(iii) Bingham Bog, Salisbury, Con-
necticut; and 
(iv) Cathedral Pines, Cornwall, Con-
necticut. 
(3) Writers, artists, musicians, and vacationers 
have visited the region for more than 150 years to 
enjoy its scenic wonders, making it one of the coun-
try’s leading cultural resorts. 
(4) The upper Housatonic Valley has made sig-
nificant national cultural contributions through such 
writers as Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 
Edith Wharton, and W.E.B. DuBois, artists Daniel 
Chester French and Norman Rockwell, and the per-
forming arts centers of Tanglewood, Music Moun-
tain, Norfolk (Connecticut) Chamber Music Festival, 
Jacob’s Pillow, and Shakespeare & Company. 
(5) The upper Housatonic Valley is noted for 
its pioneering achievements in the iron, paper, and 
electrical generation industries and has cultural re-
sources to interpret those industries. 
(6) The region became a national leader in sce-
nic beautification and environmental conservation ef-
forts following the era of industrialization and defor-
estation and maintains a fabric of significant con-
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servation 
areas 
including 
the 
meandering 
Housatonic River. 
(7) Important historical events related to the 
American Revolution, Shays’ Rebellion, and early 
civil rights took place in the upper Housatonic Val-
ley. 
(8) The region had an American Indian pres-
ence going back 10,000 years and Mohicans had a 
formative role in contact with Europeans during the 
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 
(9) The Upper Housatonic Valley National 
Heritage Area has been proposed in order to height-
en appreciation of the region, preserve its natural 
and historical resources, and improve the quality of 
life and economy of the area. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To establish the Upper Housatonic Valley 
National Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut 
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
(2) To implement the national heritage area al-
ternative as described in the document entitled 
‘‘Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area 
Feasibility Study, 2003’’. 
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(3) To provide a management framework to 
foster a close working relationship with all levels of 
government, the private sector, and the local com-
munities in the upper Housatonic Valley region to 
conserve the region’s heritage while continuing to 
pursue compatible economic opportunities. 
(4) To assist communities, organizations, and 
citizens in the State of Connecticut and the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts in identifying, pre-
serving, interpreting, and developing the historical, 
cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the region 
for the educational and inspirational benefit of cur-
rent and future generations. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Upper Housatonic Valley National 
Heritage Area, established in section 4. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Man-
agement Entity’’ means the management entity for 
the Heritage Area designated by section 4(d). 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage-
ment Plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Heritage Area specified in section 6. 
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