Celebrating America's Heritage Act

        [Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 1483 Reported in Senate (RS)]

Calendar No. 813
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1483

[Report No. 110-381]

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 25, 2007

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources

June 16, 2008

Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]

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AN ACT

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to
extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Celebrating America's
Heritage Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
<DELETED>TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION EXTENSIONS AND VIABILITY STUDIES

<DELETED>Sec. 1001. Extensions of authorized appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 1002. Evaluation and report.
<DELETED>TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

<DELETED>Subtitle A--Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage
Area

<DELETED>Sec. 2001. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2002. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2003. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2004. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2005. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2006. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2007. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2008. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2009. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2011. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2012. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
<DELETED>Subtitle B--Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

<DELETED>Sec. 2021. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2022. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2023. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2024. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2025. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2026. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2027. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2028. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission.
<DELETED>Sec. 2029. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2030. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2031. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2032. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2033. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
<DELETED>Subtitle C--Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

<DELETED>Sec. 2041. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2042. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2043. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2044. Designation of Muscle Shoals National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2045. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2046. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2047. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2048. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2049. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2050. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2051. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2052. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
<DELETED>Subtitle D--Freedom's Way National Heritage Area

<DELETED>Sec. 2061. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2062. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2063. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2064. Designation of Freedom's Way National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2065. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2066. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2067. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2068. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2069. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2070. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2071. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2072. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
<DELETED>Subtitle E--Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area

<DELETED>Sec. 2081. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2082. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2083. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2084. Designation of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2085. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2086. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2087. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2088. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2089. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2090. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2091. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2092. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
<DELETED>Subtitle F--Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area

<DELETED>Sec. 2111. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2112. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2113. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2114. Designation of Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2115. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2116. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2117. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2118. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2119. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2120. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2121. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2122. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
<DELETED>TITLE III--STUDY

<DELETED>Sec. 3001. Study and report of proposed Northern Neck National
Heritage Area.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 4001. National Coal Heritage Area technical corrections.
<DELETED>Sec. 4002. Rivers of steel national heritage area addition.
<DELETED>Sec. 4003. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor addition.
<DELETED>Sec. 4004. Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
technical corrections.
<DELETED>Sec. 4005. New Jersey Coastal Heritage trail route extension
of authorization.
<DELETED>Sec. 4006. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor technical
corrections.
<DELETED>TITLE V--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING

<DELETED>Sec. 5001. Sense of Congress regarding funding.
<DELETED>TITLE VI--APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS

<DELETED>Sec. 6001. Application of certain State and local laws.

<DELETED>TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION EXTENSIONS AND VIABILITY
STUDIES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 1001. EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is
amended in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 409(a), 508(a),
608(a), 708(a), 810(a) (as redesignated by this Act), and 909(c), by
striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$15,000,000''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 1002. EVALUATION AND REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--For the nine National Heritage Areas
authorized in Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996, not later than 3 years before the date on which
authority for Federal funding terminates for each National Heritage
Area, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local management
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the investments of Federal, State,
Tribal, and local government and private entities in each
National Heritage Area to determine the impact of the
investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The report
shall include recommendations for the future role of the National Park
Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle A--Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage
Area</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the
``Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this
subtitle is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 2001. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2002. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2003. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2004. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2005. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2006. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2007. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2008. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2009. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2011. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2012. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

<DELETED>SEC. 2002. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) to recognize the national importance of the
natural and cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in
the study entitled ``The Journey Through Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area Feasibility Study'' dated September
2006;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret
the legacy of the American history created along the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational
tourism and to develop educational and cultural programs for
visitors and the general public;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) to recognize and interpret important events
and geographic locations representing key developments in the
creation of America, including Native American, Colonial
American, European American, and African American
heritage;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) to recognize and interpret the effect of the
Civil War on the civilian population of the National Heritage
Area during the war and post-war reconstruction
period;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) to enhance a cooperative management framework
to assist the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland,
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of West Virginia,
and their units of local government, the private sector, and
citizens residing in the National Heritage Area in conserving,
supporting, enhancing, and interpreting the significant
historic, cultural and recreational sites in the National
Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) to provide appropriate linkages among units of
the National Park System within and surrounding the National
Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and interpret resources
outside of park boundaries.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2003. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National
Heritage Area'' means the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area established in this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Partnership, a Virginia non-profit, which is hereby designated
by Congress--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) to develop, in partnership with
others, the management plan for the National Heritage
Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) to act as a catalyst for the
implementation of projects and programs among diverse
partners in the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan''
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies,
strategies, performance goals, and recommendations to meet the
goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2004. DESIGNATION OF THE JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Heritage Area shall consist
of the 175-mile region generally following the Route 15
corridor and surrounding areas from Adams County, Pennsylvania,
through Frederick County, Maryland, including the Heart of the
Civil War Maryland State Heritage Area, looping through
Brunswick, Maryland, to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, back
through Loudoun County, Virginia, to the Route 15 corridor and
surrounding areas encompassing portions of Loudoun and Prince
William Counties, Virginia, then Fauquier County, Virginia,
portions of Spotsylvania and Madison Counties, Virginia, and
Culpepper, Rappahannock, Orange, and Albemarle Counties,
Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage
Area shall include all of those lands and interests as
generally depicted on the map titled ``Journey Through Hallowed
Ground National Heritage Area'', numbered P90/80,000, and dated
October 2006. The map shall be on file and available to the
public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service
and the local coordinating entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2005. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National
Heritage Area shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals,
strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the
heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development of the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) include a description of actions and
commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments,
private organizations, and citizens will take to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) specify existing and potential sources of
funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) include an inventory of the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should
be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and
developed;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) describe a program for implementation for the
management plan, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) performance goals;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) plans for resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) specific commitments for
implementation that have been made by the local
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal or
local government agency, organization, business, or
individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the
National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this
subtitle; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) include a business plan that--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) describes the role, operation,
financing, and functions of the local coordinating
entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) provides adequate assurances that the
local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement
the management plan for the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are first made available to develop the
management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area,
the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan
to the Secretary for approval.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Termination of funding.--If the management
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with
paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify
for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle
until such time as the management plan is submitted to and
approved by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Approval of Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on
the basis of the criteria established under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of each State in which the National Heritage
Area is located before approving a management plan for the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether
to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the
Secretary shall consider whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the local coordinating entity
represents the diverse interests of the National
Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, natural, and historic resource
protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community
residents, and private property owners;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the local coordinating entity--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) has afforded adequate
opportunity for public and Federal, State,
Tribal, and local governmental involvement
(including through workshops and hearings) in
the preparation of the management plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) provides for at least
semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the management plan would not
adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal
land under public land laws or land use
plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) the local coordinating entity has
demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and
local officials whose support is needed to ensure the
effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and
local elements of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) the management plan demonstrates
partnerships among the local coordinating entity,
Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or
private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) shall advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons
for the disapproval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) may make recommendations to
the local coordinating entity for revisions to
the management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days
after receiving a revised management plan, the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--An amendment to the
management plan that substantially alters the purposes
of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same
manner as the original management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Implementation.--The local
coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2006. EVALUATION; REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the National
Heritage Area under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, local, and
private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine
the impact of the investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National
Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2007. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, as the
local coordinating entity, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) prepare a management plan for the National
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to the Secretary,
in accordance with this subtitle;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity
receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the amounts and sources of matching
funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal
funds and sources of the leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) grants made to any other entities
during the fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year
for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) encourage economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made
available under this subtitle to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) make grants to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) hire and compensate staff, including
individuals with expertise in--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) economic and community development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) heritage planning;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) obtain funds or services from any source,
including other Federal programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) contract for goods or services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) support activities of partners and any other
activities that further the purposes of the National Heritage
Area and are consistent with the approved management
plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under
this subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2008. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial
assistance under any other law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact
on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the
activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the
maximum extent practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land
manager to implement an approved land use plan within the
boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal
agency.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2009. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) abridges the rights of any property owner
(whether public or private), including the right to refrain
from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) requires any property owner to permit public
access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under
any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation,
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority (such as
the authority to make safety improvements or increase the
capacity of existing roads or to construct new roads) of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land
use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating
entity, including but not necessarily limited to development
and management of energy or water or water-related
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or
appropriation of water or water rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) diminishes the authority of the State to
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing
and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) creates any liability, or affects any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner
with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2010. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so
appropriated shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more
than $15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the
total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than
50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2011. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2012. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years
after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle B--Niagara Falls National Heritage Area</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2021. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the
``Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this
subtitle is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 2021. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2022. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2023. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2024. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2025. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2026. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2027. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2028. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission.
<DELETED>Sec. 2029. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2030. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2031. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2032. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2033. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

