Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act

Bill: 115-hr-5334
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2018-03-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Massachusetts
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act</b></p> <p>This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants and provide other assistance for the Essex National Heritage Area in Massachusetts. </p> <p>The bill also repeals the limitation on the total amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5334 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2018 Mr. Moulton (for himself and Ms. Tsongas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area.

1. Essex National Heritage Area (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act . (b) Repeal of funding authorization sunset Section 507 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ) is repealed. (c) Repeal of total funding cap Section 508(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ) is amended by striking the last sentence.