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Federal, State, or local government entities, or private or non-
profit organizations. 
(b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall conduct the 
study required under subsection (a) in accordance with section 
8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) or section 5(b) of 
the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), as appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary with respect 
to the route. 
SEC. 7210. COLD WAR SITES THEME STUDY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advisory Committee’’ 
means the Cold War Advisory Committee established under 
subsection (c). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(3) THEME
STUDY.—The term ‘‘theme study’’ means the 
national historic landmark theme study conducted under sub-
section (b)(1). 
(b) COLD WAR THEME STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a national 
historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources 
in the United States that are significant to the Cold War. 
(2) RESOURCES.—In conducting the theme study, the Sec-
retary shall consider— 
(A) the inventory of sites and resources associated with 
the Cold War completed by the Secretary of Defense under 
section 8120(b)(9) of the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1906); and 
(B) historical studies and research of Cold War sites 
and resources, including— 
(i) intercontinental ballistic missiles; 
(ii) flight training centers; 
(iii) manufacturing facilities; 
(iv) communications and command centers (such 
as Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado); 
(v) defensive radar networks (such as the Distant 
Early Warning Line); 
(vi) nuclear weapons test sites (such as the Nevada 
test site); and 
(vii) strategic and tactical aircraft. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The theme study shall include— 
(A) recommendations for commemorating and inter-
preting sites and resources identified by the theme study, 
including— 
(i) sites for which studies for potential inclusion 
in the National Park System should be authorized; 
(ii) sites for which new national historic landmarks 
should be nominated; and 
(iii) other appropriate designations;
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(B) recommendations for cooperative agreements 
with— 
(i) State and local governments; 
(ii) local historical organizations; and 
(iii) other appropriate entities; and 
(C) an estimate of the amount required to carry out 
the recommendations under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(4) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the theme study, the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) the Secretary of the Air Force; 
(B) State and local officials; 
(C) State historic preservation offices; and 
(D) other interested organizations and individuals. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes 
the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the theme 
study. 
(c) COLD WAR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable after funds 
are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
‘‘Cold War Advisory Committee’’, to assist the Secretary in 
carrying out this section. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Committee shall be com-
posed of 9 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of 
whom— 
(A) 3 shall have expertise in Cold War history; 
(B) 2 shall have expertise in historic preservation; 
(C) 1 shall have expertise in the history of the United 
States; and 
(D) 3 shall represent the general public. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee shall select 
a chairperson from among the members of the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Advisory Committee 
shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed by 
the Secretary for expenses reasonably incurred in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Advisory Committee. 
(5) MEETINGS.—On at least 3 occasions, the Secretary (or 
a designee) shall meet and consult with the Advisory Committee 
on matters relating to the theme study. 
(d) INTERPRETIVE HANDBOOK ON THE COLD WAR.—Not later 
than 4 years after the date on which funds are made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) prepare and publish an interpretive handbook on the 
Cold War; and 
(2) disseminate information in the theme study by other 
appropriate means. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000. 
SEC. 7211. BATTLE OF CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete a special 
resource study of the site of the Battle of Camden fought in South
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Carolina on August 16, 1780, and the site of Historic Camden, 
which is a National Park System Affiliated Area, to determine— 
(1) the suitability and feasibility of designating the sites 
as a unit or units of the National Park System; and 
(2) the methods and means for the protection and 
interpretation of these sites by the National Park Service, other 
Federal, State, or local government entities or private or non- 
profit organizations. 
(b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall conduct the 
study in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary. 
SEC. 7212. FORT SAN GERO´ NIMO, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FORT SAN GERO´ NIMO.—The term ‘‘Fort San Gero´nimo’’ 
(also known as ‘‘Fortı´n de San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n’’) means 
the fort and grounds listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places and located near Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
(2) RELATED
RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘related resources’’ 
means other parts of the fortification system of old San Juan 
that are not included within the boundary of San Juan National 
Historic Site, such as sections of the City Wall or other fortifica-
tions. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete a special 
resource study of Fort San Gero´nimo and other related 
resources, to determine— 
(A) the suitability and feasibility of including Fort San 
Gero´nimo and other related resources in the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico as part of San Juan National Historic 
Site; and 
(B) the methods and means for the protection and 
interpretation of Fort San Gero´nimo and other related 
resources by the National Park Service, other Federal, 
State, or local government entities or private or non-profit 
organizations. 
(2) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall conduct the 
study in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 
(16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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Subtitle D—Program Authorizations 
SEC. 7301. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to assist citizens, 
public and private institutions, and governments at all levels in 
planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles 
were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped 
the growth and development of the United States, in order that 
present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration 
from the ground where Americans made their ultimate sacrifice. 
(b) PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using the established national historic 
preservation program to the extent practicable, the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protec-
tion Program, shall encourage, support, assist, recognize, and 
work in partnership with citizens, Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments, other public entities, educational institu-
tions, and private nonprofit organizations in identifying, 
researching, evaluating, interpreting, and protecting historic 
battlefields and associated sites on a National, State, and local 
level. 
(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—To carry out paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may use a cooperative agreement, grant, contract, 
or other generally adopted means of providing financial assist-
ance. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated $3,000,000 annually to carry out this 
subsection, to remain available until expended. 
(c) BATTLEFIELD ACQUISITION GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
BATTLEFIELD
REPORT.—The 
term 
‘‘Battlefield 
Report’’ means the document entitled ‘‘Report on the 
Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’’, prepared by the Civil War 
Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993. 
(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means 
a State or local government. 
(C) ELIGIBLE SITE.—The term ‘‘eligible site’’ means a 
site— 
(i) that is not within the exterior boundaries of 
a unit of the National Park System; and 
(ii) that is identified in the Battlefield Report. 
(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the American Battle-
field Protection Program. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary 
may provide grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share 
of the cost of acquiring interests in eligible sites for the 
preservation and protection of those eligible sites. 
(3) NONPROFIT PARTNERS.—An eligible entity may acquire 
an interest in an eligible site using a grant under this sub-
section in partnership with a nonprofit organization. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the 
total cost of acquiring an interest in an eligible site under 
this subsection shall be not less than 50 percent.
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(5) LIMITATION ON LAND USE.—An interest in an eligible 
site acquired under this subsection shall be subject to section 
6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
(16 U.S.C. 460l–8(f)(3)). 
(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide grants 
under this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013. 
SEC. 7302. PRESERVE AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to authorize the 
Preserve America Program, including— 
(1) the Preserve America grant program within the Depart-
ment of the Interior; 
(2) the recognition programs administered by the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation; and 
(3) the related efforts of Federal agencies, working in part-
nership with State, tribal, and local governments and the pri-
vate sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic 
resources. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation. 
(2) HERITAGE
TOURISM.—The term ‘‘heritage tourism’’ 
means the conduct of activities to attract and accommodate 
visitors to a site or area based on the unique or special aspects 
of the history, landscape (including trail systems), and culture 
of the site or area. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the Preserve 
America Program established under subsection (c)(1). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Department 
of the Interior the Preserve America Program, under which 
the Secretary, in partnership with the Council, may provide 
competitive grants to States, local governments (including local 
governments in the process of applying for designation as Pre-
serve America Communities under subsection (d)), Indian 
tribes, communities designated as Preserve America Commu-
nities under subsection (d), State historic preservation offices, 
and tribal historic preservation offices to support preservation 
efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic 
preservation planning activities. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following projects shall be 
eligible for a grant under this section: 
(i) A project for the conduct of— 
(I) research on, and documentation of, the his-
tory of a community; and 
(II) surveys of the historic resources of a 
community. 
(ii) An education and interpretation project that 
conveys the history of a community or site. 
(iii) A planning project (other than building 
rehabilitation) that advances economic development 
using heritage tourism and historic preservation.
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(iv) A training project that provides opportunities 
for professional development in areas that would aid 
a community in using and promoting its historic 
resources. 
(v) A project to support heritage tourism in a Pre-
serve America Community designated under subsection 
(d). 
(vi) Other nonconstruction projects that identify 
or promote historic properties or provide for the edu-
cation of the public about historic properties that are 
consistent with the purposes of this section. 
(B) LIMITATION.—In providing grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall only provide 1 grant to each 
eligible project selected for a grant. 
(3) PREFERENCE.—In providing grants under this section, 
the Secretary may give preference to projects that carry out 
the purposes of both the program and the Save America’s 
Treasures Program. 
(4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with 
the Council in preparing the list of projects to be provided 
grants for a fiscal year under the program. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before the 
date on which the Secretary provides grants for a fiscal 
year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a list of any eligible projects 
that are to be provided grants under the program for 
the fiscal year. 
(5) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out a project provided a grant under this section 
shall be not less than 50 percent of the total cost of the 
project. 
(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share required under subparagraph (A) shall be in the 
form of— 
(i) cash; or 
(ii) donated supplies and related services, the value 
of which shall be determined by the Secretary. 
(C) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
each applicant for a grant has the capacity to secure, 
and a feasible plan for securing, the non-Federal share 
for an eligible project required under subparagraph (A) 
before a grant is provided to the eligible project under 
the program. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF PRESERVE AMERICA COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—To be considered for designation as a 
Preserve America Community, a community, tribal area, or 
neighborhood shall submit to the Council an application con-
taining such information as the Council may require. 
(2) CRITERIA.—To be designated as a Preserve America 
Community under the program, a community, tribal area, or 
neighborhood that submits an application under paragraph (1)
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shall, as determined by the Council, in consultation with the 
Secretary, meet criteria required by the Council and, in addi-
tion, consider— 
(A) protection and celebration of the heritage of the 
community, tribal area, or neighborhood; 
(B) use of the historic assets of the community, tribal 
area, or neighborhood for economic development and 
community revitalization; and 
(C) encouragement of people to experience and appre-
ciate local historic resources through education and herit-
age tourism programs. 
(3) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED FOR HIS-
TORIC PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES.—The Council shall establish 
an expedited process for Preserve America Community designa-
tion for local governments previously certified for historic 
preservation activities under section 101(c)(1) of the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(c)(1)). 
(4) GUIDELINES.—The Council, in consultation with the 
Secretary, shall establish any guidelines that are necessary 
to carry out this subsection. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall develop any guidelines 
and issue any regulations that the Secretary determines to be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each 
fiscal year, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 7303. SAVE AMERICA’S TREASURES PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to authorize within 
the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures Pro-
gram, to be carried out by the Director of the National Park Service, 
in partnership with— 
(1) the National Endowment for the Arts; 
(2) the National Endowment for the Humanities; 
(3) the Institute of Museum and Library Services; 
(4) the National Trust for Historic Preservation; 
(5) the National Conference of State Historic Preservation 
Officers; 
(6) the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation 
Officers; and 
(7) the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Human-
ities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COLLECTION.—The term ‘‘collection’’ means a collection 
of intellectual and cultural artifacts, including documents, 
sculpture, and works of art. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a 
Federal entity, State, local, or tribal government, educational 
institution, or nonprofit organization. 
(3) HISTORIC PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘historic property’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 301 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w). 
