IB 
Union Calendar No. 494 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1049 
[Report No. 116–601] 
To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Mr. BOST, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, 
Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Ms. DEAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KELLY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAS-
CRELL, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 
SOTO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UPTON, Ms. WILD, and Mr. HASTINGS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. WATKINS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, 
Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, 
Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. 
KINZINGER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Ms. SCANLON, Ms. MENG, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 
CASE, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. KUSTER
of New Hampshire, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
GABBARD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TRONE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. VAN 
DREW, Mr. COX of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
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HORSFORD, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
ROUDA, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MORELLE, 
Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. 
AXNE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. LAMB, Mr. MCADAMS, 
Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. STANTON, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. LAWSON of 
Florida, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 
TED LIEU of California, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 
CASTOR
of Florida, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CRIST, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. KIM, Mr. WELCH, Mr. TAKANO, 
Mr. SERRANO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, 
Ms. CRAIG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. CORREA, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Mr. PANETTA, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. HECK, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali-
fornia, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indi-
ana, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. ADAMS, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. WEXTON, 
Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. GARCI´A 
of Illinois, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. SCHRIER, 
Mr. POCAN, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. BERA, Mr. COSTA, 
and Mrs. FLETCHER 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
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 February 7, 2019] 
A BILL 
To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Na-
tional Heritage Area Act of 2020’’. 
(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. 
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 accord-
ance with the criteria and processes required by sec-
tion 5, to determine whether a study area meets the 
criteria to be designated by Federal statute as a Na-
tional 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 published 
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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 
(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 ‘‘Na-
tional 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 
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other area designated by Federal statute with the 
explicit purpose of establishing a national herit-
age area designated by Congress before or on the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) each National Heritage Area designated 
by Federal statute after the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless the law designating the area ex-
empts that area from the National 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 fea-
sibility 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, 
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historic, scenic, and cultural resources that together illus-
trate significant aspects of our country’s heritage, there is 
established a National Heritage Area System through which 
the Secretary may provide technical and financial assist-
ance to local coordinating entities to support the establish-
ment, development, and continuity of National Heritage 
Areas. 
(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 as-
sistance by any unit of the National Park System lo-
cated near or encompassed by any National Heritage 
Area in local initiatives for that National Heritage 
Area that conserve and interpret resources consistent 
with an approved management plan for the National 
Heritage Area. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Heritage 
Areas shall not be— 
(A) considered to be units of the National 
Park System; or 
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(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 
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— 
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(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, including a 
description of— 
(I) the means by which the man-
agement plan was prepared; 
(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 Na-
tional Heritage Area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes 
of the National Heritage Area; 
and 
(bb) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained 
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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 nat-
ural, historical, cultural, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the National Heritage 
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, res-
toration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for im-
plementation that have been made by 
the local coordinating entity or any 
government, organization, or indi-
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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 Na-
tional Park Service in the National Herit-
age 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 coop-
erative agreements to protect the natural, histor-
ical, 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 ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(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— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
(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 National 
Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved management plan for the 
National Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, Tribal, State, local, 
and private investments in the National Herit-
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age Area to assess the impact of the investments; 
and 
(C) review the management structure, part-
nership relationships, and funding of the Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(3) RESULTS OF EVALUATION.—Based upon the 
evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report with recommendations for the Na-
tional Park Service’s continued role, if any, with re-
spect to the National Heritage Area. If the report rec-
ommends that Federal funding for the National Her-
itage Area be— 
(A) continued, the report shall include an 
analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for 
the National Heritage Area may be reduced 
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 
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(B) eliminated, the report shall include a 
description of potential impacts on conservation, 
interpretation, and sustainability of the Na-
tional 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 
Area not more than 5 years before another eval-
uation would otherwise be required under para-
graph (1). 
(B) ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may conduct additional evaluations as 
the Secretary deems appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agency 
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-
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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 
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 individ-
uals or entities under paragraph (2)(B) the Secretary 
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 her-
itage of the United States; 
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(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; 
(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 capable 
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; 
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(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 entity 
to work in partnership with the individuals and 
entities described in paragraph (1) to develop 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 Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural 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.— 
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(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 
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 Heritage 
Area, the local coordinating entity for that National Herit-
age 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); 
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(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 orga-
nizations, that the organizations receiving the funds 
make available to the Secretary for audit all records 
concerning the expenditure of the funds. 
(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 Fed-
eral 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; 
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(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 
Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real prop-
erty or any interest in real property. 
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-
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; 
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(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 shall 
this Act be construed to modify, alter, or amend any 
authorized uses of these Federal lands; or 
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(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 2020 through 2034, 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. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
provide assistance to a National Heritage Area during any 
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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 limita-
tion on the authorization for a National Heritage Area is 
hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of law en-
acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that pro-
vides for a termination, expiration, or other limitation on 
the time or amount of an authorization of appropriations 
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 report 
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 pro-
vides for the establishment, management, administration, 
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. 
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Union Calendar No. 494 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1049 
[Report No. 116–601] 
A BILL 
To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, 
and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
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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