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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF BONDS ISSUED TO FINANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY 
              RESOURCE FACILITIES AND CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY 
              FACILITIES AND OTHER SPECIFIED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 142(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting a comma, 
and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraphs:
            ``(16) renewable energy resource facilities,
            ``(17) conservation and efficiency facilities and projects, 
        or
            ``(18) zero emission vehicles and related facilities or 
        projects.''.
    (b) Renewable Energy Resource Facility.--Section 142 of such Code 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Renewable Energy Resource Facilities.--For purposes of 
subsection (a)(16)--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `renewable energy resource 
        facility' means--
                    ``(A) any facility used to produce electric or 
                thermal energy (including a distributed generation 
                facility) from--
                            ``(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy,
                            ``(ii) marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
                        energy,
                            ``(iii) incremental hydropower,
                            ``(iv) biomass (as defined in section 
                        203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
                        U.S.C. 15852(b))), or
                            ``(v) landfill gas, or
                    ``(B) any facility or project used for the 
                manufacture of facilities referred to in subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) Geothermal energy.--The term `geothermal 
                energy' means energy derived from a geothermal deposit 
                (within the meaning of section 613(e)(2)) or from 
                geothermal heat pumps.
                    ``(B) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy.--
                The term `marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy' has 
                the meaning given such term in section 45(c)(10).
                    ``(C) Incremental hydropower.--The term 
                `incremental hydropower' means additional energy 
                generated as a result of efficiency improvements or 
                capacity additions to existing hydropower facilities 
                made on or after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection. The term `incremental hydropower' does not 
                include additional energy generated as a result of 
                operational changes not directly associated with 
                efficiency improvements or capacity additions.''.
    (c) Conservation and Efficiency.--Section 142 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Conservation and Efficiency Facilities and Projects.--For 
purposes of subsection (a)(17), the term `conservation and efficiency 
facility and project' means--
            ``(1) any facility used for the conservation or the 
        efficient use of energy, including energy efficient 
        retrofitting of existing buildings, or for the efficient 
        storage, transmission, or distribution of energy, including any 
        facility or project designed to implement smart grid 
        technologies (as described in title XIII of the Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007, or individual components 
        of such technologies as listed in section 1301 of such Act),
            ``(2) any facility used for the conservation of or the 
        efficient use of water, including--
                    ``(A) any facility or project designed to--
                            ``(i) reduce the demand for water,
                            ``(ii) improve efficiency in use and reduce 
                        losses and waste of water, and
                            ``(iii) improve land management practices 
                        to conserve water, or
                    ``(B) any individual component of a facility or 
                project referred to in subparagraph (A), or
            ``(3) any facility or project used for the manufacture of 
        facilities referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), facilities and projects does not 
include facilities or projects that store water.''.
    (d) Zero Emission Vehicles and Related Facilities or Projects.--
Section 142 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(p) Zero Emission Vehicles and Related Facilities or Projects.--
            ``(1) Zero emission vehicles.--The term `zero emission 
        vehicles' means vehicles that have no tailpipe emissions, 
        evaporative emissions, or onboard emission-control systems that 
        can deteriorate over time.
            ``(2) Facilities related to zero emission vehicles.--A 
        facility or project is related to a zero emission vehicle if 
        the facility is any real or personal property to be used in the 
        design, technology transfer, manufacture, production, assembly, 
        distribution, or service of zero emission vehicles.''.
    (e) Coordination With Section 45.--Paragraph (3) of section 45(b) 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
respect to (I) any qualified facility that is a renewable energy 
resource facility described in section 142(a)(16), (II) any qualified 
facility that is a conservation and efficiency facility described in 
section 142(a)(17), or (III) any qualified facility that is a zero 
emission vehicle and related facility or project described in section 
142(a)(18).''.
    (f) Coordination With Section 45K.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
45K(b)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
flush sentence: ``Clause (i)(II) shall not apply with respect to (aa) 
any qualified facility that is a renewable energy resource facility 
described in section 142(a)(16), (bb) any qualified facility that is a 
conservation and efficiency facility described section 142(a)(17), or 
(cc) any qualified facility that is a zero emission vehicle and related 
facility or project described in section 142(a)(18).''.
    (g) Coordination With Section 146(g)(3).--Section 146(g)(3) is 
amended by striking ``or (15)'' and all that follows through the end of 
the paragraph and inserting ``(15), (16), (17), or (18)''.
    (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
[EX A]: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption of the interest on bonds issued to finance renewable energy resource facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities and projects, and zero emission vehicles and related facilities or projects.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Lawful Commerce in 
Arms Act''.

