Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act
Bill: S.1004 | Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine (D-NV)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance to the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area in Utah and the Great Basin National Heritage Area (as renamed by this bill) in Utah and Nevada for another 15-year period.
The bill renames the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership.

To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage 
Area, to designate the Great Basin National Heritage Route in the State 
 of Nevada as the ``Great Basin National Heritage Area'', to designate 
    the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the ``Great Basin 
 Heritage Area Partnership'', to extend the authorization of the Great 
         Basin National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Basin National Heritage Area 
and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL 
              HERITAGE AREA.

    Section 260 of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Act (54 
U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1807) is amended by 
striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``30 years''.

SEC. 3. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Designation of the Great Basin National Heritage Area.--The 
Great Basin National Heritage Route Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the Heritage Route'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``the Heritage Area'';
            (2) by striking ``along'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``in'';
            (3) in the subtitle heading, by striking ``Route'' and 
        inserting ``Area'';
            (4) in section 291, by striking ``Route'' and inserting 
        ``Area'';
            (5) in section 291A(a)--
                    (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``the 
                Great Basin Heritage Route'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``the Great Basin National Heritage Area''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ``a Heritage 
                Route'' and inserting ``a Heritage Area'';
            (6) in section 291B, by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Heritage area.--The term `Heritage Area' means the 
        Great Basin National Heritage Area established by section 
        291C(a).'';
            (7) in section 291C--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``route'' 
                and inserting ``area''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``Heritage 
                Route'' and inserting ``Heritage Area''; and
            (8) in section 291L(d), in the subsection heading, by 
        striking ``in Heritage Route'' and inserting ``in Heritage 
        Area''.
    (b) Designation of Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership.--The 
Great Basin National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended by striking ``Great Basin 
Heritage Route Partnership'' each place it appears and inserting 
``Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership''.
    (c) Extension of Authorization of the Great Basin National Heritage 
Area.--Section 291J of the Great Basin National Heritage Area Act (54 
U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1831) is amended by 
striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``30 years''.
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