<DELETED>SEC. 2022. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) to recognize the national importance of the
natural and cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in
the National Park Service study report entitled ``Niagara
National Heritage Area Study'' dated 2005;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret
the natural, scenic, cultural, and historic resources within
the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational
tourism and to develop educational and cultural programs for
visitors and the general public;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) to recognize and interpret important events
and geographic locations representing key developments in
American history and culture, including Native American,
Colonial American, European American, and African American
heritage;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) to enhance a cooperative management framework
to assist State, local, and Tribal governments, the private
sector, and citizens residing in the National Heritage Area in
conserving, supporting, enhancing, and interpreting the
significant historic, cultural, and recreational sites in the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) to conserve and interpret the history of the
development of hydroelectric power in the United States and its
role in developing the American economy; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) to provide appropriate linkages among units of
the National Park System within and surrounding the National
Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and interpret resources
outside of park boundaries.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2023. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National
Heritage Area'' means the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
established in this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area designated pursuant to this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan''
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies,
strategies, performance goals, and recommendations to meet the
goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission established
under this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the
Governor of the State of New York.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2024. DESIGNATION OF THE NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall
consist of the area from the western boundary of the town of
Wheatfield, New York, extending to the mouth of the Niagara
River on Lake Ontario, including the city of Niagara Falls, New
York, the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston, New York, land
and water within the boundaries of the Heritage Area in Niagara
County, New York, and any additional thematically related sites
within Erie and Niagara Counties, New York, that are identified
in the management plan developed under this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage
Area shall be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Niagara
Falls National Heritage Area,'' and numbered P76/80,000 and
dated July, 2006. The map shall be on file and available to the
public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service
and the local coordinating entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2025. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National
Heritage Area shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals,
strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the
heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development of the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) include a description of actions and
commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments,
private organizations, and citizens will take to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) specify existing and potential sources of
funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) include an inventory of the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should
be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and
developed;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) describe a program for implementation for the
management plan, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) performance goals;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) plans for resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) specific commitments for
implementation that have been made by the local
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or
local government agency, organization, business, or
individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the
National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this
subtitle; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) include a business plan that--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) describes the role, operation,
financing, and functions of the local coordinating
entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) provides adequate assurances that the
local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement
the management plan for the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are first made available to develop the
management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area,
the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan
to the Secretary for approval.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Termination of funding.--If the management
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with
paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify
for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle
until such time as the management plan is submitted to and
approved by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Approval of Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on
the basis of the criteria established under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor before approving a management plan for the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether
to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the
Secretary shall consider whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the local coordinating entity
represents the diverse interests of the National
Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, natural and historic resource
protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community
residents, and private property owners;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the local coordinating entity--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) has afforded adequate
opportunity for public and Federal, State,
Tribal, and local governmental involvement
(including through workshops and hearings) in
the preparation of the management plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) provides for at least
semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the management plan would not
adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal
land under public land laws or land use
plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) the local coordinating entity has
demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and
local officials whose support is needed to ensure the
effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and
local elements of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) the management plan demonstrates
partnerships among the local coordinating entity,
Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or
private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) shall advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons
for the disapproval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) may make recommendations to
the local coordinating entity for revisions to
the management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days
after receiving a revised management plan, the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--An amendment to the
management plan that substantially alters the purposes
of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same
manner as the original management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Implementation.--The local
coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2026. EVALUATION; REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the National
Heritage Area under this subtitle the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local,
and private investments in the National Heritage Area to
determine the impact of the investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National
Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2027. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Designation.--The local coordinating entity for the
Heritage Area shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) for the 5-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of this subtitle, the Commission; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) on expiration of the 5-year period described
in subparagraph (1), a private nonprofit or governmental
organization designated by the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) prepare a management plan for the National
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to the Secretary,
in accordance with this subtitle;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity
receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the amounts and sources of matching
funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal
funds and sources of the leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) grants made to any other entities
during the fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year
for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) encourage economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) coordinate projects, activities, and programs
with the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made
available under this subtitle to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) make grants to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) hire and compensate staff, including
individuals with expertise in--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) economic and community development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) heritage planning;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) obtain funds or services from any source,
including other Federal programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) contract for goods or services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) support activities of partners and any other
activities that further the purposes of the National Heritage
Area and are consistent with the approved management
plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under
this subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2028. NIAGARA FALLS HERITAGE AREA COMMISSION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the
Department of the Interior the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 17
members, of whom--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) 1 member shall be the Director of the National
Park Service (or a designee);</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) 5 members shall be appointed by the Secretary,
after consideration of the recommendation of the Governor, from
among individuals with knowledge and experience of--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Niagara River
Greenway Commission, the New York Power Authority, the
USA Niagara Development Corporation, and the Niagara
Tourism and Convention Corporation; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) any successors of the agencies
described in subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary,
after consideration of the recommendation of the mayor of
Niagara Falls, New York;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary,
after consideration of the recommendation of the mayor of the
village of Youngstown, New York;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary,
after consideration of the recommendation of the mayor of the
village of Lewiston, New York;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary,
after consideration of the recommendation of the Tuscarora
Nation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary,
after consideration of the recommendation of the Seneca Nation
of Indians; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) 6 members shall be individuals who have an
interest in, support for, and expertise appropriate to tourism,
regional planning, history and historic preservation, cultural
or natural resource management, conservation, recreation, and
education, or museum services, of whom--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) 4 members shall be appointed by the
Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of
the 2 members of the Senate from the State;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) 2 members shall be appointed by the
Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of
the Member of the House of Representatives whose
district encompasses the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Terms; Vacancies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Term.--A member of the Commission shall be
appointed for a term not to exceed 5 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Vacancies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) Partial term.--A member appointed to
fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve for the
remainder of the term for which the predecessor of the
member was appointed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) In general.--A vacancy on the
Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Selection.--The Commission shall select a
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Vice chairperson.--The Vice Chairperson shall
serve as the Chairperson in the absence of the
Chairperson.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Quorum.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--A majority of the members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Transaction.--For the transaction of any
business or the exercise of any power of the Commission, the
Commission shall have the power to act by a majority vote of
the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is in
attendance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Meetings.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at
least quarterly at the call of--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the Chairperson; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) a majority of the members of the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Notice.--Notice of Commission meetings and
agendas for the meetings shall be published in local newspapers
that are distributed throughout the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Applicable law.--Meetings of the Commission
shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Authorities of the Commission.--In addition to the
authorities otherwise granted in this subtitle, the Commission may--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) request and accept from the head of any
Federal agency, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis,
any personnel of the Federal agency to the Commission to assist
in carrying out the duties of the Commission;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) request and accept from the head of any State
agency or any agency of a political subdivision of the State,
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of
the agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out the
duties of the Commission;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests,
grants, or donations of money, personal property, or services;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) use the United States mails in the same manner
as other agencies of the Federal Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Duties of the Commission.--To further the purposes of
the National Heritage Area, in addition to the duties otherwise listed
in this subtitle, the Commission shall assist in the transition of the
management of the National Heritage Area from the Commission to the
local coordinating entity designated under this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Compensation of Members.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--A member of the Commission shall
serve without compensation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of
the member in the performance of the duties of the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (j) Gifts.--For purposes of section 170(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, any gift or charitable contribution to the
Commission shall be considered to be a charitable contribution or gift
to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (k) Use of Federal Funds.--Except as provided for the
leasing of administrative facilities under subsection (g)(1), the
Commission may not use Federal funds made available to the Commission
under this subtitle to acquire any real property or interest in real
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2029. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial
assistance under any other law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact
on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the
activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the
maximum extent practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land
manager to implement an approved land use plan within the
boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal
agency.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2030. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) abridges the rights of any property owner
(whether public or private), including the right to refrain
from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) requires any property owner to permit public
access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under
any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation,
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land
use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating
entity, including but not necessarily limited to development
and management of energy, water, or water-related
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or
appropriation of water or water rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) diminishes the authority of the State to
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing
and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) creates any liability, or affects any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner
with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2031. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so
appropriated shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more
than $15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the
total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than
50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2032. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2033. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years
after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle C--Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2041. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the
``Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this
subtitle is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 2041. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2042. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2043. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2044. Designation of Muscle Shoals National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2045. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2046. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2047. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2048. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2049. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2050. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2051. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2052. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