SEC 2. AMENDMENT TO ORGANIC ACT.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Department of Commerce 
and Labor'', approved February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), is 
amended by redesignating section 13 as section 14 and by inserting 
after section 12 the following:

``SEC. 13. RESTRICTION ON COMMERCE.

    ``(a) Secretary of Commerce List.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
establish and maintain a list consisting of each person that notifies 
the Secretary under subsection (b) that it is a manufacturer or seller 
in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product or 
is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. The 
list shall contain the name of the person, the chief executive officer 
of the person, and the address and location of the headquarters of the 
person. The Secretary shall maintain and update the list and may 
publish the list in the Federal Register.
    ``(b) Notification.--Each person that--
            ``(1) is a manufacturer in interstate or foreign commerce 
        of a firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage 
        in business as such manufacturer to the extent required under 
        chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
            ``(2) is a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a 
        firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage in 
        business as such seller to the extent required under chapter 44 
        of title 18, United States Code, or
            ``(3) is a trade association representing such 
        manufacturers or sellers,
 may notify the Secretary of its existence and provide to the Secretary 
the information described in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Freedom From Restriction.--Conduct that--
            ``(1)(A) is carried out by a manufacturer in interstate or 
        foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves 
        such firearm or ammunition product, and is described in 
        paragraph (4) of subsection (d);
            ``(B) is carried out by a seller in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves a firearm 
        or ammunition product, and is described in paragraph (6) of 
        subsection (d); or
            ``(C) is carried out by a trade association in the course 
        of organizing, advising, or representing its members who are 
        manufacturers in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or 
        ammunition product, or who are sellers in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, with respect to 
        conduct of such manufacturers or sellers described in paragraph 
        (4) or (6) of subsection (d), as the case may be; and
            ``(2) is lawful under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
        Code, or under applicable State law;
shall not be a basis for imposing a restriction on interstate or 
foreign commerce on a person on the list described in subsection (a) as 
a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of 
such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Ammunition product.--The term `ammunition product' 
        means `ammunition' as defined in section 921(a)(17) of title 
        18, United States Code, and includes a component part of such 
        ammunition product that has been shipped or transported in 
        interstate or foreign commerce.
            ``(2) Firearm product.--The term `firearm product' means 
        `firearm' as defined in subparagraph (A) or (B) section 
        921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any 
        `antique firearm' as defined in section 921(a)(16) of such 
        title, and includes a component part of such a firearm that has 
        been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
            ``(3) Interstate or foreign commerce.--The term `interstate 
        or foreign commerce' has the  meaning given that term in 
section 921(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(4) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer in interstate 
        or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means--
                    ``(A) a person who, in the course of a business in 
                interstate or foreign commerce to import, make, 
                produce, create, assemble, design, or formulate a 
                firearm or ammunition product, imports, makes, 
                produces, creates, assembles, designs, or formulates a 
                firearm or ammunition product, or engages another 
                person to import, make, produce, create, assemble, 
                design, or formulate a firearm or ammunition product;
                    ``(B) a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of 
                a firearm or ammunition product made by another person, 
                but only with respect to an aspect of the firearm or 
                ammunition product that the seller makes, produces, 
                creates, assembles, designs, or formulates; and
                    ``(C) any seller in interstate or foreign commerce 
                of a firearm or ammunition product on which, or on the 
                packaging of which, the seller is also represented as 
                the manufacturer of the firearm or ammunition product.
            ``(5) Restriction on interstate or foreign commerce.--The 
        term `restriction on interstate or foreign commerce'--
                    ``(A) means--
                            ``(i) civil damages or equitable relief, or
                            ``(ii) any other limitation or condition,
                awarded or ordered by a Federal, State, or local court, 
                that restricts the ability of a person listed under 
                subsection (a) to freely engage in interstate or 
                foreign commerce with respect to firearm or ammunition 
                products, or of a trade association listed under 
