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the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov-
ernment; and 
(C) have demonstrated support for the des-
ignation of the Heritage Area; 
(6) has a potential management entity to work 
in partnership with the individuals and entities de-
scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 
Area while encouraging State and local economic ac-
tivity; and 
(7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup-
ported by the public. 
SEC. 1604. REPORT. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out this title, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report that describes— 
(1) the findings of the study under section 3; 
and 
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
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TITLE XVII—NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA 
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Heritage 
Area Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The term ‘‘feasibility 
study’’ means a study conducted by the Secretary, 
or conducted by one or more other interested parties 
and reviewed and approved by the Secretary, in ac-
cordance with the criteria and processes required by 
section 905, to determine whether a study area 
meets the criteria to be designated by Federal stat-
ute as a National Heritage Area. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, village, or other community the name 
of which is included on the list most recently pub-
lished by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the entity des-
ignated by Federal statute to— 
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(A) carry out, in partnership with other in-
dividuals and entities, the management plan for 
a National Heritage Area; and 
(B) operate a National Heritage Area, in-
cluding through the implementation of projects 
and programs among diverse partners in a Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area required under this title. 
(5) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means— 
(A) each National Heritage Area, National 
Heritage Corridor, Natural Preservation Com-
mission, National Heritage Canalway, National 
Heritage Route, Heritage Corridor, Cultural 
Heritage Corridor, Heritage Partnership, and 
National Heritage Partnership, the Shenandoah 
Valley Battlefields National Historic District, 
or other area designated by Federal statute 
with the explicit purpose of establishing a na-
tional heritage area designated by Congress be-
fore or on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
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(B) each National Heritage Area des-
ignated by Federal statute after the date of en-
actment of this Act, unless the law designating 
the area exempts that area from the National 
Heritage Area System by specific reference to 
this title. 
(6) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘National Heritage Area System’’ means the 
system of National Heritage Areas established by 
this title. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means a specific geographic area that is the subject 
of a feasibility study under section 905. 
(9) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
government’’ means the governing body of an Indian 
Tribe. 
SEC. 1703. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to recognize certain 
areas of the United States that tell nationally significant 
stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas’ 
natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that to-
gether illustrate significant aspects of our country’s herit-
age, there is established a National Heritage Area System 
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through which the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance to local coordinating entities to sup-
port the establishment, development, and continuity of 
National Heritage Areas. 
(b) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.—The Na-
tional Heritage Area System shall be composed of all Na-
tional Heritage Areas. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
NATIONAL
PARK 
UNITS.—The Secretary shall encourage participation 
and assistance by any unit of the National Park 
System located near or encompassed by any Na-
tional Heritage Area in local initiatives for that Na-
tional Heritage Area that conserve and interpret re-
sources consistent with an approved management 
plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—National Herit-
age Areas shall not be— 
(A) considered to be units of the National 
Park System; or 
(B) subject to the authorities applicable to 
units of the National Park System. 