(4) NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT.—The term ‘‘nationally signifi-
cant’’ means a collection or historic property that meets the 
applicable criteria for national significance, in accordance with 
regulations promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to section
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101(a)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
470a(a)(2)). 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the Save Amer-
ica’s Treasures Program established under subsection (c)(1). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
Park Service. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Department 
of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures program, under 
which the amounts made available to the Secretary under 
subsection (e) shall be used by the Secretary, in consultation 
with the organizations described in subsection (a), subject to 
paragraph (6)(A)(ii), to provide grants to eligible entities for 
projects to preserve nationally significant collections and his-
toric properties. 
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
GRANTS.—Of the amounts made 
available for grants under subsection (e), not less than 50 
percent shall be made available for grants for projects to pre-
serve collections and historic properties, to be distributed 
through a competitive grant process administered by the Sec-
retary, subject to the eligibility criteria established under para-
graph (5). 
(3) APPLICATIONS
FOR
GRANTS.—To be considered for a 
competitive grant under the program an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(4) COLLECTIONS AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES ELIGIBLE FOR 
COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A collection or historic property shall 
be provided a competitive grant under the program only 
if the Secretary determines that the collection or historic 
property is— 
(i) nationally significant; and 
(ii) threatened or endangered. 
(B) ELIGIBLE COLLECTIONS.—A determination by the 
Secretary regarding the national significance of collections 
under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be made in consultation 
with the organizations described in subsection (a), as appro-
priate. 
(C) ELIGIBLE HISTORIC PROPERTIES.—To be eligible for 
a competitive grant under the program, a historic property 
shall, as of the date of the grant application— 
(i) be listed in the National Register of Historic 
Places at the national level of significance; or 
(ii) be designated as a National Historic Landmark. 
(5) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not provide a 
grant under this section to a project for an eligible collection 
or historic property unless the project— 
(i) eliminates or substantially mitigates the threat 
of destruction or deterioration of the eligible collection 
or historic property; 
(ii) has a clear public benefit; and 
(iii) is able to be completed on schedule and within 
the budget described in the grant application.
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(B) PREFERENCE.—In providing grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary may give preference to projects that 
carry out the purposes of both the program and the Pre-
serve America Program. 
(C) LIMITATION.—In providing grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall only provide 1 grant to each 
eligible project selected for a grant. 
(6) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION BY SECRETARY.— 
(A) CONSULTATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the Sec-
retary shall consult with the organizations described 
in subsection (a) in preparing the list of projects to 
be provided grants for a fiscal year by the Secretary 
under the program. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—If an entity described in clause 
(i) has submitted an application for a grant under 
the program, the entity shall be recused by the Sec-
retary from the consultation requirements under that 
clause and paragraph (1). 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before the 
date on which the Secretary provides grants for a fiscal 
year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a list of any eligible projects 
that are to be provided grants under the program for 
the fiscal year. 
(7) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out a project provided a grant under this section 
shall be not less than 50 percent of the total cost of the 
project. 
(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share required under subparagraph (A) shall be in the 
form of— 
(i) cash; or 
(ii) donated supplies or related services, the value 
of which shall be determined by the Secretary. 
(C) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
each applicant for a grant has the capacity and a feasible 
plan for securing the non-Federal share for an eligible 
project required under subparagraph (A) before a grant 
is provided to the eligible project under the program. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall develop any guidelines 
and issue any regulations that the Secretary determines to be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each 
fiscal year, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 7304. ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 
Section 4 of Public Law 106–45 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 113 Stat. 
226) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’.
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SEC. 7305. NATIONAL CAVE AND KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 
The National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 
(16 U.S.C. 4310 note; Public Law 105–325) is amended by striking 
section 5 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.’’. 
Subtitle E—Advisory Commissions 
SEC. 7401. NA HOA PILI O KALOKO-HONOKOHAU ADVISORY COMMIS-
SION. 
Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘ten years 
after the date of enactment of the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau 
Re-establishment Act of 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 
2018’’. 
SEC. 7402. CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE ADVISORY COMMISSION. 
Effective September 26, 2008, section 8(a) of Public Law 87– 
126 (16 U.S.C. 459b–7(a)) is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7403. CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 409(d) of the National Park Service Concessions 
Management Improvement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5958(d)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2009’’. 
SEC. 7404. ST. AUGUSTINE 450TH COMMEMORATION COMMISSION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMEMORATION.—The term ‘‘commemoration’’ means 
the commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the founding 
of the settlement of St. Augustine, Florida. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the St. 
Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission established by 
subsection (b)(1). 
(3) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor 
of the State. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Florida. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes agencies 
and entities of the State of Florida. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commission, to 
be known as the ‘‘St. Augustine 450th Commemoration 
Commission’’. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be composed 
of 14 members, of whom— 
(i) 3 members shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
after considering the recommendations of the St. 
Augustine City Commission;
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(ii) 3 members shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
after considering the recommendations of the Governor; 
(iii) 1 member shall be an employee of the National 
Park Service having experience relevant to the histor-
ical resources relating to the city of St. Augustine 
and the commemoration, to be appointed by the Sec-
retary; 
(iv) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
taking into consideration the recommendations of the 
Mayor of the city of St. Augustine; 
(v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
after considering the recommendations of the Chan-
cellor of the University System of Florida; and 
(vi) 5 members shall be individuals who are resi-
dents of the State who have an interest in, support 
for, and expertise appropriate to the commemoration, 
to be appointed by the Secretary, taking into consider-
ation the recommendations of Members of Congress. 
(B) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—Each appointment of an 
initial member of the Commission shall be made before 
the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(C) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(i) TERM.—A member of the Commission shall be 
appointed for the life of the Commission. 
(ii) VACANCIES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Commis-
sion shall be filled in the same manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(II) PARTIAL TERM.—A member appointed to 
fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve for 
the remainder of the term for which the prede-
cessor of the member was appointed. 
(iii) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—If a member 
of the Commission was appointed to the Commission 
as Mayor of the city of St. Augustine or as an employee 
of the National Park Service or the State University 
System of Florida, and ceases to hold such position, 
that member may continue to serve on the Commission 
for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on 
the date on which that member ceases to hold the 
position. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Commission shall— 
(A) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
appropriate for the commemoration; 
(B) facilitate activities relating to the commemoration 
throughout the United States; 
(C) encourage civic, patriotic, historical, educational, 
artistic, religious, economic, and other organizations 
throughout the United States to organize and participate 
in anniversary activities to expand understanding and 
appreciation of the significance of the founding and con-
tinuing history of St. Augustine; 
(D) provide technical assistance to States, localities, 
and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration;
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(E) coordinate and facilitate for the public scholarly 
research on, publication about, and interpretation of, St. 
Augustine; 
(F) ensure that the commemoration provides a lasting 
legacy and long-term public benefit by assisting in the 
development of appropriate programs; and 
(G) help ensure that the observances of the foundation 
of St. Augustine are inclusive and appropriately recognize 
the experiences and heritage of all individuals present 
when St. Augustine was founded. 
(c) COMMISSION MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which all members of the Commission have been 
appointed, the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of 
the Commission. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet— 
(A) at least 3 times each year; or 
(B) at the call of the Chairperson or the majority 
of the members of the Commission. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting members shall con-
stitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) ELECTION.—The Commission shall elect the Chair-
person and the Vice Chairperson of the Commission on 
an annual basis. 
(B) ABSENCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chair-
person shall serve as the Chairperson in the absence of 
the Chairperson. 
(5) VOTING.—The Commission shall act only on an affirma-
tive vote of a majority of the members of the Commission. 
(d) COMMISSION POWERS.— 
(1) GIFTS.—The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of money or other property 
for aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Commis-
sion may appoint such advisory committees as the Commission 
determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ACTION.—The Commission may 
authorize any member or employee of the Commission to take 
any action that the Commission is authorized to take under 
this section. 
(4) PROCUREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may procure sup-
plies, services, and property, and make or enter into con-
tracts, leases, or other legal agreements, to carry out this 
section (except that a contract, lease, or other legal agree-
ment made or entered into by the Commission shall not 
extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission). 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not purchase 
real property. 
(5) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other agencies of the Federal Government. 
(6) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Commission 
may—
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(A) provide grants in amounts not to exceed $20,000 
per grant to communities and nonprofit organizations for 
use in developing programs to assist in the commemoration; 
(B) provide grants to research and scholarly organiza-
tions to research, publish, or distribute information relating 
to the early history of St. Augustine; and 
(C) provide technical assistance to States, localities, 
and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration. 
(e) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
a member of the Commission shall serve without compensa-
tion. 
(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of the Commis-
sion who is an officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment shall serve without compensation other than the com-
pensation received for the services of the member as an 
officer or employee of the Federal Government. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Commission shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
while away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 
(3) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the Commission 
may, without regard to the civil service laws (including 
regulations), nominate an executive director to enable the 
Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. 
(B) CONFIRMATION
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The 
employment of an executive director shall be subject to 
confirmation by the Commission. 
(4) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Commission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification 
of positions and General Schedule pay rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of pay for the 
executive director and other personnel shall not exceed 
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(i) DETAIL.—At the request of the Commission, 
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of the per-
sonnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the 
Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commis-
sion under this section. 
(ii) CIVIL
SERVICE
STATUS.—The detail of an 
employee under clause (i) shall be without interruption 
or loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(B) STATE EMPLOYEES.—The Commission may— 
(i) accept the services of personnel detailed from 
the State; and
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(ii) reimburse the State for services of detailed 
personnel. 
(6) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERV-
ICES.—The Chairperson of the Commission may procure tem-
porary and intermittent services in accordance with section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals 
that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
(7) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the 
Commission may accept and use such voluntary and uncompen-
sated services as the Commission determines to be necessary. 
(8) SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any reimbursement under this 
paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, 
or account used for paying the amounts reimbursed. 
(9) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 
the Commission. 
(10) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this subsection 
supersedes the authority of the State, the National Park 
Service, the city of St. Augustine, or any designee of those 
entities, with respect to the commemoration. 
(f) PLANS; REPORTS.— 
(1) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Commission shall prepare a stra-
tegic plan for the activities of the Commission carried out 
under this section. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2015, 
the Commission shall complete and submit to Congress a final 
report that contains— 
(A) a summary of the activities of the Commission; 
(B) a final accounting of funds received and expended 
by the Commission; and 
(C) the findings and recommendations of the Commis-
sion. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Commission to carry out this section $500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2015. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under para-
graph (1) shall remain available until December 31, 2015. 
(h) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) DATE OF TERMINATION.—The Commission shall termi-
nate on December 31, 2015. 
(2) TRANSFER OF DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS.—Before the 
date of termination specified in paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall transfer all documents and materials of the Commission 
to the National Archives or another appropriate Federal entity.
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TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREAS 
Subtitle A—Designation of National 
Heritage Areas 
SEC. 8001. SANGRE DE CRISTO NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, COLORADO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area established by sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘management entity’’ 
means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated 
by subsection (b)(4). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
under subsection (d). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Sangre De Cristo National Heritage Area’’ and dated 
November 2005. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Colorado. 