<DELETED>SEC. 2042. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purposes of this subtitle include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) to preserve, support conserve and interpret
the legacy of the region represented by the National Heritage
Area as described in the feasibility study prepared by the
National Park Service;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational
tourism and to develop educational and cultural programs for
visitors and the general public;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) to recognize and interpret important events
and geographic locations representing key developments in the
growth of America, including Native American, Colonial
American, European American, and African American
heritage;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) to recognize and interpret how the distinctive
geography of the region shaped the development of settlement,
defense, transportation, commerce, and culture there;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) to provide a cooperative management framework
to foster a close working relationship with all levels of
government, the private sector, and the local communities in
the region in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and
developing the historical, cultural, scenic, and natural
resources of the region for the educational and inspirational
benefit of current and future generations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) to provide appropriate linkages between units
of the National Park System and communities, governments, and
organizations within the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2043. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this subtitle:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National
Heritage Area'' means the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area
established in this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the Muscle Shoals Regional Center,
which is hereby designated by Congress--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) to develop, in partnership with
others, the management plan for the National Heritage
Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) to act as a catalyst for the
implementation of projects and programs among diverse
partners in the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan''
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies,
strategies, performance goals, and recommendations to meet the
goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2044. DESIGNATION OF MUSCLE SHOALS NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Muscle
Shoals National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall
be comprised of the counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale,
Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan; including the Wilson Dam; the
Handy Home; and the Helen Keller birthplace.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Map.--The boundary of the National Heritage
Area shall be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Muscle
Shoals National Heritage Area'', numbered T08/80,000, and dated
October 2007. The map shall be on file and available to the
public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service
and the local coordinating entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2045. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National
Heritage Area shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals,
strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the
heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development of the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) include a description of actions and
commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments,
private organizations, and citizens will take to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) specify existing and potential sources of
funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) include an inventory of the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should
be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and
developed;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) describe a program for implementation for the
management plan, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) performance goals;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) plans for resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) specific commitments for
implementation that have been made by the local
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or
local government agency, organization, business, or
individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the
National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this
subtitle; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) include a business plan that--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) describes the role, operation,
financing, and functions of the local coordinating
entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) provides adequate assurances that the
local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement
the management plan for the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are first made available to develop the
management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area,
the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan
to the Secretary for approval.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Termination of funding.--If the management
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with
paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify
for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle
until such time as the management plan is submitted to and
approved by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Approval of Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on
the basis of the criteria established under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of each State in which the National Heritage
Area is located before approving a management plan for the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether
to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the
Secretary shall consider whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the local coordinating entity
represents the diverse interests of the National
Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, natural, and historic resource
protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community
residents, and private property owners;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the local coordinating entity--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) has afforded adequate
opportunity for public and Federal, State,
Tribal, and local governmental involvement
(including through workshops and hearings) in
the preparation of the management plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) provides for at least
semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the management plan would not
adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal
land under public land laws or land use
plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) the local coordinating entity has
demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and
local officials whose support is needed to ensure the
effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and
local elements of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) the management plan demonstrates
partnerships among the local coordinating entity,
Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or
private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) shall advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons
for the disapproval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) may make recommendations to
the local coordinating entity for revisions to
the management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days
after receiving a revised management plan, the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--An amendment to the
management plan that substantially alters the purposes
of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same
manner as the original management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Implementation.--The local
coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2046. EVALUATION; REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the National
Heritage Area under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local,
and private investments in the National Heritage Area to
determine the impact of the investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National
Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2047. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area, the Muscle Shoals Regional Center, as the local
coordinating entity, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) prepare a management plan for the National
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to the Secretary,
in accordance with this subtitle;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity
receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the amounts and sources of matching
funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal
funds and sources of the leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) grants made to any other entities
during the fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year
for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) encourage economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made
available under this subtitle to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) make grants to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) hire and compensate staff, including
individuals with expertise in--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) economic and community development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) heritage planning;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) obtain funds or services from any source,
including other Federal programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) contract for goods or services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) support activities of partners and any other
activities that further the purposes of the National Heritage
Area and are consistent with the approved management
plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under
this subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2048. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial
assistance under any other law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact
on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the
activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the
maximum extent practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land
manager to implement an approved land use plan within the
boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal
agency.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2049. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) abridges the rights of any property owner
(whether public or private), including the right to refrain
from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) requires any property owner to permit public
access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under
any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation,
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land
use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating
entity, including but not necessarily limited to development
and management of energy, water, or water-related
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or
appropriation of water or water rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) diminishes the authority of the State to
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing
and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) creates any liability, or affects any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner
with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2050. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so
appropriated shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more
than $15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the
total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than
50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2051. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2052. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years
after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle D--Freedom's Way National Heritage Area</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2061. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the
``Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this
subtitle is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 2061. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2062. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2063. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2064. Designation of Freedom's Way National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2065. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2066. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2067. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2068. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2069. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2070. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2071. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2072. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