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SEC. 1704. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
a National Heritage Area is included in the National 
Heritage Area System outlined by this title, the local 
coordinating entity of the National Heritage Area 
shall submit to the Secretary for approval a manage-
ment plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and coopera-
tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 
and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his-
toric, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
National Heritage Area; 
(B) be developed using a comprehensive 
planning approach that includes— 
(i) opportunities for stakeholders, in-
cluding community members, local and re-
gional governments, Tribal governments, 
businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties— 
(I) to be involved in the planning 
process; and 
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(II) to review and comment on 
draft management plans; and 
(ii) documentation of the planning 
and public participation processes, includ-
ing a description of— 
(I) the means by which the man-
agement plan was prepared; 
(II) the stakeholders involved in 
the process; and 
(III) the timing and method of 
stakeholder involvement; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located in the 
National Heritage Area; and 
(II) any other property in the 
National Heritage Area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes 
of the National Heritage Area; 
and 
(bb) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained 
because of the significance of the 
property; 
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(ii) comprehensive policies, strategies 
and recommendations for the conservation, 
funding, management, and development of 
the National Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that the 
Federal, Tribal, State, and local govern-
ments, private organizations, and individ-
uals have agreed to take to protect the 
natural, historical, cultural, scenic, and 
recreational resources of the National Her-
itage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for 
the management plan by the local coordi-
nating entity that includes a description 
of— 
(I) actions to facilitate ongoing 
collaboration among partners to pro-
mote plans for resource protection, 
restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for im-
plementation that have been made by 
the local coordinating entity or any 
government, organization, or indi-
vidual for the first 5 years of oper-
ation; 
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(v) the identification of sources of 
funding for carrying out the management 
plan; 
(vi) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which Federal, Tribal, State, 
and local programs, including the role of 
the National Park Service in the National 
Heritage Area, may best be coordinated to 
carry out this subsection; and 
(vii) an interpretive plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for 
resource management that consider and detail 
the application of appropriate land and water 
management techniques, including the develop-
ment of intergovernmental and interagency co-
operative agreements to protect the natural, 
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the National Heritage 
Area. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements in para-
graph (2) shall not apply to management plans in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EVALUATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year before 
the authorization for Federal funding expires for a 
National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom-
plishments of that National Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare and submit a report detailing 
the evaluation required by subparagraph (A) 
to— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the local coordi-
nating entity with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of the 
authorizing legislation for the National 
Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved management plan for the 
National Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, Tribal, State, 
local, and private investments in the National 
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Heritage Area to assess the impact of the in-
vestments; and 
(C) review the management structure, 
partnership relationships, and funding of the 
National Heritage Area. 
(3) RESULTS
OF
EVALUATION.—Based upon 
the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall prepare a report with recommendations for the 
National Park Service’s continued role, if any, with 
respect to the National Heritage Area. If the report 
recommends that Federal funding for the National 
Heritage Area be— 
(A) continued, the report shall include an 
analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for 
the National Heritage Area may be re-
duced or eliminated over time; 
(ii) the appropriate time period nec-
essary to achieve the recommended reduc-
tion or elimination; and 
(iii) justification for the continued 
funding in light of other National Park 
Service core responsibilities and priorities; 
or 
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(B) eliminated, the report shall include a 
description of potential impacts on conserva-
tion, interpretation, and sustainability of the 
National Heritage Area. 
(4) UPDATES; ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) UPDATES.—The Secretary may satisfy 
the requirement under paragraph (1) for a Na-
tional Heritage Area by updating an evaluation 
that was completed for that National Heritage 
Area not more than 5 years before another 
evaluation would otherwise be required under 
paragraph (1). 
(B) ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may conduct additional evaluations as 
the Secretary deems appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The head of any Federal agen-
cy planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 
on a designated National Heritage Area is encouraged to 
consult and coordinate these activities with the Secretary 
and the local coordinating entity to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
SEC. 1705. STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
or certify a study to assess the suitability and feasi-
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bility of designating a specific geographic area as a 
National Heritage Area to be included in the Na-
tional Heritage Area System. 
(2) PREPARATION.—The feasibility study shall 
be carried out— 
(A) by the Secretary in consultation with 
Tribal, State, and local historic preservation of-
ficers, State and local historical societies, State 
and local tourism offices, and other appropriate 
organizations and governmental agencies; or 
(B) by interested individuals or entities, if 
the Secretary certifies that the completed study 
meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year 
after receiving a study carried out by interested indi-
viduals or entities under paragraph (2)(B) the Sec-
retary shall review and certify whether the study 
meets the requirements of paragraph (4). 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—A study under paragraph 
(1) shall include analysis, documentation, and deter-
mination on whether the study area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that— 
(i) represent distinct aspects of the 
heritage of the United States; 
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(ii) are worthy of recognition, con-
servation, interpretation, and continuing 
use; and 
(iii) would be best managed— 
(I) through partnerships among 
public and private entities; and 
(II) by linking diverse and some-
times noncontiguous resources; 
(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 
and folklife that are a valuable part of the story 
of the United States; 
(C) provides outstanding opportunities— 
(i) to conserve natural, historic, cul-
tural, or scenic features; and 
(ii) for recreation and education; 
(D) contains resources that— 
(i) are important to any identified 
themes of the study area; and 
(ii) retain a degree of integrity capa-
ble of supporting interpretation; 
(E) includes Tribal governments, residents, 
business interests, nonprofit organizations, and 
State and local governments that— 
(i) are involved in the planning of the 
study area; 
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(ii) have developed a conceptual finan-
cial plan that outlines the roles of all par-
ticipants in the study area, including the 
Federal Government; and 
(iii) have demonstrated support for 
the designation of the study area; 
(F) has a potential local coordinating enti-
ty to work in partnership with the individuals 
and entities described in paragraph (1) to de-
velop the study area while encouraging State 
and local economic activity; and 
(G) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each study carried out 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 
describes— 
(A) the findings of the study described in 
subsection (a) for that study area; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
(2) TIMING.— 
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(A) With respect to a study carried out by 
the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall submit a report 
under subparagraph (A) not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are first made 
available to carry out the study. 
