Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-369
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Historical and cultural resources

Land use and conservation

North Carolina

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2021 the authority of the Department of the Interior to furnish assistance for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina. </p> <p>The bill also increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the heritage area. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 369 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of the Blue Ridge National Heritage area Section 140 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–108 ; 117 Stat. 1280) is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(1), by striking $12,000,000 and inserting $14,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (j), by striking the date and all that follows through of this section and inserting September 30, 2021 .