(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 
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(B) on expiration of the 5-year period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), a private non-
profit or governmental organization designated 
by the Commission. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of imple-
menting the management plan, the local coordi-
nating entity designated under paragraph (1)(B) 
may use funds made available under this Act to— 
(A) make grants to, and enter into cooper-
ative agreements with, the State (including a 
political subdivision of the State), nonprofit or-
ganizations, or any person; 
(B) hire and compensate staff; and 
(C) enter into contracts for goods and 
services. 
(3) DUTIES.—Beginning on the date described 
in paragraph (1)(B), the local coordinating entity 
designated by the Commission under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall assume the duties of the Commission 
described in section 5(h), other than the duties de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (8) of section 5(h). 
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SEC. 5. NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA COM-
MISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of the Interior the Niagara Falls National 
Heritage 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, on the recommendation of the Governor, 
from among individuals with knowledge and experi-
ence 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 Develop-
ment Corporation, and the Niagara Tourism 
and Convention Corporation; or 
(B) any successors of the agencies de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(3) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, on the recommendation of the mayor of Ni-
agara Falls, New York; 
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(4) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, on the recommendation of the mayor of the 
village of Youngstown, New York; 
(5) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, on the recommendation of the mayor of the 
village of Lewiston, New York; 
(6) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, on the recommendation of the Tuscarora Na-
tion; 
(7) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary, on 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, on the recommendation of the 2 
members of the Senate from the State; and 
(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, on the recommendation of the mem-
ber of the House of Representatives whose dis-
trict encompasses the Heritage Area. 
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(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 
predecessor 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.— 
(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 Com-
mission, the Commission shall have the power to act 
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