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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Coastal Services and Performance
Evaluation Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 4. Policy.
Sec. 5. Coastal Zone Management Fund.
Sec. 6. Coastal services.
Sec. 7. Review of performance.
Sec. 8. Amendments relating to Walter B. Jones Awards for Excellence in
Coastal Zone Management.
Sec. 9. Reports.
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 11. Technical corrections.
Sec. 12. Coastal zone management outcome indicators and monitoring and
performance evaluation system.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).

SEC. 4. POLICY.

Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended in paragraph (2)(J) by
striking ''State'' the second place it appears and inserting ''State
and Federal fish''.

SEC. 5. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1456a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
''(2) Loan repayments made pursuant to this subsection--
''(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and
deposited into the Coastal Zone Management Fund
established under subsection (b); and
''(B) subject to amounts provided in appropriation
Acts, shall be available to the Secretary for purposes
of this title and transferred to the Operations,
Research, and Facilities account to offset the costs of
implementing this title.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(B) by striking ''(b)(1)'' and inserting ''(b)''.

SEC. 6. COASTAL SERVICES.

Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1456c) is amended--
(1) by striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and
inserting the following:

''coastal services, training, education, and technical support

''Sec. 310. (a)(1) The Secretary shall conduct a program of
training, education, technical assistance, technology transfer,
management-oriented research, and other services to support--
''(A) State coastal management programs and national
estuarine reserves designated under this title; and
''(B) other Federal agencies, local governments, Indian
tribes, other persons, and international cooperative efforts
relating to the comprehensive planning, conservation, and
management of ocean and coastal resources.
''(2) The Secretary may, in implementing this program, take into
consideration the need to address regional or local concerns, including
the unique needs of island States and territories, in order to provide
effective and efficient support and develop expertise.
''(3) The Secretary shall coordinate the technical assistance,
studies, management-oriented research, and other activities under this
section with any other relevant activities conducted by or subject to
the authority of the Secretary.'';
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ''Coordination and
Consultation.--'' after ''(b)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Assistance From Other Agencies and Persons.--(1) Each
department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the
Federal Government may assist the Secretary, on a reimbursable basis or
otherwise, in carrying out the purposes of this section, including the
furnishing of information to the extent permitted by law, the transfer
of personnel with their consent and without prejudice to their position
and rating, and the performance of any research, study, and technical
assistance that does not interfere with the performance of the primary
duties of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
''(2) The Secretary may enter into contracts or other arrangements
with other Federal agencies and any other qualified person for the
purposes of carrying out this section.''.

SEC. 7. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE.

Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1458) is amended by striking ''Sec. 312.''
and all that follows through subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
''Sec. 312. (a) Review.--No less than every 5 years, the Secretary
shall conduct a review of the performance of a coastal State's
management program. Each review shall include a written evaluation with
an assessment and detailed findings concerning the extent to which the
State has implemented and enforced the program approved by the
Secretary, addressed the coastal management needs identified in section
303(2)(A) through (K), met any outcome indicators established by the
Secretary under section 12 of the Coastal Services and Performance
Evaluation Act of 2003, and adhered to the terms of any grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement funded under this title.''.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WALTER B. JONES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1460) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
''(a) Authorization of Program.--(1) The Secretary may implement a
program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying
and making awards acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the
field of coastal zone management. An award under this section shall be
known as a 'Walter B. Jones Award'.
''(2) Awards under this section may include, subject to the
availability of appropriations--
''(A) cash awards of not more than $5,000 each;
''(B) research grants; and
''(C) public ceremonies to acknowledge accomplishments in
the field of coastal zone management.'';
(2) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ''shall elect annually'' and inserting ''may
select annually for an award under this section''; and
(3) by repealing subsection (e).

SEC. 9. REPORTS.

