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and historic resources conservation; economic and 
community development; and heritage planning; 
(4) obtain money or services, including those 
provided under other Federal laws or programs; 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) support activities of partners and any other 
activities that further the purposes of the National 
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved 
management plan. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity may not use 
Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real prop-
erty or any interest in real property. 
(d) HERITAGE AREA COMMISSIONS.— 
(1) Section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 
(Appendix D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) 
of Public Law 106–554 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A– 295; 123 Stat. 1294; 128 
Stat. 3802) is amended by striking ‘‘shall termi-
nate’’ and all that follows through the period and in-
serting ‘‘shall terminate on September 30, 2034.’’. 
(2) Section 295D(d) of Public Law 109–338 
(120 Stat. 1833; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by 
striking ‘‘shall terminate’’ and all that follows 
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through the period and inserting ‘‘shall terminate on 
September 30, 2034.’’. 
SEC. 7. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 
(1) abridge 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) require any property owner to permit public 
access (including Federal, Tribal, State, or local gov-
ernment access) to such property or to modify any 
provisions of Federal, Tribal, State, or local law with 
regard to public access or use of private lands; 
(3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation 
or any approved land use plan or any other regu-
latory authority of any Federal, Tribal, or State, or 
local government, or to convey any land use or other 
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorize or imply the reservation or appro-
priation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminish the authority of the State to man-
age fish and wildlife including the regulation of fish-
ing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; 
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(6) create any liability, or have any effect on 
any liability under any other law, of any private 
property owner with respect to any persons injured 
on such private property; 
(7) affect the authority of any Federal official 
to provide technical or financial assistance under 
any other law; 
(8) modify any law or regulation authorizing 
Federal officials to manage Federal land under their 
control or limit the discretion of Federal land man-
agers to implement approved land use plans within 
the boundaries of a National Heritage Area, nor 
shall this Act be construed to modify, alter, or 
amend any authorized uses of these Federal lands; 
or 
(9) enlarge or diminish the treaty rights of any 
Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034, 
there is authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$750,000 for each National Heritage Area. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any law designating 
a National Heritage Area, the Federal share of the 
total cost of any activity funded with appropriations 
authorized by subsection (a) shall not be more than 
50 percent. 
(2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the total cost of any activity funded 
with appropriations authorized by subsection (a) 
may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods 
or services fairly valued. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section 9(b), 
for each National Heritage Area established before 
the date of the enactment of this Act without a non- 
Federal cost share requirement or with a non-Fed-
eral cost share requirement of less than 50 per-
cent— 
(A) the non-Federal cost share require-
ment, or lack thereof, shall remain at the pre-
viously enacted level for 2 full fiscal years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) after the period referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the non-Federal cost share require-
ment shall increase by 10 percent annually until 
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the non-Federal share is consistent with para-
graph (1). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
provide assistance to a National Heritage Area during any 
fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 9. STATUTORY CLARIFICATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of 
law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act 
that provides for a termination, expiration, or other time 
limitation on the authorization for a National Heritage 
Area is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Any provision of law 
enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for a termination, expiration, or other limitation 
on the time or amount of an authorization of appropria-
tions for a National Heritage Area is hereby superceded 
and shall have no effect. 
(c) EVALUATIONS.—Any provision of law enacted be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act that requires 
the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of or submit a re-
port on the accomplishments of a National Heritage Area 
is hereby superceded and shall have no effect. 
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(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any provision of law en-
acted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
provides for the establishment, management, administra-
tion, operation, or otherwise affects a National Heritage 
Area and is not explicitly otherwise provided for in this 
Act shall not be affected by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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