Area. It shall include recommendations for actions to be 
undertaken by units of government and private organiza-
tions to protect the resources of the Heritage Area. It shall 
specify the existing and potential sources of funding to 
protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area. Such 
plan shall include, as appropriate, the following: 
(1) An inventory of the resources contained in 
the Heritage Area, including a list of any property 
in the Heritage Area that is related to the themes 
of the Heritage Area and that should be preserved, 
restored, managed, developed, or maintained because 
of its natural, cultural, historic, recreational, or sce-
nic significance. 
(2) A recommendation of policies for resource 
management which considers and details application 
of appropriate land and water management tech-
niques, including, but not limited to, the develop-
ment of intergovernmental cooperative agreements to 
protect the Heritage Area’s historical, cultural, rec-
reational, and natural resources in a manner con-
sistent with supporting appropriate and compatible 
economic viability. 
(3) A program for implementation of the man-
agement plan by the management entity, including 
plans for restoration and construction, and specific 
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commitments of the identified partners for the first 
5 years of operation. 
(4) An analysis of ways in which local, State, 
and Federal programs may best be coordinated to 
promote the purposes of this Act. 
(5) An interpretation plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
The management entity shall submit the management 
plan to the Secretary for approval within 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. If a management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary as required within the 
specified time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify 
for Federal funding. 
(c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The man-
agement entity shall— 
(1) give priority to implementing actions set 
forth in the compact and management plan, includ-
ing steps to assist units of government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in preserving the Heritage Area; 
(2) assist units of government, regional plan-
ning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in 
establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in 
the Heritage Area; assist units of government, re-
gional planning organizations, and nonprofit organi-
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zations in developing recreational resources in the 
Heritage Area; 
(3) assist units of government, regional plan-
ning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in 
increasing public awareness of and appreciation for 
the natural, historical, and architectural resources 
and sites in the Heritage Area; assist units of govern-
ment, regional planning organizations and nonprofit 
organizations in the restoration of any historic build-
ing relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; 
(4) encourage economic viability in the Heritage 
Area consistent with the goals of the plan; encourage 
local governments to adopt land use policies con-
sistent with the management of the Heritage Area 
and the goals of the plan; 
(5) assist units of government, regional plan-
ning organizations, and nonprofit organizations to 
ensure that clear, consistent, and environmentally 
appropriate signs identifying access points and sites 
of interest are put in place throughout the Heritage 
Area; 
(6) consider the interests of diverse govern-
mental, business, and nonprofit groups within the 
Heritage Area; 
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(7) conduct public meetings at least quarterly 
regarding the implementation of the management 
plan; and 
(8) for any year in which Federal funds have 
been received under this Act, make available for 
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of 
such funds and any matching funds, and require, for 
all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal 
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for audit all records per-
taining to the expenditure of such funds. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use Fed-
eral funds received under this Act to acquire real property 
or an interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall 
preclude any management entity from using Federal funds 
from other sources for their permitted purposes. 
(e) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROP-
ERTY.—The management entity may spend Federal funds 
directly on non-federally owned property to further the 
purposes of this Act, especially in assisting units of gov-
ernment in appropriate treatment of districts, sites, build-
ings, structures, and objects listed or eligible for listing 
on the National Register of Historic Places. 
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SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may, upon request of the management entity, 
provide technical and financial assistance to the manage-
ment entity to develop and implement the management 
plan. In assisting the management entity, the Secretary 
shall give priority to actions that in general assist in— 
(1) conserving the significant natural, historic, 
and cultural resources which support its themes; and 
(2) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with its resources 
and associated values. 
(b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor 
of Pennsylvania, shall approve or disapprove a manage-
ment plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 days 
after receiving such management plan. 
(c) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a submitted management plan, the Sec-
retary shall advise the management entity in writing of 
the reasons therefore and shall make recommendations for 
revisions in the plan. The Secretary shall approve or dis-
approve a proposed revision within 90 days after the date 
it is submitted. 
(d) APPROVING AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
review substantial amendments to the management plan 
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for the Heritage Area. Funds appropriated pursuant to 
this Act may not be expended to implement the changes 
made by such amendments until the Secretary approves 
the amendments. 
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL ANTHRACITE COAL REGION DESIGNA-
TION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that the Secretary 
has signed a compact (as provided for in subsection (b)) 
there is hereby designated the Schuylkill River National 
Heritage Area. 
(b) COMPACT.—The compact submitted under this 
section with respect to the Schuylkill River National Her-
itage Area shall consist of an agreement between the Sec-
retary and the Schuylkill River Greenway Association 
(who shall serve as the management entity for the area). 
Such agreement shall define the area (including a delinea-
tion of the boundaries), describe anticipated programs for 
the area, and include information relating to the objectives 
and management of the area. Such information shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, an explanation of the pro-
posed approach to the conservation and interpretation of 
the area and a general outline of the protection measures 
committed to by the partners. 
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(c) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—The authorities and 
duties of the management entity and other Federal agen-
cies for the Schuylkill River National Heritage Area shall 
be the same as provided for by sections 5 and 6 of this 
Act, except that for such purposes any reference in such 
sections to the ‘‘Heritage Area’’ shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the Schuylkill River National Heritage Area 
and any reference to the ‘‘management entity’’ shall be 
deemed a reference to the Schuylkill River Greenway Asso-
ciation. 
SEC. 8. CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF ANTHRACITE COAL 
REGION. 
All authorized existing and future heritage area man-
agement entities in the Anthracite Coal Region in Penn-
sylvania are authorized and directed to coordinate with 
one another in the management of such areas. Each such 
management entity is authorized to use funds appro-
priated for such heritage areas for the purposes of this 
section. 
SEC. 9. SUNSET. 
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide 
any assistance under this Act after September 30, 2012. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated under this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any 
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fiscal year for each heritage area designated by this Act. 
Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be appro-
priated for each heritage area under this Act. 
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided 
under this Act, after the designation of each heritage area, 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assist-
ance or grant provided or authorized under this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
1999. 
Attest: 
Clerk. 
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