a broad cross-section of the individuals, agencies, organiza-
tions, States, and governments that— 
(1) are partners of the management entity; and 
(2) will oversee the development and implemen-
tation of the management plan. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTI-
TY. 
(a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.—The man-
agement entity may accept funds from any Federal 
source and from States and their political subdivi-
sions, private organizations, nonprofit organizations, 
or any other person to carry out its authorities and 
duties under this Act. 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The management entity 
may use funds made available under this Act for pur-
poses of preparing, updating, and implementing the 
management plan. Such purposes may include the 
following: 
(A) Making grants to, and entering into co-
operative agreements with, States and their po-
litical subdivisions, private organizations, non- 
profit organizations or any other person. 
(B) Hiring and compensating staff. 
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(C) Entering into contracts for goods, serv-
ices, and leases for office space. 
(D) Undertaking any other initiatives that 
advance the purposes of the Heritage Area. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management entity 
shall develop a management plan for the Heritage Area 
that— 
(1) presents comprehensive strategies and rec-
ommendations for conservation, funding, manage-
ment, and development of the Heritage Area; 
(2) takes into consideration existing State, coun-
ty, and local plans and involves residents, public 
agencies, and private organizations working in the 
Heritage Area; 
(3) includes a description of actions that units 
of government and private organizations and individ-
uals have decided to undertake in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act; 
(4) specifies the existing and potential sources of 
funding to protect, support, manage, and develop the 
Heritage Area; 
(5) includes an inventory of the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, architectural, scenic, and recreational 
resources in the Heritage Area that wish to be pre-
served, restored, supported, managed, developed, or 
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maintained, because of the national historic signifi-
cance of the resources; 
(6) includes an analysis of ways in which local, 
State, and Federal programs may coordinate to pro-
mote the purposes of this Act; including recommenda-
tions from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the States 
of Maryland and West Virginia, and the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania (and political subdivisions 
thereof) for the management, protection, support, and 
interpretation of the natural, cultural, and historical 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(7) identifies appropriate partners and partner-
ships among Federal, State, and local governments, 
regional entities, and the private sector in furtherance 
of the purposes of the Act; 
(8) includes locations for visitor contact and 
major interpretive facilities; 
(9) includes provisions for appropriate living 
history demonstrations and battlefield reenactments; 
(10) includes provisions for implementing a con-
tinuing program of interpretation for resident, stu-
dent, and visitor education concerning the resources 
and values of the Heritage Area; 
(11) includes provisions for a uniform historical 
marker and wayside exhibit program in the Heritage 
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Area, including a provision for marking, with the 
consent of the owner, historic structures and prop-
erties that are contained within the historic core 
areas and contribute to the understanding of the Her-
itage Area; 
(12) includes provisions for the protection and 
interpretation of the natural, cultural, and historic 
resources of the Heritage Area consistent with this 
Act; and 
(13) includes provisions for the development of 
educational outreach programs for students of all ages 
to further the understanding of the vast resources 
within the Heritage Area. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION; PREREQUISITES.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The management entity shall 
submit the management plan to the Secretary not 
later than the end of the three-year period beginning 
on the date on which funds are first made available 
for this Act. 
(2) PREREQUISITES.—Before submitting the 
management plan to the Secretary, the management 
entity shall ensure that— 
(A) the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 
States of Maryland and West Virginia, the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and any political 
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subdivision thereof that would be affected by the 
management plan, receives a copy of the man-
agement plan; 
(B) adequate notice of availability of the 
management plan is provided through publica-
tion in appropriate local newspapers in the area 
of the Heritage Area; 
(C) at least one public hearing is conducted 
by the management entity at a location within 
the Heritage Area in each congressional district 
included in whole or in part in the Heritage 
Area to review and receive comments on the 
management plan; and 
(D) a committee made up of elected officials 
of local governments within the boundaries of the 
Heritage Area, including mayors, town and 
county council chairs, and members of borough 
commissions and boards of supervisors, has had 
an opportunity to review, comment on, and ap-
prove (by majority vote) the management plan. 
(d) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If a management 
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall not, after the end of the 
period specified in such subsection, provide any grant or 
other assistance under this Act with respect to the Heritage 
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Area until a management plan for the Heritage Area is 
submitted to the Secretary. 
(e) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The manage-
ment entity shall— 
(1) give priority to implementing actions set 
forth in the management plan; 
(2) assist units of government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in— 
(A) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive materials and exhibits in the Heritage Area; 
(B) developing historical and cultural re-
sources and educational programs in the Herit-
age Area; 
(C) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the natural, historical, cultural, 
architectural, scenic, and recreational resources 
and sites in the Heritage Area; 
(D) the restoration of any historic building 
relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; 
(E) ensuring that clear signs identifying ac-
cess points and sites of interest are put in place 
throughout the Heritage Area; and 
(F) carrying out other actions that the 
management entity determines to be advisable to 
fulfill the purposes of this Act; 
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(3) encourage by appropriate means economic 
viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the 
purposes of this Act; 
(4) consider the interests of diverse governmental, 
business, nonprofit groups, and individuals within 
the Heritage Area; and 
(5) for any year in which Federal funds have 
been provided to implement the management plan— 
(A) conduct public meetings at least annu-
ally regarding the implementation of the man-
agement plan; 
(B) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary setting forth accomplishments, expenses 
and income, and each person to which any grant 
was made by the management entity in the year 
for which the report is made; and 
(C) require, for all agreements entered into 
by the management entity authorizing expendi-
ture of Federal funds by any other person, that 
the person making the expenditure make avail-
able to the management entity for audit all 
records pertaining to the expenditure of such 
funds. 