Section 316(a) (16 U.S.C. 1462(a)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ''to the President for
transmittal''; and
(B) in clause (10) by striking ''and an evaluation
of the effectiveness of financial assistance under
section 308 in dealing with such consequences''; and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
''(c) State of the Coast Report.--Not less than 24 months after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less than every 24
months thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a coastal status report
to the Congress that includes the following:
''(1) An assessment of the ecological status and trends of
United States marine resources.
''(2) An identification and analysis of the changes in
those status and trends since the previous report.
''(3) An identification and assessment of Government
performance measures that track the status and trends of United
States marine resources.
''(4) An evaluation of the adequacy of marine resource
monitoring and assessment programs.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 318(a) (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ''and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(3) to carry out section 310 and for awards under section
314--
''(A) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
''(B) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
''(C) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006
through 2008.''.

SEC. 11. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended--
(1) in section 304(5) (16 U.S.C. 1453(5)) by striking the
semicolon and inserting a colon;
(2) in section 306(a), as redesignated by this Act, in
paragraph (10)(A) by inserting a comma after ''development'';
(3) by striking ''coastal state'' each place it appears and
inserting ''coastal State'';
(4) by striking ''coastal states'' each place it appears
and inserting ''coastal States'';
(5) by striking ''coastal state's'' each place it appears
and inserting ''coastal State's'';
(6) by striking the term ''state'' each place it appears in
reference to a State of the United States (other than in the
term ''coastal state'') and inserting ''State'';
(7) by striking the term ''states'' each place it appears
in reference to States of the United States (other than in the
term ''coastal states'') and inserting ''States''; and
(8) by striking the term ''state's'' each place it appears
in reference to a State of the United States (other than in the
term ''coastal state's'') and inserting ''State's''.

SEC. 12. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OUTCOME INDICATORS AND MONITORING AND
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--
(1) Performance guidelines and evaluation.--The Secretary
of Commerce shall, by not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives a report identifying a common set
of measurable outcome indicators to evaluate the performance of
State coastal zone management programs in furthering the goals
and objectives identified in the States' approved coastal
management programs, and in the achievement of the national
policy declared in section 303 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1452).
(2) Assessment of coastal and marine monitoring,
assessment, and other information.--The Secretary shall, by not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives a report providing--
(A) an assessment of the adequacy of coastal and
marine monitoring, assessment, and other information
necessary to establish a coastal zone management
outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system;
and
(B) recommendations for improving the availability
of such information, including funding needs.
(3) Outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system.--
The Secretary shall, by not later than 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, establish a national coastal zone
management outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system
that uses the common set of indicators identified in the report
under paragraph (1).
(b) Consultation.--
(1) State consultation.--In preparing each of the reports
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with and
provide a copy of the draft report to each coastal State,
through the Governor of the State or the head of the State
agency designated by such Governor pursuant to section
310(d)(6) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1455(d)(6)).
(2) Public comment and participation.--The Secretary shall
also implement a public process to solicit the views and
comments of Federal agencies, local governments, regional
organizations, port authorities, and other interested public
and private persons regarding such reports, and shall make
available to such persons copies of each draft of such reports
for review and comment.
(3) Response to comments.--The Secretary shall include in
each final report under subsection (a)--
(A) any comments on each draft of the report
received from a Governor or the head of such a
designated State agency, and the Secretary's responses
to such comments; and
(B) a summary of other public comments regarding
the report, and the Secretary's response to those
comments.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Output: Coastal Services and Performance Evaluation Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to make loan repayments deposited in the Coastal Zone Management Fund available to offset costs of implementing coastal zone management programs.Requires the Secretary of Commerce to provide training, education, and technical assistance for coastal zone management. Authorizes Federal agencies and instrumentalities to assist the Secretary on a reimbursable basis.Revises review requirements for coastal State management programs to change the frequency of review from continuing to every five years.Makes the Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards program discretionary instead of mandatory.Requires the Secretary to establish a national coastal zone management outcome indicators monitoring and performance evaluation system that provides for public comment and participation and uses a common set of measurable outcome indicators to evaluate the performance of State coastal zone management programs.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Flexibility for Individual
Excellence in Education Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF
2001.