                subsection (a) to freely engage in lawful activities on 
                behalf of its membership; and
                    ``(B) does not include any damages, equitable 
                relief, or other limitation or condition arising from--
                            ``(i) breach of contract or warranty in 
                        connection with the purchase of a firearm or 
                        ammunition product; or
                            ``(ii) physical injuries or property damage 
                        resulting directly from the failure to function 
                        or improper functioning of a firearm or 
                        ammunition product, when used as intended, due 
                        to a defect in design or manufacture.
            ``(6) Seller.--The term `seller in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means a person 
        who--
                    ``(A) in the course of a business conducted in 
                interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, sells, 
                distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages, 
                labels, or otherwise is involved in placing a firearm 
                or ammunition product in the stream of commerce; or
                    ``(B) in the course of a business conducted in 
                interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, 
                installs, repairs, refurbishes, reconditions, or 
                maintains an aspect of a firearm or ammunition product.
            ``(7) State.--The term `State' includes the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
        possession of the United States.
            ``(8) Trade association.--The term `trade association' 
        means any association or business organization (whether or not 
        incorporated under the laws of any State), 2 or more members of 
        which are manufacturers or sellers in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of a firearm or ammunition product.
    ``(e) Limitation on Use of List.--No officer, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States may use the list established and 
maintained under this section for any purpose other than the 
enforcement of the provisions of this section, nor shall the list be 
used or allowed to be used in any way that would result in the creation 
of any registry of firearms, firearm owners, or firearm purchasers by 
the United States, or by any State or any political subdivision 
thereof.''.
[EX A]: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Amends the Organic Act establishing the Department of Commerce to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain a list of each person that notifies the Secretary that it is a manufacturer or seller that is: (1) licensed to engage in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm (including antique firearm) or ammunition product; or (2) is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. Declares that any lawful conduct carried out by a manufacturer or seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, or lawful conduct carried out by a trade association in the course of representing such manufacturers or sellers, shall not be the basis for imposing a restriction on such commerce (the award of civil damages, equitable relief, or any other specified limitation) as a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom's Way National Heritage Area 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the cultural and natural legacies of the region 
        encompassing 34 communities in Massachusetts and 6 communities 
        in New Hampshire have made important and distinctive 
        contributions to the national character of America;
            (2) these legacies were the foundation of communities in 
        this region, and by according appropriate recognition and 
        protection these legacies can help sustain the quality of life 
        in the future;
            (3) particularly significant legacies are--
                    (A) the early settlement of the United States and 
                the early evolution of democratic forms of government;
                    (B) the development of intellectual traditions of 
                the philosophies of freedom, democracy, and 
                conservation;
                    (C) the evolution of social ideas and religious 
                freedom;
                    (D) the role of immigrants and industry in 
                contributing to ethnic diversity;
                    (E) Native American and African American resources; 
                and
                    (F) the role of innovation and invention in the 
                cottage industries;
            (4) the communities in this region know the value of their 
        legacy, but need a cooperative framework and technical 
        assistance to achieve important goals by working together;
            (5) the National Park Service is responsible for advocating 
        the protection and interpretation of the Nation's cultural and 
        historic resources;
            (6) within this distinctive area of New Hampshire and 
        Massachusetts there is a Federal interest to support the 
        development of a regional framework to assist the Commonwealth 
        of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire, other local 
        organizations and governments, and private citizens to 
        conserve, protect, and bring recognition to this heritage for 
        the educational and recreation benefit of this and future 
        generations of Americans;
            (7) significant examples of such resources include--
                    (A) Walden Pond State Reservation;
                    (B) Minute Man National Historical Park;
                    (C) Shaker Villages in Shirley and Harvard;
                    (D) Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Fitchburg 