<DELETED>SEC. 2062. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) to recognize the significant natural and
cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study
entitled ``Freedom's Way Heritage Area Feasibility Study''
dated July 1997 and the addendum dated March 2003;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational
tourism and to develop educational and cultural programs for
visitors and the general public;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) to foster a close working relationship between
the Secretary and all levels of government, the private sector,
and local communities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
the State of New Hampshire in order to preserve the special
historic identity of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) to manage, preserve, protect and interpret the
cultural, historical, and natural resources of the National
Heritage Area for the educational and inspirational benefit of
future generations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) to provide appropriate linkages between units
of the National Park System and communities, governments, and
organizations within the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2063. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this subtitle:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National
Heritage Area'' means the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
established in this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the Freedom's Way Heritage
Association, Inc., which is hereby designated by Congress--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) to develop, in partnership with
others, the management plan for the National Heritage
Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) to act as a catalyst for the
implementation of projects and programs among diverse
partners in the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan''
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies,
strategies, performance goals, and recommendations to meet the
goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2064. DESIGNATION OF FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall
include the following communities in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts: Winchendon, Ashburnham, Ashby, Gardner,
Fitchburg, Westminster, Princeton, Sterling, Leominster,
Townsend, Pepperell, Lunenburg, Shirley, Lancaster, Clinton,
Bolton, Harvard, Ayer, Groton, Dunstable, Westford, Littleton,
Boxborough, Stow, Hudson, Maynard, Sudbury, Concord, Carlisle,
Acton, Bedford, Lincoln, Lexington, Woburn, Arlington, Medford,
and Malden. Additionally it shall include the following
communities in the State of New Hampshire: New Ipswich,
Greenville, Mason, Brookline, Milford, Amherst, Hollis, and
Nashua.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage
area shall be as generally depicted on the map titled
``Freedom's Way National Heritage Area'', numbered T04/80,000,
and dated July 2007. The map shall be on file and available to
the public in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service and the local coordinating entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2065. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National
Heritage Area shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals,
strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the
heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development of the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) include a description of actions and
commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments,
private organizations, and citizens will take to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) specify existing and potential sources of
funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) include an inventory of the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should
be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and
developed;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) describe a program for implementation for the
management plan, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) performance goals;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) plans for resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) specific commitments for
implementation that have been made by the local
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or
local government agency, organization, business, or
individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the
National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this
subtitle; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) include a business plan that--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) describes the role, operation,
financing, and functions of the local coordinating
entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) provides adequate assurances that the
local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement
the management plan for the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are first made available to develop the
management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area,
the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan
to the Secretary for approval.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Termination of funding.--If the management
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with
paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify
for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle
until such time as the management plan is submitted to and
approved by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Approval of Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the management plan for the National Heritage Area
on the basis of the criteria established under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of each State or Commonwealth in which the
National Heritage Area is located before approving a management
plan for the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether
to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the
Secretary shall consider whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the local coordinating entity
represents the diverse interests of the National
Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, natural and historic resource
protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community
residents, and private property owners;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the local coordinating entity--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) has afforded adequate
opportunity for public and Federal, State,
Tribal, and local governmental involvement
(including through workshops and hearings) in
the preparation of the management plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) provides for at least
semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the management plan would not
adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal
land under public land laws or land use
plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) the local coordinating entity has
demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and
local officials whose support is needed to ensure the
effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and
local elements of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) the management plan demonstrates
partnerships among the local coordinating entity,
Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or
private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) shall advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons
for the disapproval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) may make recommendations to
the local coordinating entity for revisions to
the management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days
after receiving a revised management plan, the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--An amendment to the
management plan that substantially alters the purposes
of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same
manner as the original management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Implementation.--The local
coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2066. EVALUATION; REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the National
Heritage Area under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local,
and private investments in the National Heritage Area to
determine the impact of the investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National
Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2067. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area, the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., as the
local coordinating entity, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) prepare a management plan for the National
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to the Secretary,
in accordance with this subtitle;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity
receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the amounts and sources of matching
funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal
funds and sources of the leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) grants made to any other entities
during the fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year
for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) encourage economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made
available under this subtitle to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) make grants to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) hire and compensate staff, including
individuals with expertise in--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) economic and community development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) heritage planning;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) obtain funds or services from any source,
including other Federal programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) contract for goods or services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) support activities of partners and any other
activities that further the purposes of the National Heritage
Area and are consistent with the approved management
plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under
this subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2068. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial
assistance under any other law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact
on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the
activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the
maximum extent practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land
manager to implement an approved land use plan within the
boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal
agency.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2069. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) abridges the rights of any property owner
(whether public or private), including the right to refrain
from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) requires any property owner to permit public
access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under
any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation,
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land
use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating
entity, including but not necessarily limited to development
and management of energy, water, or water-related
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or
appropriation of water or water rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) diminishes the authority of the State to
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing
and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) creates any liability, or affects any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner
with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2070. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so
appropriated shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more
than $15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the
total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than
50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2071. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under Acts other
than this subtitle for the purposes for which those funds were
authorized.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2072. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years
after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle E--Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2081. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the
``Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this
subtitle is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 2081. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2082. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2083. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2084. Designation of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2085. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2086. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2087. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2088. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2089. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2090. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2091. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2092. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

<DELETED>SEC. 2082. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) to recognize the significant natural and
cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study
entitled ``Feasibility Study of the Proposed Abraham Lincoln
National Heritage Area'' prepared for the Looking for Lincoln
Heritage Coalition in 2002 and revised in 2007;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational
tourism and to develop educational and cultural programs for
visitors and the general public;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) to recognize and interpret important events
and geographic locations representing key periods in the growth
of America, including Native American, Colonial American,
European American, and African American heritage;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) to recognize and interpret the distinctive
role the region played in shaping the man who would become the
16th President of the United States, and how Abraham Lincoln's
life left its traces in the stories, folklore, buildings,
streetscapes, and landscapes of the region;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) to provide a cooperative management framework
to foster a close working relationship with all levels of
government, the private sector, and the local communities in
the region in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and
developing the historical, cultural, scenic, and natural
resources of the region for the educational and inspirational
benefit of current and future generations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) to provide appropriate linkages between units
of the National Park System and communities, governments, and
organizations within the Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2083. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this subtitle:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National
Heritage Area'' means the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage
Area established in this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the Looking for Lincoln Heritage
Coalition, which is hereby designated by Congress--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) to develop, in partnership with
others, the management plan for the National Heritage
Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) to act as a catalyst for the
implementation of projects and programs among diverse
partners in the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan''
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies,
strategies, performance goals, and recommendations to meet the
goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2084. DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall
consist of sites as designated by the management plan within a
core area located in Central Illinois, consisting of Adams,
Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles,
Cumberland, Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene,
Hancock, Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Logan, Macon,
Macoupin, Madison, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard,
Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon,
Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Tazwell, Vermillion, Warren and
Woodford counties.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage
Area shall be as generally depicted on the map titled
``Proposed Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area'', and
numbered 338/80,000, and dated July 2007. The map shall be on
file and available to the public in the appropriate offices of
the National Park Service and the local coordinating
entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2085. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National
Heritage Area shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals,
strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the
heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development of the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) include a description of actions and
commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments,
private organizations, and citizens will take to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) specify existing and potential sources of
funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) include an inventory of the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should
be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and
developed;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) describe a program for implementation for the
management plan, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) performance goals;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) plans for resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) specific commitments for
implementation that have been made by the local
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or
local government agency, organization, business, or
individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the
National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this
subtitle; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) include a business plan that--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) describes the role, operation,
financing, and functions of the local coordinating
entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) provides adequate assurances that the
local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement
the management plan for the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are first made available to develop the
management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area,
the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan
to the Secretary for approval.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Termination of funding.--If the management
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with
paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify
for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle
until such time as the management plan is submitted to and
approved by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Approval of Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on
the basis of the criteria established under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of each State in which the National Heritage
Area is located before approving a management plan for the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether
to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the
Secretary shall consider whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the local coordinating entity
represents the diverse interests of the National
Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, natural, and historic resource
protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community
residents, and private property owners;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the local coordinating entity--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) has afforded adequate
opportunity for public and Federal, State,
Tribal, and local governmental involvement
(including through workshops and hearings) in
the preparation of the management plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) provides for at least
semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the management plan would not
adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal
land under public land laws or land use
plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) the local coordinating entity has
demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and
local officials whose support is needed to ensure the
effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and
local elements of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) the management plan demonstrates
partnerships among the local coordinating entity,
Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or
private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) shall advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons
for the disapproval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) may make recommendations to
the local coordinating entity for revisions to
the management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days
after receiving a revised management plan, the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--An amendment to the
management plan that substantially alters the purposes
of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same
manner as the original management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Implementation.--The local
coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2086. EVALUATION; REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the National
Heritage Area under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local,
and private investments in the National Heritage Area to
determine the impact of the investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National
Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2087. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area, the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, as the local
coordinating entity, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) prepare a management plan for the National
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to the Secretary,
in accordance with this subtitle;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) submit an annual report to the secretary for
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity
receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the amounts and sources of matching
funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal
funds and sources of the leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) grants made to any other entities
during the fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year
for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) encourage economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made
available under this subtitle to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) make grants to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) hire and compensate staff, including
individuals with expertise in--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) economic and community development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) heritage planning;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) obtain funds or services from any source,
including other Federal programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) contract for goods or services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) support activities of partners and any other
activities that further the purposes of the National Heritage
Area and are consistent with the approved management
plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under
this subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2088. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial
assistance under any other law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact
on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the
activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the
maximum extent practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land
manager to implement an approved land use plan within the
boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal
agency.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2089. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) abridges the rights of any property owner
(whether public or private), including the right to refrain
from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) requires any property owner to permit public
access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under
any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation,
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land
use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating
entity, including but not necessarily limited to development
and management of energy, water, or water-related
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or
appropriation of water or water rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) diminishes the authority of the State to
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing
and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) creates any liability, or affects any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner
with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2090. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so
appropriated shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more
than $15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the
total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than
50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2091. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2092. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years
after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle F--Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2111. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the
``Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this
subtitle is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 2111. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2112. Purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 2113. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 2114. Designation of Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
Area.
<DELETED>Sec. 2115. Management plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 2116. Evaluation; report.
<DELETED>Sec. 2117. Local coordinating entity.
<DELETED>Sec. 2118. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 2119. Private property and regulatory protections.
<DELETED>Sec. 2120. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 2121. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
<DELETED>Sec. 2122. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

<DELETED>SEC. 2112. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purposes of this subtitle include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) to establish the Santa Cruz Valley National
Heritage Area in the State of Arizona;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) to implement the recommendations of the
``Alternative Concepts for Commemorating Spanish Colonization''
study completed by the National Park Service in 1991, and the
``Feasibility Study for the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
Area'' prepared by the Center for Desert Archaeology in July
2005;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) to provide a management framework to foster a
close working relationship with all levels of government, the
private sector, and the local communities in the region and to
conserve the region's heritage while continuing to pursue
compatible economic opportunities;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) to assist communities, organizations, and
citizens in the State of Arizona in identifying, preserving,
interpreting, and developing the historical, cultural, scenic,
and natural resources of the region for the educational and
inspirational benefit of current and future generations;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) to provide appropriate linkages between units
of the National Park System and communities, governments, and
organizations within the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2113. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this subtitle:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National
Heritage Area'' means the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
Area established in this subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage
Alliance, Inc., which is hereby designated by Congress--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) to develop, in partnership with
others, the management plan for the National Heritage
Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) to act as a catalyst for the
implementation of projects and programs among diverse
partners in the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan''
means the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for
the National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies,
strategies, performance goals, and recommendations to meet the
goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2114. DESIGNATION OF SANTA CRUZ VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE
AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Santa
Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall
consist of portions of the counties of Santa Cruz and
Pima.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage
Area shall be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Santa
Cruz Valley National Heritage Area'', and numbered
</DELETED>_______<DELETED>, and dated
</DELETED>_______<DELETED>. The map be on file and available to
the public in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service and the local coordinating entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2115. MANAGEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National
Heritage Area shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals,
strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the
heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development of the
National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) include a description of actions and
commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments,
private organizations, and citizens will take to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) specify existing and potential sources of
funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) include an inventory of the natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should
be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and
developed;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) describe a program for implementation for the
management plan, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) performance goals;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) plans for resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) specific commitments for
implementation that have been made by the local
coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or
local government agency, organization, business, or
individual;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations
for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs
may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the
National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this
subtitle; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) include a business plan that--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) describes the role, operation,
financing, and functions of the local coordinating
entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) provides adequate assurances that the
local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement
the management plan for the National Heritage
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are first made available to develop the
management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area,
the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan
to the Secretary for approval.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Termination of funding.--If the management
plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with
paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify
for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle
until such time as the management plan is submitted to and
approved by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Approval of Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on
the basis of the criteria established under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of each State in which the National Heritage
Area is located before approving a management plan for the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether
to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the
Secretary shall consider whether--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the local coordinating entity
represents the diverse interests of the National
Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, natural and historic resource
protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community
residents, and private property owners;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the local coordinating entity--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) has afforded adequate
opportunity for public and Federal, State,
Tribal, and local governmental involvement
(including through workshops and hearings) in
the preparation of the management plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) provides for at least
semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the management plan would not
adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal
land under public land laws or land use
plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) the local coordinating entity has
demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and
local officials whose support is needed to ensure the
effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and
local elements of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) the management plan demonstrates
partnerships among the local coordinating entity,
Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional
planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or
private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--If the Secretary
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) shall advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons
for the disapproval; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) may make recommendations to
the local coordinating entity for revisions to
the management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days
after receiving a revised management plan, the
Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised
management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) In general.--An amendment to the
management plan that substantially alters the purposes
of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same
manner as the original management plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) Implementation.--The local
coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2116. EVALUATION; REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the National
Heritage Area under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments
of the National Heritage Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the
authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local,
and private investments in the National Heritage Area to
determine the impact of the investments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National
Heritage Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2117. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area, the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc., as the
local coordinating entity, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) prepare a management plan for the National
Heritage Area, and submit the management plan to the Secretary,
in accordance with this subtitle;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for
each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity
receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) the amounts and sources of matching
funds;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal
funds and sources of the leveraging; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) grants made to any other entities
during the fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year
for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds
under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) encourage economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and
implementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds made
available under this subtitle to--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) make grants to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the National
Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or
provide technical assistance to political jurisdictions,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) hire and compensate staff, including
individuals with expertise in--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) economic and community development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) heritage planning;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) obtain funds or services from any source,
including other Federal programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) contract for goods or services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) support activities of partners and any other
activities that further the purposes of the National Heritage
Area and are consistent with the approved management
plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The
local coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under
this subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2118. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial
assistance under any other law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any
Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact
on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the
activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the
maximum extent practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land
manager to implement an approved land use plan within the
boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use
of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal
agency.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2119. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY
PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) abridges the rights of any property owner
(whether public or private), including the right to refrain
from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) requires any property owner to permit public
access (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local
agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under
any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation,
approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land
use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating
entity, including but not necessarily limited to development
and management of energy, water, or water-related
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or
appropriation of water or water rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) diminishes the authority of the State to
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing
and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) creates any liability, or affects any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner
with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to
subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so
appropriated shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more
than $15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the
total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than
50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2121. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2122. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years
after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE III--STUDY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3001. STUDY AND REPORT OF PROPOSED NORTHERN NECK NATIONAL
HERITAGE AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter referred to
as ``the Secretary''), in consultation with appropriate State historic
preservation officers, State historical societies, and other
appropriate organizations, shall conduct a study of the suitability and
feasibility of designating the area described in subsection (d) as the
Northern Neck National Heritage Area in the Commonwealth of
Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall apply the following criteria to determine the suitability and
feasibility of designating the area described in subsection (d) as a
National Heritage Area:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) The area--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) has an assemblage of natural,
historic, cultural, educational, scenic, or
recreational resources that together are nationally
important to the heritage of the United
States;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) represents distinctive aspects of the
heritage of the United States worthy of recognition,
conservation, interpretation, and continuing
use;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) is best managed as such an assemblage
through partnerships among public and private entities
at the local or regional level;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs,
and folklife that are a valuable part of the heritage
of the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) provides outstanding opportunities to
conserve natural, historical, cultural, or scenic
features;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (F) provides outstanding recreational or
educational opportunities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (G) has resources and traditional uses
