I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2882 
To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, 
to designate the Great Basin National Heritage Route in the State 
of Nevada as the ‘‘Great Basin National Heritage Area’’, to designate 
the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the ‘‘Great Basin Herit-
age Area Partnership’’, to extend the authorization of the Great Basin 
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2021 
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National 
Heritage Area, to designate the Great Basin National 
Heritage Route in the State of Nevada as the ‘‘Great 
Basin National Heritage Area’’, to designate the Great 
Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the ‘‘Great Basin 
Heritage Area Partnership’’, to extend the authorization 
of the Great Basin National Heritage Area, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Basin National 
Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage 
Area Extension Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE MORMON 
PIONEER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
Section 260 of the Mormon Pioneer National Herit-
age Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109– 
338; 120 Stat. 1807) is amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 
SEC. 3. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF THE GREAT BASIN NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA.—The Great Basin National Heritage 
Route Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 
120 Stat. 1824) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Heritage Route’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the Heritage Area’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘along’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘in’’; 
(3) in the subtitle heading, by striking 
‘‘Route’’ and inserting ‘‘Area’’; 
(4) in section 291, by striking ‘‘Route’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Area’’; 
(5) in section 291A(a)— 
(A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking 
‘‘the Great Basin Heritage Route’’ each place it 
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appears and inserting ‘‘the Great Basin Na-
tional Heritage Area’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘a Her-
itage Route’’ and inserting ‘‘a Heritage Area’’; 
(6) in section 291B, by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘Heritage 
Area’ means the Great Basin National Heritage 
Area established by section 291C(a).’’; 
(7) in section 291C— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘ROUTE’’ and inserting ‘‘AREA’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Herit-
age Route’’ and inserting ‘‘Heritage Area’’; and 
(8) in section 291L(d), in the subsection head-
ing, by striking ‘‘IN HERITAGE ROUTE’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘IN HERITAGE AREA’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF GREAT BASIN HERITAGE AREA 
PARTNERSHIP.—The Great Basin National Heritage Area 
Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 
Stat. 1824) is amended by striking ‘‘Great Basin Heritage 
Route Partnership’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE GREAT 
BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 291J of the 
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Great Basin National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 
320101 note; Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1831) is 
amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 
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