                Art Museum, and Barrett House in New Ipswich; and
                    (E) Beaver Brook Farms and Lost City of Monson in 
                Hollis;
            (8) the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., would be 
        an appropriate entity to oversee the development of the 
        Freedom's Way National Heritage Area; and
            (9) the study entitled ``Freedom's Way Heritage Area 
        Feasibility Study'', prepared by the Freedom's Way Heritage 
        Association, Inc., and the Massachusetts Department of 
        Environmental Management, demonstrates the sufficient 
        assemblage of nationally distinctive historical resources 
        necessary to establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage 
        Area.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels 
        of government, the private sector, and the local communities in 
        Massachusetts and New Hampshire;
            (2) to empower communities and organizations in these 2 
        States to preserve the special historic identity of the region 
        and with it the identity of the Nation; and
            (3) to provide for the management, preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the natural, historical, and 
        cultural resources of the region for the educational and 
        inspirational benefit of future generations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the 
        Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc.
            (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Freedom's Way National Heritage Area established by section 4.
            (3) Plan.--The term ``Plan'' means the Cultural Heritage 
        and Management Plan required by section 6.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts and in the State of New Hampshire the Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--Except as otherwise provided in section 6, the 
boundaries of the Heritage Area shall include all of those lands 
depicted on a map entitled ``Freedom's Way National Heritage Area'', 
numbered ____ and dated ____. The map shall be on file in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The Secretary shall  
publish in the Federal Register, as soon as practical after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, a detailed description and map of the 
boundaries established under this subsection. Boundaries may be revised 
if proposed in the Plan, approved by the Secretary as provided in 
section 8(b), and placed on file in accordance with this subsection.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of this Act.
    (b) Management Entity.--The management entity of the Heritage Area 
shall be the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Plan Requirements.--The Association shall prepare and submit 
for review and approval by the Secretary, a Cultural Heritage and 
Management Plan for the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive 
recommendations and strategies for the conservation, funding, 
management, and development of the Heritage Area. The Plan shall--
            (1) take into consideration current Federal, State, county, 
        and local plans and involve residents, public agencies, and 
        private organizations in the Heritage Area, but shall 
        coordinate those plans and present a unified historic 
        preservation and interpretation plan;
            (2) include a description of actions that units of 
        government and private organizations are recommended to take to 
        protect the resources of the Heritage Area; and
            (3) identify existing and potential sources of Federal and 
        non-Federal funding for the conservation, management, and 
        development of the Heritage Area, and include--
                    (A) an inventory which includes any property in the 
                Heritage Area that should be conserved, restored, 
                managed, developed, or maintained because of the 
                natural, cultural, recreational or historic 
                significance to the themes of the Heritage Area;
                    (B) a recommendation of policies for resource 
                management and protection that consider and detail the 
                application of appropriate land and water management 
                techniques, including the development of 
                intergovernmental cooperative agreements to manage and 
                protect the historical, cultural, and natural resources 
                and recreation opportunities of the Heritage Area in a 
                manner consistent with supporting compatible economic 
                revitalization efforts;
                    (C) a program of strategies and actions to 
                implement the Plan, including identification of the 
                roles of agencies and organizations which are party to 
                the implementation of the Plan, identification of 
                specific restoration and construction plans or goals, 
                and identification of a program of public involvement, 
                annual work plans and reports, and the role of the 
                Association;
                    (D) an analysis of ways in which Federal, State, 
                and local programs may best be coordinated to promote 
                the purposes of this Act;
                    (E) an interpretive and educational plan for the 
                Heritage Area;
                    (F) any revisions proposed by the Association to 
                the boundaries of the Heritage Area and requested by 
                the affected local government; and
                    (G) a process to provide public access to the 
                Association for the purpose of attempting to informally 
                resolve any disputes arising from the Plan.
    (b) Approval of Plan.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
the Plan in accordance with section 8(b).

