(1) IN
GENERAL.—The management entity 
shall not use Federal funds received under this Act 
to acquire real property or any interest in real prop-
erty. 
(2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes the management entity from using Federal 
funds from other sources for authorized purposes in-
cluding acquisition of real property or any interest 
in real property. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the management 
plan, the management entity shall perform the following 
duties: 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Prepare and submit 
to the Secretary a management plan reviewed by 
participating units of government within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area. 
(2) COLLABORATION.—Collaborate with and 
consider the interests of diverse units of government, 
businesses, tourism officials, private property own-
ers, and nonprofit groups within the the Heritage 
Area in developing and implementing the manage-
ment plan. 
(3) PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—Ensure regular 
public involvement, including public meetings at
least annually, regarding the implementation of the 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(4) RECORDS FOR AUDITS.—Make available to 
the Secretary for audit, for any year in which Fed-
eral funds have been received under this Act, all 
records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds 
and any matching funds, and require, for all agree-
ments authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 
other organizations, that the receiving organizations 
make available to the Secretary for audit all records 
pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan for 
the Heritage Area shall—
(1) present a comprehensive program for the 
conservation, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area and of the 
historical, cultural, and natural resources and the 
recreational and educational opportunities of the 
Heritage Area, in a manner consistent with the ex-
isting local, State, and Federal land use laws and 
compatible economic viability of the Heritage Area; 
(2) be prepared and implemented in a manner 
that involves residents, public agencies, and private 
organizations working in the Heritage Area;
(3) specify and coordinate, as of the date of the 
management plan, existing and potential sources of 
technical and financial assistance under this and 
other Federal laws to protect, manage, and develop 
the Heritage Area; and 
(4) include—
(A) actions to be undertaken by units of 
government and private organizations to pro-
tect, conserve, and interpret the resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(B) an inventory of the resources con-
tained in the Heritage Area, including a list of 
any property in the Heritage Area that is re-
lated to the themes of the Heritage Area and 
that is found to merit preservation, restoration, 
management, development, or maintenance be-
cause of its natural, cultural, historical, or rec-
reational significance; 
(C) policies for resource management with 
appropriate land and water management tech-
niques, including the development of intergov-
ernmental cooperative agreements, private sec-
tor agreements, or any combination thereof, to 
protect the historical, cultural, recreational, and 
natural resources of the Heritage Area in a
manner consistent with supporting appropriate 
and compatible economic viability; 
(D) a program for implementation of the 
management plan by the designated manage-
ment entity, in cooperation with its partners 
and units of government; 
(E) evidence that relevant State, county, 
and local plans applicable to the Heritage Area 
have been taken into consideration; 
(F) an analysis of ways in which local, 
State, and Federal programs may best be co-
ordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; 
and 
(G) a business plan that—
(i) describes in detail the role, oper-
ation, financing, and functions of the local 
coordinating entity and of each activity in-
cluded in the recommendations contained 
in the management plan; and 
(ii) provides, to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary, adequate assurances that the 
management entity is likely to have the fi-
nancial resources necessary to implement 
the management plan, including resources
to meet matching requirement for grants 
awarded under this Act. 
(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The management entity shall 
place a notice of each of its public meetings in a newspaper 
of general circulation in the Heritage Area and shall make 
the minutes of the meeting available to the public. 
(d) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a pro-
posed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary 
within 3 years the funds are first made available for this 
Act, the management entity shall be ineligible to receive 
additional funding under this Act until the date on which 
the Secretary receives the proposed management plan. 
(e) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—The Secretary , in consultation with the Governor 
of the State of Illinois or his appointed agency representa-
tive, shall approve or disapprove the proposed manage-
ment plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 days 
after receiving the proposed management plan. 
(f) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a proposed management plan, the Sec-
retary shall advise the management entity, in writing, of 
the reasons for the disapproval and make recommenda-
tions for revisions to the proposed management plan. The 
Secretary shall approve or disapprove a revised proposed
management plan not later than 90 days after it is sub-
mitted. 
(g) APPROVAL
OF AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall review and approve or disapprove substantial amend-
ments to the management plan. Funds appropriated under 
this Act may not be expended to implement any changes 
made by an amendment to the management plan until the 
Secretary approves the amendment. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER 
FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the man-
agement entity, the Secretary may provide technical 
and financial assistance for the development and im-
plementation of the management plan. 
(2) PRIORITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
give priority to actions that assist in—
(A) conserving the significant cultural, his-
toric, and natural resources of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the Heritage Area.