(a) Modifications to Highly Qualified Teacher Standard.--
(1) Middle or secondary teachers new to profession may use
college minor.--Subclause (II) of section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of
the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ''or minor'' after
''academic major''.
(2) Extent time teaching is considered.--Subclause (V) of
section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(C)(ii))
is amended by striking ''not be based primarily on'' and
inserting ''not be based solely on''.
(b) Extension Until 2011-12 School Year for Rural Schools To Meet
All Highly Qualified Teacher Standards; Additional $50 Million
Authorized To Help Rural Schools Meet Standards.--
(1) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1119 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) Rural school districts.--
''(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the deadline
described in paragraphs (2) and (3), a plan developed
by a State educational agency or a local educational
agency under this subsection shall ensure that all
teachers who are described in such paragraphs, but are
teaching in a rural school district, are highly
qualified not later than the end of the 2011-2012
school year.
''(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph,
the term 'rural school district' means a local
educational agency that--
''(i) meets the eligibility criteria
described in section 6211(b), including by
obtaining a waiver under paragraph (2) of such
section; and
''(ii) employs a percentage of teachers who
are not highly qualified that is higher than
the corresponding percentage for the State
involved.''.
(2) Additional funding.--Section 6234 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7355c) is amended--
(A) by striking ''There are'' and inserting ''(a)
In General.--There are''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(b) Additional Funding.--For the purpose of making grants under
subpart 2 to be used for teacher recruitment, retention, and
professional development activities described in section 6222(a) in
rural school districts (as defined in section 1119(a)(4)), there are
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 following fiscal years. Such
authorization shall be in addition to the authorization in subsection
(a).''.
(c) Highly Qualified Teacher Rules Limited to Teachers of Core
Subjects.--
(1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 1005. HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER CONCEPT LIMITED TO TEACHERS OF
CORE SUBJECTS.

''Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any reference in
this Act to highly qualified teachers shall be deemed to refer only to
teachers in core subjects.''.
(2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 1004 the following
new item:

''Sec. 1005. Highly qualified teacher concept limited to teachers of
core subjects.''.
(d) Students With Disabilities Assessed at the Level of Instruction
in Compliance With Their Individualized Education Plan.--Clause (ix) of
section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ''and'' at the
end of subclause (II), by adding ''and'' at the end of subclause (III),
and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
''(IV) at the discretion of the
State, the assessment of students with
disabilities (as defined in section
602(3) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act) whose
instructional level in the core
academic subjects is below the grade
level in which the student is enrolled,
by using the State assessment
determined by the student's
individualized education program team
(as described in section 614(d)(1)(B)
of such Act) to most closely correspond
to the student's instructional
level;''.
(e) Use of Growth Models and Multiple Measures in Determining
Adequate Yearly Progress.--
(1) Growth models.--Clause (iii) of section 1111(b)(2)(C)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ''for all
students'' and inserting ''for all students, as demonstrated by
measures of students' progress toward proficiency, including
longitudinal growth''.
(2) Multiple measures.--Subparagraph (A) of section
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by striking ''and'' at
the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of
clause (iii) and inserting ''; and'', and by adding at the end
the following new clause:
''(iv) include multiple measures of student
academic achievement, such as the proportion of
State report card indicators met, a performance
index score, student drop-out rate, and a
measure based on individual student achievement
gains over time, disaggregated by each of the
groups of students described in subparagraph
(C)(v).''.
(f) Adequate Yearly Progress Determined by Group and Subject.--
(1) Identification of schools in need of improvement.--
(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by striking ''that
fails'' and inserting ''if the same group of students
described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) fails in the same
academic subject''.
(B) Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by
striking ''almost every student in each group specified
in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such school is
meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of
academic achievement'' and inserting ''almost every
student in each group enrolled in such school for which
there is such a failure in an academic subject is
meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of
academic achievement in such subject''.
(2) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first
year after identification.--So much of the text of paragraph
(5) of section 1116(b) of such Act as precedes subparagraph (A)
is amended to read as follows: ''If, by the end of the first
full school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a
school served under this part, any group of students that met
the requirements for such identification in an academic subject
fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set
out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local
educational agency serving such school--''.
(3) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during second
year after identification.--So much of the text of subparagraph
(C) of section 1116(b)(7) of such Act as precedes clause (i) is
amended to read as follows: ''If, by the end of the second full
school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a
school served under this part, any group of students that met
the requirements for such identification in an academic subject
fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set
out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local
educational agency shall--''.
(4) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first
year after corrective action.--So much of the text of
subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(8) of such Act as precedes
clause (i) is amended to read as follows: ''If, after 1 full
year of corrective action under paragraph (7), any group of
students (at the school subject to such corrective action) that
met the requirements for identification under paragraph (1) in
an academic subject continues to fail to make adequate yearly
progress in such subject, then the local educational agency
shall--''.
(g) Needs Improvement Label To Be Group and Subject Specific.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ''Such identification shall apply
only to each group and subject with respect to which there is such a
failure.''
(h) Parental Notification of Needs Improvement To Be Group and
Subject Specific.--Paragraph (6) of section 1116(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) is amended by
striking ''of each student enrolled in an elementary school or a
secondary school identified for school improvement under paragraph
(1)'' and inserting ''of each student in each group of students that
met the requirements for identification in an academic subject under
paragraph (1)''.
(i) Transfer Option and Supplemental Services Limited to Students
From Failing Groups.--
(1) Clause (i) of section 1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E))
is amended by inserting ''in each group described in section
1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met the requirements for such
identification'' after ''all students''.
(2) Paragraphs (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), and (8)(A)(i) of section
1116(b) of such Act are each amended by inserting ''in such
group'' after ''all students''.
(j) Local Educational Agencies May Choose To Offer Supplemental
Educational Services, and Not Public School Choice, on Initial Failure
To Make Adequate Yearly Progress.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1116(b)(1) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6316(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
''(E) Public school choice or supplemental
educational services.--In the case of a school
identified for school improvement under this paragraph,
the local educational agency shall, not later than the
first day of the school year following such
identification--
''(i) provide all students in each group
described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met
the requirements for such identification (and
who are enrolled in the school) with the option
to transfer to another public school served by
the local educational agency, which may include
a public charter school, that has not been
identified for school improvement under this
paragraph, unless such an option is prohibited
by State law, or
''(ii) make supplemental educational
services available consistent with subsection
(e)(1) to students in such group in the
academic subject to which such identification
relates.
If more than 1 school served by such agency is
identified for school improvement under this paragraph
or more than 1 group of students meets the requirements
for such identification, such agency shall make the
same choice under clause (i) or (ii) for all such
schools and all such groups.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 1116(b)
of such Act is amended to read as follows:
''(5) Failure to make adequate yearly progress after
identification.--If, by the end of the first full school year
after identification under paragraph (1) of a school served
under this part, any group of students that met the
requirements for such identification in an academic subject
fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set
out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local
educational agency serving such school--
''(A) shall continue to provide the transfer option
under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(E) or to make the
supplemental educational services available under
clause (ii) of such paragraph, whichever was chosen by
such agency,
''(B) shall provide the transfer option under such
clause (i) or to make the supplemental educational
services available under such clause (ii), whichever
was not chosen by such agency under such paragraph; and
''(C) shall continue to provide technical
assistance.''.

Output: Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the requirement that teachers be highly qualified by: (1) applying it only to teachers of core subjects; (2) allowing new middle or secondary school teachers to teach subjects for which they earned a college minor; (3) allowing greater consideration to be given to the time experienced teachers have spent teaching a subject; and (4) extending the deadline for rural teachers to meet such requirements.

Provides additional funding for rural teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development activities.

Allows state determinations of students' adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards to: (1) assess disabled students at the instructional level most closely corresponding to their individualized education plans; and (2) use growth models and multiple measures of student achievement.

Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to identify schools as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring only if they fail to make AYP in the same subject for the same group of students over the requisite period of time. Provides school transfers and supplemental services to students in the failing group, rather than to all students in an affected school. Gives LEAs the option of providing such students with supplemental services rather than transfers for the year following a school's identification as needing improvement.