SEC. 7. AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

    (a) Authorities.--The Association may, for purposes of preparing 
and implementing the Plan, use Federal funds made available through 
this Act--
            (1) to make grants to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
        its political subdivisions, or both, the State of New 
        Hampshire, its political subdivisions, or both, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other persons;
            (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its 
        political subdivisions, or both, the State of New Hampshire, 
        its political subdivisions, or both, nonprofit organizations, 
        and other organizations;
            (3) to hire and compensate staff;
            (4) to obtain money from any source and to participate in 
        any program or law requiring the recipient of such money to 
        make a contribution in order to receive such money; and
            (5) to contract for goods and services.
    (b) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The Association 
may not use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall 
preclude the Association from acquiring real property or any interest 
in real property using other funds intended for that purpose.
    (c) Duties of the Association.--The Association shall carry out the 
following duties:
            (1) Prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval a plan 
        as described in section 6 not later than 3 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act. If the Plan is not submitted to 
        the Secretary as required under this paragraph within the 
        specified time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for 
        Federal funding until the Plan is submitted and approved by the 
        Secretary.
            (2) Give priority to the implementation of actions, goals, 
        and strategies set forth in the Plan, including assisting units 
        of government and others in--
                    (A) carrying out the programs that recognize and 
                protect important resource values within the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (B) encouraging, by appropriate means, economic 
                viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the 
                goals of the Plan;
                    (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                    (D) developing recreational and educational 
                opportunities in the Heritage Area;
                    (E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 
                the Heritage Area;
                    (F) restoring historic buildings that are located 
                within the boundaries of the Heritage Area relating to 
                the themes of the Heritage Area; and
                    (G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                appropriate signs identifying public access points and 
                sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage 
                Area.
            (3) Prepare and implement the Plan while considering the 
        interests of diverse units of government, businesses, private 
        property owners, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area.
            (4) Conduct Association meetings open to the public at 
        least quarterly regarding the development and implementation of 
        the Plan.
            (5) Submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal 
        year in which the Association receives Federal funds under this 
        Act, setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses and 
        income, including the entities to which it made grants during 
        the year for which the report is made.
            (6) Make available for audit for any fiscal year in which 
        it receives Federal funds under this Act, by the Congress, the 
        Secretary, and appropriate units of government, all records and 
        other information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds 
        and any matching funds; and require, for all agreements 
        authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other 
        organizations, that the receiving organizations make available 
        for such audit all records and other information pertaining to 
        the expenditure of such funds.

SEC. 8. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may, upon the request of the 
        Association, provide technical and financial assistance to the 
        Heritage Area to develop and implement the approved Plan. In 
        assisting the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give priority 
        to actions that in general assist in--
                    (A) conserving the significant natural, historic, 
                and cultural resources of the Heritage area; and
                    (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
                of the Heritage Area.
            (2) Spending for nonfederally owned property.--Federal 
        funds made available by the Secretary to the Association may be 
        spent directly on nonfederally owned property identified in the 
        Plan, or listed or eligible for listing on the National 
        Register of Historic Places.
            (3) Other assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with public and private organizations 
        for the purposes of implementing this subsection.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval of Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
        the Plan not later than 90 days after receiving the Plan.
            (2) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to 
        approve the Plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
                    (A) the Association has afforded adequate 
                opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
                governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
                Plan;
                    (B) the resource protection and interpretation 
                strategies contained in the Plan, if implemented, would 
                adequately protect the historic and cultural resources 
                of the Heritage Area; and
                    (C) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate state and local officials whose 
                support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State and local aspects of the 
                Plan.
            (3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves the Plan, the Secretary shall advise the 
        Association in writing of the reasons therefor and shall make 
        recommendations for revisions to the Plan. The Secretary shall 
        approve or disapprove a proposed revision within 60 days after 
        the date it is submitted.
    (c) Approval of Amendments.--Substantial amendments to the Plan 
shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved in the same manner as 
provided for the original Plan. The Association shall not use Federal 
funds authorized by this Act to implement any amendments until the 
amendments are approved by the Secretary.

SEC. 9. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly 
affecting the Heritage Area shall consider the potential effect of the 
activity on the purposes and the Plan, and shall consult with the 
Association with respect to the activity, and to the extent practicable 
conduct or support such activities to avoid adverse effects on the 
purposes of the Heritage Area.

SEC. 10. RELATIONSHIP TO LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Land Use Regulation.--The Association shall provide assistance 
and encouragement to State and local governments and to private 
organizations and individuals to protect and promote the resources and 
values of the Heritage Area. Nothing in this Act is intended to 
abrogate in any way the authority of State or local governments. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to provide any authority to the 
Association to regulate any use of land under this or any other law, 
nor to grant any zoning or land use authority to the Association.
    (b) Private Property.--The Association shall be an advocate for 
land management practices consistent with the purposes of the Heritage 
Area. This Act provides no authority to the Association to abridge the 
rights of any person with regard to private property. Nothing in this 
Act is intended to abrogate in any way any State or local authority 
regarding private property. Nothing in this Act shall impose any 
additional burden on any property owner by the listing of his property 
pursuant to section 6(a)(3)(A).

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage 
Area under this Act.
    (b) Matching Funds.--Federal funding provided under this Act may 
not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant 
provided or authorized under this Act.

SEC. 12. SUNSET.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act 
shall terminate on the day occurring 15 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
[EX A]:
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act - Establishes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.