(b) SANGRE DE CRISTO NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State the 
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist of— 
(A) the counties of Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla; 
and 
(B) the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, the Baca 
National Wildlife Refuge, the Great Sand Dunes National 
Park and Preserve, and other areas included in the map. 
(3) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall be— 
(A) included in the management plan; and 
(B) on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The management entity for the 
Heritage Area shall be the Sangre de Cristo National Herit-
age Area Board of Directors. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS.—Members of the 
Board shall include representatives from a broad cross- 
section of the individuals, agencies, organizations, and 
governments that were involved in the planning and 
development of the Heritage Area before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 
management plan, the Secretary, acting through the manage-
ment entity, may use amounts made available under this sec-
tion to— 
(A) make grants to the State or a political subdivision 
of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the State or a political subdivision
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of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other interested 
parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff, which shall include 
individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and histor-
ical resources protection, and heritage programming; 
(D) obtain money or services from any source including 
any that are provided under any other Federal law or 
program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) undertake to be a catalyst for any other activity 
that furthers the Heritage Area and is consistent with 
the approved management plan. 
(2) DUTIES.—The management entity shall— 
(A) in accordance with subsection (d), prepare and 
submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to the 
Secretary; 
(B) assist units of local government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out 
the approved management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects that recog-
nize, protect, and enhance important resource values 
in the Heritage Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; 
(iii) 
developing 
recreational 
and 
educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, natural, historical, scenic, and cultural 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with 
Heritage Area themes; 
(vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appro-
priate signs identifying points of public access, and 
sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage 
Area; and 
(vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
the Heritage Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units of govern-
ment, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the 
Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan; 
(D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
annually regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan; 
(E) for any year that Federal funds have been received 
under this section— 
(i) submit an annual report to the Secretary that 
describes the activities, expenses, and income of the 
management entity (including grants to any other enti-
ties during the year that the report is made); 
(ii) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records relating to the expenditure of the funds and 
any matching funds;
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(iii) require, with respect to all agreements author-
izing expenditure of Federal funds by other organiza-
tions, that the organizations receiving the funds make 
available to the Secretary for audit all records con-
cerning the expenditure of the funds; and 
(F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability 
that is consistent with the Heritage Area. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
The management entity shall not use Federal funds made 
available under this section to acquire real property or any 
interest in real property. 
(4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using any assistance made 
available under this section shall be 50 percent. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the management entity shall submit 
to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan 
for the Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach 
for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the 
natural, 
cultural, 
historic, 
scenic, 
and 
recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(B) take into consideration State and local plans; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located in the core area 
described in subsection (b)(2); and 
(II) any other property in the core area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes of the Herit-
age Area; and 
(bb) should be preserved, restored, man-
aged, or maintained because of the significance 
of the property; 
(ii) comprehensive policies, strategies and rec-
ommendations for conservation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that governments, pri-
vate organizations, and individuals have agreed to take 
to protect the natural, historical and cultural resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for the manage-
ment plan by the management entity that includes 
a description of— 
(I) actions to facilitate ongoing collaboration 
among partners to promote plans for resource 
protection, restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for implementation 
that have been made by the management entity 
or any government, organization, or individual for 
the first 5 years of operation; 
(v) the identification of sources of funding for car-
rying out the management plan; 
(vi) analysis and recommendations for means by 
which local, State, and Federal programs, including 
the role of the National Park Service in the Heritage
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Area, may best be coordinated to carry out this section; 
and 
(vii) an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; 
and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management that consider and detail the application of 
appropriate land and water management techniques, 
including the development of intergovernmental and inter-
agency cooperative agreements to protect the natural, 
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is not sub-
mitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the management entity shall 
be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section 
until the date that the Secretary receives and approves the 
management plan. 
(4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall 
approve or disapprove the management plan. 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the management entity is representative of the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historic resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and 
recreational organizations; 
(ii) the management entity has afforded adequate 
opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
management plan; and 
(iii) the resource protection and interpretation 
strategies contained in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the natural, histor-
ical, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area. 
(C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary 
disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall— 
(i) advise the management entity in writing of 
the reasons for the disapproval; 
(ii) make recommendations for revisions to the 
management plan; and 
(iii) not later than 180 days after the receipt of 
any proposed revision of the management plan from 
the management entity, approve or disapprove the pro-
posed revision. 
(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve or 
disapprove each amendment to the management plan 
that the Secretary determines make a substantial 
change to the management plan. 
(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—The management entity shall 
not use Federal funds authorized by this section to
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carry out any amendments to the management plan 
until the Secretary has approved the amendments. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head of any 
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have 
an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and 
coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the manage-
ment entity to the maximum extent practicable. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under 
the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(f) PRIVATE
PROPERTY
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether 
public or private), including the right to refrain from partici-
pating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted 
within the Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
(including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
property of the property owner, or to modify public access 
or use of property of the property owner under any other 
Federal, State, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State or local agency, or conveys any land use or other regu-
latory authority to the management entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; or 
(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property. 
(g) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the date 
on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Herit-
age Area, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph 
(3). 
(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the management entity with 
respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for 
the Heritage Area; and
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(ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage 
and impact of the investments; and 
(C) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for pur-
poses of identifying the critical components for sustain-
ability of the Heritage Area. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a 
report that includes recommendations for the future role 
of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. 
(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared under 
subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding for 
the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include 
an analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage 
Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(ii) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the 
report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which 
not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal 
year. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary 
to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date 
that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8002. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, 
COLORADO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area established 
by subsection (b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the Poudre Heritage Alliance, the local 
coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated by sub-
section (b)(4). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
under subsection (d)(1). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Cache 
La Poudre River National Heritage Area’’, numbered 960/ 
80,003, and dated April, 2004. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Colorado. 
(b) CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State the 
Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist of the 
area depicted on the map. 
(3) MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of— 
(A) the National Park Service; and 
(B) the local coordinating entity. 
(4) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The local coordinating 
entity for the Heritage Area shall be the Poudre Heritage 
Alliance, a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITIES.—To carry out the management plan, the 
Secretary, acting through the local coordinating entity, may 
use amounts made available under this section— 
(A) to make grants to the State (including any political 
subdivision of the State), nonprofit organizations, and other 
individuals; 
(B) to enter into cooperative agreements with, or pro-
vide technical assistance to, the State (including any polit-
ical subdivision of the State), nonprofit organizations, and 
other interested parties; 
(C) to hire and compensate staff, which shall include 
individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and histor-
ical resource protection, and heritage programming; 
(D) to obtain funds or services from any source, 
including funds or services that are provided under any 
other Federal law or program; 
(E) to enter into contracts for goods or services; and 
(F) to serve as a catalyst for any other activity that— 
(i) furthers the purposes and goals of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(ii) is consistent with the approved management 
plan. 
(2) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity shall— 
(A) in accordance with subsection (d), prepare and 
submit to the Secretary a management plan for the Herit-
age Area; 
(B) assist units of local government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out 
the approved management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects that recog-
nize, protect, and enhance important resource values 
located in the Heritage Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; 
(iii) 
developing 
recreational 
and 
educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, the natural, historical, scenic, and cultural 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with 
Heritage Area themes; 
(vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appro-
priate signs identifying points of public access, and
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sites of interest, are posted throughout the Heritage 
Area; and 
(vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
the Heritage Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units of govern-
ment, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the 
Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan; 
(D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
annually regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan; 
(E) for any year for which Federal funds have been 
received under this section— 
(i) submit an annual report to the Secretary that 
describes the activities, expenses, and income of the 
local coordinating entity (including grants to any other 
entities during the year that the report is made); 
(ii) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records relating to the expenditure of the funds and 
any matching funds; and 
(iii) require, with respect to all agreements author-
izing expenditure of Federal funds by other organiza-
tions, that the organizations receiving the funds make 
available to the Secretary for audit all records con-
cerning the expenditure of the funds; and 
(F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability 
that is consistent with the Heritage Area. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds made 
available under this section to acquire real property or any 
interest in real property. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall 
submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management 
plan for the Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach 
for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the 
natural, cultural, historic, scenic, educational, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(B) take into consideration State and local plans; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of the resources located in the 
Heritage Area; 
(ii) comprehensive policies, strategies, and rec-
ommendations for conservation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that governments, pri-
vate organizations, and individuals have agreed to take 
to protect the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, edu-
cational, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for the manage-
ment plan by the local coordinating entity that includes 
a description of—
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(I) actions to facilitate ongoing collaboration 
among partners to promote plans for resource 
protection, restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for implementation 
that have been made by the local coordinating 
entity or any government, organization, or indi-
vidual for the first 5 years of operation; 
(v) the identification of sources of funding for car-
rying out the management plan; 
(vi) analysis and recommendations for means by 
which local, State, and Federal programs, including 
the role of the National Park Service in the Heritage 
Area, may best be coordinated to carry out this section; 
and 
(vii) an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; 
and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management that consider and detail the application of 
appropriate land and water management techniques, 
including the development of intergovernmental and inter-
agency cooperative agreements to protect the natural, cul-
tural, 
historic, 
scenic, 
educational, 
and 
recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is not sub-
mitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 
shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this 
section until the date on which the Secretary approves a 
management plan. 
(4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall 
approve or disapprove the management plan. 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity is representative 
of the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historic resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and 
recreational organizations; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded ade-
quate opportunity, including public hearings, for public 
and governmental involvement in the preparation of 
the management plan; and 
(iii) the resource protection and interpretation 
strategies contained in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the natural, cultural, 
historic, scenic, educational, and recreational resources 
of the Heritage Area. 
(C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary 
disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall— 
(i) advise the local coordinating entity in writing 
of the reasons for the disapproval;
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(ii) make recommendations for revisions to the 
management plan; and 
(iii) not later than 180 days after the date of receipt 
of any proposed revision of the management plan from 
the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove 
the proposed revision. 
(5) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve or dis-
approve each amendment to the management plan that 
the Secretary determines would make a substantial change 
to the management plan. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The local coordinating entity shall 
not use Federal funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this section to carry out any amendments to the manage-
ment plan until the Secretary has approved the amend-
ments. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law (including regulations). 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any law (including any 
regulation) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal 
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(f) PRIVATE
PROPERTY
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any public or private property 
owner, including the right to refrain from participating in any 
plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the Herit-
age Area; 
(2) requires any property owner— 
(A) to permit public access (including access by Federal, 
State, or local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner; or 
(B) to modify public access or use of property of the 
property owner under any other Federal, State, or local 
law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State, or local agency; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; or
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(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law (including regulations), of any private property owner 
with respect to any individual injured on the private property. 
(g) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the date 
on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Herit-
age Area, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph 
(3). 
(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity 
with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for 
the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage 
and impact of the investments; and 
(C) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area to identify 
the critical components for sustainability of the Heritage 
Area. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a 
report that includes recommendations for the future role 
of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. 
(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared under 
subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding for 
the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include 
an analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage 
Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(ii) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the 
report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(h) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, 
of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available 
for any fiscal year. 
(2) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using any assistance made 
available under this section shall be 50 percent. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary 
to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date 
that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(j) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The Cache La Poudre River Cor-
ridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is repealed. 