(B) With respect to a study carried out by 
interested individuals or entities in accordance 
with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall 
submit a report under subparagraph (A) not 
later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary certifies under paragraph (2)(B) that 
the study meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
SEC. 1706. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES. 
(a) DUTIES.—For any year that Federal funds have 
been made available under this title for a National Herit-
age Area, the local coordinating entity for that National 
Heritage Area shall— 
(1) submit to the Secretary an annual report 
that describes the activities, expenses, and income of 
the local coordinating entity (including grants to any 
other entities during the year that the report is 
made); 
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(2) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds 
and any matching funds; and 
(3) require, with respect to all agreements au-
thorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other or-
ganizations, that the organizations receiving the 
funds make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records concerning the expenditure of the funds. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity 
may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for 
the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved 
management plan for the National Heritage Area, use 
Federal funds made available through this title to— 
(1) make grants to Indian Tribes, a State, a 
local government, nonprofit organizations, and other 
parties within the National Heritage Area; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or 
provide technical assistance to the Indian Tribes, 
State, a local government, nonprofit organizations, 
Federal agencies, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, which may in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historic resources conservation; economic and 
community development; and heritage planning; 
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(4) obtain money or services, including those 
provided under other Federal laws or programs; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) support activities of partners and any other 
activities that further the purposes of the National 
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 
management plan. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 
Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property. 
(d) HERITAGE AREA COMMISSIONS.— 
(1) Section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 
(Appendix D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) 
of Public Law 106–554 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A– 295; 123 Stat. 1294; 128 
Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘shall termi-
nate’’ and all that follows through the period and in-
serting ‘‘shall terminate on September 30, 2034.’’. 
(2) Section 295D(d) of Public Law 109–338 
(120 Stat. 1833; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by 
striking ‘‘shall terminate’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘shall terminate on 
September 30, 2034.’’. 
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SEC. 1707. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to— 
(1) abridge the rights of any property owner, 
whether public or private, including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the National Her-
itage Area; 
(2) require any property owner to permit public 
access (including Federal, Tribal, State, or local gov-
ernment access) to such property or to modify any 
provisions of Federal, Tribal, State, or local law with 
regard to public access or use of private lands; 
(3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 
or any approved land use plan or any other regu-
latory authority of any Federal, Tribal, or State, or 
local government, or to convey any land use or other 
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro-
priation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminish the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 
(6) create any liability, or have any effect on 
any liability under any other law, of any private 
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property owner with respect to any persons injured 
on such private property; 
(7) affect the authority of any Federal official 
to provide technical or financial assistance under 
any other law; 
(8) modify any law or regulation authorizing 
Federal officials to manage Federal land under their 
control or limit the discretion of Federal land man-
agers to implement approved land use plans within 
the boundaries of a National Heritage Area, nor 
shall this title be construed to modify, alter, or 
amend any authorized uses of these Federal lands; 
or 
(9) enlarge or diminish the treaty rights of any 
Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 1708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2037, 
there is authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$750,000 for each National Heritage Area. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any law designating 
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a National Heritage Area, the Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity funded with appropriations 
authorized by subsection (a) shall not be more than 
50 percent. 
(2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the total cost of any activity funded 
with appropriations authorized by subsection (a) 
may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods 
or services fairly valued. 
(3) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
909(b), for each National Heritage Area established 
before the date of the enactment of this Act without 
a non-Federal cost share requirement or with a non- 
Federal cost share requirement of less than 50 per-
cent— 
(A) the non-Federal cost share require-
ment, or lack thereof, shall remain at the pre-
viously enacted level for 2 full fiscal years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) after the period referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the non-Federal cost share require-
ment shall increase by 10 percent annually until 
the non-Federal share is consistent with para-
graph (1). 
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(d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
provide assistance to a National Heritage Area during any 
fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1709. STATUTORY CLARIFICATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of 
law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act 
that provides for a termination, expiration, or other time 
limitation on the authorization for a National Heritage 
Area is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of law 
enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for a termination, expiration, or other limitation 
on the time or amount of an authorization of appropria-
tions for a National Heritage Area is hereby superceded 
and shall have no effect. 
(c) EVALUATIONS.—Any provision of law enacted be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act that requires 
the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of or submit a re-
port on the accomplishments of a National Heritage Area 
is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any provision of law en-
acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for the establishment, management, administra-
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tion, operation, or otherwise affects a National Heritage 
Area and is not explicitly otherwise provided for in this 
title shall not be affected by this title. 
TITLE 
XVIII—CASA 
GRANDE 
RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 
BOUNDARY MODIFICATION 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins 
National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1802. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was— 
(A) set aside on March 2, 1889; 
(B) proclaimed as the first archaeological 
preserve in the United States on June 22, 
1892; and 
(C) redesignated as the ‘‘Casa Grande 
Ruins National Monument’’ on August 3, 1918; 
(2) the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 
protects 1 of the finest architectural examples of 
14th century Hohokam culture in the Southwest, 
which was known to early Spanish explorers as the 
‘‘Great House’’; 
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(3) Casa Grande is only part of the story of an 
ancient town that may have covered 2 square miles; 
and 
(4) recent surveys and research have deter-
mined that the area of the Great House and the vil-
lage surrounding the Great House extends beyond 
the existing boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins Na-
tional Monument. 
SEC. 1803. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) BIA LAND.—The term ‘‘BIA land’’ means 
the approximately 7.41 acres of Federal land admin-
istered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to be trans-
ferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Park Service, as generally depicted on the 
map. 
(2) BLM LAND.—The term ‘‘BLM land Parcel 
A’’ means the approximately 3.8 acres of Federal 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, for which administrative jurisdiction is to be 
transferred to the National Park Service, as gen-
erally depicted on the map. 
(3) BLM LAND PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘BLM 
land parcel B’’ means the approximately 3.7 acres of 
Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land 
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Management for which administrative jurisdiction is 
to be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as 
generally depicted on the map. 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Pro-
posed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 303– 
120,734B, and dated June 2020. 
(5) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 
in the State. 
(6) NPS LAND.—The term ‘‘NPS land’’ means 
the approximately 3.5 acres of Federal land adminis-
tered by the National Park Service, for which ad-
ministrative jurisdiction is to be transferred to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, as generally depicted on 
the map. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Arizona. 
SEC. 1804. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LAND. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac-
quire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, from willing sellers only, lands or in-
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(C) BIA LAND.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the BIA land is transferred from the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs to the National Park 
Service. 
(D) NPS LAND.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the NPS land is transferred from the 
National Park Service to the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION; BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— 
Upon the acquisition of land or an interest in land pursu-
ant to subsection (a), and with respect to the lands trans-
ferred by subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) administer any acquired land or interest in 
land, and land transferred to the administrative ju-
risdiction of the National Park Service, as part of 
the Monument, in accordance with the laws gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park Sys-
tem, including applicable provisions of division A of 
subtitle I of title 54, United States Code; and 
(2) modify the boundary of the Monument to 
reflect the transfers of lands, and any acquired lands 
or interests in lands. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of 
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the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Inte-
rior. 
(e) COMPENSATION.—Except in a case in which land 
or an interest in land is acquired by donation, as consider-
ation for the acquisition of land or an interest in land or 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) pay fair market value for the land or inter-
est in land; or 
(2) convey to the State or private landowner, as 
applicable, Federal land or an interest in Federal 
land, of equal value located in the State. 
SEC. 1805. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE TRUST LAND. 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 
State to provide for the cooperative management by the 
Secretary and the State of the approximately 200 acres 
of State land, as generally depicted on the map. 
TITLE 
XIX—SUNSET 
CRATER 
VOLCANO NATIONAL MONU-
MENT 
BOUNDARY 
ADJUST-
MENT 
SEC. 1901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sunset Crater Volcano 
National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 1902. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 97.71 acres of Forest 
Service land identified as ‘‘Proposed transfer from 
USDA Forest Service to National Park Service’’ on 
the Map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 
Draft Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 
039/80,053d, and dated March 2020. 
(3) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monu-
ment established by Presidential Proclamation 1911 
(54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 46 Stat. 3023) and redes-
ignated by section 15 of the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act (Public Law 101–612; 104 
Stat. 3222). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 1903. SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONU-
MENT BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of 
the Monument is modified to include the Federal land. 
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(b) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service. 
(c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the Federal land is transferred from the Forest 
Service to the National Park Service. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall administer the Federal land 
added to the Monument under subsection (a)— 
(1) as part of the Monument; and 
(2) in accordance with applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations). 
TITLE XX—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 2001. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws 
(including regulations). 
TITLE XXI—YORK RIVER WILD 
AND SCENIC RIVER 
SEC. 2101. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘York River Wild and Sce-
nic River Act’’. 
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SEC. 2102. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—Segments of the 
main stem and its tributaries in the State of Maine, 
Bass Cove Creek, Cider Hill Creek, Cutts Ridge 
Brook, Dolly Gordon Brook, Libby Brook, Rogers 
Brook, Smelt Brook, totaling approximately 30.8 
miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior, as a recreational river: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 0.95-mile segment 
of Bass Cove Creek from the outlet of Boulter 
Pond in York, Maine, and extending down-
stream to its confluence with the York River in 
York, Maine. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 3.77-mile segment 
of Cider Hill Creek from the Middle Pond dam 
in York, Maine, and extending downstream to 
its confluence with the York River in York, 
Maine. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.15-mile segment 
of Cutts Ridge Brook from its headwaters in 
Kittery, Maine, and extending downstream to 
its confluence with the York River in York, 
Maine. 
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‘‘(D) The approximately 3.17-mile segment 
of Dolly Gordon Brook from its headwaters in 
York, Maine, and extending downstream to its 
confluence with the York River in York, Maine. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.65-mile segment 
of Libby Brook from its headwaters in Kittery, 
Maine, and extending downstream to its con-
fluence with Dolly Gordon Brook in York, 
Maine. 
‘‘(F) The approximately 2.43-mile segment 
of Rogers Brook from its headwaters in Eliot, 
Maine, and extending downstream to its con-
fluence with the York River in York, Maine. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 4.54-mile segment 
of Smelt Brook from the Bell Marsh Reservoir 
dam in York, Maine, and extending downstream 
to its confluence with the York River in York, 
Maine. 
‘‘(H) The approximately 12.14-mile seg-
ment of the York River from the outlet of York 
Pond in Eliot, Maine, and extending down-
stream to the Route 103 Bridge in York, 
Maine, including Barrell Mill Pond in York, 
Maine.’’. 
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SEC. 2103. MANAGEMENT OF YORK RIVER, MAINE SEG-
MENTS. 
(a) PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The York River, Maine seg-
ments shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) the stewardship plan; and 
(B) such amendments to the stewardship 
plan as the Secretary determines are consistent 
with this section and as are approved by the 
Stewardship Committee. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.— 
The stewardship plan shall be considered to satisfy 
the requirements for a comprehensive management 
plan under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
(b) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
management responsibilities under this title with the 
Stewardship Committee, as specified in the stewardship 
plan. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the 
long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement 
of the York River, Maine segments, the Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to 
sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic 
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Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e) and 1282(b)(1)) 
with— 
(A) the State of Maine; 
(B) the municipalities of Eliot, Kittery, 
South Berwick, and York in Maine; and 
(C) appropriate local, regional, or State 
planning, environmental, or recreational organi-
zations. 
(2) CONSISTENCY.—Each cooperative agree-
ment entered into under this subsection shall be con-
sistent with the stewardship plan and may include 
provisions for financial or other assistance from the 
United States. 
(d) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the purpose of 
the York River, Maine segments, the zoning ordi-
nances adopted by the municipalities named in sub-
section (c)(1)(B), including provisions for conserva-
tion of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses asso-
ciated with the York River, Maine segments, shall be 
deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of 
section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1277(c)). 
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(2) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—The authority of 
the Secretary to acquire land for the purposes of the 
York River, Maine segments shall be— 
(A) limited to acquisition by donation or 
acquisition with the consent of the owner of the 
land; and 
(B) subject to the additional criteria set 
forth in the stewardship plan. 
(3) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest 
in land within the watersheds of the York River, 
Maine segments may be acquired by condemnation. 
(e) RELATION TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— 
Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), the York River, Maine seg-
ments shall not— 
(1) be administered as a unit of the National 
Park System; or 
(2) be subject to regulations that govern the 
National Park System. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STEWARDSHIP
COMMITTEE.—The term 
‘‘Stewardship Committee’’ means the York River 
Stewardship Committee. 
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(3) STEWARDSHIP PLAN.—The term ‘‘steward-
ship plan’’ means the York River Watershed Stew-
ardship Plan, dated August 2018, developed pursu-
ant to the study described in section 5(b)(21) of the 
Wild 
and 
Scenic 
Rivers 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1276(b)(21)). 
(4) YORK RIVER, MAINE SEGMENTS.—The term 
‘‘York River, Maine segments’’ means the river seg-
ments described by the amendment made by section 
902. 
TITLE XXII—ST. CROIX 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 
SEC. 2201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘St. Croix National 
Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 2202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the St. Croix Na-
tional Heritage Area established by section 903(a). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the National Heritage Area des-
ignated by section 903(d). 
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(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area required under section 905. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) ST. CROIX.—The term ‘‘St. Croix’’ means 
St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States. 
SEC. 2203. ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the St. Croix National Heritage Area. 
(b) CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES.—The National Her-
itage Area shall consist of the entire island of St. Croix. 
(c) MAP.—A map of the National Heritage Area shall 
be— 
(1) included in the management plan; and 
(2) on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity 
for the National Heritage Area shall be the Virgin 
Islands State Historic Preservation Office. 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Vir-
gin Islands State Historic Preservation Office shall 
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consult with a broad cross section of businesses, in-
dividuals, agencies, and organizations within the 
conceptual boundaries of the National Heritage Area 
described in subsection (b) that were involved in the 
planning and development of the National Heritage 
Area before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2204. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 
management plan, the Secretary, acting through the local 
coordinating entity, may use amounts made available 
under this section to— 
(1) make grants to the State or a political sub-
division of the State, Indian Tribes, nonprofit orga-
nizations, and other persons; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 
provide technical assistance to, the State or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, non-
profit organizations, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resources protection, and heritage pro-
gramming; 
(4) obtain money or services from any source 
including any money or services that are provided 
under any other Federal law or program; 
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(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other ac-
tivity that furthers the National Heritage Area and 
is consistent with the approved management plan. 