that have national importance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Residents, business interests, nonprofit
organizations, and governments (including relevant Federal land
management agencies) within the proposed area are involved in
the planning and have demonstrated significant support through
letters and other means for National Heritage Area designation
and management.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) The local coordinating entity responsible for
preparing and implementing the management plan is
identified.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) The proposed local coordinating entity and
units of government supporting the designation have documented
their commitment to work in partnership to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop resources within the
National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) The proposed local coordinating entity has
developed a conceptual financial plan that outlines the roles
of all participants (including the Federal Government) in the
management of the National Heritage Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) The proposal is consistent with continued
economic activity within the area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) A conceptual boundary map has been developed
and is supported by the public and participating Federal
agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall consult with the managers of any Federal land within the proposed
National Heritage Area and secure the concurrence of the managers with
the findings of the study before making a determination for
designation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Boundaries of the Study Area.--The study area referred
to in subsection (a) shall be comprised of the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) The part of Virginia between the Potomac and
the Rappahannock Rivers in eastern coastal Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King
George, and Lancaster Counties, Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Other areas that have heritage aspects that
are similar to those aspects that are in the areas described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) and which are adjacent to or in the
vicinity of those areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report.--The Secretary shall</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) review, comment on, and determine if the study
meets the criteria specified in subsection (b) for designation
as a National Heritage Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) consult with the Governor of the Commonwealth
of Virginia; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) not later than 3 fiscal years after the date
on which funds are first made available for this section,
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, conclusions
and recommendations of the study, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) any comments received from the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) a finding as to whether the proposed
National Heritage Area meets the criteria for
designation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Disapproval.--If the Secretary determines that the
proposed National Heritage Area does not meet the criteria for
designation, the Secretary shall include within the study submitted
under subsection (e)(3) a description of the reasons for the
determination.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4001. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333 as amended by Public
Law 106-176 and Public Law 109-338) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) by striking section 103(b) and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Boundaries.--The National Coal Heritage Area shall
be comprised of Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek and
Cabin Creek within Kanawah County, West Virginia, and the counties that
are the subject of the study by the National Park Service, dated 1993,
entitled `A Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia'
conducted pursuant to title VI of Public Law 100-699.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) by striking section 105 and inserting the
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 105. ELIGIBLE RESOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The resources eligible for the
assistance under section 104 shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(1) resources in Lincoln County, West Virginia,
and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek in Kanawah County, West
Virginia, as determined to be appropriate by the National Coal
Heritage Area Authority; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) the resources set forth in appendix D of the
study by the National Park Service, dated 1993, entitled `A
Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia' conducted
pursuant to title VI of Public Law 100-699.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Priority.--Priority consideration shall be given to
those sites listed as `Conservation Priorities' and `Important Historic
Resources' as depicted on the map entitled `Study Area: Historic
Resources' in such study.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) in section 106(a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Governor'' and all that
follows through ``Parks,'' and inserting ``National
Coal Heritage Area Authority''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``State
of West Virginia'' and all that follows through
``entities, or'' and inserting ``National Coal Heritage
Area Authority or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) in section 106(b), by inserting ``not'' before
``meet''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4002. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
ADDITION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 403(b) of title IV of Division II of the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333) is
amended by inserting ``Butler,'' after ``Beaver,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4003. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR
ADDITION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 604(b)(2) of title VI of Division II of the
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(O) Berkeley County.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(P) Saluda County.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(Q) The portion of Georgetown County
that is not part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural
Heritage Corridor.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4004. OHIO AND ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title VIII of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Canal National Heritage
Corridor'' each place it appears and inserting ``National
Heritage Canalway'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) by striking ``corridor'' each place it appears
and inserting ``canalway'', except in references to the
feasibility study and management plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) in the heading of section 808(a)(3), by
striking ``corridor'' and inserting ``canalway'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) in the title heading, by striking ``CANAL
NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR'' and inserting ``NATIONAL HERITAGE
CANALWAY'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) in section 803--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) by striking paragraph (2);</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4),
(5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and
(6), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
this Act), by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by
this Act), by striking ``807(a)'' and inserting
``805(a)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) in the heading of section 804, by striking
``canal national heritage corridor'' and inserting ``national
heritage canalway'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) in the second sentence of section 804(b)(1),
by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) by striking sections 805 and 806;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (9) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 810,
811, and 812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, and 810,
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (10) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by this
Act), by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (11) in section 806 (as redesignated by this
Act)--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking
``Committee'' and inserting ``Secretary'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) in the heading of subsection (a)(1),
by striking ``committee'' and inserting
``secretary'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) in subsection (a)(3), in the first
sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking ``Committee''
and inserting ``management entity'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) in subsection (e), by striking
``807(d)(1)'' and inserting ``805(d)(1)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (E) in subsection (f), by striking
``807(d)(1)'' and inserting ``805(d)(1)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (12) in section 807 (as redesignated by this Act),
in subsection (c) by striking ``Cayohoga Valley National
Recreation Area'' and inserting ``Cayohoga Valley National
Park'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (13) in section 808 (as redesignated by this
Act)--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) in subsection (b), by striking
``Committee or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) in subsection (c), in the matter
before paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee'' and
inserting ``management entity''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (14) in section 809 (as redesignated by Act), by
striking ``assistance'' and inserting ``financial
assistance''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4005. NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE EXTENSION
OF AUTHORIZATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 6 of Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is
amended as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) Strike paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and
insert the following new paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available under
subsection (a) shall be used only for--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(A) technical assistance;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) the design and fabrication of
interpretive materials, devices, and signs;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C) the preparation of the strategic
plan.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) is amended by
inserting after subparagraph (B) a new subparagraph as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A),
funds made available under subsection (a) for the
preparation of the strategic plan shall not require a
non-Federal match.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking ``2007''
and inserting ``2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4006. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act (title
VIII of Appendix D of Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A-295) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) in section 804(b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) by striking ``27'' and inserting ``at
least 21 members, but not to exceed 27'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking
``Environment'' and inserting
``Environmental'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking
``19'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) by striking subparagraph (A)
and redesignating subsequent subparagraphs
accordingly;</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as
redesignated by clause (i)), by striking the
second sentence; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (iii) by adding after subparagraph
(B) the following new subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C) The remaining members shall be based
on recommendations from each member of the United
States House of Representatives whose district
encompasses the Corridor, each of whom shall be a
resident of or employed within the district from which
they shall be recommended.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) in section 804(f), by striking ``Fourteen
members of the Commission'' and inserting ``A majority of the
seated (sworn) Commissioners'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) in section 804(g), by striking ``14 of its
members.'' and inserting ``a majority of the seated (sworn)
Commissioners.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (4) in section 804(h)(4), by striking ``staff to
carry out its duties;'' and inserting ``such staff as may be
necessary to carry out its duties. Staff appointed by the
Commission--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(A) may be appointed subject to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) may be paid in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of such title relating to the classification and
General Schedule pay rates;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (5) in section 804(j), by striking ``10 years
after the date of enactment of this title'' and inserting ``15
years after the date of the enactment of this
title'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (6) in section 807(e), by striking ``duties with
regard to the preparation and approval of the Canalway Plan.''
and inserting ``duties.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (7) in section 807, by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Operational Assistance.--Subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Superintendent of Saratoga National Historical
Park may, on request, provide to public and private organizations in
the Heritage Area, including the Commission, any operational assistance
that is appropriate for the purpose of supporting the implementation of
the management plan.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (8) in section 810(a)(1), by inserting after the
first sentence: ``Such sums shall remain available until
expended.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE V--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5001. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government
should not fund a national heritage area in perpetuity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE VI--APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6001. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL
LAWS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    All designated and future designated lands within any
natural heritage area for which funding is provided under this Act
shall be exclusively governed by relevant State and local laws
regarding hunting, fishing, and the possession or use of a weapon,
trap, or net.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Celebrating America's Heritage
Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definition of Secretary.

