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Calendar No. 369
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1619
[Report No. 106–213]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment
AN ACT
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Na-
tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the
boundaries of the Corridor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Herit-
age Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999’’.
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(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act a section or
other provision is amended or repealed, such amendment
or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section
or other provision of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 102 of the Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts’’ after ‘‘State of
Connecticut’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2)
through (8), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by
inserting ‘‘New Haven,’’ after ‘‘Hartford,’’.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET
RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE COR-
RIDOR; PURPOSE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 103(a) of the Act is
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts’’ after ‘‘State of Connecticut’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 103(b) of the Act is amended
to read as follows:
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‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to pro-
vide assistance to the State of Connecticut and the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, their units of local and re-
gional government and citizens in the development and im-
plementation of integrated natural, cultural, historic, sce-
nic, recreational, land, and other resource management
programs in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the
significant features of the lands, water, structures, and
history of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley.’’.
SEC. 4. BOUNDARIES AND ADMINISTRATION.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 104(a) of the Act is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Union,’’ after ‘‘Thompson,’’;
and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Woodstock’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘in the State of Connecticut, and the towns
of Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley, E. Brookfield, Hol-
land, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, and Webster
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which are
contiguous areas in the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley, related by shared natural, cultural,
historic, and scenic resources’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 104 of the Act is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Corridor shall be
managed by the management entity in accordance
with the management plan, in consultation with the
Governor and pursuant to a compact with the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(B) The management entity shall amend its
by-laws to add the Governor of Connecticut (or the
Governor’s designee) and the Governor of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts (or the Governor’s des-
ignee) as a voting members of its Board of Direc-
tors.
‘‘(C) The management entity shall provide the
Governor with an annual report of its activities, pro-
grams, and projects. An annual report prepared for
any other purpose shall satisfy the requirements of
this paragraph.
‘‘(2) COMPACT.—To carry out the purposes of
this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a compact
with the management entity. The compact shall in-
clude information relating to the objectives and man-
agement of the Corridor, including, but not limited
to, each of the following:
‘‘(A) A delineation of the boundaries of the
Corridor.
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‘‘(B) A discussion of goals and objectives
of the Corridor, including an explanation of the
proposed approaches to accomplishing the goals
set forth in the management plan.
‘‘(C) A description of the role of the State
of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts.
‘‘(3) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—
For the purpose of achieving the goals set forth in
the management plan, the management entity may
use Federal funds provided under this Act—
‘‘(A) to make grants to the State of Con-
necticut and the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, their political subdivisions, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and other persons;
‘‘(B) to enter into cooperative agreements
with or provide technical assistance to the State
of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts, their political subdivisions, nonprofit
organizations, and other persons;
‘‘(C) to hire and compensate staff; and
‘‘(D) to contract for goods and services.
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use
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Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real
property or any interest in real property.’’.
SEC. 5. STATES CORRIDOR PLAN.
Section 105 of the Act is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b);
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (a);
(3) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking the first sentence and all
that follows through ‘‘Governor,’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘The management entity shall
implement the management plan. Upon request
of the management entity,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘identi-
fied pursuant to the inventory required by sec-
tion 5(a)(1)’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) GRANTS
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For
the purposes of implementing the management plan, the
management entity may make grants or provide technical
assistance to the State of Connecticut and the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, their political subdivisions, non-
profit organizations, and other persons to further the
goals set forth in the management plan.’’.
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(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘each of’’ and
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the
Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments,
the Windham Regional Council of Governments, and
the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Govern-
ments in Connecticut, (or their successors), and the
Pioneer Valley Regional Planning Commission and
the Southern Worcester County Regional Planning
Commission (or their successors) in Massachu-
setts.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The term ‘management plan’ means the
document approved by the Governor of the State of
Connecticut on February 16, 1999, and adopted by
the management entity, entitled ‘Vision to Reality: A
Management Plan’, the management plan for the
Corridor, as it may be amended or replaced from
time to time.
‘‘(7) The term ‘management entity’ means
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., a not-
for-profit corporation (or its successor) incorporated
in the State of Connecticut.’’.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 109 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated under this title not more than $1,000,000 for any
fiscal year. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may
be appropriated for the Corridor under this title after the
date of the enactment of the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization
Act of 1999.
‘‘(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding pro-
vided under this title may not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of any assistance or grant provided or author-
ized under this title.’’.
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) LONG TITLE.—The long title of the Act is amend-
ed to read as follows: ‘‘An Act to establish the Quinebaug
and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and for other purposes.’’.
(b) HEADING.—The heading for section 110 of the
Act is amended by striking ‘‘SERVICE’’ and inserting
‘‘SYSTEM’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 369
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1619
[Report No. 106–213]
AN ACT
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to
expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
Reported without amendment