in paragraph (1) until the Secretary approves the 
amendment. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE 
MANAGEMENT ENTITY. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—The Management Entity may, 
for purposes of preparing and implementing the manage-
ment plan, use funds made available under this Act to— 
(1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative 
agreements with, the States of Massachusetts and 
New Hampshire (including a political subdivision), a 
nonprofit organization, or any person; 
(2) hire and compensate staff; 
(3) obtain funds from any source (including a 
program that has a cost-sharing requirement); and 
(4) contract for goods and services. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—In ad-
dition to developing the management plan, the manage-
ment entity shall— 
(1) give priority to the implementation of ac-
tions, goals, and strategies set forth in the manage-
ment plan, including assisting units of government 
and other persons in— 
(A) carrying out the programs that recog-
nize and protect important resource values in 
the Heritage Area; 
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(B) encouraging economic viability in the 
Heritage Area in accordance with the goals of 
the management plan; 
(C) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; 
(D) developing recreational and edu-
cational opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(E) increasing public awareness of and ap-
preciation for the cultural, historical, and nat-
ural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(F) restoring historic buildings that are— 
(i) located in the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) relate to the themes of the Herit-
age Area; and 
(G) installing throughout the Heritage 
Area clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 
identifying public access points and sites of in-
terest; 
(2) prepare and implement the management 
plan while considering the interests of diverse units 
of government, businesses, private property owners, 
and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; 
(3) conduct public meetings at least quarterly 
regarding the development and implementation of 
the management plan; 
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(4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 
are received under this Act— 
(A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
describes, for the year— 
(i) the accomplishments of the man-
agement entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the 
management entity; and 
(iii) each entity to which a grant was 
made; 
(B) make available for audit by Congress, 
the Secretary, and appropriate units of govern-
ment, all records pertaining to the expenditure 
of the funds and any matching funds; and 
(C) require, for all agreements authorizing 
expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, 
that the receiving entity make available for 
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure 
of the funds. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The management entity shall not use Fed-
eral funds made available under this Act to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property. 
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SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER 
FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the man-
agement entity, the Secretary may provide technical 
and financial assistance for the development and im-
plementation of the management plan. 
(2) PRIORITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
give priority to actions that assist in— 
(A) conserving the significant cultural, his-
toric, and natural resources of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the Heritage Area. 
(3) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERAL PROPERTY.— 
The management entity may expend Federal funds 
made available under this Act on nonfederally owned 
property that is— 
(A) identified in the management plan; or 
(B) listed or eligible for listing on the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places. 
(4) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with public and 
private organizations to carry out this subsection. 
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