I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1316 
To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 
Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Heritage Area Act of 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. National Heritage Area System. 
Sec. 4. National Heritage Area System management. 
Sec. 5. Study areas. 
Sec. 6. Local coordinating entities. 
Sec. 7. Property owners and regulatory protections. 
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Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 9. Statutory clarification. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The term ‘‘feasibility 
study’’ means a study conducted by the Secretary, 
or conducted by one or more other interested parties 
and reviewed and approved by the Secretary, in ac-
cordance with the criteria and processes required by 
section 5, to determine whether a study area meets 
the criteria to be designated by Federal statute as 
a National Heritage Area. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, village, or other community the name 
of which is included on the list most recently pub-
lished by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the entity des-
ignated by Federal statute to— 
(A) carry out, in partnership with other in-
dividuals and entities, the management plan for 
a National Heritage Area; and 
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(B) operate a National Heritage Area, in-
cluding through the implementation of projects 
and programs among diverse partners in a Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area required under this Act. 
(5) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means— 
(A) each National Heritage Area, National 
Heritage Corridor, Natural Preservation Com-
mission, National Heritage Canalway, National 
Heritage Route, Heritage Corridor, Cultural 
Heritage Corridor, Heritage Partnership, and 
National Heritage Partnership, the Shenandoah 
Valley Battlefields National Historic District, 
or other area designated by Federal statute 
with the explicit purpose of establishing a na-
tional heritage area designated by Congress be-
fore or on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(B) each National Heritage Area des-
ignated by Federal statute after the date of en-
actment of this Act, unless the law designating 
the area exempts that area from the National 
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Heritage Area System by specific reference to 
this Act. 
(6) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘National Heritage Area System’’ means the 
system of National Heritage Areas established by 
this Act. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means a specific geographic area that is the subject 
of a feasibility study under section 5. 
(9) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
government’’ means the governing body of an Indian 
Tribe. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to recognize certain 
areas of the United States that tell nationally significant 
stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas’ 
natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that to-
gether illustrate significant aspects of our country’s herit-
age, there is established a National Heritage Area System 
through which the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance to local coordinating entities to sup-
port the establishment, development, and continuity of 
National Heritage Areas. 
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(b) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The Na-
tional Heritage Area System shall be composed of all Na-
tional Heritage Areas. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
NATIONAL
PARK 
UNITS.—The Secretary shall encourage participation 
and assistance by any unit of the National Park 
System located near or encompassed by any Na-
tional Heritage Area in local initiatives for that Na-
tional Heritage Area that conserve and interpret re-
sources consistent with an approved management 
plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Herit-
age Areas shall not be— 
(A) considered to be units of the National 
Park System; or 
(B) subject to the authorities applicable to 
units of the National Park System. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM MANAGEMENT. 
(a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
a National Heritage Area is included in the National 
Heritage Area System outlined by this Act, the local 
coordinating entity of the National Heritage Area 
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shall submit to the Secretary for approval a manage-
ment plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and coopera-
tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 
and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his-
toric, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
National Heritage Area; 
(B) be developed using a comprehensive 
planning approach that includes— 
(i) opportunities for stakeholders, in-
cluding community members, local and re-
gional governments, Tribal governments, 
businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties— 
(I) to be involved in the planning 
process; and 
(II) to review and comment on 
draft management plans; and 
(ii) documentation of the planning 
and public participation processes, includ-
ing a description of— 
(I) the means by which the man-
agement plan was prepared; 
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(II) the stakeholders involved in 
the process; and 
(III) the timing and method of 
stakeholder involvement; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located in the 
National Heritage Area; and 
(II) any other property in the 
National Heritage Area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes 
of the National 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 the conservation, 
funding, management, and development of 
the National Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that the 
Federal, Tribal, State, and local govern-
ments, private organizations, and individ-
uals have agreed to take to protect the 
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natural, historical, cultural, scenic, and 
recreational resources of the National Her-
itage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for 
the management plan by the local coordi-
nating entity that includes a description 
of— 
(I) actions to facilitate ongoing 
collaboration among partners to pro-
mote plans for resource protection, 
restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for im-
plementation that have been made by 
the local coordinating entity or any 
government, organization, or indi-
vidual for the first 5 years of oper-
ation; 
(v) the identification of sources of 
funding for carrying out the management 
plan; 
(vi) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which Federal, Tribal, State, 
and local programs, including the role of 
the National Park Service in the National 
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Heritage Area, may best be coordinated to 
carry out this subsection; and 
(vii) an interpretive plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for 
resource management that consider and detail 
the application of appropriate land and water 
management techniques, including the develop-
ment of intergovernmental and interagency co-
operative agreements to protect the natural, 
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the National Heritage 
Area. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements in para-
graph (2) shall not apply to management plans in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EVALUATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year before 
the authorization for Federal funding expires for a 
National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom-
plishments of that National Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare and submit a report detailing 
the evaluation required by subparagraph (A) 
to— 
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National Park Service’s continued role, if any, with 
respect to the National Heritage Area. If the report 
recommends that Federal funding for the National 
Heritage Area be— 
(A) continued, the report shall include an 
analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for 
the National Heritage Area may be re-
duced or eliminated over time; 
(ii) the appropriate time period nec-
essary to achieve the recommended reduc-
tion or elimination; and 
(iii) justification for the continued 
funding in light of other National Park 
Service core responsibilities and priorities; 
or 
(B) eliminated, the report shall include a 
description of potential impacts on conserva-
tion, interpretation, and sustainability of the 
National Heritage Area. 
(4) UPDATES; ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) UPDATES.—The Secretary may satisfy 
the requirement under paragraph (1) for a Na-
tional Heritage Area by updating an evaluation 
that was completed for that National Heritage 
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Area not more than 5 years before another 
evaluation would otherwise be required under 
paragraph (1). 
(B) ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may conduct additional evaluations as 
the Secretary deems appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agen-
cy planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 
on a designated National Heritage Area is encouraged to 
consult and coordinate these activities with the Secretary 
and the local coordinating entity to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
SEC. 5. STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
or certify a study to assess the suitability and feasi-
bility of designating a specific geographic area as a 
National Heritage Area to be included in the Na-
tional Heritage Area System. 
(2) PREPARATION.—The feasibility study shall 
be carried out— 
(A) by the Secretary in consultation with 
Tribal, State, and local historic preservation of-
ficers, State and local historical societies, State 
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and local tourism offices, and other appropriate 
organizations and governmental agencies; or 
(B) by interested individuals or entities, if 
the Secretary certifies that the completed study 
meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year 
after receiving a study carried out by interested indi-
viduals or entities under paragraph (2)(B) the Sec-
retary shall review and certify whether the study 
meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—A study under paragraph 
(1) shall include analysis, documentation, and deter-
mination on whether the study area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that— 
(i) represent distinct aspects of the 
heritage of the United States; 
(ii) are worthy of recognition, con-
servation, interpretation, and continuing 
use; and 
(iii) would be best managed— 
(I) through partnerships among 
public and private entities; and 
(II) by linking diverse and some-
times noncontiguous resources; 
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(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 
and folklife that are a valuable part of the story 
of the United States; 
(C) provides outstanding opportunities— 
(i) to conserve natural, historic, cul-
tural, or scenic features; and 
(ii) for recreation and education; 
(D) contains resources that— 
(i) are important to any identified 
themes of the study area; and 
(ii) retain a degree of integrity capa-
ble of supporting interpretation; 
(E) includes Tribal governments, residents, 
business interests, nonprofit organizations, and 
State and local governments that— 
(i) are involved in the planning of the 
study area; 
(ii) have developed a conceptual finan-
cial plan that outlines the roles of all par-
ticipants in the study area, including the 
Federal Government; and 
(iii) have demonstrated support for 
the designation of the study area; 
(F) has a potential local coordinating enti-
ty to work in partnership with the individuals 
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and entities described in paragraph (1) to de-
velop the study area while encouraging State 
and local economic activity; and 
(G) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each study carried out 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 
describes— 
(A) the findings of the study described in 
subsection (a) for that study area; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
(2) TIMING.— 
(A) With respect to a study carried out by 
the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall submit a report 
under subparagraph (A) not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are first made 
available to carry out the study. 