SEC. 8003. SOUTH PARK NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, COLORADO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors of the South Park National Heritage Area, comprised ini-
tially of the individuals, agencies, organizations, and govern-
ments that were involved in the planning and development 
of the Heritage Area before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
South Park National Heritage Area established by subsection 
(b)(1). 
(3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘management entity’’ 
means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated 
by subsection (b)(4)(A). 
(4) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
by subsection (d). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘South 
Park National Heritage Area Map (Proposed)’’, dated January 
30, 2006. 
(6) PARTNER.—The term ‘‘partner’’ means a Federal, State, 
or local governmental entity, organization, private industry, 
educational institution, or individual involved in the conserva-
tion, preservation, interpretation, development or promotion 
of heritage sites or resources of the Heritage Area. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Colorado. 
(9) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘technical assist-
ance’’ means any guidance, advice, help, or aid, other than 
financial assistance, provided by the Secretary. 
(b) SOUTH PARK NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State the 
South Park National Heritage Area. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist of the 
areas included in the map. 
(3) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall be— 
(A) included in the management plan; and 
(B) on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The management entity for the 
Heritage Area shall be the Park County Tourism & 
Community Development Office, in conjunction with the 
South Park National Heritage Area Board of Directors. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS.—Members of the 
Board shall include representatives from a broad cross- 
section of individuals, agencies, organizations, and govern-
ments that were involved in the planning and development 
of the Heritage Area before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
The management entity shall not use Federal funds made
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available under this section to acquire real property or any 
interest in real property. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 
management plan, the Secretary, acting through the manage-
ment entity, may use amounts made available under this sec-
tion to— 
(A) make grants to the State or a political subdivision 
of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the State or a political subdivision 
of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other interested 
parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff, which shall include 
individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and histor-
ical resources protection, fundraising, heritage facility plan-
ning and development, and heritage tourism programming; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
funds or services that are provided under any other Federal 
law or program; 
(E) enter into contracts for goods or services; and 
(F) to facilitate the conduct of other projects and activi-
ties that further the Heritage Area and are consistent 
with the approved management plan. 
(3) DUTIES.—The management entity shall— 
(A) in accordance with subsection (d), prepare and 
submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to the 
Secretary; 
(B) assist units of local government, local property 
owners and businesses, and nonprofit organizations in car-
rying out the approved management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects that recog-
nize, protect, enhance, and promote important resource 
values in the Heritage Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; 
(iii) developing economic, recreational and edu-
cational opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, historical, cultural, scenic, recreational, agri-
cultural, and natural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with 
Heritage Area themes; 
(vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appro-
priate signs identifying points of public access, and 
sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage 
Area; 
(vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
the Heritage Area; and 
(viii) planning and developing new heritage attrac-
tions, products and services; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units of govern-
ment, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the 
Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan;
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(D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
annually regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan; 
(E) for any year for which Federal funds have been 
received under this section— 
(i) submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
describes the activities, expenses, and income of the 
management entity (including grants to any other enti-
ties during the year that the report is made); 
(ii) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
records relating to the expenditure of the Federal funds 
and any matching funds; and 
(iii) require, with respect to all agreements author-
izing expenditure of Federal funds by other organiza-
tions, that the organizations receiving the funds make 
available to the Secretary for audit all records con-
cerning the expenditure of the funds; and 
(F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability 
that is consistent with the Heritage Area. 
(4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using any assistance made 
available under this section shall be 50 percent. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the management entity, with public 
participation, shall submit to the Secretary for approval a pro-
posed management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach 
for the protection, enhancement, interpretation, develop-
ment, and promotion of the historical, cultural, scenic, rec-
reational, agricultural, and natural resources of the Herit-
age Area; 
(B) take into consideration State and local plans; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located within the areas 
included in the map; and 
(II) any other eligible and participating prop-
erty within the areas included in the map that— 
(aa) is related to the themes of the Herit-
age Area; and 
(bb) should be preserved, restored, man-
aged, maintained, developed, or promoted 
because of the significance of the property; 
(ii) comprehensive policies, strategies, and rec-
ommendations for conservation, funding, management, 
development, and promotion of the Heritage Area; 
(iii) a description of actions that governments, pri-
vate organizations, and individuals have agreed to take 
to manage protect the historical, cultural, scenic, rec-
reational, agricultural, and natural resources of the 
Heritage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for the manage-
ment plan by the management entity that includes 
a description of—
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(I) actions to facilitate ongoing and effective 
collaboration among partners to promote plans for 
resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for implementation 
that have been made by the management entity 
or any government, organization, or individual for 
the first 5 years of operation; 
(v) the identification of sources of funding for car-
rying out the management plan; 
(vi) an analysis of and recommendations for means 
by which Federal, State, and local programs, including 
the role of the National Park Service in the Heritage 
Area, may best be coordinated to carry out this section; 
and 
(vii) an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; 
and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management that consider and detail the application of 
appropriate land and water management techniques, 
including the development of intergovernmental and inter-
agency cooperative agreements to protect the historical, 
cultural, scenic, recreational, agricultural, and natural 
resources of the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is not sub-
mitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the management entity shall 
be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section 
until the date on which the Secretary receives and approves 
the management plan. 
(4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall 
approve or disapprove the management plan. 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the management entity is representative of the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historical resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, local businesses 
and industries, community organizations, recreational 
organizations, and tourism organizations; 
(ii) the management entity has afforded adequate 
opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
management plan; and 
(iii) strategies contained in the management plan, 
if implemented, would adequately balance the vol-
untary protection, development, and interpretation of 
the natural, historical, cultural, scenic, recreational, 
and agricultural resources of the Heritage Area. 
(C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary 
disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall—
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(i) advise the management entity in writing of 
the reasons for the disapproval; 
(ii) make recommendations for revisions to the 
management plan; and 
(iii) not later than 180 days after the receipt of 
any proposed revision of the management plan from 
the management entity, approve or disapprove the pro-
posed revision. 
(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve or 
disapprove each amendment to the management plan 
that the Secretary determines makes a substantial 
change to the management plan. 
(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—The management entity shall 
not use Federal funds authorized by this section to 
carry out any amendments to the management plan 
until the Secretary has approved the amendments. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head of any 
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have 
an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and 
coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the manage-
ment entity to the maximum extent practicable. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under 
the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(f) PRIVATE
PROPERTY
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether 
public or private), including the right to refrain from partici-
pating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted 
within the Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
(including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
property of the property owner, or to modify public access 
or use of property of the property owner under any other 
Federal, State, or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State or local agency, or conveys any land use or other regu-
latory authority to the management entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; or
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(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property. 
(g) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the date 
on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Herit-
age Area, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph 
(3). 
(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the management entity with 
respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for 
the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage 
and impact of the investments; and 
(C) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for pur-
poses of identifying the critical components for sustain-
ability of the Heritage Area. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a 
report that includes recommendations for the future role 
of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. 
(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared under 
subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding for 
the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include 
an analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage 
Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(ii) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the 
report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which 
not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal 
year. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary 
to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date 
that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8004. NORTHERN PLAINS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, NORTH 
DAKOTA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Northern Plains National Heritage Area established by sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation, 
the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated 
by subsection (c)(1). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
under subsection (d). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of North 
Dakota. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Northern Plains 
National Heritage Area in the State of North Dakota. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall consist of— 
(A) a core area of resources in Burleigh, McLean, 
Mercer, Morton, and Oliver Counties in the State; and 
(B) any sites, buildings, and districts within the core 
area recommended by the management plan for inclusion 
in the Heritage Area. 
(3) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall be— 
(A) included in the management plan; and 
(B) on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the local coordinating entity and the 
National Park Service. 
(c) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity for the 
Heritage Area shall be the Northern Plains Heritage Founda-
tion, a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of 
the State. 
(2) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of the Heritage Area, 
the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation, as the local coordi-
nating entity, shall— 
(A) prepare a management plan for the Heritage Area, 
and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in 
accordance with this section; 
(B) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each 
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives 
Federal funds under this section, specifying— 
(i) the specific performance goals and accomplish-
ments of the local coordinating entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the local coordi-
nating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
sources of the leveraged funds; and 
(v) grants made to any other entities during the 
fiscal year; 
(C) make available for audit for each fiscal year for 
which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds 
under this section, all information pertaining to the 
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and 
(D) encourage economic viability and sustainability 
that is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area.
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(3) AUTHORITIES.—For the purposes of preparing and imple-
menting the approved management plan for the Heritage Area, 
the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made avail-
able under this section to— 
(A) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
organizations, and other parties within the Heritage Area; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested par-
ties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff, including individuals 
with expertise in— 
(i) natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, 
and recreational resource conservation; 
(ii) economic and community development; and 
(iii) heritage planning; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
other Federal programs; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) support activities of partners and any other activi-
ties that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and 
are consistent with the approved management plan. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized 
to be appropriated under this section to acquire any interest 
in real property. 
(5) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this section precludes the 
local coordinating entity from using Federal funds from other 
sources for authorized purposes. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall 
submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management 
plan for the Heritage Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, 
and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage 
of the area covered by the Heritage Area and encouraging 
long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
funding, management, and development of the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) include a description of actions and commitments 
that Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, private 
organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, histor-
ical, 
cultural, 
educational, 
scenic, 
and 
recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(C) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
(D) include an inventory of the natural, historical, cul-
tural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area relating to the national importance and 
themes of the Heritage Area that should be protected, 
enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;
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(E) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management, including the development of intergovern-
mental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, histor-
ical, 
cultural, 
educational, 
scenic, 
and 
recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(F) describe a program for implementation for the 
management plan, including— 
(i) performance goals; 
(ii) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and develop-
ment; and 
(iii) specific commitments for implementation that 
have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, 
organization, business, or individual; 
(G) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, 
means by which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs 
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with 
the Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this section; 
and 
(H) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
of the major activities described in the management 
plan; and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that the local 
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
and other resources necessary to implement the 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are first made available to develop 
the management plan after designation of the Heritage 
Area, the local coordinating entity shall submit the 
management plan to the Secretary for approval. 
(B) TERMINATION
OF
FUNDING.—If the management 
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with 
subparagraph (A), the local coordinating entity shall not 
qualify for any additional financial assistance under this 
section until such time as the management plan is sub-
mitted to and approved by the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after receiving 
the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or dis-
approve the management plan for the Heritage Area on 
the basis of the criteria established under subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve a management plan for the Heritage Area, 
the Secretary shall consider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including Fed-
eral, State, tribal, and local governments, natural, and 
historic resource protection organizations, educational
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institutions, businesses, recreational organizations, 
community residents, and private property owners; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity— 
(I) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
public and Federal, State, tribal, and local govern-
mental involvement (including through workshops 
and hearings) in the preparation of the manage-
ment plan; and 
(II) provides for at least semiannual public 
meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
the management plan; 
(iii) 
the 
resource 
protection, 
enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and development 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect, enhance, interpret, 
fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic, cul-
tural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal land under 
public land laws or land use plans; 
(v) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
to carry out the plan; 
(vi) the Secretary has received adequate assur-
ances from the appropriate State, tribal, and local offi-
cials whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
implementation of the State, tribal, and local elements 
of the management plan; and 
(vii) the management plan demonstrates partner-
ships among the local coordinating entity, Federal, 
State, tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private sector 
parties for implementation of the management plan. 
