ance under this Act terminates on the date that is 
15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY AUTHORITIES.— 
For purposes of implementing the management plan, the 
local coordinating entity may— 
(1) make grants to the State or a political sub-
division of the State, Tribes, nonprofit organizations, 
and other persons; 
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 
provide technical assistance to, Federal agencies, the 
State or political subdivisions of the State, Tribes, 
nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; 
(3) hire and compensate staff, including individ-
uals with expertise in natural, cultural, historical, 
scenic, and recreational resource protection and her-
itage programming; 
(4) obtain money or services from any source, 
including any money or services that are provided 
under any other Federal law or program, in which 
case the Federal share of the cost of any activity as-
sisted using Federal funds provided for National 
Heritage Areas shall not be more than 50 percent; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) undertake to be a catalyst for other activi-
ties that—
(A) further the purposes of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) are consistent with the management 
plan. 
(c) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY DUTIES.—The 
local coordinating entity shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 
submit a management plan to the Secretary; 
(2) assist units of Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment, 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 Heritage Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs in the Heritage 
Area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; and 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, the natural, cultural, histor-
ical, Tribal, scenic, and recreational resources 
of the Heritage Area;
(3) consider the interests of diverse units of 
government, Tribes, business, organizations, and in-
dividuals in the Heritage Area in the preparation 
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) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 
viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area; 
and 
(6) submit a report to the Secretary every 5 
years after the Secretary has approved the manage-
ment plan, specifying— 
(A) the expenses and income of the local 
coordinating entity; and 
(B) significant grants or contracts made 
by the local coordinating entity to any other en-
tity over the 5-year period that describes the 
activities, expenses, and income of the local co-
ordinating entity (including grants from the 
local coordinating entity to any other entity 
during the year that the report is made). 
(d) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP-
ERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not acquire real 
property or interest in real property through condemna-
tion or with Federal funds provided for National Heritage 
Areas. 
(e) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Nothing in this Act 
shall preclude the local coordinating entity from using 
Federal funds available under other laws for the purposes 
for which those funds were authorized. 
SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall construe, define, waive, 
limit, or affect any rights of any federally recognized In-
dian tribe and the Federal trust responsibility. 
SEC. 8. 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. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—Any Fed-
eral agency planning to conduct activities that may have 
an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult 
and coordinate the activities with the local coordinating 
entity to the maximum extent practicable. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu-
lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
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 Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act, the proposed Mountains to 
Sound Greenway National Heritage Area, or resulting 
management plan (or any revisions to that plan) shall— 
(1) abridge the rights of any owner of public or 
private property, including the right to refrain from 
participating in any plan, project, program, or activ-
ity conducted within the Heritage Area; 
(2) require any property owner— 
(A) to allow public access (including access 
by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
property of the property owner; or 
(B) to modify public access or use of prop-
erty of the property owner under any other 
Federal, State, or local law; 
(3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency;
(4) convey any land use or other regulatory au-
thority to the local coordinating entity or any sub-
sidiary organization, including but not necessarily 
limited to development and management of energy 
or water or water-related infrastructure; 
(5) authorize or imply the reservation or appro-
priation of water or water rights; 
(6) diminish the authority of the State or Tribe 
to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation 
of fishing, hunting, or gathering within the Heritage 
Area or the authority of Tribes to regulate their 
members with respect to such matters in the exer-
cise of Tribal treaty rights; 
(7) create 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; 
(8) affect current or future grazing permits, 
leases, or allotment on Federal lands; 
(9) affect the construction, operation, mainte-
nance or expansion of current or future water 
projects, including water storage, hydroelectric facili-
ties, or delivery systems; or 
(10) alter the authority of State, county, or 
local governments in land use planning or obligate
those governments to comply with any recommenda-
tions in the management plan. 
SEC. 10. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplish-
ments of the 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 Her-
itage Area; and 
(B) achieving the goals and objectives of 
the management plan; 
(2) analyze the investments of Federal, State, 
Tribal, and local governments and private entities in 
the Heritage Area to determine the impact of the in-
vestments; and 
(3) review the management structure, partner-
ship relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area 
for purposes of identifying the critical components 
for sustainability of the Heritage Area.
(c) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that includes rec-
ommendations for the future role of the National Park 
Service with respect to the Heritage Area. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1791 
AN ACT 
To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway Na-
tional Heritage Area in the State of Washington, 
and for other purposes.