Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-5975
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut

Historic sites and heritage areas

Massachusetts
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act </b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut and Massachusetts. </p> <p>The bill also repeals the limitation on the total amount of funding that may be appropriated for the corridor and heritage area. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5975 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2020 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mrs. Hayes , and Mr. Neal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (a) Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (1) Reauthorization Section 106(b) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 103–449 ; 108 Stat. 4755; 113 Stat. 1728; 123 Stat. 1291; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of total funding cap Section 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 103–449 ; 108 Stat. 4756; 113 Stat. 1729; 123 Stat. 1292) is amended by striking the second sentence. (b) Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (1) Repeal of total funding cap Section 280A(a) of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338 ; 120 Stat. 1819) is amended by striking the second sentence. (2) Reauthorization Section 280B of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338 ; 120 Stat. 1819) is amended by striking 15 years and inserting 30 years .