IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3222 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alabama Black Belt 
National Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the Alabama Black 
Belt National Heritage Area established by section 
3(a). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the National Heritage Area. 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area prepared under section 5(a). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Alabama Black Belt Proposed National Her-
itage Area’’, numbered 258/177,272, and dated Sep-
tember 2021. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alabama. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ALABAMA BLACK BELT NA-
TIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Alabama 
Black Belt National Heritage Area in the State of Ala-
bama, to consist of land in Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choc-
taw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, 
Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, 
Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox counties in the State, as 
generally depicted on the map. 
(b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The Center for 
the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Ala-
bama shall serve as the local coordinating entity for the 
National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 
management plan for the National Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary acting through the local coordinating entity may 
use amounts made available under this Act— 
(1) to make grants to the State or a political 
subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and other persons; 
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 
or provide technical assistance to, the State or a po-
litical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, non-
profit organizations, and other interested parties; 
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(3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in-
clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 
and historical resources protection and heritage pro-
gramming; 
(4) to obtain money or services from any 
source, including any money or services that are pro-
vided under any other Federal law or program, pro-
vided that any money specifically authorized for Na-
tional Heritage areas shall be subject to a 50 per-
cent cost-share requirement; 
(5) to contract for goods or services; and 
(6) to undertake or be a catalyst for any other 
activity that furthers the purposes of the National 
Heritage Area and is consistent with the approved 
management plan. 
(b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity for the 
National Heritage Area shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 
submit a management plan for the National Herit-
age Area to the Secretary; 
(2) assist Federal agencies, the State or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, regional 
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties in carrying out the approved 
management plan by— 
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