(B) With respect to a study carried out by 
interested individuals or entities in accordance 
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with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall 
submit a report under subparagraph (A) not 
later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary certifies under paragraph (2)(B) that 
the study meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
SEC. 6. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES. 
(a) DUTIES.—For any year that Federal funds have 
been made available under this Act for a National Herit-
age Area, the local coordinating entity for that National 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) submit to the Secretary an annual report 
that describes the activities, expenses, and income of 
the local coordinating entity (including grants to any 
other entities during the year that the report is 
made); 
(2) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds 
and any matching funds; and 
(3) require, with respect to all agreements au-
thorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other or-
ganizations, that the organizations receiving the 
funds make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records concerning the expenditure of the funds. 
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(b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 
may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for 
the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved 
management plan for the National Heritage Area, use 
Federal funds made available through this Act to— 
(1) make grants to Indian Tribes, a State, a 
local government, nonprofit organizations, and other 
parties within the National Heritage Area; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to the Indian Tribes, 
State, a local government, nonprofit organizations, 
Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, which may in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historic resources conservation; economic and 
community development; and heritage planning; 
(4) obtain money or services, including those 
provided under other Federal laws or programs; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(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) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 
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Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real prop-
erty or any interest in real property. 
(d) HERITAGE AREA COMMISSIONS.— 
(1) Section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 
(Appendix D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) 
of Public Law 106–554 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–295; 123 Stat. 1294; 128 
Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘shall termi-
nate’’ and all that follows through the period and in-
serting ‘‘shall terminate on September 30, 2034.’’. 
(2) Section 295D(d) of Public Law 109–338 
(120 Stat. 1833; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by 
striking ‘‘shall terminate’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘shall terminate on 
September 30, 2034.’’. 
SEC. 7. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 
(1) abridge 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) require any property owner to permit public 
access (including Federal, Tribal, State, or local gov-
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ernment access) to such property or to modify any 
provisions of Federal, Tribal, State, or local law with 
regard to public access or use of private lands; 
(3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 
or any approved land use plan or any other regu-
latory authority of any Federal, Tribal, or State, or 
local government, or to convey any land use or other 
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro-
priation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminish the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 
(6) create any liability, or have any effect on 
any liability under any other law, of any private 
property owner with respect to any persons injured 
on such private property; 
(7) affect the authority of any Federal official 
to provide technical or financial assistance under 
any other law; 
(8) modify any law or regulation authorizing 
Federal officials to manage Federal land under their 
control or limit the discretion of Federal land man-
agers to implement approved land use plans within 
the boundaries of a National Heritage Area, nor 
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shall this Act be construed to modify, alter, or 
amend any authorized uses of these Federal lands; 
or 
(9) enlarge or diminish the treaty rights of any 
Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2037, 
there is authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$750,000 for each National Heritage Area. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any law designating 
a National Heritage Area, the Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity funded with appropriations 
authorized by subsection (a) shall not be more than 
50 percent. 
(2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the total cost of any activity funded 
with appropriations authorized by subsection (a) 
may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods 
or services fairly valued. 
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(3) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section 9(b), 
for each National Heritage Area established before 
the date of the enactment of this Act without a non- 
Federal cost share requirement or with a non-Fed-
eral cost share requirement of less than 50 per-
cent— 
(A) the non-Federal cost share require-
ment, or lack thereof, shall remain at the pre-
viously enacted level for 2 full fiscal years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) after the period referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the non-Federal cost share require-
ment shall increase by 10 percent annually until 
the non-Federal share is consistent with para-
graph (1). 
(d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may provide assistance to a National Heritage Area dur-
ing any fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 9. STATUTORY CLARIFICATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of 
law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act 
that provides for a termination, expiration, or other time 
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limitation on the authorization for a National Heritage 
Area is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of law 
enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for a termination, expiration, or other limitation 
on the time or amount of an authorization of appropria-
tions for a National Heritage Area is hereby superceded 
and shall have no effect. 
(c) EVALUATIONS.—Any provision of law enacted be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act that requires 
the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of or submit a re-
port on the accomplishments of a National Heritage Area 
is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any provision of law en-
acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for the establishment, management, administra-
tion, operation, or otherwise affects a National Heritage 
Area and is not explicitly otherwise provided for in this 
Act shall not be affected by this Act. 
Æ 
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