Input: Consider Input: 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 as follows:
(1) The cultural and natural legacies of an area
encompassing 37 communities in Massachusetts and 8 communities
in New Hampshire have made important and distinctive
contributions to the national character of America.
(2) Recognizing and protecting those legacies will help
sustain the quality of life in the future.
(3) Significant legacies of the area include--
(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 cottage
industries.
(4) The communities in the area know the value of the
legacies but need a cooperative framework and technical
assistance to achieve important goals by working together.
(5) There is a Federal interest in supporting the
development of a regional framework to assist the States, local
governments, local organizations, and other persons in the
region with conserving, protecting, and bringing recognition to
the heritage of the area for the educational and recreational
benefit of future generations of Americans.
(6) Significant examples of the area's resources include--
(A) Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord,
Massachusetts;
(B) Minute Man National Historical Park in the
State of Massachusetts;
(C) Shaker Villages in Shirley and Harvard in the
State of Massachusetts;
(D) Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Fitchburg
Art Museum, and Barrett House in New Ipswich, New
Hampshire; and
(E) Beaver Brook Farms and Lost City of Monson in
Hollis, New Hampshire.
(7) 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 that there are
sufficient nationally distinctive historical resources
necessary to establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage
Area.
(8) The Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., should
oversee the development of the Freedom's Way National Heritage
Area.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to foster a close working relationship between the
Secretary and all levels of government, the private sector, and
local communities in the States of Massachusetts and New
Hampshire;
(2) to assist the entities referred to in paragraph (1) in
preserving the special historic identity of the Heritage Area;
and
(3) to manage, preserve, protect, and interpret the
cultural, historical, and natural resources of the Heritage
Area for the educational and inspirational benefit of future
generations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ''Heritage Area'' means the
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area established by section
4(a).
(2) Management entity.--The term ''management entity''
means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by
section 4(d).
(3) Management plan.--The term ''management plan'' means
the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under
section 5.
(4) Map.--The term ''Map'' means the map entitled
''_____________'', numbered ______________ and dated _________.
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

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

(a) Establishment.--There is established the Freedom's Way National
Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
(b) Boundaries.--
(1) In general.--The Heritage Area shall consist of the
land within the boundaries of the Heritage Area, as depicted on
the Map.
(2) Revision.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area may be
revised if the revision is--
(A) proposed in the management plan;
(B) approved by the Secretary in accordance with
section 5(c); and
(C) placed on file in accordance with subsection
(c).
(c) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a legal description of the Heritage Area.
(2) Availability.--The Map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service.
(d) Management Entity.--The Freedom's Way Heritage Association,
Inc. shall serve as the management entity for the Heritage Area.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the management entity shall develop and submit
to the Secretary for approval a management plan for the Heritage Area
that presents comprehensive recommendations and strategies for the
conservation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage
Area.
(b) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
(1) take into consideration and coordinate Federal, State,
and local plans to present a unified historic preservation and
interpretation plan;
(2) involve residents, public agencies, and private
organizations in the Heritage Area;
(3) describe actions that units of government and private
organizations recommend for the protection of the resources of
the Heritage Area;
(4) identify existing and potential sources of Federal and
non-Federal funding for the conservation, management, and
development of the Heritage Area; and
(5) include--
(A) an inventory of the cultural, historic,
natural, or recreational resources contained in the
Heritage Area, including a list of property that--
(i) is related to the themes of the
Heritage Area; and
(ii) should be conserved, restored,
managed, developed, or maintained;
(B) a recommendation of policies for resource
management and protection that--
(i) apply appropriate land and water
management techniques;
(ii) develop intergovernmental cooperative
agreements to manage and protect the cultural,
historic, and natural resources and recreation
opportunities of the Heritage Area; and
(iii) support economic revitalization
efforts;
(C) a program of strategies and actions to
implement the management plan that--
(i) identifies the roles of agencies and
organizations that are involved in the
implementation of the management plan and the
role of the management entity; and
(ii) includes--
(I) restoration and construction
plans or goals;
(II) a program of public
involvement;
(III) annual work plans; and
(IV) annual reports;
(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 management entity
to the boundaries of the Heritage Area and requested by
the affected local government; and
(G) a process to provide public access to the
management entity for the purpose of attempting to
resolve informally any disputes arising from the
management plan.
(c) Failure To Submit.--If the management entity fails to submit
the management plan to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a),
the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal funding.
(d) Approval or Disapproval of Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of
the management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
approve or disapprove the management plan.
(2) Criteria.--In determining whether to approve the
management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
(A) the management entity afforded adequate
opportunity, including public hearings, for public and
governmental involvement in the preparation of the
management plan;
(B) the resource protection and interpretation
strategies contained in the management plan would
adequately protect the cultural and historic 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
management plan.
(3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall--
(A) advise the management entity in writing of the
reasons for the disapproval;
(B) make recommendations for revisions to the
management plan; and
(C) not later than 60 days after the receipt of any
proposed revision of the management plan from the
management entity, approve or disapprove the proposed
revision.
(e) Amendments.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with subsection (b), the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment to the
management plan that the Secretary determines may make a
substantial change to the management plan.
(2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this Act
shall not be expended by the management entity to implement an
amendment described in paragraph (1) until the Secretary
approves the amendment.