(f) PROHIBITION
ON
THE ACQUISITION
OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use Federal 
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funds received under this Act to acquire real property or 
any interest in real property. No State or local subdivision 
of a State shall use any Federal funds received pursuant 
to this Act to acquire any interest in real property by con-
demnation or otherwise. 
SEC. 6. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN. 
(a) TIME FOR CONSIDERATION; CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Governors of the Common-
wealth of Virginia, the States of Maryland and West Vir-
ginia, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall ap-
prove or disapprove a management plan submitted under 
section 5 not later than 180 days after receiving the plan. 
In considering the plan, the Secretary shall take into con-
sideration the following criteria: 
(1) The extent to which the management plan, 
when implemented, would adequately preserve, sup-
port and protect the significant historical, cultural 
and recreational resources of the Heritage Area. 
(2) The level of public participation in the devel-
opment of the management plan. 
(3) The extent to which the board of trustees of 
the management entity is representative of the local 
governments affected and a wide range of interested 
organizations and citizens. 
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(b) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a management plan, the Secretary shall 
advise the management entity in writing of the reasons for 
the disapproval and shall make recommendations for revi-
sions in the management plan. The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove a proposed revision within 180 days after 
the date it is submitted. 
(c) APPROVING CHANGES.—The Secretary shall review 
and approve or disapprove any amendment to the manage-
ment plan that would make a substantial change to the 
management plan, as determined by the Secretary. The re-
view and approval or disapproval of an amendment shall 
be conducted in the manner provided under subsections (a) 
and (b). Funds appropriated under this Act may not be 
expended to implement the changes made by such an 
amendment unless and until the Secretary approves the 
amendment. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL REPORTS.—The man-
agement entity shall post each annual report prepared 
under section 5(e)(5)(B) on a website maintained by the 
management entity. 
SEC. 7. PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) OVERALL ASSISTANCE.—Upon the request of the 
management entity and subject to the availability of appro-
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priations, the Secretary may provide technical and finan-
cial assistance to the management entity to carry out its 
duties under this Act, including updating and imple-
menting the management plan and, prior to approval of 
the management plan, providing assistance for initiatives. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary has the 
resources available to provide technical assistance to the 
management entity to carry out its duties under this Act, 
including updating and implementing the management 
plan and, prior to approval of the management plan, pro-
viding assistance for initiatives, the Secretary shall provide 
such assistance upon the request of the management entity. 
Technical assistance provided under this subsection shall be 
provided on a reimbursable basis, except that this subsection 
does not preclude the Secretary from providing non-
reimbursable assistance under subsection (a). 
(c) PRIORITY.—In assisting the management entity, 
the Secretary shall give priority to actions that assist in— 
(1) the implementation of the management plan; 
(2) the provision of educational assistance and 
advice regarding management of the significant his-
toric resources of the region; 
(3) the development and application of tech-
niques promoting the preservation of cultural, rec-
reational and historic properties; 
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(4) the preservation, restoration, and reuse of 
publicly and privately owned historic buildings; 
(5) the design and fabrication of a wide range 
of interpretive materials based on the management 
plan, including, among other things, guide brochures, 
visitor displays, audio-visual, books, interpretive dia-
logues, interactive exhibits, and educational cur-
riculum materials for public education; and 
(6) the implementation of initiatives prior to ap-
proval of the management plan. 
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of providing 
financial assistance under this section to the management 
entity, the Secretary shall require the recipient to provide 
matching funds in an amount equal to the amount of the 
financial assistance provided by the Secretary. Recipient 
matching funds— 
(1) shall be derived from non-Federal sources; 
and 
(2) may be made in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of goods and services fairly valued. 
SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities 
directly affecting the Heritage Area shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary and the manage-
ment entity with respect to such activities; 
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(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the man-
agement entity in carrying out their duties under this 
Act and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordi-
nate such activities with the carrying out of such du-
ties; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 
or support such activities in a manner that the man-
agement entity determines shall not have an adverse 
effect on the Heritage Area. 
SEC. 9. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any 
other financial assistance under this Act after the expira-
tion of the 15-year period beginning on the date that funds 
are first made available for this Act. 
SEC. 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the National Her-
itage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit public 
access (including access by Federal, State, or local 
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to 
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modify public access or use of property of the prop-
erty owner under any other Federal, State, or local 
law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority 
of any Federal, State, or local agency, including but 
not limited to the authority of Federal, State, or local 
governments to make safety improvements or increase 
the capacity of existing roads or to construct new 
roads, or conveys any land use or other regulatory 
authority to any local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 
or 
(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
SEC. 11. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES. 
Nothing in this Act shall preclude the management en-
tity from using Federal funds available under Acts other 
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than this Act for the purposes for which those funds were 
authorized. 
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject to 
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal 
year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until 
expended. 
(b) 
LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNTS
APPRO-
PRIATED.—Not more than $10,000,000 may be appro-
priated to carry out this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 60 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 319 
[Report No. 110–95] 
A BILL 
To establish the Journey Through Hallowed 
Ground National Heritage Area, and for other 
purposes. 
APRIL 17, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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