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‘‘(D) The approximately 3.17-mile segment 
of Dolly Gordon Brook from its headwaters in 
York, Maine, and extending downstream to its 
confluence with the York River in York, Maine. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.65-mile segment 
of Libby Brook from its headwaters in Kittery, 
Maine, and extending downstream to its con-
fluence with Dolly Gordon Brook in York, 
Maine. 
‘‘(F) The approximately 2.43-mile segment 
of Rogers Brook from its headwaters in Eliot, 
Maine, and extending downstream to its con-
fluence with the York River in York, Maine. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 4.54-mile segment 
of Smelt Brook from the Bell Marsh Reservoir 
dam in York, Maine, and extending downstream 
to its confluence with the York River in York, 
Maine. 
‘‘(H) The approximately 12.14-mile seg-
ment of the York River from the outlet of York 
Pond in Eliot, Maine, and extending down-
stream to the Route 103 Bridge in York, 
Maine, including Barrell Mill Pond in York, 
Maine.’’.
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SEC. 2103. MANAGEMENT OF YORK RIVER, MAINE SEG-
MENTS. 
(a) PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The York River, Maine seg-
ments shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) the stewardship plan; and 
(B) such amendments to the stewardship 
plan as the Secretary determines are consistent 
with this section and as are approved by the 
Stewardship Committee. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.— 
The stewardship plan shall be considered to satisfy 
the requirements for a comprehensive management 
plan under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
(b) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
management responsibilities under this title with the 
Stewardship Committee, as specified in the stewardship 
plan. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the 
long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement 
of the York River, Maine segments, the Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to 
sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic
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Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e) and 1282(b)(1)) 
with— 
(A) the State of Maine; 
(B) the municipalities of Eliot, Kittery, 
South Berwick, and York in Maine; and 
(C) appropriate local, regional, or State 
planning, environmental, or recreational organi-
zations. 
(2) CONSISTENCY.—Each cooperative agree-
ment entered into under this subsection shall be con-
sistent with the stewardship plan and may include 
provisions for financial or other assistance from the 
United States. 
(d) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the purpose of 
the York River, Maine segments, the zoning ordi-
nances adopted by the municipalities named in sub-
section (c)(1)(B), including provisions for conserva-
tion of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses asso-
ciated with the York River, Maine segments, shall be 
deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of 
section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1277(c)).
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(2) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—The authority of 
the Secretary to acquire land for the purposes of the 
York River, Maine segments shall be— 
(A) limited to acquisition by donation or 
acquisition with the consent of the owner of the 
land; and 
(B) subject to the additional criteria set 
forth in the stewardship plan. 
(3) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest 
in land within the watersheds of the York River, 
Maine segments may be acquired by condemnation. 
(e) RELATION TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— 
Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), the York River, Maine seg-
ments shall not— 
(1) be administered as a unit of the National 
Park System; or 
(2) be subject to regulations that govern the 
National Park System. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STEWARDSHIP
COMMITTEE.—The term 
‘‘Stewardship Committee’’ means the York River 
Stewardship Committee.
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(3) STEWARDSHIP PLAN.—The term ‘‘steward-
ship plan’’ means the York River Watershed Stew-
ardship Plan, dated August 2018, developed pursu-
ant to the study described in section 5(b)(21) of the 
Wild 
and 
Scenic 
Rivers 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1276(b)(21)). 
(4) YORK RIVER, MAINE SEGMENTS.—The term 
‘‘York River, Maine segments’’ means the river seg-
ments described by the amendment made by section 
902. 
TITLE XXII—ST. CROIX 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 
SEC. 2201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘St. Croix National 
Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 2202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the St. Croix Na-
tional Heritage Area established by section 903(a). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the National Heritage Area des-
ignated by section 903(d).
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(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area required under section 905. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) ST. CROIX.—The term ‘‘St. Croix’’ means 
St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States. 
SEC. 2203. ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the St. Croix National Heritage Area. 
(b) CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES.—The National Her-
itage Area shall consist of the entire island of St. Croix. 
(c) MAP.—A map of the National Heritage Area shall 
be— 
(1) included in the management plan; and 
(2) on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity 
for the National Heritage Area shall be the Virgin 
Islands State Historic Preservation Office. 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Vir-
gin Islands State Historic Preservation Office shall