TITLE I--DESIGNATIONS

Subtitle A--Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

Sec. 1101. Purposes.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Sec. 1103. Establishment.
Sec. 1104. Duties and authorities of local coordinating entity.
Sec. 1105. Management plan.
Sec. 1106. Duties and authorities of the secretary.
Sec. 1107. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 1108. Property owners and regulatory protections.
Sec. 1109. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1110. Termination of financial assistance.

Subtitle B--Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area

Sec. 1201. Purposes.
Sec. 1202. Definitions.
Sec. 1203. Establishment.
Sec. 1204. Duties and authorities of local coordinating entity.
Sec. 1205. Management plan.
Sec. 1206. Duties and authorities of the secretary.
Sec. 1207. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 1208. Property owners and regulatory protections.
Sec. 1209. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1210. Termination of financial assistance.

TITLE II--STUDY

Sec. 2001. Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study.

TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Sec. 3001. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor technical
corrections.
Sec. 3002. John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Corridor.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.

TITLE I--DESIGNATIONS

Subtitle A--Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

SEC. 1101. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this subtitle are--
(1) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret the
legacy of the region represented by the Heritage Area as
described in the feasibility study prepared by the National
Park Service;
(2) to promote heritage, cultural, and recreational
tourism, and to develop educational and cultural programs for
visitors and the general public;
(3) to recognize and interpret important events and
geographic locations representing key developments in the
growth of the United States, including the Native American,
Colonial American, European American, and African American
heritage;
(4) to recognize and interpret the manner by which the
distinctive geography of the region has shaped the development
of the settlement, defense, transportation, commerce, and
culture of the region;
(5) to provide a cooperative management framework to foster
a close working relationship with all levels of government, the
private sector, and the local communities in the region to
identify, preserve, interpret, and develop the historical,
cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the region for the
educational and inspirational benefit of current and future
generations; and
(6) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the
National Park System and communities, governments, and
organizations within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

In this subtitle:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area established by section
1103(a).
(2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the Muscle Shoals Regional Center,
the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated
by section 1103(d).
(3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the plan for the Heritage Area required under section
1104(a)(1).
(4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Muscle
Shoals National Heritage Area'', numbered T08/80,000, and dated
October 2007.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alabama.

SEC. 1103. ESTABLISHMENT.

(a) In General.--There is established the Muscle Shoals National
Heritage Area in the State.
(b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of the
following areas, as depicted on the map:
(1) The Counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale,
Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan, Alabama.
(2) The Wilson Dam.
(3) The Handy Home.
(4) The birthplace of Helen Keller.
(c) Availability Map.--The map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service and the local coordinating entity.
(d) Local Coordinating Entity.--The Muscle Shoals Regional Center
shall be the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.

SEC. 1104. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

(a) Duties of the Local Coordinating Entity.--To further the
purposes of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall--
(1) prepare, and submit to the Secretary, in accordance
with section 1105, a management plan for the Heritage Area;
(2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives
Federal funds under this subtitle specifying--
(A) the accomplishments of the local coordinating
entity;
(B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;
(C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
(D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and
sources of the leveraged funds; and
(E) grants made to any other entities during the
fiscal year;
(3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which
the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this
subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the
funds and any matching funds;
(4) encourage, by appropriate means, economic development
that is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area; and
(5) serve as a catalyst for the implementation of projects
and programs among diverse partners in the Heritage Area.
(b) Authorities.--The local coordinating entity may, subject to the
prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes of preparing and
implementing the management plan, use Federal funds made available
under this subtitle to--
(1) make grants to the State, political subdivisions of the
State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide
technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of
the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other
interested parties;
(3) to hire and compensate staff, including individuals
with expertise in--
(A) natural, historical, cultural, educational,
scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
(B) economic and community development; and
(C) heritage planning;
(4) obtain funds or services from any source, including
funds and services provided under any other Federal law or
program;
(5) contract for goods or services; and
(6) support activities of partners and any other activities
that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and are
consistent with the approved management plan.
(c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received under this
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 1105. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which
funds are made available to develop the management plan, the local
coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a
proposed management plan for the Heritage Area.
(b) Requirements.--The management plan for the Heritage Area
shall--
(1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and
recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the
area covered by the Heritage Area and encouraging long-term
resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding,
management, and development of the Heritage Area;
(2) include a description of actions and commitments that
Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, private
organizations, and citizens plan to take to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic,
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of
the Heritage Area;
(3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or
economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret,
fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
(4) include an inventory of the natural, historic,
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of
the Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the
Heritage Area that should be protected, enhanced, interpreted,
managed, funded, or developed;
(5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management, including the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historic, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage
Area;
(6) describe a program for implementation of the management
plan, including--
(A) performance goals;
(B) plans for resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development;
and
(C) specific commitments for implementation that
have been made by the local coordinating entity or any
Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency,
organization, business, or individual;
(7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, ways
in which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs may best be
coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service
and other Federal agencies associated with the Heritage Area)
to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
(8) include a business plan that--
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, and
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each
of the major activities described in the management
plan; and
(B) provides adequate assurances that the local
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial
and other resources necessary to implement the
management plan for the Heritage Area.
(c) Termination of Funding.--If the management plan is not
submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the date
on which funds are first made available to develop the management plan,
the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for additional
financial assistance under this Act until the management plan is
submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary.
(d) Approval of Management Plan.--
(1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Secretary receives the management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the management plan.
(2) Consultation required.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of the State in which the Heritage Area is
located before approving the management plan.
(3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to
approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider
whether--
(A) the local coordinating entity represents the
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including
Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, natural
and historic resource protection organizations,
educational institutions, businesses, community
residents, recreational organizations, and private
property owners;
(B) the local coordinating entity--
(i) has afforded adequate opportunity for
public and Federal, State, tribal, and local
governmental involvement (including through
workshops and public meetings) in the
preparation of the management plan; and
(ii) provides for at least semiannual
public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management plan;
(C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources
of the Heritage Area;
(D) the management plan would not adversely affect
any activities authorized on Federal land under
applicable laws or land use plans;
(E) the Secretary has received adequate assurances
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials
whose support is needed to ensure the effective
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects
of the management plan;
(F) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated
the financial capability, in partnership with others,
to carry out the management plan; and
(G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships
among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State,
tribal, and local governments, regional planning
organizations, nonprofit organizations, and private
sector parties for implementation of the management
plan.
(4) Disapproval.--
(A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the
management plan, the Secretary--
(i) shall advise the local coordinating
entity in writing of the reasons for the
disapproval; and
(ii) may make recommendations to the local
coordinating entity for revisions to the
management plan.
(B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the revised management
plan.
(5) Amendments.--
(A) In general.--An amendment to the management
plan that substantially alters the purposes of the
Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and
approved or disapproved in the same manner as the
original management plan.
(B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity
shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle
to implement an amendment to the management plan until
the Secretary approves the amendment.
(6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
(A) provide technical assistance under the
authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with
interested parties to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 1106. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

(a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
(1) In general.--On the request of the local coordinating
entity, the Secretary may provide technical and financial
assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis (as
determined by the Secretary), to the local coordinating entity
to develop and implement the management plan.
(2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the local coordinating entity and
other public or private entities to provide technical or
financial assistance under paragraph (1).
(b) Evaluation; Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage
Area under section 1110, the Secretary shall--
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of
the Heritage Area; and
(B) prepare a report with recommendations for the
future role of the National Park Service, if any, with
respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with
paragraph (3).
(2) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under paragraph
(1)(A) shall--
(A) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this Act
for the Heritage Area; and
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the Heritage
Area;
(B) analyze the Federal, State, tribal, local, and
private investments in the Heritage Area to determine
the leverage and impact of the investments; and
(C) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the Heritage Area.
(3) Report.--
(A) In general.--Based on the evaluation conducted
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a
report that includes recommendations for the future
role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect
to the Heritage Area.
(B) Required analysis.--If the report prepared
under this paragraph recommends that Federal funding
for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall
include an analysis of--
(i) ways in which Federal funding for the
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and
(ii) the appropriate time period necessary
to achieve the recommended reduction or
elimination.
(C) Submission to congress.--On completion of a
report under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit
the report to--
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1107. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

(a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of
a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any
other law.
(b) Consultation and Coordination.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning to conduct
activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged
to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the
local coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.
(c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to
implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of
the Heritage Area; or
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of
Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 1108. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

Nothing in this subtitle--
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private
property, including the right to refrain from participating in
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the
Heritage Area;
(2) requires any property owner to--
(A) permit public access (including Federal,
tribal, State, or local government access) to the
property; or
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal,
State, or local law with regard to public access or use
of private land;
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, or local agency, or tribal government;
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to
the local coordinating entity;
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation
of water or water rights;
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting
within the Heritage Area; or
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under
any other law, of any private property owner with respect to
any person injured on the private property.

SEC. 1109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subtitle $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be
made available for any fiscal year.
(b) Availability.--Funds made available under subsection (a) shall
remain available until expended.
(c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The Federal share of the total cost of any
activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent.
(2) Form.--The non-Federal contribution may be in the form
of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly valued.
(d) Use of Federal Funds From Other Sources.--Nothing in this
subtitle precludes the local coordinating entity from using Federal
funds available under provisions of law other than this subtitle for
the purposes for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 1110. TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

The authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance
under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.

