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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 888
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. BROWN 
of Ohio, Mr. BARROW, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. LEACH, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. NEY, and 
Mr. SWEENEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain 
national heritage areas, 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. EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Division II of the Omnibus Parks 
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended
(1) in each of sections 107, 208, 310, 408, 507, 
607, 707, 811, and 910, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’; 
(2) in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 
409(a), 508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 812(a), and 909(c), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000’’; 
(3) in title VIII, by striking ‘‘Canal National 
Heritage Corridor’’ each place it appears in the sec-
tion headings and text and inserting ‘‘National Her-
itage Canalway’’; 
(4) in section 805(b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Committee shall be 
comprised of 21 members’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Committee shall be comprised of 33 members’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) Six at-large individuals appointed by the 
Ohio & Erie Canal Association. 
‘‘(10) One individual from each of the following 
appointed by the Ohio & Erie Canal Association: 
‘‘(A) Tuscarawas County Park Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(B) Foundation Community.
‘‘(C) Regional Community Development. 
‘‘(D) Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. 
‘‘(11) Two individuals from the marketing and 
interpretation field appointed by the Ohio & Erie 
Canal Association.’’; and 
(5) by striking the first sentence in subsection 
(e) of section 805 and inserting the following: ‘‘All 
vacancies in the Committee shall be filled by the 
Ohio & Erie Canal Association.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL
COAL
HERITAGE
AREA
AMEND-
MENTS.—Title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) In section 103(b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘comprised of the coun-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be comprised of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) The counties’’; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Lincoln County, West Virginia. 
‘‘(3) Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within 
Kanawha County, West Virginia.’’.
(2) In section 104, by striking ‘‘Governor’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘organizations’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority, a pub-
lic corporation and government instrumentality es-
tablished by the State of West Virginia, pursuant to 
which the Secretary shall assist the National Coal 
Heritage Area Authority’’. 
(3) In section 105—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (5) 
of’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Resources within Lincoln County, West Vir-
ginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within 
Kanawha County, West Virginia, shall also be 
eligible for assistance as determined by the Na-
tional Coal Heritage Area Authority.’’. 
(4) In section 106—
(A) by striking ‘‘Governor’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘and Parks’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘State 
of West Virginia’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘entities’’ and inserting ‘‘National Coal Herit-
age Area Authority’’.
(c) CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENT.—The contrac-
tual agreement entered into by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Governor of West Virginia prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of title 
I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 shall be deemed as continuing 
in effect except that such agreement shall be between the 
Secretary and the National Coal Heritage Area Authority. 
(d) SOUTH CAROLINA HERITAGE AREA AMEND-
MENT.—Section 604(b)(2) of title VI of Division II of the 
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(O) Berkeley County.’’.
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