Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act

Bill: 116-s-4009
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-06-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations

Historic sites and heritage areas

Pennsylvania
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes in Pennsylvania through FY2036 </p> <ul> <li>the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,</li> <li>the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area,</li> <li>the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, </li> <li>the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and </li> <li>the Oil Region National Heritage Area.</li> </ul> <p>The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for</p> <ul> <li>the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,</li> <li> the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and</li> <li> the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4009 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2020 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act . 2. Reauthorization of, and repeal of funding limitations for, national heritage areas and corridor (a) Rivers of steel national heritage area (1) Reauthorization Section 408 of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of funding limitation Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 Stat. 778) is amended by striking the second sentence. (b) Lackawanna valley national heritage area (1) Reauthorization Section 108 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of funding limitation Section 109 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 818) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal year. . (c) Reauthorization of Delaware and lehigh national heritage corridor Section 12 of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 100–692 ; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 123 Stat. 1293; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 ; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (d) Schuylkill river valley national heritage area (1) Reauthorization Section 209 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of funding limitation Section 210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 824) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal year. . (e) Reauthorization of the oil region national heritage area Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447 ; 118 Stat. 3372; 133 Stat. 2713) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2036 .