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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Chesapeake Bay Gateways and
Watertrails Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Chesapeake bay gateways sites.--The term ''Chesapeake
Bay Gateways sites'' means the Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites
identified under section 5(a)(2).
(2) Chesapeake bay gateways and watertrails network.--The
term ''Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network'' means
the network of Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites and Chesapeake Bay
Watertrails created under section 5(a)(5).
(3) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term ''Chesapeake Bay
Watershed'' shall have the meaning determined by the Secretary.
(4) Chesapeake bay watertrails.--The term ''Chesapeake Bay
Watertrails'' means the Chesapeake Bay Watertrails established
under section 5(a)(4).
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National
Park Service).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) the Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure and a
resource of international significance;
(2) the region within the Chesapeake Bay watershed
possesses outstanding natural, cultural, historical, and
recreational resources that combine to form nationally
distinctive and linked waterway and terrestrial landscapes;
(3) there is a need to study and interpret the connection
between the unique cultural heritage of human settlements
throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the waterways and
other natural resources that led to the settlements and on
which the settlements depend; and
(4) as a formal partner in the Chesapeake Bay Program, the
Secretary has an important responsibility--
(A) to further assist regional, State, and local
partners in efforts to increase public awareness of and
access to the Chesapeake Bay;
(B) to help communities and private landowners
conserve important regional resources; and
(C) to study, interpret, and link the regional
resources with each other and with Chesapeake Bay
Watershed conservation, restoration, and education
efforts.

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to identify opportunities for increased public access
to and education about the Chesapeake Bay;
(2) to provide financial and technical assistance to
communities for conserving important natural, cultural,
historical, and recreational resources within the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed; and
(3) to link appropriate national parks, waterways,
monuments, parkways, wildlife refuges, other national historic
sites, and regional or local heritage areas into a network of
Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites and Chesapeake Bay Watertrails.

SEC. 5. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS NETWORK.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide technical and
financial assistance, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, State
and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and the private
sector--
(1) to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural,
recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed;
(2) to identify and utilize the collective resources as
Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites for enhancing public education of
and access to the Chesapeake Bay;
(3) to link the Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites with trails,
tour roads, scenic byways, and other connections as determined
by the Secretary;
(4) to develop and establish Chesapeake Bay Watertrails
comprising water routes and connections to Chesapeake Bay
Gateways sites and other land resources within the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed; and
(5) to create a network of Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites
and Chesapeake Bay Watertrails.
(b) Components.--Components of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and
Watertrails Network may include--
(1) State or Federal parks or refuges;
(2) historic seaports;
(3) archaeological, cultural, historical, or recreational
sites; or
(4) other public access and interpretive sites as selected
by the Secretary.

SEC. 6. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS GRANTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a Chesapeake Bay
Gateways Grants Assistance Program to aid State and local governments,
local communities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector in
conserving, restoring, and interpreting important historic, cultural,
recreational, and natural resources within the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed.
(b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall develop appropriate eligibility,
prioritization, and review criteria for grants under this section.
(c) Matching Funds and Administrative Expenses.--A grant under this
section--
(1) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible project costs;
(2) shall be made on the condition that non-Federal
sources, including in-kind contributions of services or
materials, provide the remainder of eligible project costs; and
(3) shall be made on the condition that not more than 10
percent of all eligible project costs be used for
administrative expenses.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$3,000,000 for each fiscal year.
Output:
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to: (1) identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (2) identify and utilize such sources as Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites for enhancing public education of and access to the Bay; (3) link such Gateways sites with trails, roads, byways, and other connections; (4) develop and establish Chesapeake Bay Watertrails comprising water routes and connections to the Gateways sites and other land resources within the watershed; and (5) create a network of Gateways sites and Watertrails, including within such network State or Federal parks or refuges, historic seaports, and archaeological, cultural, historical, or recreational sites.
Directs the Secretary to establish a Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.
Authorizes appropriations.