(b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 905, prepare and 
submit a management plan for the National Herit-
age Area to the Secretary; 
(2) assist Federal agencies, the State or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, regional 
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties in carrying out the approved 
management plan by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values in the National Heritage Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs in the National Her-
itage Area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the National Heritage Area; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 
cultural resources of the National Heritage 
Area; 
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(E) protecting and restoring historic sites 
and buildings in the National Heritage Area 
that are consistent with National Heritage Area 
themes; 
(F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap-
propriate signs identifying points of public ac-
cess, and sites of interest are posted throughout 
the National Heritage Area; and 
(G) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among governments, organizations, and 
individuals to further the National Heritage 
Area; 
(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, businesses, organizations, and individ-
uals in the National Heritage Area in the prepara-
tion and implementation of the management plan; 
(4) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
semiannually regarding the development and imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(5) for any year that Federal funds have been 
received under this title— 
(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary that describes the activities, expenses, 
and income of the local coordinating entity (in-
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cluding grants to any other entities during the 
year that the report is made); 
(B) make available to the Secretary for 
audit all records relating to the expenditure of 
the funds and any matching funds; and 
(C) require, with respect to all agreements 
authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by 
other organizations, that the organizations re-
ceiving the funds make available to the Sec-
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 National Herit-
age Area. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 
Federal funds made available under this title to acquire 
real property or any interest in real property. 
SEC. 2205. 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 National Heritage Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
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(1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 
approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter-
pretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, 
and recreational resources of the National Heritage 
Area; 
(2) take into consideration Federal, State, and 
Tribal plans and treaty rights; 
(3) include— 
(A) an inventory of— 
(i) the resources located in the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and 
(ii) any other property in the National 
Heritage Area that— 
(I) is related to the themes of the 
National Heritage Area; and 
(II) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained be-
cause of the significance of the prop-
erty; 
(B) comprehensive policies, strategies and 
recommendations for conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(C) a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals 
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have agreed to take to protect the natural, his-
torical, cultural, scenic, and recreational re-
sources of the National 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 Federal, State, and Tribal pro-
grams, including the role of the National Park 
Service in the National Heritage Area, may 
best be coordinated to carry out this title; and 
(G) an interpretive plan for the National 
Heritage Area; and 
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(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, historical, cultural, edu-
cational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
National 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 under this title until the date that the Secretary re-
ceives and approves the 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 
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— 
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(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Na-
tional Heritage Area; 
(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, historical, and cultural resources of 
the National Heritage Area. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(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 re-
ceipt of any proposed revision of the manage-
ment plan from the local coordinating entity, 
approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 
(4) AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove each amendment to the 
management plan that the Secretary determines 
make a substantial change to the management 
plan. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds au-
thorized by this title to carry out any amend-
ments to the management plan until the Sec-
retary has approved the amendments. 
SEC. 2206. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or fi-
nancial assistance under any other law. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head 
of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that 
may have an impact on the National Heritage Area is en-
couraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the 
Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
title— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu-
lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
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eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen-
cy; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of the National Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
SEC. 2207. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this title— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the National Her-
itage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner— 
(A) to permit public access (including ac-
cess by Federal or State agencies) to the prop-
erty of the property owner; or 
(B) to modify public access or use of prop-
erty of the property owner under any other 
Federal or State law; 
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(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal or State agency; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 
authority to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(6) enlarges or diminishes the treaty rights of 
any Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area; 
(7) diminishes— 
(A) the authority of the State to manage 
fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the National Herit-
age Area; or 
(B) the authority of Indian Tribes to regu-
late members of Indian Tribes with respect to 
fishing, hunting, and gathering in the exercise 
of treaty rights; or 
(8) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
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SEC. 2208. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish-
ments of the National Heritage Area; and 
(2) prepare a report in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
(b) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(1) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(A) accomplishing the purposes of the au-
thorizing legislation for the National Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) achieving the goals and objectives of 
the approved management plan for the National 
Heritage Area; 
(2) analyze the Federal, State, and private in-
vestments in the National Heritage Area to deter-
mine the impact of the investments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the National Her-
itage Area for purposes of identifying the critical 
components for sustainability of the National Herit-
age Area. 
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(c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes recommendations 
for the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 2209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $10,000,000, of which not 
more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fis-
cal year. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity under this title shall be not 
more than 50 percent. 
(2) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution of 
the total cost of any activity under this title may be 
in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or serv-
ices fairly valued. 
