Title: A bill to extend the authorizations for the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 and otherwise modifies the Augusta Canal and Arabia Mountain National Heritage Areas. It also extends the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission for another 15 years.
Specifically, the bill repeals the maximum total amount that may be provided for the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and adjusts the boundary of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area to include approximately 188 acres of additional land.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3633 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3633

 To extend the authorizations for the Augusta Canal National Heritage 
   Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and Gullah/Geechee 
          Cultural Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2022

  Mr. Warnock introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the authorizations for the Augusta Canal National Heritage 
   Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and Gullah/Geechee 
          Cultural Heritage Corridor, 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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL 
              HERITAGE AREA, ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, 
              AND GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.--
            (1) Extension.--Section 310 of division II of the Omnibus 
        Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320101 
        note; Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4252; 127 Stat. 420; 128 
        Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 Stat. 661; 133 Stat. 233; 133 
        Stat. 778) is amended by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
        ``2036''.
            (2) Funding limitation.--Section 311(a) of division II of 
        the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 
        U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4252; 122 
        Stat. 824) is amended by striking the second sentence.
    (b) Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area.--
            (1) Boundary adjustment.--Section 234 of the Arabia 
        Mountain National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
        Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1796) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``The heritage'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The heritage''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Boundary adjustment.--The boundary of the heritage is 
        adjusted to include the approximately 188 acres of land, as 
        depicted on the map prepared by the National Park Service 
        entitled `Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Proposed 
        Boundary Adjustment', numbered 255/126701, and dated October 
        2014.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``The map'' and 
                inserting ``The maps described in paragraphs (1) and 
                (2) of subsection (b)''.
            (2) Funding limitation.--Section 239 of the Arabia Mountain 
        National Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 
        109-338; 120 Stat. 1799) is amended by striking subsection (a) 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year.''.
            (3) Extension.--Section 240 of the Arabia Mountain National 
        Heritage Area Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-338; 
        120 Stat. 1799) is amended by striking ``on the date that is 15 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2036''.
    (c) Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.--
            (1) Extension of commission.--Section 295D(d) of the 
        Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
        Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1833; 130 Stat. 962) is amended 
        by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``30 years''.
            (2) Elimination of meeting requirements.--Section 295E(a) 
        of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 
        note; Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1833) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively.
            (3) Funding.--Section 295K(a) of the Gullah/Geechee 
        Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-
        338; 120 Stat. 1837) is amended by striking the second 
        sentence.
            (4) Termination of authority.--Section 295L of the Gullah/
        Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public 
        Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1837; 130 Stat. 962) is amended by 
        striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``30 years''.
            (5) Technical amendments.--
                    (A) The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 
                U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1832) 
                is amended, in the subtitle heading, by striking 
                ``Gullah/Geechee'' and inserting ``Gullah Geechee''.
                    (B) Section 295C of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural 
                Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-
                338; 120 Stat. 1832) is amended, in the section 
                heading, by striking ``gullah/geechee'' and inserting 
                ``gullah geechee''.
                    (C) Section 295D of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural 
                Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-
                338; 120 Stat. 1833) is amended, in the section 
                heading, by striking ``gullah/geechee'' and inserting 
                ``gullah geechee''.
                    (D) The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act (54 
                U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1832) 
                is amended by striking ``Gullah/Geechee'' each place it 
                appears in sections 295, 295A, 295B, 295C(a), and 295D 
                and inserting ``Gullah Geechee''.
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