Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999
PL 106-149 (H.R.1619), enacted 12/09/1999

113 STAT. 1726 
PUBLIC LAW 106-149—DEC. 9, 1999 
Public Law 106-149 
106th Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 9, 1999 
[H.R. 1619] 
Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers 
Valley National 
Heritage 
Corridor 
Reauthorization 
Act of 1999. 
16 use 461 note. 
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor. 
Be it enxicted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; KEFERENCE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—^This Act may be cited as the "Quinebaug 
and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthor-
ization Act of 1999". 
(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act a section or other provi-
sion is £imended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be 
considered to be made to that section or other pi-ovision of the 
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note). 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Section 102 of the Act is amended— 
(1) in pgiragraph (1), by inserting "and the Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts" sifter "State of Connecticut"; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs 
(3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by inserting "New 
Haven," after "Hartford,". 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS 
VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR; PURPOSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 103(a) of the Act is amended by 
inserting "and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" after "State 
of Connecticut". 
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 103(b) of the Act is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to provide assist-
since to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, their units of local and regional government and 
citizens in the development and implementation of integrated nat-
ural, cultural, historic, scenic, recreational, land, and other resource 
management programs in order to retain, enhance, and interpret 
the significant features of the Isinds, water, structures, and history 
of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley.". 
SEC. 4. BOUNDARIES AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 104(a) of the Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting "Union," after "Thompson,"; £ind 
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(2) by inserting after "Woodstock" the following: "in the 
State of Connecticut, and the towns of Brimfield, Charlton, 
Dudley, 
E. 
Brookfield, 
Holland, 
Oxford, 
Southbridge, 
Sturbridge, and Webster in the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, which are contiguous areas in the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley, related by shared natural, cultural, 
historic, and scenic resources". 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 104 of the 
Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
"(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Corridor shall be managed by 
the management entity in accordance with the msmagement 
plan, in consultation with the Governor and pursuant to a 
compact with the Secretary. 
"(B) The management entity shall amend its by-laws to 
add the Governor of Connecticut (or the Governor's designee) 
and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or 
the Governor's designee) as a voting members of its Board 
of Directors. 
"(C) The management entity shall provide the Governor 
with an annual report of its activities, progreims, and projects. 
An annual report prepared for any other purpose shall satisfy 
the requirements of this paragraph. 
"(2) COMPACT.—To carry out the purposes of this Act, the 
Secretary shall enter into a compact with the management 
entity. The compact shall include information relating to the 
objectives and management of the Corridor, including, but not 
limited to, each of the following: 
"(A) A delineation of the boundaries of the Corridor. 
"(B) A discussion of goals and objectives of the Corridor, 
including an explanation of the proposed approaches to 
accomplishing the goals set forth in the management plan. 
"(C) A description of the role of the State of Connecticut 
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
"(3) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—For the pur-
pose of achieving the goals set forth in the management plan, 
the management entity may use Federal funds provided under 
this Act— 
"(A) to make grants to the State of Connecticut and 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their political sub-
divisions, nonprofit orggmizations, and other persons; 
"(B) to enter into cooperative agreements with or pro-
vide technical assistsince to the State of Connecticut and 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their political sub-
divisions, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 
"(C) to hire and compensate staff; and 
"(D) to contract for goods and services. 
"(4) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The 
management entity may not use Federal funds received under 
this Act to acquire real property or any interest in real prop-
erty.". 
SEC. 5. STATES CORRIDOR PLAN. 
Section 105 of the Act is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(2) by redesi^ating subsection (c) as subsection (a); 
(3) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)— 
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(A) by striking the first sentence £ind all that follows 
through "Governor," and inserting the following: "The 
management entity shall implement the management plan. 
Upon request of the management entity,"; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking "identified pursuant 
to the inventory required by section 5(a)(1)"; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
"(b) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For the purposes 
of implementing the management plan, the management entity 
may make grants or provide technical assisteince to the State of 
Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their polit-
ical subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other persons to fur-
ther the goals set forth in the management plan.". 
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
Section 106 of the Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking "Governor" each place it appears and 
inserting "management entity"; 
(B) by striking "preparation and"; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: "Such assistance 
shall include providing funds authorized under section 109 
and technical assisteuice necessary to ceury out this Act."; 
and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
"(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may not make 
any grants or provide any assistance under this Act after September 
30, 2009.". 
SEC. 7. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Section 107 of the Act is amended by striking "Governor" and 
inserting "management entity. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 108 of the Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period the 
following: "and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period the 
following: "and the 
Governor 
of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts"; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking "each of" and all that 
follows and inserting the following: "the Northeastern Con-
necticut Council of Governments, the Windham Regional 
Council of Governments, and the Southeastern Connecticut 
Council of Governments in Connecticut, (or their successors), 
and the Pioneer Valley Regional Planning Commission and 
the Southern Worcester County Regional Planning Commission 
(or their successors) in Massachusetts."; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
"(6) The term 'management plan' means the document 
approved by the Governor of the State of Connecticut on Feb-
ruary 16, 1999, and adopted by the management entity, entitled 
'Vision to Reality: A Management Plan', the management plan 
for the Corridor, as it may be amended or replaced fi'om time-
to-time. 
"(7) The term 'management entity* means Quinebaug-
Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation 
(or its successor) incorporated in the State of Connecticut.". 
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SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 109 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for £iny fiscal year. Not more 
than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Corridor 
under this title after the date of the enactment of the Quinebaug 
and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthor-
ization Act of 1999. 
"(b) FIFTY PERCENT MATCH.—Federal funding provided under 
this title may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assist-
ance or grant provided or authorized under this title.". 
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) LONG TITLE.—The long title of the Act is amended to read 
as follows: "An Act to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
Valley National Heritage Corridor in the State of Connecticut and 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.". 
(b) HEADING.—The heading for section 110 of the Act is 
amended by striking "SERVICE" and inserting "SYSTEM". 
Approved December 9, 1999. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1619: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 10&-306 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-213 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): 
Sept. 13, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.