National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2952
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-11-21
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Connecticut

Dams and canals

Historic sites and heritage areas

Massachusetts

New York State

Ohio

Oil and gas

Pennsylvania

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes certain National Heritage Areas and increases the total amount that may be made available for certain National Heritage Corridors. </p> <p>The bill increases the total amount that may be appropriated for (1) the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (formerly the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor) in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and (2) the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in New York. </p> <p>The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 (1) the National Aviation National Heritage Area in Ohio and Indiana, and (2) the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2952 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Schumer , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Casey , Mr. Markey , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Authorization of appropriations for The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (a) Authorization of appropriations for The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor 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 $15,000,000 and inserting $17,000,000 . (b) Authorization of appropriations for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Section 810(a)(1) of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–554 ; 114 Stat. 2763A–303; 131 Stat. 461) is amended by striking $12,000,000 and inserting $14,000,000 . 3. Reauthorization of National Aviation Heritage Area and the Oil Region National Heritage Area (a) Reauthorization of the National Aviation Heritage Area Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447 ; 118 Stat. 3367) is amended by striking on the date that is 15 years after the date that funds are first made available for this title and inserting on October 1, 2022 . (b) 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) is amended by striking the expiration of the 15-year period beginning on the date that funds are first made available for this title and inserting September 30, 2022 .