(7) include an analysis of, and recommendations 
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
programs may best be coordinated (including the role 
of the National Park Service and other Federal agen-
cies associated with the National Heritage Area) to 
further the purposes of this subtitle; and 
(8) include a business plan that— 
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, 
and functions of the local coordinating entity 
and of each of the major activities contained in 
the management plan; and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that the 
local coordinating entity has the partnerships 
and financial and other resources necessary to 
implement the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(b) DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are first made available to 
develop the management plan after designation as a 
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity 
shall submit the management plan to the Secretary 
for approval. 
(2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the manage-
ment plan is not submitted to the Secretary in ac-
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cordance with paragraph (1), the local coordinating 
entity shall not qualify for any additional financial 
assistance under this subtitle until such time as the 
management plan is submitted to and approved by 
the Secretary. 
(c) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after re-
ceiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and ap-
prove or disapprove the management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area on the basis of the criteria estab-
lished under paragraph (3). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the Governor of each State in which the National 
Heritage Area is located before approving a manage-
ment plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(3) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve a management plan for a Na-
tional Heritage Area, the Secretary shall consider 
whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity represents 
the diverse interests of the National Heritage 
Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
governments, natural, and historic resource pro-
tection organizations, educational institutions, 
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businesses, recreational organizations, commu-
nity residents, and private property owners; 
(B) the local coordinating entity— 
(i) has afforded adequate opportunity 
for public and Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local governmental involvement (including 
through workshops and hearings) in the 
preparation of the management plan; and 
(ii) provides for at least semiannual 
public meetings to ensure adequate imple-
mentation of the management plan; 
(C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and devel-
opment strategies described in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect, 
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop 
the natural, historic, cultural, educational, sce-
nic, and recreational resources of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(D) the management plan would not ad-
versely affect any activities authorized on Fed-
eral land under public land laws or land use 
plans; 
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(E) the local coordinating entity has dem-
onstrated the financial capability, in partner-
ship with others, to carry out the plan; 
(F) the Secretary has received adequate as-
surances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and 
local officials whose support is needed to ensure 
the effective implementation of the State, Tribal, 
and local elements of the management plan; and 
(G) the management plan demonstrates 
partnerships among the local coordinating enti-
ty, Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, 
regional planning organizations, nonprofit orga-
nizations, or private sector parties for implemen-
tation of the management plan. 
(4) DISAPPROVAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves the management plan, the Secretary— 
(i) shall advise the local coordinating 
entity in writing of the reasons for the dis-
approval; and 
(ii) may make recommendations to the 
local coordinating entity for revisions to the 
management plan. 
(B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a revised management plan, the 
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Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised 
management plan. 
(5) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the 
management plan that substantially alters the 
purposes of the National Heritage Area shall be 
reviewed by the Secretary and approved or dis-
approved in the same manner as the original 
management plan. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds author-
ized by this subtitle to implement an amendment 
to the management plan until the Secretary ap-
proves the amendment. 
(6) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(A) provide technical assistance under the 
authority of this subtitle for the development and 
implementation of the management plan; and 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with 
interested parties to carry out this subtitle. 
SEC. 2086. EVALUATION; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates for 
the National Heritage Area under this subtitle, the Sec-
retary shall— 
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(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, Tribal, and local, 
and private investments in the National Heritage 
Area to determine the impact of the investments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the National Herit-
age Area for purposes of identifying the critical com-
ponents for sustainability of the National Heritage 
Area. 
(c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the United States Senate. The report 
shall include recommendations for the future role of the Na-
tional Park Service, if any, with respect to the National 
Heritage Area. 
SEC. 2087. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY. 
(a) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the National 
Heritage Area, the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, 
as the local coordinating entity, shall— 
(1) prepare a management plan for the National 
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to 
the Secretary, in accordance with this subtitle; 
(2) submit an annual report to the secretary for 
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating enti-
ty receives Federal funds under this subtitle, speci-
fying— 
(A) the specific performance goals and ac-
complishments of the local coordinating entity; 
(B) the expenses and income of the local co-
ordinating entity; 
(C) the amounts and sources of matching 
funds; 
(D) the amounts leveraged with Federal 
funds and sources of the leveraging; and 
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