funds authorized under this subtitle to acquire any inter-
est in real property. 
SEC. 2008. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle affects 
the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or 
financial assistance under any other law. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head 
of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that 
may have an impact on a National Heritage Area is en-
couraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the 
Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
subtitle— 
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu-
lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen-
cy; 
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man-
ager to implement an approved land use plan within 
the boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or 
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 
use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed-
eral agency. 
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SEC. 2009. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle— 
(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 pub-
lic access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, 
or local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner, or to modify public access or use of property 
of the property owner under any other Federal, 
State, Tribal, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity (such as the authority to make safety improve-
ments or increase the capacity of existing roads or 
to construct new roads) of any Federal, State, Trib-
al, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other 
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
including but not necessarily limited to development 
and management of energy or water or water-related 
infrastructure; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
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(5) diminishes the authority of the State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing 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. 2010. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject 
to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for 
any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(b)
LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNTS
APPRO-
PRIATED.—Not more than $15,000,000 may be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle. 
(c)
COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENT.—The
Federal 
share of the total cost of any activity under this subtitle 
shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Federal con-
tribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued. 
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SEC.
2011.
USE
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS
FROM
OTHER 
SOURCES. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local co-
ordinating entity from using Federal funds available under 
other laws for the purposes for which those funds were 
authorized. 
SEC. 2012. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial 
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that 
is 15 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle. 
Subtitle B—Niagara Falls National 
Heritage Area 
SEC. 2021. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the 
‘‘Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this subtitle is as follows: 
Sec. 2021. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2022. Purposes. 
Sec. 2023. Definitions. 
Sec. 2024. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 2025. Management plan. 
Sec. 2026. Evaluation; report. 
Sec. 2027. Local coordinating entity. 
Sec. 2028. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission. 
Sec. 2029. Relationship to other Federal agencies. 
Sec. 2030. Private property and regulatory protections. 
Sec. 2031. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2032. Use of Federal funds from other sources. 
Sec. 2033. Sunset for grants and other assistance. 
SEC. 2022. PURPOSES. 
(a) The purposes of this subtitle include— 
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(1) to recognize the national importance of the 
natural and cultural legacies of the area, as dem-
onstrated in the National Park Service study report 
entitled ‘‘Niagara National Heritage Area Study’’ 
dated 2005; 
(2) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret 
the natural, scenic, cultural, and historic resources 
within the National Heritage Area; 
(3)
to
promote
heritage,
cultural
and
rec-
reational tourism and to develop educational and 
cultural programs for visitors and the general public; 
(4) to recognize and interpret important events 
and geographic locations representing key develop-
ments in American history and culture, including 
Native
American,
Colonial
American,
European 
American, and African American heritage; 
(5)
to
enhance
a
cooperative
management 
framework to assist State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments, the private sector, and citizens residing in 
the National Heritage Area in conserving, sup-
porting, enhancing, and interpreting the significant 
historic, cultural, and recreational sites in the Na-
tional Heritage Area; 
(6) to conserve and interpret the history of the 
development of hydroelectric power in the United 
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States and its role in developing the American econ-
omy; and 
(7) to provide appropriate linkages among units 
of the National Park System within and surrounding 
the National Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and 
interpret resources outside of park boundaries. 
SEC. 2023. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle— 
(1)
NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The
term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the Niagara Falls 
National Heritage Area established in this subtitle. 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the National Heritage Area des-
ignated pursuant to this subtitle. 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the plan prepared by the local co-
ordinating entity for the National Heritage Area 
that specifies actions, policies, strategies, perform-
ance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals 
of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with 
this subtitle. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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