(C) DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the 
management plan, the Secretary— 
(I) shall advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations to the local 
coordinating entity for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
plan. 
(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the manage-
ment plan that substantially alters the purposes of 
the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
and approved or disapproved in the same manner as 
the original management plan. 
(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
local 
coordinating 
entity shall not use Federal funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this section to implement an amend-
ment to the management plan until the Secretary 
approves the amendment.
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(E) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(i) provide technical assistance under this section 
for the development and implementation of the 
management plan; and 
(ii) 
enter 
into 
cooperative 
agreements 
with 
interested parties to carry out this section. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide financial assist-
ance and, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, 
technical assistance to the local coordinating entity to 
develop and implement the management plan. 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordi-
nating entity and other public or private entities to provide 
technical or financial assistance under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PRIORITY.—In assisting the Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to actions that assist in— 
(i) conserving the significant natural, historic, cul-
tural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(3) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. 
(4) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies or alters any laws (including regulations) 
authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under 
the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(f) PRIVATE
PROPERTY
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private 
property, including the right to refrain from participating in 
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to— 
(A) permit public access (including access by Federal, 
State, or local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner; or 
(B) modify public access to, or use of, the property 
of the property owner under any other Federal, State, 
or local law; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State, tribal, or local agency;
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(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; or 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property. 
(g) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the date 
on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Herit-
age Area under subsection (i), the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph 
(3). 
(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) shall— 
(A) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity 
with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for 
the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage 
and impact of the investments; and 
(C) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for pur-
poses of identifying the critical components for sustain-
ability of the Heritage Area. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a 
report that includes recommendations for the future role 
of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. 
(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared under 
subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding for 
the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include 
an analysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage 
Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(ii) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the 
report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year.
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(2) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution may be in 
the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly 
valued. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary 
to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date 
that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8005. BALTIMORE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, MARYLAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Baltimore National Heritage Area, established by subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the local coordinating entity for the Herit-
age Area designated by subsection (b)(4). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
under subsection (c)(1)(A). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Balti-
more National Heritage Area’’, numbered T10/80,000, and dated 
October 2007. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Maryland. 
(b) BALTIMORE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Baltimore 
National Heritage Area in the State. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be comprised 
of the following areas, as described on the map: 
(A) The area encompassing the Baltimore City Heritage 
Area certified by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority 
in October 2001 as part of the Baltimore City Heritage 
Area Management Action Plan. 
(B) The Mount Auburn Cemetery. 
(C) The Cylburn Arboretum. 
(D) The Middle Branch of the Patapsco River and 
surrounding shoreline, including— 
(i) the Cruise Maryland Terminal; 
(ii) new marina construction; 
(iii) the National Aquarium Aquatic Life Center; 
(iv) the Westport Redevelopment; 
(v) the Gwynns Falls Trail; 
(vi) the Baltimore Rowing Club; and 
(vii) the Masonville Cove Environmental Center. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service and the Baltimore Heritage Area 
Association. 
(4) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The Baltimore Heritage 
Area Association shall be the local coordinating entity for the 
Heritage Area. 
(c) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
LOCAL
COORDINATING 
ENTITY.—
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(1) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—To fur-
ther the purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating 
entity shall— 
(A) prepare, and submit to the Secretary, in accordance 
with subsection (d), a management plan for the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) assist units of local government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in implementing 
the approved management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects that recog-
nize, protect, and enhance important resource values 
within the Heritage Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs within the Heritage Area; 
(iii) 
developing 
recreational 
and 
educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with 
the themes of the Heritage Area; 
(vi) ensuring that signs identifying points of public 
access and sites of interest are posted throughout the 
Heritage Area; and 
(vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
the purposes of the Heritage Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units of govern-
ment, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the 
Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan; 
(D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
annually regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan; 
(E) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each 
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives 
Federal funds under this section specifying— 
(i) the accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the local coordi-
nating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
sources of the leveraged funds; and 
(v) grants made to any other entities during the 
fiscal year; 
(F) make available for audit for each fiscal year for 
which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds 
under this section, all information pertaining to the 
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
(G) require in all agreements authorizing expenditures 
of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
organizations make available for audit all records and other 
information pertaining to the expenditure of the funds; 
and
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(H) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 
development that is consistent with the purposes of the 
Heritage Area. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity may, sub-
ject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes 
of preparing and implementing the management plan, use Fed-
eral funds made available under this section to— 
(A) make grants to the State, political subdivisions 
of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of 
the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and 
other interested parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
funds and services provided under any other Federal law 
or program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) support activities of partners and any other activi-
ties that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and 
are consistent with the approved management plan. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received 
under this section to acquire any interest in real property. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to develop the management 
plan, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary 
for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, 
and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage 
of the region and encouraging long-term resource protec-
tion, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area; 
(B) take into consideration existing State, county, and 
local plans in the development and implementation of the 
management plan; 
(C) include a description of actions and commitments 
that governments, private organizations, and citizens plan 
to take to protect, enhance, and interpret the natural, 
historic, scenic, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(D) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
(E) include an inventory of the natural, historic, cul-
tural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the 
region that should be protected, enhanced, managed, or 
developed; 
(F) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management including, the development of intergovern-
mental and interagency agreements to protect the natural, 
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area;
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(G) describe a program for implementation of the 
management plan, including— 
(i) performance goals; 
(ii) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
and interpretation; and 
(iii) specific commitments for implementation that 
have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any government, organization, business, or individual; 
(H) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, 
ways in which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs 
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with 
the Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this section; 
(I) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; 
and 
(J) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
of the major activities described in the management 
plan; and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that the local 
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
and other resources necessary to implement the 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(3) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this sec-
tion, the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for additional 
financial assistance under this section until the management 
plan is submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the management plan, 
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
plan. 
(B) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Governor of the State and any tribal 
government in which the Heritage Area is located before 
approving the management plan. 
(C) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historic resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
community residents, and recreational organizations; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded ade-
quate opportunity for public and governmental involve-
ment 
(including 
through 
workshops 
and 
public 
meetings) in the preparation of the management plan; 
(iii) the resource protection and interpretation 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the natural, historic, 
and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal or tribal 
land under applicable laws or land use plans;
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(v) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials 
whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects 
of the management plan; and 
(vi) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
to carry out the management plan. 
(D) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the 
management plan, the Secretary— 
(I) shall advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations to the local 
coordinating entity for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
plan. 
(E) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the manage-
ment plan that substantially alters the purposes of 
the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
and approved or disapproved in the same manner as 
the original management plan. 
(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
local 
coordinating 
entity shall not use Federal funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this section to implement an amend-
ment to the management plan until the Secretary 
approves the amendment. 
(e) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis (as determined by the Secretary), to the local coordi-
nating entity to develop and implement the management 
plan. 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordi-
nating entity and other public or private entities to provide 
technical or financial assistance under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PRIORITY.—In assisting the Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to actions that assist in— 
(i) conserving the significant natural, historic, cul-
tural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(2) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the Heritage Area under subsection (i), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments 
of the Heritage Area; and
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(ii) prepare a report with recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with 
subparagraph (C). 
(B) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall— 
(i) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(I) accomplishing the purposes of this section 
for the Heritage Area; and 
(II) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(ii) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the 
leverage and impact of the investments; and 
(iii) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for 
purposes of identifying the critical components for 
sustainability of the Heritage Area. 
(C) REPORT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation con-
ducted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared 
under this subparagraph recommends that Federal 
funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the 
report shall include an analysis of— 
(I) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(II) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(iii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of 
a report under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
submit the report to— 
(I) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including 
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or
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(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(g) PROPERTY
OWNERS
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private 
property, including the right to refrain from participating in 
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to— 
(A) permit public access (including Federal, tribal, 
State, or local government access) to the property; or 
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal, State, 
or local law with regard to public access or use of private 
land; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved 
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State, or local agency, or tribal government; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; or 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. 
(2) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution— 
(i) shall be from non-Federal sources; and 
(ii) may be in the form of in-kind contributions 
of goods or services fairly valued. 
(i) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The authority of the Sec-
retary to provide assistance under this section terminates on the 
date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8006. FREEDOM’S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, MASSACHU-
SETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to foster a close working relationship between the Sec-
retary and all levels of government, the private sector, and 
local communities in the States of Massachusetts and New 
Hampshire; 
(2) to assist the entities described in paragraph (1) to 
preserve the special historic identity of the Heritage Area; 
and 
(3) to manage, preserve, protect, and interpret the cultural, 
historic, and natural resources of the Heritage Area for the 
educational and inspirational benefit of future generations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area established by sub-
section (c)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the local coordinating entity for the Herit-
age Area designated by subsection (c)(4). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
under subsection (d)(1)(A). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Free-
dom’s Way National Heritage Area’’, numbered T04/80,000, and 
dated July 2007. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Freedom’s Way 
National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and 
New Hampshire. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Heritage Area 
shall be as generally depicted on the map. 
(B) REVISION.—The boundaries of the Heritage Area 
may be revised if the revision is— 
(i) proposed in the management plan; 
(ii) approved by the Secretary in accordance with 
subsection (e)(4); and 
(iii) placed on file in accordance with paragraph 
(3). 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service and the local coordinating entity. 
(4) LOCAL
COORDINATING
ENTITY.—The Freedom’s Way 
Heritage Association, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity 
for the Heritage Area. 
(d) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
LOCAL
COORDINATING 
ENTITY.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—To fur-
ther the purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating 
entity shall— 
(A) prepare, and submit to the Secretary, in accordance 
with subsection (e), a management plan for the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) assist units of local government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in implementing 
the approved management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects that recog-
nize and protect important resource values within the 
Heritage Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs within the Heritage Area; 
(iii) 
developing 
recreational 
and 
educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, natural, historic, and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area;
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(v) protecting and restoring historic buildings in 
the Heritage Area that are consistent with the themes 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(vi) ensuring that signs identifying points of public 
access and sites of interest are posted throughout the 
Heritage Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units of govern-
ment, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the 
Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan; 
(D) conduct meetings open to the public at least quar-
terly regarding the development and implementation of 
the management plan; 
(E) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each 
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives 
Federal funds under this section specifying— 
(i) the accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the local coordi-
nating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
sources of the leveraged funds; and 
(v) grants made to any other entities during the 
fiscal year; 
(F) make available for audit for each fiscal year for 
which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds 
under this section, all information pertaining to the 
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
(G) require in all agreements authorizing expenditures 
of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
organizations make available for audit all records and other 
information pertaining to the expenditure of the funds; 
and 
(H) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 
development that is consistent with the purposes of the 
Heritage Area. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity may, sub-
ject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes 
of preparing and implementing the management plan, use Fed-
eral funds made available under this section to— 
(A) make grants to the States of Massachusetts and 
New Hampshire, political subdivisions of the States, non-
profit organizations, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the States of Massachusetts and 
New Hampshire, political subdivisions of the States, non-
profit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested 
parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
funds and services provided under any other Federal law 
or program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) support activities of partners and any other activi-
ties that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and 
are consistent with the approved management plan.