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SEC. 2210. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this title terminates on the date that is 15 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
XXIII—ADDITIONS 
TO 
ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH 
HOLE WILDERNESSES 
SEC. 2301. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH 
HOLE WILDERNESSES. 
(a) ROUGH MOUNTAIN ADDITION.—Section 1 of 
Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 
584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) ROUGH
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION.—Certain 
land in the George Washington National Forest 
comprising approximately 1,000 acres, as generally 
depicted as the ‘Rough Mountain Addition’ on the 
map entitled ‘GEORGE WASHINGTON NA-
TIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – 
Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – 
Land and Resources Management Plan Final Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement’ and dated March 4, 
2014, which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain 
Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) RICH HOLE ADDITION.— 
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(1) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the George 
Washington National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as the 
‘‘Rich 
Hole 
Addition’’ 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST 
– South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative 
Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources 
Management Plan Final Environmental Impact 
Statement’’ and dated March 4, 2014, is designated 
as a potential wilderness area for incorporation in 
the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 
1(2) of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002). 
(2) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential 
wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) shall be 
designated as wilderness and incorporated in the 
Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 
1(2) of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) on 
the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
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activities permitted under paragraph (4) have 
been completed; or 
(B) the date that is 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (4), the Secretary shall manage the po-
tential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) 
in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
(4) WATER
QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—To enhance natural 
ecosystems within the potential wilderness area 
designated by paragraph (1) by implementing 
certain activities to improve water quality and 
aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest 
Service document entitled ‘‘Decision Notice for 
the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Man-
agement Project’’ and dated December 2015, 
the Secretary may use motorized equipment 
and mechanized transport in the potential wil-
derness area until the date on which the poten-
tial wilderness area is incorporated into the 
Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph 
(2). 
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(B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary, to the maximum 
extent practicable, shall use the minimum tool 
or administrative practice necessary to carry 
out that subparagraph with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
TITLE 
XXIV—AGENCY 
REPORT 
ON DEPARTMENT OF THE IN-
TERIOR 
SPECIAL 
RECRE-
ATION PERMITS BENEFITS TO 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
JUSTICE 
COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 2401. AGENCY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF THE IN-
TERIOR SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS BEN-
EFITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years following 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate on the following: 
(1) Estimated use of Department of the Inte-
rior special recreation permits by recreation service 
providers serving environmental justice communities. 
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(2) Any national, regional, State, local, or site- 
specific policies that facilitate public lands access for 
recreational service providers serving environmental 
justice communities. 
(3) Any case studies that may provide illus-
trative examples of how Department of the Interior 
special recreation permits, partnerships, or coopera-
tive agreements are being effectively used by land 
managers for the purposes of providing public lands 
access to recreation service providers serving envi-
ronmental justice communities. 
(4) Identification of any barriers to public lands 
access for recreation service providers serving envi-
ronmental justice communities. 
(5) Any recommendations for agency policy, or 
if necessary, action by Congress to encourage and 
simplify public lands access for recreational service 
providers serving environmental justice communities. 
(b) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY SPECIAL RECRE-
ATION PROVIDERS.—The Secretary— 
(1) shall contact all current or prospective spe-
cial recreation providers to request a voluntary esti-
mation of how many user days are used by individ-
uals from environmental justice communities; 
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(2) shall request from recreational service pro-
viders and interested members of the public any 
other information that supports the reporting re-
quirements in subsection (a); and 
(3) shall not use participation or information 
provided as a condition in approving or rejecting a 
Department of the Interior special recreation permit. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘environmental justice commu-
nity’’ means a community with significant represen-
tation of communities of color, low-income commu-
nities, or Tribal and indigenous communities, that 
experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or 
more adverse human health or environmental effects 
than other communities. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
TITLE XXV—RENEWABLE 
ENERGY INPUTS ACCESS STUDY 
SEC. 2501. STUDY. 
The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Commerce, shall 
conduct a study to determine whether the acreage to be 
withdrawn under this Act contains geothermal resources, 
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or minerals needed for battery storage, renewable energy 
technology, and electric vehicles. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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