I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2260
To establish America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 6, 1995
Mr. NUSSLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To establish America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership in
Iowa, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) The Congress finds that—
(1) the city of Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast
Iowa of the State possess many important elements
of the nationally significant story of American agri-
culture, including Native American agriculture, agri-
cultural mechanization, seed hybridization, farm co-
operative movements, rural electrification, farm-to-
market systems, rural to urban migration, veterinary
practice, food processing and preservation, national
farm organizations, international hunger relief, and
the development of national and international agri-
business;
(2) these resources offer outstanding and
unique opportunities to acknowledge and appreciate
the development of American agriculture;
(3) the National Park Service has determined
that the story of American agriculture is nationally
significant, that northeast Iowa is an ideal place to
tell that story, and that this story could be divided
into 4 principal topics for interpretation in northeast
Iowa: the Amazing Science of Agriculture, Agri-
culture as a Way of Life, Organizing for Survival,
and Crops from Field to Table;
(4) the responsibility for interpreting, retaining,
enhancing, and promoting the resources, values, and
amenities of Waterloo, Iowa and northeast Iowa re-
sides with volunteer associations, private businesses,
political subdivisions of the State, and the State of
Iowa; and
(5) despite the efforts by volunteer associations,
private businesses, political subdivisions of the State,
and the State of Iowa, the cultural and historical re-
sources of the area have not realized full potential
and may be lost without some assistance from the
Federal Government.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to interpret, retain, enhance, and promote
the unique and significant contributions to national
and international agriculture of certain natural, his-
toric, and cultural resources within Waterloo, Iowa,
and northeast Iowa;
(2) to provide a partnership management
framework to assist volunteer associations, private
businesses, political subdivisions of the State, and
the State of Iowa in developing and implementing
Management Plan policies and programs that will
assist in the interpretation, retention, enhancement,
and promotion of the cultural, natural, and rec-
reational resources of northeast Iowa;
(3) to allow for local, State, and Federal con-
tributions through limited grants and technical as-
sistance to create America’s Agricultural Heritage
Partnership through cooperative agreements among
volunteer associations, private businesses, political
subdivisions of the State, the State of Iowa, and
residents of the area; and
(4) to provide for an economically self-sustain-
ing Partnership for the educational and inspirational
benefit of current and future generations concerning
the story of American agriculture.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’
means the America’s Agricultural Heritage Partner-
ship as established by section 3(a).
(2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man-
agement entity’’ means the management entity as
established by section 4(a).
(3) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘‘politi-
cal subdivision’’ means a political subdivision of the
State of Iowa, any part of which is located in or ad-
jacent to the area in which the Partnership’s Activi-
ties occur, including a county, city, or town.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Iowa.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(6) PARTNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The
term ‘‘Partnership Management Plan’’ means the
plan as established in section 5(a).
(7) ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘activities’’ means
the activities limited in section 3(b).
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMERICA’S AGRICUL-
TURAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To carry out this Act, there
is established in the State of Iowa the America’s Agricul-
tural Heritage Partnership upon publication by the Sec-
retary in the Federal Register of notice that a Partnership
Management Plan has been approved by the Secretary.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Partnership’s activities shall
be limited to the counties of northeast Iowa that are gen-
erally depicted in ‘‘Alternatives #2 and #3’’ described in
the 1995 National Park Service ‘‘Special Resource Study,
Cedar Valley, Iowa.’’.
(c) PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in this Act shall re-
quire any resident located in the area in which the Part-
nership’s activities occur to participate in or be associated
with the Partnership or the Partnership’s activities.
(d) AFFILIATIONS.—Nothing in this Act shall pro-
hibit future affiliations or designations of the Partnership
or Partnership Management Entity.
(e) GRANTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND COOPER-
ATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) GRANTS
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—
The Secretary may make grants and provide tech-