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(3) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received 
under this section to acquire any interest in real property. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS FOR NON-FEDERAL PROPERTY.—The local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available 
under this section to assist non-Federal property that is— 
(A) described in the management plan; or 
(B) listed, or eligible for listing, on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places. 
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to develop the management 
plan, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary 
for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, 
and recommendations for the conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the Heritage Area; 
(B) take into consideration existing State, county, and 
local plans in the development and implementation of the 
management plan; 
(C) provide a framework for coordination of the plans 
considered under subparagraph (B) to present a unified 
historic preservation and interpretation plan; 
(D) contain the contributions of residents, public agen-
cies, and private organizations within the Heritage Area; 
(E) include a description of actions and commitments 
that governments, private organizations, and citizens plan 
to take to protect, enhance, and interpret the natural, 
historic, scenic, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(F) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to conserve, manage, 
and develop the Heritage Area; 
(G) include an inventory of the natural, historic, and 
recreational resources of the Heritage Area, including a 
list of properties that— 
(i) are related to the themes of the Heritage Area; 
and 
(ii) should be conserved, restored, managed, devel-
oped, or maintained; 
(H) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management that— 
(i) apply appropriate land and water management 
techniques; 
(ii) include the development of intergovernmental 
and interagency agreements to protect the natural, 
historic, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
and 
(iii) support economic revitalization efforts; 
(I) describe a program for implementation of the 
management plan, including— 
(i) restoration and construction plans or goals; 
(ii) a program of public involvement; 
(iii) annual work plans; and 
(iv) annual reports;
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(J) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, 
ways in which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs 
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with 
the Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this section; 
(K) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; 
and 
(L) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
of the major activities described in the management 
plan; and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that the local 
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
and other resources necessary to implement the 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(3) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this sec-
tion, the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for additional 
financial assistance under this section until the management 
plan is submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the management plan, 
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
plan. 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historic resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
community residents, and recreational organizations; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded ade-
quate opportunity for public and governmental involve-
ment 
(including 
through 
workshops 
and 
public 
meetings) in the preparation of the management plan; 
(iii) the resource protection and interpretation 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the natural, historic, 
and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal or tribal 
land under applicable laws or land use plans; 
(v) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials 
whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects 
of the management plan; and 
(vi) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
to carry out the management plan. 
(C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the 
management plan, the Secretary—
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(I) shall advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations to the local 
coordinating entity for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
plan. 
(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the manage-
ment plan that substantially alters the purposes of 
the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
and approved or disapproved in the same manner as 
the original management plan. 
(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
local 
coordinating 
entity shall not use Federal funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this section to implement an amend-
ment to the management plan until the Secretary 
approves the amendment. 
(f) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis (as determined by the Secretary), to the local coordi-
nating entity to develop and implement the management 
plan. 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordi-
nating entity and other public or private entities to provide 
technical or financial assistance under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PRIORITY.—In assisting the Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to actions that assist in— 
(i) conserving the significant natural, historic, and 
cultural resources of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(2) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the Heritage Area under subsection (j), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) prepare a report with recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with 
subparagraph (C). 
(B) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall— 
(i) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(I) accomplishing the purposes of this section 
for the Heritage Area; and
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(II) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(ii) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the 
leverage and impact of the investments; and 
(iii) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for 
purposes of identifying the critical components for 
sustainability of the Heritage Area. 
(C) REPORT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation con-
ducted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared 
under this subparagraph recommends that Federal 
funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the 
report shall include an analysis of— 
(I) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(II) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(iii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of 
a report under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
submit the report to— 
(I) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including 
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(h) PROPERTY
OWNERS
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private 
property, including the right to refrain from participating in 
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to— 
(A) permit public access (including Federal, tribal, 
State, or local government access) to the property; or
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(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal, State, 
or local law with regard to public access or use of private 
land; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved 
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State, or local agency, or tribal government; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the States of Massachusetts 
and New Hampshire to manage fish and wildlife, including 
the regulation of fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; 
or 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available under paragraph 
(1) shall remain available until expended. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution may be in 
the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly 
valued. 
(j) TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The authority of 
the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this section 
terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 8007. MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area established by sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the local coordinating entity for Heritage 
Area designated by subsection (b)(3)(A). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area required 
under subsection (c)(1)(A). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Mis-
sissippi. 
(b) MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mississippi 
Hills National Heritage Area in the State. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.— 
(A) AFFECTED COUNTIES.—The Heritage Area shall con-
sist of all, or portions of, as specified by the boundary 
description in subparagraph (B), Alcorn, Attala, Benton,
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Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Gre-
nada, Holmes, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Mar-
shall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, 
Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Web-
ster, Winston, and Yalobusha Counties in the State. 
(B) BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—The Heritage Area shall 
have the following boundary description: 
(i) traveling counterclockwise, the Heritage Area 
shall be bounded to the west by U.S. Highway 51 
from the Tennessee State line until it intersects Inter-
state 55 (at Geeslin Corner approximately 1⁄2 mile due 
north of Highway Interchange 208); 
(ii) from this point, Interstate 55 shall be the 
western boundary until it intersects with Mississippi 
Highway 12 at Highway Interchange 156, the intersec-
tion of which shall be the southwest terminus of the 
Heritage Area; 
(iii) from the southwest terminus, the boundary 
shall— 
(I) extend east along Mississippi Highway 12 
until it intersects U.S. Highway 51; 
(II) follow Highway 51 south until it is inter-
sected again by Highway 12; 
(III) extend along Highway 12 into downtown 
Kosciusko where it intersects Mississippi Highway 
35; 
(IV) follow Highway 35 south until it is inter-
sected by Mississippi Highway 14; and 
(V) extend along Highway 14 until it reaches 
the Alabama State line, the intersection of which 
shall be the southeast terminus of the Heritage 
Area; 
(iv) from the southeast terminus, the boundary 
of the Heritage Area shall follow the Mississippi-Ala-
bama State line until it reaches the Mississippi-Ten-
nessee State line, the intersection of which shall be 
the northeast terminus of the Heritage Area; and 
(v) the boundary shall extend due west until it 
reaches U.S. Highway 51, the intersection of which 
shall be the northwest terminus of the Heritage Area. 
(3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity for the 
Heritage Area shall be the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area 
Alliance, a nonprofit organization registered by the State, 
with the cooperation and support of the University of Mis-
sissippi. 
(B) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity shall 
be governed by a Board of Directors comprised of not 
more than 30 members. 
(ii) COMPOSITION.—Members of the Board of Direc-
tors shall consist of— 
(I) not more than 1 representative from each 
of the counties described in paragraph (2)(A); and 
(II) any ex-officio members that may be 
appointed by the Board of Directors, as the Board 
of Directors determines to be necessary.
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(c) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
LOCAL
COORDINATING 
ENTITY.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—To fur-
ther the purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating 
entity shall— 
(A) prepare, and submit to the Secretary, in accordance 
with subsection (d), a management plan for the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) assist units of local government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in implementing 
the approved management plan by— 
(i) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs within the Heritage Area; 
(ii) developing recreational opportunities in the 
Heritage Area; 
(iii) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, natural, historical, cultural, archaeological, 
and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) restoring historic sites and buildings in the 
Heritage Area that are consistent with the themes 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(v) carrying out any other activity that the local 
coordinating entity determines to be consistent with 
this section; 
(C) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
annually regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan; 
(D) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each 
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives 
Federal funds under this section specifying— 
(i) the accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the local coordi-
nating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
sources of the leveraged funds; and 
(v) grants made to any other entities during the 
fiscal year; 
(E) make available for audit for each fiscal year for 
which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds 
under this section, all information pertaining to the 
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
(F) require in all agreements authorizing expenditures 
of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
organizations make available for audit all records and other 
information pertaining to the expenditure of the funds; 
and 
(G) ensure that each county included in the Heritage 
Area is appropriately represented on any oversight advisory 
committee established under this section to coordinate the 
Heritage Area. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity may, sub-
ject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes 
of preparing and implementing the management plan, use Fed-
eral funds made available under this section to—
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(A) make grants and loans to the State, political sub-
divisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other 
persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of 
the State, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations; 
(C) hire and compensate staff; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
funds and services provided under any other Federal law 
or program; and 
(E) contract for goods or services. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received 
under this section to acquire any interest in real property. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to develop the management 
plan, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary 
for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) provide recommendations for the preservation, con-
servation, enhancement, funding, management, interpreta-
tion, development, and promotion of the cultural, historical, 
archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area; 
(B) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of the natural, historical, cultural, 
archaeological, and recreational resources of the Herit-
age Area; and 
(ii) an analysis of how Federal, State, tribal, and 
local programs may best be coordinated to promote 
and carry out this section; 
(D) provide recommendations for educational and 
interpretive programs to provide information to the public 
on the resources of the Heritage Area; and 
(E) involve residents of affected communities and tribal 
and local governments. 
(3) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this sub-
section, the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for addi-
tional financial assistance under this section until the manage-
ment plan is submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the management plan, 
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
plan. 
(B) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Governor of the State and any tribal 
government in which the Heritage Area is located before 
approving the management plan.
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(C) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historical resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
community residents, and recreational organizations; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded ade-
quate opportunity for public and governmental involve-
ment 
(including 
through 
workshops 
and 
public 
meetings) in the preparation of the management plan; 
(iii) the resource protection and interpretation 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the natural, histor-
ical, cultural, archaeological, and recreational resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal or tribal 
land under applicable laws or land use plans; 
(v) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials 
whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects 
of the management plan; and 
(vi) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
to carry out the management plan. 
(D) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the 
management plan, the Secretary— 
(I) shall advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations to the local 
coordinating entity for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
plan. 
(E) REVIEW; AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—After approval by the Secretary 
of the management plan, the Alliance shall periodi-
cally— 
(I) review the management plan; and 
(II) submit to the Secretary, for review and 
approval by the Secretary, any recommendations 
for revisions to the management plan. 
(ii) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the manage-
ment plan that substantially alters the purposes of 
the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
and approved or disapproved in the same manner as 
the original management plan. 
(iii) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local coordinating 
entity shall not use Federal funds authorized to be
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appropriated by this section to implement an amend-
ment to the management plan until the Secretary 
approves the amendment. 
(e) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis (as determined by the Secretary), to the local coordi-
nating entity to develop and implement the management 
plan. 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordi-
nating entity and other public or private entities to provide 
technical or financial assistance under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PRIORITY.—In assisting the Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to actions that assist in— 
(i) conserving the significant natural, historical, 
cultural, archaeological, and recreational resources of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(2) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the Heritage Area under subsection (i), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) prepare a report with recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with 
subparagraph (C). 
(B) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall— 
(i) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(I) accomplishing the purposes of this section 
for the Heritage Area; and 
(II) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(ii) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the 
leverage and impact of the investments; and 
(iii) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for 
purposes of identifying the critical components for 
sustainability of the Heritage Area. 
(C) REPORT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation con-
ducted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared 
under this subparagraph recommends that Federal
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funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the 
report shall include an analysis of— 
(I) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(II) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(iii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of 
a report under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
submit the report to— 
(I) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including 
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(g) EFFECT.— 
(1) PROPERTY
OWNERS
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(A) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private 
property, including the right to refrain from participating 
in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within 
the Heritage Area; 
(B) requires any property owner to— 
(i) permit public access (including Federal, tribal, 
State, or local government access) to the property; or 
(ii) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal, State, 
or local law with regard to public access or use of 
private land; 
(C) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, 
approved land use plan, or any other regulatory authority 
of any Federal, State, or local agency, or tribal government; 
(D) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(E) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropria-
tion of water or water rights; 
(F) diminishes the authority of the State to manage 
fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and 
hunting within the Heritage Area; or 
(G) creates any liability, or affects any liability under 
any other law, of any private property owner with respect 
to any person injured on the private property.
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(2) NO EFFECT ON INDIAN TRIBES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) restricts an Indian tribe from protecting cultural 
or religious sites on tribal land; or 
(B) diminishes the trust responsibilities or government- 
to-government obligations of the United States to any 
Indian tribe recognized by the Federal Government. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under para-
graph (1) shall remain available until expended. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution— 
(i) shall be from non-Federal sources; and 
(ii) may be in the form of in-kind contributions 
of goods or services fairly valued. 
(i) TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The authority of 
the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this section 
terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 8008. MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors of the local coordinating entity. 
(2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area established by sub-
section (b)(1). 
(3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the local coordinating entity for the Herit-
age Area designated by subsection (b)(4)(A). 
(4) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the management plan for the Heritage Area developed 
under subsection (d). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Mis-
sissippi Delta National Heritage Area’’, numbered T13/80,000, 
and dated April 2008. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Mis-
sissippi. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State the 
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall include all coun-
ties in the State that contain land located in the alluvial 
floodplain of the Mississippi Delta, including Bolivar, Carroll, 
Coahoma, Desoto, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, 
Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, 
Tunica, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo Counties in the State, 
as depicted on the map.
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(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the office of the Director 
of the National Park Service. 
(4) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—The Mississippi Delta National 
Heritage Area Partnership shall be the local coordinating 
entity for the Heritage Area. 
(B) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(i) COMPOSITION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity 
shall be governed by a Board of Directors composed 
of 15 members, of whom— 
(aa) 1 member shall be appointed by Delta 
State University; 
(bb) 1 member shall be appointed by Mis-
sissippi Valley State University; 
(cc) 1 member shall be appointed by 
Alcorn State University; 
(dd) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Delta Foundation; 
(ee) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Smith Robertson Museum; 
(ff) 1 member shall be appointed from the 
office of the Governor of the State; 
(gg) 1 member shall be appointed by Delta 
Council; 
(hh) 1 member shall be appointed from 
the Mississippi Arts Commission; 
(ii) 1 member shall be appointed from the 
Mississippi Department of Archives and His-
tory; 
(jj) 1 member shall be appointed from the 
Mississippi Humanities Council; and 
(kk) up to 5 additional members shall be 
appointed for staggered 1- and 2-year terms 
by County boards in the Heritage Area. 
(II) RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS.—At least 7 
members of the Board shall reside in the Heritage 
Area. 
(ii) OFFICERS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—At the initial meeting of the 
Board, the members of the Board shall appoint 
a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary/ 
Treasurer. 
(II) DUTIES.— 
(aa) CHAIRPERSON.—The duties of the 
Chairperson shall include— 
(AA) presiding over meetings of the 
Board; 
(BB) executing documents of the 
Board; and 
(CC) coordinating activities of the 
Heritage Area with Federal, State, local, 
and nongovernmental officials. 
(bb) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chair-
person shall act as Chairperson in the absence 
or disability of the Chairperson.
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(iii) MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall— 
(aa) exercise all corporate powers of the 
local coordinating entity; 
(bb) manage the activities and affairs of 
the local coordinating entity; and 
(cc) subject to any limitations in the arti-
cles and bylaws of the local coordinating 
entity, this section, and any other applicable 
Federal or State law, establish the policies 
of the local coordinating entity. 
(II) 
STAFF.—The 
Board 
shall 
have 
the 
authority to employ any services and staff that 
are determined to be necessary by a majority vote 
of the Board. 
(iv) BYLAWS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Board may amend or 
repeal the bylaws of the local coordinating entity 
at any meeting of the Board by a majority vote 
of the Board. 
(II) NOTICE.—The Board shall provide notice 
of any meeting of the Board at which an amend-
ment to the bylaws is to be considered that 
includes the text or a summary of the proposed 
amendment. 
(v) MINUTES.—Not later than 60 days after a 
meeting of the Board, the Board shall distribute the 
minutes of the meeting among all Board members and 
the county supervisors in each county within the Herit-
age Area. 
(c) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
LOCAL
COORDINATING 
ENTITY.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—To fur-
ther the purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating 
entity shall— 
(A) prepare, and submit to the Secretary, in accordance 
with subsection (d), a management plan for the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) assist units of local government, regional planning 
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in implementing 
the approved management plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects that recog-
nize, protect, and enhance important resource values 
within the Heritage Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
exhibits and programs within the Heritage Area; 
(iii) 
developing 
recreational 
and 
educational 
opportunities in the Heritage Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, and apprecia-
tion for, natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with 
the themes of the Heritage Area; 
(vi) ensuring that signs identifying points of public 
access and sites of interest are posted throughout the 
Heritage Area; and
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(vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
the purposes of the Heritage Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units of govern-
ment, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the 
Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan; 
(D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
annually regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan; 
(E) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each 
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives 
Federal funds under this section specifying— 
(i) the accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the local coordi-
nating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
sources of the leveraged funds; and 
(v) grants made to any other entities during the 
fiscal year; 
(F) make available for audit for each fiscal year for 
which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds 
under this section, all information pertaining to the 
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
(G) require in all agreements authorizing expenditures 
of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
organizations make available for audit all records and other 
information pertaining to the expenditure of the funds; 
and 
(H) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 
development that is consistent with the purposes of the 
Heritage Area. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity may, sub-
ject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes 
of preparing and implementing the management plan, use Fed-
eral funds made available under this section to— 
(A) make grants to the State, political subdivisions 
of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of 
the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and 
other interested parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
funds and services provided under any other Federal law 
or program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) support activities of partners and any other activi-
ties that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and 
are consistent with the approved management plan. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received 
under this section to acquire any interest in real property. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to develop the management 
plan, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary 
for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, 
and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage 
of the region and encouraging long-term resource protec-
tion, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area; 
(B) take into consideration existing State, county, and 
local plans in the development and implementation of the 
management plan; 
(C) include a description of actions and commitments 
that governments, private organizations, and citizens plan 
to take to protect, enhance, and interpret the cultural, 
historical, 
archaeological, 
natural, 
and 
recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(D) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
(E) include an inventory of the cultural, historical, 
archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the 
region that should be protected, enhanced, managed, or 
developed; 
(F) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management including, the development of intergovern-
mental and interagency agreements to protect the natural, 
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(G) describe a program for implementation of the 
management plan, including— 
(i) performance goals; 
(ii) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
and interpretation; and 
(iii) specific commitments for implementation that 
have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any government, organization, business, or individual; 
(H) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, 
ways in which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs 
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with 
the Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this section; 
(I) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; 
and 
(J) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
of the major activities described in the management 
plan; and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that the local 
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
and other resources necessary to implement the 
management plan for the Heritage Area.
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(3) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this sub-
section, the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for addi-
tional financial assistance under this section until the manage-
ment plan is submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the management plan, 
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
plan. 
(B) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Governor of the State and any tribal 
government in which the Heritage Area is located before 
approving the management plan. 
(C) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
governments, natural and historic resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
community residents, and recreational organizations; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded ade-
quate opportunity for public and governmental involve-
ment 
(including 
through 
workshops 
and 
public 
meetings) in the preparation of the management plan; 
(iii) the resource protection and interpretation 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect the cultural, histor-
ical, archaeological, natural, and recreational resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal or tribal 
land under applicable laws or land use plans; 
(v) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials 
whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects 
of the management plan; and 
(vi) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
to carry out the management plan. 
(D) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the 
management plan, the Secretary— 
(I) shall advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations to the local 
coordinating entity for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
plan. 
(E) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the manage-
ment plan that substantially alters the purposes of
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the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
and approved or disapproved in the same manner as 
the original management plan. 
(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
local 
coordinating 
entity shall not use Federal funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this section to implement an amend-
ment to the management plan until the Secretary 
approves the amendment. 
(e) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis (as determined by the Secretary), to the local coordi-
nating entity to develop and implement the management 
plan. 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordi-
nating entity and other public or private entities to provide 
technical or financial assistance under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PRIORITY.—In assisting the Heritage Area, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to actions that assist in— 
(i) conserving the significant cultural, historical, 
archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of 
the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) providing educational, interpretive, and rec-
reational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
of the Heritage Area. 
(D) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may not, as a condition of the provision of technical 
or financial assistance under this subsection, require any 
recipient of the assistance to impose or modify any land 
use restriction or zoning ordinance. 
(2) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the Heritage Area under subsection (i), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) prepare a report with recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with 
subparagraph (C). 
(B) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall— 
(i) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(I) accomplishing the purposes of this section 
for the Heritage Area; and 
(II) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(ii) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the 
leverage and impact of the investments; and 
(iii) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for
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purposes of identifying the critical components for 
sustainability of the Heritage Area. 
(C) REPORT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation con-
ducted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared 
under this subparagraph recommends that Federal 
funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the 
report shall include an analysis of— 
(I) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(II) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(iii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of 
a report under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
submit the report to— 
(I) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including 
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(g) PROPERTY
OWNERS
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private 
property, including the right to refrain from participating in 
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to— 
(A) permit public access (including Federal, tribal, 
State, or local government access) to the property; or 
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal, State, 
or local law with regard to public access or use of private 
land; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved 
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State, or local agency, or tribal government;
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(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property; 
(8) restricts an Indian tribe from protecting cultural or 
religious sites on tribal land; or 
(9) diminishes the trust responsibilities of government-to- 
government obligations of the United States of any federally 
recognized Indian tribe. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. 
(2) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution— 
(i) shall be from non-Federal sources; and 
(ii) may be in the form of in-kind contributions 
of goods or services fairly valued. 
