Protecting the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 116-hr-5743
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-03
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Iowa
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos &amp; Smokestacks National Heritage Area.</p> <p>The bill extends indefinitely the authority of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants or other assistance for the heritage area.</p> <p>The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5743 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2020 Ms. Finkenauer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership, and for other purposes.

1. America’s agricultural heritage partnership (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Act . (b) Repeal of funding authorization sunset Section 707 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ) is repealed. (c) Repeal of total funding cap Section 708(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ) is amended by striking the last sentence. 2. Redesignation of heritage area (a) Redesignation The America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership established by section 703 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–333 ) is hereby redesignated and shall be known as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the heritage area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.