Title: Protecting the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
The bill extends through FY2031 the authority of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants or other assistance for the heritage area.
The bill increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1224 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1224

 To reauthorize, and increase the total funding cap for, the America's 
    Agricultural Heritage Partnership, to redesignate the America's 
Agricultural Heritage Partnership as the ``Silos & Smokestacks National 
                Heritage Area'', and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 20, 2021

Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize, and increase the total funding cap for, the America's 
    Agricultural Heritage Partnership, to redesignate the America's 
Agricultural Heritage Partnership as the ``Silos & Smokestacks 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 ``Protecting the Silos & Smokestacks 
National Heritage Area Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF AMERICA'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 707 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. 4267; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 3801) is 
amended by striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2031''.
    (b) Increased Total Funding Cap.--Section 708(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. 4267; 122 Stat. 824; 134 
Stat. 1505) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking 
``$17,000,000'' and inserting ``$23,000,000''.

SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Redesignation.--The America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership 
established by section 703 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 
4266) shall be known and designated as the ``Silos & Smokestacks 
National Heritage Area''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the heritage area 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area''.
                                 <all>