(i) TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The authority of 
the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this section 
terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 8009. MUSCLE SHOALS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, ALABAMA. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret the legacy 
of the region represented by the Heritage Area as described 
in the feasibility study prepared by the National Park Service; 
(2) to promote heritage, cultural, and recreational tourism, 
and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors 
and the general public; 
(3) to recognize and interpret important events and 
geographic locations representing key developments in the 
growth of the United States, including the Native American, 
Colonial American, European American, and African American 
heritage; 
(4) to recognize and interpret the manner by which the 
distinctive geography of the region has shaped the development 
of the settlement, defense, transportation, commerce, and cul-
ture of the region; 
(5) to provide a cooperative management framework to 
foster a close working relationship with all levels of government, 
the private sector, and the local communities in the region 
to identify, preserve, interpret, and develop the historical, cul-
tural, scenic, and natural resources of the region for the edu-
cational and inspirational benefit of current and future genera-
tions; and
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(6) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the 
National Park System and communities, governments, and 
organizations within the Heritage Area. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area established by sub-
section (c)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the Muscle Shoals Regional Center, the 
local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
subsection (c)(4). 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the plan for the Heritage Area required under subsection 
(d)(1)(A). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Muscle 
Shoals National Heritage Area’’, numbered T08/80,000, and 
dated October 2007. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Alabama. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Muscle Shoals 
National Heritage Area in the State. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be comprised 
of the following areas, as depicted on the map: 
(A) The Counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, 
Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan, Alabama. 
(B) The Wilson Dam. 
(C) The Handy Home. 
(D) The birthplace of Helen Keller. 
(3) AVAILABILITY MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service and the local coordinating entity. 
(4) LOCAL
COORDINATING
ENTITY.—The Muscle Shoals 
Regional Center shall be the local coordinating entity for the 
Heritage Area. 
(d) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
LOCAL
COORDINATING 
ENTITY.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—To fur-
ther the purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating 
entity shall— 
(A) prepare, and submit to the Secretary, in accordance 
with subsection (e), a management plan for the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each 
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives 
Federal funds under this section specifying— 
(i) the accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the local coordi-
nating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of matching funds; 
(iv) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
sources of the leveraged funds; and 
(v) grants made to any other entities during the 
fiscal year; 
(C) make available for audit for each fiscal year for 
which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
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under this section, all information pertaining to the 
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
(D) encourage, by appropriate means, economic 
development that is consistent with the purposes of the 
Heritage Area; and 
(E) serve as a catalyst for the implementation of 
projects and programs among diverse partners in the Herit-
age Area. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.—The local coordinating entity may, sub-
ject to the prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes 
of preparing and implementing the management plan, use Fed-
eral funds made available under this section to— 
(A) make grants to the State, political subdivisions 
of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of 
the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and 
other interested parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff, including individuals 
with expertise in— 
(i) natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, 
and recreational resource conservation; 
(ii) economic and community development; and 
(iii) heritage planning; 
(D) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
funds and services provided under any other Federal law 
or program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) support activities of partners and any other activi-
ties that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and 
are consistent with the approved management plan. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received 
under this section to acquire any interest in real property. 
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to develop the management 
plan, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary 
for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, 
and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage 
of the area covered by the Heritage Area and encouraging 
long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
funding, management, and development of the Heritage 
Area; 
(B) include a description of actions and commitments 
that Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, private 
organizations, and citizens plan to take to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic, 
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(C) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
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(D) include an inventory of the natural, historic, cul-
tural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the 
Heritage Area that should be protected, enhanced, inter-
preted, managed, funded, or developed; 
(E) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management, including the development of intergovern-
mental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic, 
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(F) describe a program for implementation of the 
management plan, including— 
(i) performance goals; 
(ii) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and develop-
ment; and 
(iii) specific commitments for implementation that 
have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, 
organization, business, or individual; 
(G) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, 
ways in which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs 
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with 
the Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this section; 
and 
(H) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
of the major activities described in the management 
plan; and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that the local 
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
and other resources necessary to implement the 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(3) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If the management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 
after the date on which funds are first made available to 
develop the management plan, the local coordinating entity 
shall not qualify for additional financial assistance under this 
section until the management plan is submitted to, and 
approved by, the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the management plan, 
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
plan. 
(B) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Governor of the State in which the Herit-
age Area is located before approving the management plan. 
(C) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including Fed-
eral, State, tribal, and local governments, natural and
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historic resource protection organizations, educational 
institutions, businesses, community residents, rec-
reational organizations, and private property owners; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity— 
(I) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
public and Federal, State, tribal, and local govern-
mental involvement (including through workshops 
and public meetings) in the preparation of the 
management plan; and 
(II) provides for at least semiannual public 
meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
the management plan; 
(iii) 
the 
resource 
protection, 
enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and development 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect, enhance, interpret, 
fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic, cul-
tural, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal land under 
applicable laws or land use plans; 
(v) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials 
whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects 
of the management plan; 
(vi) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
to carry out the management plan; and 
(vii) the management plan demonstrates partner-
ships among the local coordinating entity, Federal, 
State, tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
organizations, nonprofit organizations, and private 
sector parties for implementation of the management 
plan. 
(D) DISAPPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the 
management plan, the Secretary— 
(I) shall advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and 
(II) may make recommendations to the local 
coordinating entity for revisions to the manage-
ment plan. 
(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
plan. 
(E) AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An amendment to the manage-
ment plan that substantially alters the purposes of 
the Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
and approved or disapproved in the same manner as 
the original management plan. 
(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
local 
coordinating 
entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this
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section to implement an amendment to the manage-
ment plan until the Secretary approves the amend-
ment. 
(F) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(i) provide technical assistance under the authority 
of this section for the development and implementation 
of the management plan; and 
(ii) 
enter 
into 
cooperative 
agreements 
with 
interested parties to carry out this section. 
(f) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local coordi-
nating entity, the Secretary may provide technical and 
financial assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis (as determined by the Secretary), to the local coordi-
nating entity to develop and implement the management 
plan. 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordi-
nating entity and other public or private entities to provide 
technical or financial assistance under subparagraph (A). 
(2) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the 
date on which authority for Federal funding terminates 
for the Heritage Area under subsection (j), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) prepare a report with recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with 
subparagraph (C). 
(B) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall— 
(i) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
entity with respect to— 
(I) accomplishing the purposes of this section 
for the Heritage Area; and 
(II) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
approved management plan for the Heritage Area; 
(ii) analyze the Federal, State, tribal, local, and 
private investments in the Heritage Area to determine 
the leverage and impact of the investments; and 
(iii) review the management structure, partnership 
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for 
purposes of identifying the critical components for 
sustainability of the Heritage Area. 
(C) REPORT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation con-
ducted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report that includes recommendations for 
the future role of the National Park Service, if any, 
with respect to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report prepared 
under this subparagraph recommends that Federal 
funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the 
report shall include an analysis of—
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(I) ways in which Federal funding for the 
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and 
(II) the appropriate time period necessary to 
achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. 
(iii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of 
a report under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
submit the report to— 
(I) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning 
to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the 
maximum extent practicable. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— 
(A) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including 
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed-
eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
to implement an approved land use plan within the bound-
aries of the Heritage Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. 
(h) PROPERTY
OWNERS
AND
REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private 
property, including the right to refrain from participating in 
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
Heritage Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to— 
(A) permit public access (including Federal, tribal, 
State, or local government access) to the property; or 
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal, State, 
or local law with regard to public access or use of private 
land; 
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved 
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
State, or local agency, or tribal government; 
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority 
to the local coordinating entity; 
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
of water or water rights; 
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area; or 
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
person injured on the private property. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 
$1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available under paragraph 
(1) shall remain available until expended. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 
50 percent. 
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution may be in 
the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly 
valued. 
(4) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing 
in this section precludes the local coordinating entity from 
using Federal funds available under provisions of law other 
than this section for the purposes for which those funds were 
authorized. 
(j) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The authority of the Sec-
retary to provide financial assistance under this section terminates 
on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8010. KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA, ALASKA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the 
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area 
established by subsection (b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi-
nating entity’’ means the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Cor-
ridor Communities Association. 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for 
the Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals 
of the Heritage Area, in accordance with this section. 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm NHA’’ and dated 
August 7, 2007. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF THE KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Kenai Moun-
tains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be comprised 
of the land in the Kenai Mountains and upper Turnagain 
Arm region, as generally depicted on the map. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in— 
(A) the appropriate offices of the Forest Service, Chu-
gach National Forest; 
(B) the Alaska Regional Office of the National Park 
Service; and 
(C) the office of the Alaska State Historic Preservation 
Officer. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
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(1) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The local coordinating 
entity, in partnership with other interested parties, shall 
develop a management plan for the Heritage Area in accordance 
with this section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan for the Herit-
age Area shall— 
(A) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, 
and recommendations for use in— 
(i) telling the story of the heritage of the area 
covered by the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) encouraging long-term resource protection, 
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, 
and development of the Heritage Area; 
(B) include a description of actions and commitments 
that the Federal Government, State, tribal, and local 
governments, private organizations, and citizens will take 
to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop 
the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
recreational resources of the Heritage Area; 
(C) specify existing and potential sources of funding 
or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; 
(D) include an inventory of the natural, historical, cul-
tural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area relating to the national importance and 
themes of the Heritage Area that should be protected, 
enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed; 
(E) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
management, including the development of intergovern-
mental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, 
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, histor-
ical, 
cultural, 
educational, 
scenic, 
and 
recreational 
resources of the Heritage Area; 
(F) describe a program for implementation for the 
management plan, including— 
(i) performance goals; 
(ii) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and develop-
ment; and 
(iii) specific commitments for implementation that 
have been made by the local coordinating entity or 
any Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, 
organization, business, or individual; 
(G) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, 
means by which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs 
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National 
Park Service, the Forest Service, and other Federal agen-
cies associated with the Heritage Area) to further the pur-
poses of this section; and 
(H) include a business plan that— 
(i) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
functions of the local coordinating entity and each of 
the major activities contained in the management plan; 
and 
(ii) provides adequate assurances that the local 
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial
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and other resources necessary to implement the 
management plan for the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are first made available to develop 
the management plan after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit the manage-
ment plan to the Secretary for approval. 
(B) TERMINATION
OF
FUNDING.—If the management 
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with 
subparagraph (A), the local coordinating entity shall not 
qualify for any additional financial assistance under this 
section until such time as the management plan is sub-
mitted to and approved by the Secretary. 
(4) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after receiving 
the management plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
shall review and approve or disapprove the management 
plan for a Heritage Area on the basis of the criteria estab-
lished under subparagraph (C). 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with 
the Governor of the State in which the Heritage Area 
is located before approving a management plan for the 
Heritage Area. 
(C) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether 
to approve a management plan for the Heritage Area, 
the Secretary shall consider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity represents the 
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including the 
Federal Government, State, tribal, and local govern-
ments, natural and historical resource protection 
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, rec-
reational organizations, community residents, and pri-
vate property owners; 
(ii) the local coordinating entity— 
(I) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
public and Federal, State, tribal, and local govern-
mental involvement (including through workshops 
and hearings) in the preparation of the manage-
ment plan; and 
(II) provides for at least semiannual public 
meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
the management plan; 
(iii) 
the 
resource 
protection, 
enhancement, 
interpretation, funding, management, and development 
strategies described in the management plan, if imple-
mented, would adequately protect, enhance, interpret, 
fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cul-
tural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(iv) the management plan would not adversely 
affect any activities authorized on Federal land under 
public land laws or land use plans; 
(v) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
the financial capability, in partnership with other 
interested parties, to carry out the plan;