Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-1004
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-03-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Nevada

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Utah
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance to the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area in Utah and the Great Basin National Heritage Area (as renamed by this bill) in Utah and Nevada for another 15-year period.</p> <p>The bill renames the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1004 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2021 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Romney , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, to designate the Great Basin National Heritage Route in the State of Nevada as the Great Basin National Heritage Area , to designate the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership , to extend the authorization of the Great Basin National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act . 2. Extension of authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Section 260 of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338 ; 120 Stat. 1807) is amended by striking 15 years and inserting 30 years . 3. Great Basin National Heritage Area (a) Designation of the Great Basin National Heritage Area The Great Basin National Heritage Route Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338 ; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended— (1) by striking the Heritage Route each place it appears and inserting the Heritage Area ; (2) by striking along each place it appears and inserting in ; (3) in the subtitle heading, by striking Route and inserting Area ; (4) in section 291, by striking Route and inserting Area ; (5) in section 291A(a)— (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking the Great Basin Heritage Route each place it appears and inserting the Great Basin National Heritage Area ; and (B) in paragraph (13), by striking a Heritage Route and inserting a Heritage Area ; (6) in section 291B, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Heritage area The term Heritage Area means the Great Basin National Heritage Area established by section 291C(a). ; (7) in section 291C— (A) in the section heading, by striking Route and inserting Area ; and (B) in subsection (a), by striking Heritage Route and inserting Heritage Area ; and (8) in section 291L(d), in the subsection heading, by striking in heritage route and inserting in heritage area . (b) Designation of Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership The Great Basin National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338 ; 120 Stat. 1824) is amended by striking Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership each place it appears and inserting Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership . (c) Extension of authorization of the Great Basin National Heritage Area Section 291J of the Great Basin National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109–338 ; 120 Stat. 1831) is amended by striking 15 years and inserting 30 years .