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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1518 
To establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the State 
of Washington, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2017 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. HECK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage 
Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Washington 
National Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
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nating entity for the National Heritage Area des-
ignated by section 3(d). 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Heritage Area required under section 4. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Maritime Washington National Heritage 
Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 584/125,484, 
and dated August 2014. 
(4) NATIONAL
HERITAGE
AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Heritage Area’’ means the Maritime 
Washington National Heritage Area established by 
section 3(a). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Washington. 
SEC. 3. MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Heritage Area 
shall consist of land located in the counties of 
Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island, 
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King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, 
Clallam, and Grays Harbor in the State that is at 
least partially located within the area that is 1⁄4-mile 
landward of the shoreline, as generally depicted on 
the map. 
(2) REVISION.—The boundaries of the National 
Heritage Area established under paragraph (1) may 
be revised if the revision is— 
(A) proposed in the management plan; 
(B) approved by the Secretary in accord-
ance with section 4; and 
(C) placed on file in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of— 
(1) the National Park Service; and 
(2) the local coordinating entity. 
(d) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The Wash-
ington Trust for Historic Preservation shall be the local 
coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area. 
SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 
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shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 
management plan for the National Heritage Area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 
(1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 
approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter-
pretation of the natural, cultural, historical, scenic, 
and recreational resources of the National Heritage 
Area; 
(2) take into consideration State and local 
plans; 
(3) include— 
(A) an inventory of— 
(i) the resources located in the Na-
tional Heritage Area; and 
(ii) any other property in the National 
Heritage Area that— 
(I) is related to the themes of the 
National Heritage Area; and 
(II) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained be-
cause of the significance of the prop-
erty; 
(B) comprehensive policies, strategies and 
recommendations for the conservation, funding, 
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management, and development of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(C) a description of actions that govern-
ments, private organizations, and individuals 
have agreed to take to protect the natural, cul-
tural, and historical resources of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(D) a program of implementation for the 
management plan by the local coordinating en-
tity that includes a description of— 
(i) actions to facilitate ongoing col-
laboration among partners to promote 
plans for resource protection, restoration, 
and construction; and 
(ii) specific commitments for imple-
mentation that have been made by the 
local coordinating entity or any govern-
ment, organization, or individual for the 
first 5 years of operation of the National 
Heritage Area; 
(E) the identification of sources of funding 
for carrying out the management plan; 
(F) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which Federal, State, and local pro-
grams may best be coordinated to carry out this 
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section, including a description of the role of 
the National Park Service in the National Her-
itage Area; and 
(G) an interpretive plan for the National 
Heritage Area; and 
(4) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management that consider and detail the ap-
plication of appropriate land and water management 
techniques, including the development of intergov-
ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 
to protect the natural, cultural, historical, scenic, 
recreational, and educational resources of the Na-
tional Heritage Area. 
(c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 
not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi-
nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund-
ing under this Act until the date on which the Secretary 
receives and approves the management plan. 
(d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of receipt of the management plan 
under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation 
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with the State, shall approve or disapprove the man-
agement plan. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 
whether to approve the management plan, the Sec-
retary shall consider whether— 
(A) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the Na-
tional Heritage Area, including governments, 
natural and historical resource protection orga-
nizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
and recreational organizations; 
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity, including public 
hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment in the preparation of the management 
plan; and 
(C) the resource protection and interpreta-
tion strategies contained in the management 
plan, if implemented, would adequately protect 
the natural, cultural, and historical resources of 
the National Heritage Area. 
(3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Secretary disapproves the management plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
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(A) advise the local coordinating entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 
(B) make recommendations for revisions to 
the management plan; and 
(C) not later than 180 days after the re-
ceipt of any proposed revision of the manage-
ment plan from the local coordinating entity, 
approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 
(4) AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove each amendment to the 
management plan that makes a substantial 
change to the management plan, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local coordi-
nating entity shall not use Federal funds au-
thorized by this section to carry out any amend-
ments to the management plan until the date 
on which the Secretary has approved the 
amendments. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of implementing 
the management plan, the Secretary, acting through the 
local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available 
under section 9— 
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