retary for audit all records concerning the ex-
penditure of the funds; and 
(6) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 
Federal funds made available through the Heritage Part-
nership Program to acquire real property or any interest 
in real property. 
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 
shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 
approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter-
pretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, 
educational, and recreational resources of the Herit-
age Area; 
(2) take into consideration State and local 
plans; 
(3) include— 
(A) an inventory of the resources located 
in the Heritage Area; 
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(B) comprehensive policies, strategies, and 
recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the Heritage 
Area; 
(C) a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals 
have agreed to take to protect the natural, cul-
tural, historic, scenic, educational, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(D) a program of implementation for the 
management plan by the local coordinating en-
tity that includes a description of— 
(i) actions to facilitate ongoing col-
laboration among partners to promote 
plans for resource protection, restoration, 
and construction; and 
(ii) specific commitments for imple-
mentation that have been made by the 
local coordinating entity or any govern-
ment, organization, or individual for the 
first 5 years of operation; 
(E) the identification of sources of funding 
for carrying out the management plan; 
(F) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which local, State, and Federal pro-
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grams, including the role of the National Park 
Service in the Heritage Area, may best be co-
ordinated to carry out this Act; 
(G) an interpretive plan for the Heritage 
Area; and 
(H) a map of the Heritage Area; and 
(4) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management that consider and detail the ap-
plication of appropriate land and water management 
techniques, including the development of intergov-
ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 
to protect the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, edu-
cational, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
Area. 
(c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 
not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi-
nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund-
ing through the Heritage Partnership Program until the 
date on which the Secretary approves a management plan. 
(d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of receipt of the management plan 
under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation 
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with the State, shall approve or disapprove the man-
agement plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve the management plan, the Sec-
retary shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Herit-
age Area, including governments, natural and 
historic resource protection organizations, edu-
cational 
institutions, 
businesses, 
and 
rec-
reational organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity, including public 
hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment in the preparation of the management 
plan; and 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, edu-
cational, and recreational resources of the Her-
itage Area. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
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(A) advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(B) make recommendations for revisions to 
the management plan; and 
(C) not later than 180 days after the date 
of receipt of any proposed revision of the man-
agement plan from the local coordinating entity, 
approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 
(4) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove each amendment to the 
management plan that the Secretary determines 
would make a substantial change to the man-
agement plan. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds made 
available through the Heritage Partnership Pro-
gram to carry out any amendments to the man-
agement plan until the Secretary has approved 
the amendments. 
SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au-
thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan-
cial assistance under any other law (including regula-
tions). 
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(b) CONSULTATION
AND COORDINATION.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the head of any Federal 
agency planning to conduct activities that may have an 
impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and 
coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local 
coordinating entity. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law (includ-
ing any regulation) authorizing a Federal agency to 
manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
Federal agency; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) abridges the rights of any public or private 
property owner, including the right to refrain from 
participating in any plan, project, program, or activ-
ity conducted within the Heritage Area; 
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prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report pre-
pared under paragraph (1) recommends that Fed-
eral funding for the Heritage Area be continued, the 
report shall include an analysis of— 
(A) ways in which Heritage Partnership 
Program funding for the Heritage Area may be 
reduced or eliminated; and 
(B) the appropriate time period necessary 
to achieve the recommended reduction or elimi-
nation. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 
of the report, the Secretary shall submit the report 
to— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 9. FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Heritage Area shall be eligi-
ble to compete for funds made available to the National 
Park Service through the Heritage Partnership Program, 
though not for more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
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(b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using any assistance 
made available through the Heritage Partnership 
Program shall be not more than 50 percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share— 
(A) shall be from non-Federal sources; and 
(B) may be in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of goods or services fairly valued. 
SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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