To amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8916
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-09
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida

Georgia

Historic sites and heritage areas

Historical and cultural resources

North Carolina

South Carolina
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill extends the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission and increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the corridor.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8916 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2020 Mr. Clyburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, and for other purposes.

1. Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act amendments The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act ( Public Law 109–338 ; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as follows: (1) Commission In section 295D(d), by striking 15 years and inserting 25 years . (2) Meeting requirements By repealing section 295E(a)(4). (3) Funding In section 295K(a), by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $30,000,000 . (4) Technical amendment By striking Gullah/Geechee each place it appears in any typeface and inserting Gullah Geechee in the respective typeface.