other activities recommended in the management 
plan for the Heritage Area; 
(3) pay for operational expenses of the manage-
ment entity incurred within the first 10 fiscal years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act 
designating the Heritage Area; 
(4) make grants or loans to entities defined in 
the management plan; 
(5) enter into cooperative agreements with the 
State of Kansas, its political subdivisions, nonprofit 
organizations, and other organizations; 
(6) hire and compensate staff; 
(7) obtain money from any source under any 
program or law to be used for a regrant program re-
quiring the recipient of such money to make a con-
tribution in order to receive it; 
(8) contract for goods and services; and 
(9) offer a competitive grants program to con-
tributing partners requiring a dollar-for-dollar match 
of Federal funds. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—In ad-
dition to developing the management plan, the manage-
ment entity shall— 
(1) give priority to the implementation of ac-
tions, goals, strategies, and standards set forth in
the management plan, including assisting units of 
government and other persons in— 
(A) encouraging economic viability in the 
Heritage Area in accordance with the goals of 
the management plan; 
(B) establishing interpretive exhibits in the 
Heritage Area; 
(C) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the cultural, historical, and nat-
ural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(D) supporting the restoration of historic 
buildings that are— 
(i) located in the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) related to the themes of the Herit-
age Area; 
(E) the conservation of contributing land-
scapes and natural resources; and 
(F) the installation throughout the Herit-
age Area of signs identifying public access 
points and sites of interest; 
(2) prepare and implement the management 
plan while considering the interests of diverse units 
of government, businesses, private property owners, 
and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area;
(3) conduct public meetings in conjunction with 
training and skill building workshops regarding the 
development and implementation of the management 
plan; and 
(4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 
are received under this Act— 
(A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
describes, for the year— 
(i) accomplishments of the manage-
ment entity; 
(ii) expenses and income of the man-
agement entity; 
(iii) each entity to which a grant was 
made; and 
(iv) an accounting of matching funds 
obtained to meet grant guidelines; 
(B) conduct an annual audit with a neutral 
auditing firm and make available for audit by 
Congress, the Secretary, and appropriate units 
of government, all records pertaining to the ex-
penditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
and 
(C) require, for all agreements authorizing 
expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, 
that the receiving entity make available for
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure 
of their funds. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP-
ERTY.—The management entity shall not use Federal 
funds received under this Act to acquire real property or 
an interest in real property. 
(d) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this Act precludes 
the management entity from using Federal funds from 
other sources for authorized purposes. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
management 
entity 
shall— 
(1) not later than 3 years after the date funds 
are made available for this purpose, prepare and 
submit a management plan reviewed by participating 
units of local government within the boundaries of 
the proposed Heritage Area; 
(2) collaborate with and consider the interests 
of diverse units of government, businesses, tourism 
officials, private property owners, and nonprofit 
groups within the geographic area of the Heritage 
Area in developing and implementing such a man-
agement plan.
(3) ensure regular public involvement, including 
public meetings at least annually, regarding the im-
plementation of the management plan. 
(b) CONTENTS OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The man-
agement plan prepared for the Heritage Area shall— 
(1) present a comprehensive program for the 
conservation, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area, in a manner 
consistent with the existing local, State, and Federal 
land use laws and compatible economic viability of 
the Heritage Area; 
(2) establish criteria or standards to measure 
what is selected for conservation, interpretation, 
funding, management, and development; 
(3) involve residents, public agencies, and pri-
vate organizations working in the Heritage Area; 
(4) specify and coordinate, as of the date of the 
management plan, existing and potential sources of 
technical and financial assistance under this and 
other Federal laws to protect, manage, and develop 
the Heritage Area; and 
(5) include— 
(A) actions to be undertaken by units of 
government and private organizations to pro-