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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2633
To revise the boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1993
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. REED, and Mr.
MACHTLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To revise the boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blackstone River Val-
ley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Act of
1993’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY CHANGES.
Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is
amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the
following new sentence: ‘‘The boundaries shall include the
lands and water generally depicted on the map entitled
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Boundary Map, numbered BRV–80–80,011, and dated
May 2, 1993.’’.
SEC. 3. TERMS.
Section 3(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is
amended by inserting immediately before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘, but may continue to serve after the
expiration of this term until a successor has been
appointed.’’.
SEC. 4. REVISION OF PLAN.
Section 6 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) REVISION OF PLAN.—(1) Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Com-
mission, with the approval of the Secretary, shall revise
the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan. The
revision shall address the boundary change and shall in-
clude a natural resource inventory of areas or features
that should be protected, restored, managed, or acquired
because of their contribution to the understanding of
national cultural landscape values.
‘‘(2) No changes other than minor revisions may be
made in the approved plan as amended without the ap-
proval of the Secretary. The Secretary shall approve or
disapprove any proposed change in the plan, except minor
revisions, in accordance with subsection (b).’’.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION.
Section 7 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘TERMINATION OF COMMISSION
‘‘SEC. 7. (a) TERMINATION.—Except as provided in
subsection (b), the Commission shall terminate on the date
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of the Black-
stone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amend-
ments Act of 1993.
‘‘(b) EXTENSION.—The Commission may be extended
for additional terms of consecutive 10-year periods if—
‘‘(1) not later than 180 days before the termi-
nation of the Commission, the Commission deter-
mines that an extension is necessary to carry out
this Act;
‘‘(2) the Commission submits a proposed exten-
sion to the appropriate committees of the Senate
and the House of Representatives; and
‘‘(3) the Secretary, the Governor of Massachu-
setts, and the Governor of Rhode Island each ap-
prove the extension.
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF APPROVAL.—The Secretary
shall approve the extension if the Secretary finds that—
‘‘(1) the Governor of Massachusetts and the
Governor of Rhode Island provide adequate assur-
ances of continued tangible contribution and effec-
tive policy support toward achieving the purposes of
this Act; and
‘‘(2) the Commission is effectively assisting
Federal, State, and local authorities to retain, en-
hance, and interpret the distinctive character and
nationally significant resources of the Corridor.’’.