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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts made available 
under subsection (a) shall be used only for— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance; 
‘‘(B) the design and fabrication of interpre-
tive materials, devices, and signs; and 
‘‘(C) the preparation of the strategic plan.’’. 
(2) Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) is amended 
by inserting after subparagraph (B) a new subpara-
graph as follows: 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A), 
funds made available under subsection (a) for 
the preparation of the strategic plan shall not re-
quire a non-Federal match.’’. 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 4006. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE COR-
RIDOR TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act 
(title VIII of Appendix D of Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 
2763A–295) is amended— 
(1) in section 804(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘27’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 
21 members, but not to exceed 27’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Envi-
ronment’’ and inserting ‘‘Environmental’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘19’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
redesignating subsequent subparagraphs ac-
cordingly; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by clause (i)), by striking the second 
sentence; and 
(iii) by adding after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The remaining members shall be based 
on recommendations from each member of the 
United States House of Representatives whose 
district encompasses the Corridor, each of whom 
shall be a resident of or employed within the dis-
trict from which they shall be recommended.’’; 
(2) in section 804(f), by striking ‘‘Fourteen 
members of the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘A major-
ity of the seated (sworn) Commissioners’’; 
(3) in section 804(g), by striking ‘‘14 of its mem-
bers.’’ and inserting ‘‘a majority of the seated (sworn) 
Commissioners.’’; 
(4) in section 804(h)(4), by striking ‘‘staff to 
carry out its duties;’’ and inserting ‘‘such staff as 
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may be necessary to carry out its duties. Staff ap-
pointed by the Commission— 
‘‘(A) may be appointed subject to the provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service; and 
‘‘(B) may be paid in accordance with the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of such title relating to the classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates;’’; 
(5) in section 804(j), by striking ‘‘10 years after 
the date of enactment of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
years after the date of the enactment of this title’’; 
(6) in section 807(e), by striking ‘‘duties with re-
gard to the preparation and approval of the 
Canalway Plan.’’ and inserting ‘‘duties.’’; 
(7) in section 807, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Superintendent of Saratoga 
National Historical Park may, on request, provide to public 
and private organizations in the Heritage Area, including 
the Commission, any operational assistance that is appro-
priate for the purpose of supporting the implementation of 
the management plan.’’; and 
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(8) in section 810(a)(1), by inserting after the 
first sentence: ‘‘Such sums shall remain available 
until expended.’’. 
TITLE V—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
REGARDING FUNDING 
SEC. 5001. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government 
should not fund a national heritage area in perpetuity. 
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