SEC. 6. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

(a) Authorities.--The Management Entity may, for purposes of
preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made
available under this Act to--
(1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements
with, the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire (including
a political subdivision), a nonprofit organization, or any
person;
(2) hire and compensate staff;
(3) obtain funds from any source (including a program that
has a cost-sharing requirement); and
(4) contract for goods and services.
(b) Duties of the Management Entity.--In addition to developing the
management plan, the management entity shall--
(1) give priority to the implementation of actions, goals,
and strategies set forth in the management plan, including
assisting units of government and other persons in--
(A) carrying out the programs that recognize and
protect important resource values in the Heritage Area;
(B) encouraging economic viability in the Heritage
Area in accordance with the goals of the management
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 cultural, historical, and natural resources of
the Heritage Area;
(F) restoring historic buildings that are--
(i) located in the Heritage Area; and
(ii) relate to the themes of the Heritage
Area; and
(G) installing throughout the Heritage Area clear,
consistent, and appropriate signs identifying public
access points and sites of interest;
(2) prepare and implement the management plan while
considering the interests of diverse units of government,
businesses, private property owners, and nonprofit groups
within the Heritage Area;
(3) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding
the development and implementation of the management plan;
(4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are
received under this Act--
(A) submit to the Secretary a report that
describes, for the year--
(i) the accomplishments of the management
entity;
(ii) the expenses and income of the
management entity; and
(iii) each entity to which a grant was
made;
(B) make available for audit by Congress, the
Secretary, and appropriate units of government, all
records pertaining to the expenditure of the funds and
any matching funds; and
(C) require, for all agreements authorizing
expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the
receiving entity make available for audit all records
pertaining to the expenditure of the funds.
(c) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The
management entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this
Act to acquire real property or any interest in real property.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

(a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
(1) In general.--On the request of the management entity,
the Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance
for the development and implementation of the management plan.
(2) Priority for assistance.--In providing assistance under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to actions
that assist in--
(A) conserving the significant cultural, historic,
and natural resources of the Heritage Area; and
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and
recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes
of the Heritage Area.
(3) Spending for non-federal property.--The management
entity may expend Federal funds made available under this Act
on nonfederally owned property that is--
(A) identified in the management plan; or
(B) listed or eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places.
(4) Other assistance.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with public and private organizations to
carry out this subsection.
(b) Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity conducting or
supporting an activity that directly affects the Heritage Area shall--
(1) consider the potential effect of the activity on the
purposes of the Heritage Area and the management plan;
(2) consult with the management entity regarding the
activity; and
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support
the activity to avoid adverse effects on the Heritage Area.

SEC. 8. LAND USE REGULATION; APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW.

(a) Land Use Regulation.--
(1) In general.--The management entity shall provide
assistance and encouragement to State and local governments,
private organizations, and persons to protect and promote the
resources and values of the Heritage Area.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this Act--
(A) affects the authority of the State or local
governments to regulate under law any use of land; or
(B) grants any power of zoning or land use to the
management entity.
(b) Private Property.--
(1) In general.--The management entity shall be an advocate
for land management practices consistent with the purposes of
the Heritage Area.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this Act--
(A) abridges the rights of any person with regard
to private property;
(B) affects the authority of the State or local
government regarding private property; or
(C) imposes any additional burden on any property
owner.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
(b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost
of any activity assisted under this Act shall be not more than 50
percent.

SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act
terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
Output: Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area encompassing 36 communities in Massachusetts and eight communities in New Hampshire that have made important and distinctive contributions to the national character of America.