I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 713 
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 
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, 
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— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
22:18 Jan 31, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H713.IH
H713
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with BILLS
(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 Buf-
falo, New York; 
(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, 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
22:18 Jan 31, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H713.IH
H713
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with BILLS
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 strug-
gle to control North America, the American 
Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Under-
ground 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 
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: 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
22:18 Jan 31, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H713.IH
H713
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with BILLS
(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. 
(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 
section 4(d)(1). 
(5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Heritage Area developed under section 6. 
(6) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Niagara Falls National Heritage Area’’, 
numbered P76/80,000, and dated July 2006. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(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. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
22:18 Jan 31, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H713.IH
H713
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with BILLS
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The National 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 de-
picted 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.— 
(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 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
22:18 Jan 31, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H713.IH
H713
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with BILLS