age of the Nation will be displayed for the benefit
and edification of all peoples.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study
on the suitability and feasibility of designating
Tryon County, in the Mohawk Valley of the State of
New York, and the Country of the Six Nations (Iro-
quois Confederacy) as an American Heritage Area.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of
the study referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the
study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
TITLE IV—BLACKSTONE RIVER
VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE
CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. BOUNDARIES, COMMISSION, AND REVISION OF
PLAN.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 2(a) of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’,
approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100
Stat. 3625), is amended by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The boundaries
shall include the lands and waters generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘Blackstone River Valley National Herit-
age Corridor Boundary Map’, numbered BRV–80–80,011,
and dated May 2, 1993.’’.
(b) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.—(1) Section 3 of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law
99–647; 100 Stat. 3625), is amended—
(A) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Commission shall be
composed of 19 members, appointed as follows:
‘‘(A) the Director of the National Park Service,
or a designee, ex officio;
‘‘(B) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary
after consideration of recommendations from the
Governor of Rhode Island;
‘‘(C) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary
after consideration of recommendations from the
Governor of Massachusetts;
‘‘(D) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary
to represent the interests of local government in the
State of Rhode Island; and
‘‘(E) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary
to represent the interests of local government in the
State of Massachusetts.
‘‘(2) A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.’’;
and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting immediately
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, but
may continue to serve until a successor has been
appointed’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect upon the expira-
tion of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) REVISION OF PLAN.—Section 6 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley Na-
tional Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Is-
land’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647;
100 Stat. 3625), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(d) REVISION OF PLAN.—(1) Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Commission shall revise the Cultural Heritage and Land
Management Plan submitted under subsection (a) and
shall submit the revised plan to the Secretary and the Gov-
ernors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for approval
under the procedures referred to in subsection (b). The
revision shall address any change in the boundaries of the
Corridor that occurs after the submission of the plan re-
quired by subsection (a) and shall include a natural re-
source inventory of areas or features that should be pro-
tected, restored, or managed because of the natural and
cultural significance of the areas or features.
‘‘(2) No changes other than minor boundary revisions
may be made in the plan approved under subsection (b)
and revised under paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless
the Secretary approves such changes. The Secretary shall
approve or disapprove any proposed change in the plan,
except minor revisions, in accordance with subsection
(b).’’.
(d) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—Section 7 of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island’’, approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law
99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION
‘‘SEC. 7. The Commission shall terminate on Decem-
ber 31, 2003.’’.