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Department of Transportation, and the America’s Agricultural/
Industrial Heritage Landscape, Inc.
SEC. 705. PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(a) PREPARATION
OF
PARTNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—A
Partnership Management Plan shall be submitted to the Secretary
for approval no later than three years after the date of the enact-
ment of this title.
(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide technical assist-
ance in the preparation of the Partnership Management Plan.
SEC. 
706. 
LAND 
USE 
REGULATION 
AND 
PRIVATE 
PROPERTY
PROTECTION.
(a) REGULATION.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to
modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, and
local governments to regulate any use of privately owned land
provided by law or regulation.
(b) LAND USE.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to
grant the powers of zoning, land use, or condemnation to the
Partnership Management Entity, the Secretary or any other
Federal, State, or local government entity.
SEC. 707. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assist-
ance under this title after September 30, 2012.
SEC. 708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more
than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Partnership
under this title.
(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under this
title, after the designation of this Partnership, may not exceed
50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant provided
or authorized under this title.
TITLE VIII—OHIO & ERIE CANAL
NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ohio & Erie Canal National
Heritage Corridor Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for commercial
navigation in 1832, was the first inland waterway to connect
the Great Lakes at Lake Erie with the Gulf of Mexico via
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and a part of a canal network
in Ohio that was one of America’s most extensive and successful
systems during a period in history when canals were essential
to the Nation’s growth.
(2) The Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic growth in
the State of Ohio that took the State from near bankruptcy
to the third most economically prosperous State in the Union
in just 20 years.
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(3) A 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal was
designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and other
portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal and many associated struc-
tures were placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(4) In 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal were
declared nationally significant under National Park Service
new area criteria with the designation of Cuyahoga Valley
National Recreation Area.
(5) The National Park Service found the Ohio & Erie Canal
nationally significant in a 1975 study entitled ‘‘Suitability/Fea-
sibility Study, Proposed Ohio & Erie Canal’’.
(6) A 1993 Special Resources Study of the Ohio & Erie
Canal Corridor conducted by the National Park Service entitled
‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’ has concluded that the corridor is
eligible as a National Heritage Corridor.
(7) Local governments, the State of Ohio, and private sector
interests have embraced the heritage corridor concept and
desire to enter into partnership with the Federal Government
to preserve, protect, and develop the corridor for public benefit.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—
(1) to preserve and interpret for the educational and
inspirational benefit of present and future generations the
unique and significant contributions to our national heritage
of certain historic and cultural lands, waterways, and structures
within the 87-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor between
Cleveland and Zoar;
(2) to encourage within the corridor a broad range of eco-
nomic opportunities enhancing the quality of life for present
and future generations;
(3) to provide a management framework to assist the State
of Ohio, its political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations,
or combinations thereof, in preparing and implementing an
integrated Corridor Management Plan and in developing
policies and programs that will preserve, enhance, and interpret
the cultural, historical, natural, recreation, and scenic resources
of the corridor; and
(4) to authorize the Secretary to provide financial and
technical assistance to the State of Ohio, its political subdivi-
sions, and nonprofit organizations, or combinations thereof,
in preparing and implementing a Corridor Management Plan.
SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title:
(1) The term ‘‘corridor’’ means the Ohio & Erie Canal
National Heritage Corridor established by section 804.
(2) The term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Ohio & Erie Canal
National Heritage Area Committee established by section 805.
(3) The term ‘‘Corridor Management Plan’’ means the
management plan developed under section 808.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(5) The term ‘‘technical assistance’’ means any guidance,
advice, help, or aid, other than financial assistance, provided
by the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) The term ‘‘financial assistance’’ means funds appro-
priated by Congress and made available to the management
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entity for the purposes of preparing and implementing a
Corridor Management Plan.
(7) The term ‘‘management entity’’ means the entity recog-
nized by the Secretary pursuant to section 807(a) to receive,
distribute, and account for Federal funds appropriated for the
purposes of this title.
SEC. 804. OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State of Ohio
the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the corridor shall be
composed of the lands that are generally the route of the
Ohio & Erie Canal from Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted
in the 1993 National Park Service Special Resources Study,
‘‘A Route to Prosperity’’, subject to paragraph (2). The specific
boundaries shall be those specified in the management plan
submitted under section 808. The Secretary shall prepare a
map of the corridor which shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the office of the Director of the National
Park Service.
(2) CONSENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—No privately owned
property shall be included within the boundaries of the corridor
unless the municipality in which the property is located agrees
to be so included and submits notification of such agreement
to the Secretary.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The corridor shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of this title.
SEC. 805. THE OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR
COMMITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a Committee
to be known as the ‘‘Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
Committee’’, whose purpose shall be to assist Federal, State, and
local authorities and the private sector in the preparation and
implementation of an integrated Corridor Management Plan.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be comprised of 21
members, as follows:
(1) Four individuals, appointed by the Secretary after
consideration of recommendations submitted by the Greater
Cleveland Growth Association, the Akron Regional Develop-
ment Board, the Stark Development Board, and the Tuscarawas
County Chamber of Commerce, who shall include one represent-
ative of business and industry from each of Ohio counties
of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas.
(2) One individuals, appointed by the Secretary after
consideration of recommendations submitted by the Director
of the Ohio Department of Travel and Tourism, who is a director
of a convention and tourism bureau within the corridor.
(3) One individual, appointed by the Secretary after consid-
eration of recommendations submitted by the Ohio Historic
Preservation Officer, with knowledge and experience in the
field of historic preservation.
(4) One individual, appointed by the Secretary after consid-
eration of recommendations submitted by the Director of the
National Park Service, with knowledge and experience in the
field of historic preservation.
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(5) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary after
consideration of recommendations submitted by the county or
metropolitan park boards in the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga,
Summit, and Stark.
(6) Eight individuals appointed by the Secretary after
consideration of recommendations submitted by the county
commissioners or county chief executive of the Ohio counties
of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark and Tuscarawas, including—
(A) from each county, one representative of the
planning offices of the county; and
(B) from each county, one representative of a
municipality in the county.
(7) Two individuals appointed by the Secretary after
consideration of recommendations submitted by the Governor
of Ohio, who shall be representatives of the Directors of the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Depart-
ment of Transportation.
(8) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National
Recreation Area, ex officio.
(c) APPOINTMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of
three years and may be reappointed.
(2) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall appoint
the initial members of the Committee within 30 days after
the date on which the Secretary has received all recommenda-
tions pursuant to subsection (b). Of the members first
appointed—
(A) the members appointed pursuant to subsection
(b)(6)(B) shall be appointed to a term of two years and
may not be reappointed to a consecutive term; and
(B) the member appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(2)
shall be appointed to a term of two years and may not
be reappointed to a consecutive term.
(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The chair and vice chair of the
Committee shall be elected by the members of the Committee.
The terms of the chair and vice chair shall be two years.
(e) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration
of the term for which their predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed only for the remainder of such term. Any member of
the Committee appointed for a definite term may serve after the
expiration of their term until their successor has taken office.
(f) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Committee
shall serve without compensation for their service on the
Committee.
(g) QUORUM.—Eleven members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum.
(h) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at least quarterly
at the call of the chairperson or 11 of its members. Meetings
of the Committee shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, United
States Code (relating to open meetings).
(i) NOT TREATED AS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Committee
shall not be treated as an Advisory Committee for purposes of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).