with subsection (d). 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this Act shall not be expended by the local co-
ordinating entity to implement any changes made by 
an amendment described in paragraph (1) until the 
Secretary approves the amendment. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—On request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide technical 
and financial assistance, on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis, to the Heritage Area for the devel-
opment and implementation of the management plan. 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with the local 
coordinating entity and other public or private enti-
ties to provide assistance under paragraph (1). 
(3) PRIORITY
FOR
ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
give priority to actions that assist in— 
(A) conserving the significant natural, his-
toric, scenic, and cultural resources of the Herit-
age Area; and 
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities, consistent with the 
purposes of the Heritage Area. 
(b) DETAIL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On request of the Commis-
sion, the Secretary may detail to the Commission for 
each fiscal year in which the Commission is in exist-
ence, on a nonreimbursable basis, 2 employees of the 
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Department of the Interior to enable the Commission 
to carry out the duties of the Commission. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The detail of an 
employee under paragraph (1) shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(c) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before 
the date on which authority for Federal funding ter-
minates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall 
conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
Heritage Area and prepare a report with rec-
ommendations for the National Park Service’s future 
role, if any, with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(2) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the local coordi-
nating entity with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of the 
authorizing legislation for the Heritage 
Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved management plan for the 
Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 
private investments in the Heritage Area to de-
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termine the leverage and impact of the invest-
ments; and 
(C) review the management structure, part-
nership relationships, and funding of the Herit-
age Area for purposes of identifying the critical 
components for sustainability of the Heritage 
Area. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based upon the eval-
uation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pre-
pare a report with recommendations for the National 
Park Service’s future role, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. If the report recommends that Federal 
funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the re-
port shall include an analysis of— 
(A) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; 
and 
(B) the appropriate time period necessary 
to achieve the recommended reduction or elimi-
nation. 
(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 
of a report under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit the report to— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall not affect the author-
ity of any Federal official to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head of 
any Federal agency planning to conduct an activity that 
may have an impact on the Heritage Area shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable— 
(1) consult with the Secretary and the local co-
ordinating entity regarding the activity; and 
(2) coordinate the activity with the Secretary 
and the local coordinating entity. 
(c) EFFECT ON OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing 
in this Act— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law (includ-
ing a regulation) authorizing a Federal agency to 
manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
Federal agency; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or 
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(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(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 Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit public 
access (including access by Federal, State, or local 
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to 
modify public access or use of property of the prop-
erty owner under any other Federal, State, or local 
law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority 
of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys any 
land use or other regulatory authority to any local co-
ordinating entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
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(5) diminishes the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the 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. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not more 
than $1,000,000 may be appropriated for any fiscal year. 
(b) COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the cost of any activity carried out using any as-
sistance made available under this Act shall be not more 
than 50 percent. 
SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial as-
sistance under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 135 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 713 
[Report No. 110–219] 
A BILL 
To establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage 
Area in the State of New York, and for other 
purposes. 
JULY 10, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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