105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3910
AN ACT
To authorize the Automobile National Heritage
Area in the State of Michigan, and for other pur-
poses.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3910
AN ACT
To authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area in the
State of Michigan, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE 
I—AUTOMOBILE 
NA-
TIONAL HERITAGE AREA OF
MICHIGAN
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Automobile National
Heritage Area Act’’.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the industrial, cultural, and natural heritage
legacies of Michigan’s automobile industry are na-
tionally significant;
(2) in the areas of Michigan including and in
proximity to Detroit, Dearborn, Pontiac, Flint, and
Lansing, the design and manufacture of the auto-
mobile helped establish and expand the United
States industrial power;
(3) the industrial strength of automobile manu-
facturing was vital to defending freedom and democ-
racy in 2 world wars and played a defining role in
American victories;
(4) the economic strength of our Nation is con-
nected integrally to the vitality of the automobile in-
dustry, which employs millions of workers and upon
which 1 out of 7 United States jobs depends;
(5) the industrial and cultural heritage of the
automobile industry in Michigan includes the social
history and living cultural traditions of several gen-
erations;
(6) the United Auto Workers and other unions
played a significant role in the history and progress
of the labor movement and the automobile industry;
(7) the Department of the Interior is respon-
sible for protecting and interpreting the Nation’s
cultural and historic resources, and there are signifi-
cant examples of these resources within Michigan to
merit the involvement of the Federal Government to
develop programs and projects in cooperation with
the Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership,
Incorporated, the State of Michigan, and other local
and governmental bodies, to adequately conserve,
protect, and interpret this heritage for the edu-
cational and recreational benefit of this and future
generations of Americans;
(8) the Automobile National Heritage Area
Partnership, Incorporated would be an appropriate
entity to oversee the development of the Automobile
National Heritage Area; and
(9) 2 local studies, ‘‘A Shared Vision for Metro-
politan Detroit’’ and ‘‘The Machine That Changed
the World’’, and a National Park Service study,
‘‘Labor History Theme Study: Phase III; Suitability-
Feasibility’’, demonstrated that sufficient historical
resources exist to establish the Automobile National
Heritage Area.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to estab-
lish the Automobile National Heritage Area to—
(1) foster a close working relationship with all
levels of government, the private sector, and the
local communities in Michigan and empower commu-
nities in Michigan to conserve their automotive her-
itage while strengthening future economic opportuni-
ties; and
(2) conserve, interpret, and develop the histori-
cal, cultural, natural, and recreational resources re-
lated to the industrial and cultural heritage of the
Automobile National Heritage Area.
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the
Board of Directors of the Partnership.
(2) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage
Area’’ means the Automobile National Heritage
Area established by section 104.
(3) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’
means the Automobile National Heritage Area Part-
nership, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation estab-
lished under the laws of the State of Michigan).
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 104. AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the
State of Michigan the Automobile National Heritage Area.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the boundaries of the Heritage Area shall include
lands in Michigan that are related to the following
corridors:
(A) The Rouge River Corridor.
(B) The Detroit River Corridor.
(C) The Woodward Avenue Corridor.
(D) The Lansing Corridor.
(E) The Flint Corridor.
(F) The Sauk Trail/Chicago Road Cor-
ridor.
(2) 
SPECIFIC
BOUNDARIES.—The 
specific
boundaries of the Heritage Area shall be those speci-
fied in the management plan approved under section
106.
SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.
Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended
by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment of this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment
of the Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of
1998’’.
SEC. 407. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.
Section 11 of such Act (102 Stat. 4557) is amended
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the
flow of the Canal or the natural’’ and inserting ‘‘directly
affecting the purposes of the Corridor’’.
SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) COMMISSION.—Section 12(a) of such Act (102
Stat. 4558) is amended by striking ‘‘$350,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—Section 12 of
such Act (102 Stat. 4558) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To implement the manage-
ment action plan created by the Commission, there
is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2000 through 2007.
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
EXPENDITURES.—
Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall