National Heritage Partnership Act

Bill: 108-s-2543
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY]
Introduced: 2004-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Arts, Culture, Religion
Auditing
Citizen participation
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cultural property
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Land use
Landowners
Landscape protection
Law
Maps
Natural areas
Nature conservation
Nonprofit organizations
Outdoor recreation
Planning
Public meetings
Public-private partnerships
Recreation areas
Right of property
Social Welfare
Social life and customs
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: 
National Heritage Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Heritage Areas program under which the Secretary shall provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment of National Heritage Areas. Describes the Secretary's duties, including conducting studies and providing technical assistance.
 
Specifies the criteria that the Secretary shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed Areas. States that designation of a Area shall be: (1) by Act of Congress; and (2) contingent on the prior completion of a suitability-feasibility study and an affirmative determination by the Secretary that the area meets such criteria.
 
Sets forth requirements for management plans for any Area. Prohibits a local coordinating entity from using Federal funds authorized by this Act to implement an amendment until the Secretary approves the amendment.
 
Bars local coordinating entities from using Federal funds authorized under this Act to acquire any interest in real property.

action_date: 2004-08-25
text: 
National Heritage Partnership Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Heritage Areas program under which the Secretary shall provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment of National Heritage Areas. Describes the Secretary's duties, including conducting studies, providing technical assistance, and submitting annual reports.
 
(Sec. 4) Specifies the criteria that the Secretary shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed Areas. States that designation of an Area shall be: (1) by Act of Congress; and (2) contingent on the prior completion of a study and an affirmative determination by the Secretary that the area meets such criteria.
 
(Sec. 5) Sets forth requirements for Area management plans. Instructs local coordinating entities to submit plans to the Secretary for approval. Prohibits a local coordinating entity from using Federal funds authorized by this Act to implement an amendment until the Secretary approves the amendment.
 
(Sec. 6) Requires such an entity to submit annual reports to the Secretary for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating committee receives Federal funds under this Act.
 
Bars local coordinating entities from using Federal funds authorized under this Act to acquire any interest in real property.
 
(Sec. 7) Specifies this Act's effect with regard to: (1) the provision of technical or financial assistance by other Federal agencies; (2) the management or use of Federal land by other Federal agencies; and (3) specified private property and regulatory protections. 
 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.
 
Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance to an individual local coordinating entity (excluding technical assistance and administrative oversight) 15 years after the initial receipt of the assistance by the local coordinating committee. 
 
Limits to five percent the amount of funds that may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance, oversight, and administration.
 
Requires grant recipients to provide, as a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, matching funds from non-Federal sources equal to the grant amount.

action_date: 2004-09-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 25, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
National Heritage Partnership Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Heritage Areas program under which the Secretary shall provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment of National Heritage Areas. Describes the Secretary's duties, including conducting studies, providing technical assistance, and submitting annual reports.
 
(Sec. 4) Specifies the criteria that the Secretary shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed Areas. States that designation of an Area shall be: (1) by Act of Congress; and (2) contingent on the prior completion of a study and an affirmative determination by the Secretary that the area meets such criteria.
 
(Sec. 5) Sets forth requirements for Area management plans. Instructs local coordinating entities to submit plans to the Secretary for approval. Prohibits a local coordinating entity from using Federal funds authorized by this Act to implement an amendment until the Secretary approves the amendment.
 
(Sec. 6) Requires such an entity to submit annual reports to the Secretary for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating committee receives Federal funds under this Act.
 
Bars local coordinating entities from using Federal funds authorized under this Act to acquire any interest in real property.
 
(Sec. 7) Specifies this Act's effect with regard to: (1) the provision of technical or financial assistance by other Federal agencies; (2) the management or use of Federal land by other Federal agencies; and (3) specified private property and regulatory protections. 
 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.
 
Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance to an individual local coordinating entity (excluding technical assistance and administrative oversight) 15 years after the initial receipt of the assistance by the local coordinating committee. 
 
Limits to five percent the amount of funds that may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance, oversight, and administration.
 
Requires grant recipients to provide, as a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, matching funds from non-Federal sources equal to the grant amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9356-9360; text as passed Senate: CR S9356-9360)
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9356-9360; text as passed Senate: CR S9356-9360)
action_date: 2004-08-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
action_date: 2004-08-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/22/04 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-329.
action_date: 2004-08-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/22/04 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-329.
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-692.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/18/2004 S7012-7014)
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/18/2004 S7012)
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate