(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
posed of the lands generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary Map, Wheeling American Heritage Area, West
Virginia’’, numbered WHNA–80,005, and dated August
1994. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Director of the National
Park Service.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Heritage Area shall be
considered to be part of the American Heritage Areas
Partnership Program and shall be considered for all pur-
poses, including but not limited to the management plan
submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the pro-
visions of section 108, to have been designated an Amer-
ican Heritage Area under section 105(d) on the date on
which the Heritage Area is designated under subsection
(c) of this section.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section not more
than—
(A) $5,000,000 for capital projects;
(B) $1,000,000 for planning and studies;
and
(C) $500,000 for technical assistance.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—(A) Funds made available
pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph
(1) for a capital project or for planning and studies
regarding a project shall not exceed 50 percent of
the total costs of the capital project or project, re-
spectively.
(B) Funds made available under this section or
any other Federal law for the Heritage Area or the
Wheeling National Heritage Area (including the
Wheeling project) may not exceed $6,500,000 in the
aggregate.
(3) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS UNDER TITLE
I.—No funds may be appropriated under title I for
purposes of the Heritage Area.
TITLE III—STUDIES REGARDING
POTENTIAL AMERICAN HER-
ITAGE AREAS
SEC. 301. OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the amenities and resources of the Ohio
River, which flows through 6 States from its head-
waters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its
confluence with the Mississippi River and comprises
a chain of commercial, industrial, historical, archae-
ological, natural, recreational, scenic, wildlife, urban,
rural, cultural, and economic areas, are of major sig-
nificance and importance to the Nation;
(2) the national interest is served by—
(A) preserving, protecting, and improving
such amenities and resources for the benefit of
the people of the United States; and
(B) improving the coordination between all
levels of government in the Ohio River Corridor;
(3) the preservation, protection, and improve-
ment of such amenities and resources are failing to
be fully realized despite efforts by the States
through which the Ohio flows, political subdivisions
of such States, and volunteer associations and pri-
vate businesses in such States;
(4) existing Federal agency programs are offer-
ing insufficient coordination to State and local plan-
ning and regulatory authorities to provide for re-
source management and economic development in a
manner that is consistent with the protection and
public use of the amenities and resources of the Cor-
ridor; and
(5) the Federal Government should assist in the
coordination, preservation, and interpretation activi-
ties of public and private entities with respect to the
significant amenities and resources associated with
the Ohio River.
(b) STUDY OF OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study
on the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Ohio River corridor, from its headwaters in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its confluence
with the Mississippi River, as an American Heritage
Area.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of
the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the
study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
SEC. 302. FOX AND LOWER WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
that—
(1) the Fox-Wisconsin waterway is famous as
the discovery route of Marquette and Joliet;
(2) as the connecting route between the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi River, the waterway was
critical to the opening of the Northwest Territory
and served as a major artery in bringing commerce
to the interior of the United States and providing
a vital communication link for early explorers, mis-
sionaries, and fur traders;
(3) within the Fox and Lower Wisconsin River
corridors are an abundance of historic and archae-
ological sites and structures representing early Na-
tive Americans, European exploration, and 19th-cen-
tury transportation and settlement; and
(4) the unique aspects of the waterway, from
the heavily developed portions of the Fox River to
the pristine expanses of the Lower Wisconsin River,
should be studied to determine the suitability and
feasibility of the waterway for designation as an
American Heritage Area.
(b) STUDY OF FOX-WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study
on the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Fox and Lower Wisconsin River corridors in the
State of Wisconsin as an American Heritage Area.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On completion of
the study referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the