Subtitle B--Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area

SEC. 1201. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this subtitle are--
(1) to establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
Area in the State of Arizona;
(2) to implement the recommendations of--
(A) the ``Alternative Concepts for Commemorating
Spanish Colonization'' study completed by the National
Park Service in 1991; and
(B) the ``Feasibility Study for the Santa Cruz
Valley National Heritage Area'' prepared by the Center
for Desert Archaeology in July 2005;
(3) to provide a management framework--
(A) to foster a close working relationship with all
levels of government, the private sector, and the local
communities in the region; and
(B) to conserve the heritage of the region while
continuing to pursue compatible economic opportunities;
(4) to assist communities, organizations, and citizens in
the State in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and
developing the historic, cultural, scenic, and natural
resources of the region for the educational and inspirational
benefit of current and future generations; and
(5) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the
National Park System and communities, governments, and
organizations in the Heritage Area.

SEC. 1202. DEFINITIONS.

In this subtitle:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area established by section
1203(a).
(2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for
the Heritage Area designated by section 1203(d).
(3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the plan for the Heritage Area required under section
1204(a)(1).
(4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Santa
Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, Pima and Santa Cruz
Counties, Arizona'', numbered T09/80,000, and dated November
13, 2007.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.

SEC. 1203. ESTABLISHMENT.

(a) In General.--There is established the Santa Cruz Valley
National Heritage Area in the State.
(b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall consist of portions of
Santa Cruz and Pima Counties, Arizona, as depicted on the map.
(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of--
(1) the National Park Service; and
(2) the local coordinating entity.
(d) Local Coordinating Entity.--The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage
Alliance, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity for the Heritage
Area.

SEC. 1204. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

(a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the Heritage Area, the
local coordinating entity shall--
(1) prepare a management plan for the Heritage Area, and
submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance with
this subtitle;
(2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each
fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives
Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying--
(A) the specific performance goals and
accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
(B) the expenses and income of the local
coordinating entity;
(C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
(D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and
sources of the leveraged funds; and
(E) grants made to any other entities during the
fiscal year;
(3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which
the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this
subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the
funds and any matching funds; and
(4) encourage, by appropriate means, economic viability and
sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
Heritage Area.
(b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing
the approved management plan for the Heritage Area, the local
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this
subtitle to--
(1) make grants to the State, political subdivisions of the
State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide
technical assistance to political subdivisions of the State,
nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;
(3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with
expertise in--
(A) natural, historical, cultural, educational,
scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
(B) economic and community development; and
(C) heritage planning;
(4) obtain funds or services from any source, including
funds and services provided under any other Federal law or
program;
(5) contract for goods or services; and
(6) support activities of partners and any other activities
that further the purposes of the Heritage Area and are
consistent with the approved management plan.
(c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds received under this
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.
(d) Other Sources.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes the local
coordinating entity from using Federal funds from other sources for
authorized purposes.

SEC. 1205. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which
funds are made available to develop the management plan, the local
coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a
proposed management plan for the Heritage Area.
(b) Requirements.--The management plan for the Heritage Area
shall--
(1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and
recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the
region and encouraging long-term resource protection,
enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and
development of the Heritage Area;
(2) include a description of actions and commitments that
Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, private
organizations, and citizens plan to take to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic,
cultural, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage
Area;
(3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or
economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret,
fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
(4) include an inventory of the natural, historic,
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of
the Heritage Area relating to the stories and themes of the
region that should be protected, enhanced, interpreted,
managed, funded, and developed;
(5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
management including, the development of intergovernmental and
interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
manage, and develop the natural, historic, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage
Area;
(6) describe a program for implementation of the management
plan, including--
(A) performance goals;
(B) plans for resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development;
and
(C) specific commitments for implementation that
have been made by the local coordinating entity or any
Federal, State, tribal, or local government,
organization, business, or individual;
(7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means
by which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs may best be
coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service
and other Federal agencies associated with the Heritage Area)
to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
(8) include a business plan that--
(A) describes the role, operation, financing, and
functions of the local coordinating entity and of each
of the major activities described in the management
plan; and
(B) provides adequate assurances that the local
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial
and other resources necessary to implement the
management plan for the Heritage Area.
(c) Termination of Funding.--If the management plan is not
submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this section, the local
coordinating entity shall not qualify for additional financial
assistance under this subtitle until the management plan is submitted
to, and approved by, the Secretary.
(d) Approval of Management Plan.--
(1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Secretary receives the management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the management plan.
(2) Consultation required.--The Secretary shall consult
with the Governor of the State and any tribal government in
which the Heritage Area is located before approving the
management plan.
(3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to
approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider
whether--
(A) the local coordinating entity represents the
diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including
governments, natural and historic resource protection
organizations, educational institutions, businesses,
community residents, and recreational organizations;
(B) the local coordinating entity--
(i) has afforded adequate opportunity for
public and Federal, State, tribal, and local
governmental involvement (including through
workshops and public meetings) in the
preparation of the management plan; and
(ii) provides for at least semiannual
public meetings to ensure adequate
implementation of the management plan;
(C) the resource protection, enhancement,
interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
historic, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources
of the Heritage Area;
(D) the management plan would not adversely affect
any activities authorized on Federal or tribal land
under applicable public land laws or land use plans;
(E) the Secretary has received adequate assurances
from the appropriate State, tribal, and local officials
whose support is needed to ensure the effective
implementation of the State, tribal, and local aspects
of the management plan;
(F) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated
the financial capability, in partnership with others,
to carry out the management plan; and
(G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships
among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State,
tribal, and local governments, regional planning
organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private
sector parties for implementation of the management
plan.
(4) Action following disapproval.--
(A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the
management plan, the Secretary--
(i) shall advise the local coordinating
entity in writing of the reasons for the
disapproval; and
(ii) may make recommendations to the local
coordinating entity for revisions to the
management plan.
(B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the revised management
plan.
(5) Amendments.--
(A) In general.--An amendment to the management
plan that substantially alters the purposes of the
Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and
approved or disapproved in the same manner as the
original management plan.
(B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity
shall not use Federal funds authorized to be
appropriated by this subtitle to implement an amendment
to the management plan until the Secretary approves the
amendment.

SEC. 1206. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

(a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
(1) In general.--On the request of the local coordinating
entity, the Secretary may provide technical and financial
assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis (as
determined by the Secretary), to the local coordinating entity
to develop and implement the management plan.
(2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the local coordinating entity and
other public or private entities to provide technical or
financial assistance under paragraph (1).
(b) Evaluation; Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years before the date on
which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage
Area under section 1210, the Secretary shall--
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of
the Heritage Area; and
(B) prepare a report with recommendations for the
future role of the National Park Service, if any, with
respect to the Heritage Area, in accordance with
paragraph (3).
(2) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under paragraph
(1)(A) shall--
(A) assess the progress of the local coordinating
entity with respect to--
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this
subtitle for the Heritage Area; and
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives of
the approved management plan for the Heritage
Area;
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private
investments in the Heritage Area to determine the
leverage and impact of the investments; and
(C) review the management structure, partnership
relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for
purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the Heritage Area.
(3) Report.--
(A) In general.--Based on the evaluation conducted
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a
report that includes recommendations for the future
role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect
to the Heritage Area.
(B) Required analysis.--If the report prepared
under this paragraph recommends that Federal funding
for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall
include an analysis of--
(i) ways in which Federal funding for the
Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and
(ii) the appropriate time period necessary
to achieve the recommended reduction or
elimination.
(C) Submission to congress.--On completion of a
report under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit
the report to--
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1207. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

(a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of
a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any
other law.
(b) Consultation and Coordination.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning to conduct
activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged
to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the
local coordinating entity.
(c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
(1) modifies, alters, or amends any laws (including
regulations) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
(2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to
implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of
the Heritage Area; or
(3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of
Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 1208. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

Nothing in this subtitle--
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private
property, including the right to refrain from participating in
any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the
Heritage Area;
(2) requires any property owner to--
(A) permit public access (including Federal,
tribal, State, or local government access) to the
property; or
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal,
State, or local law with regard to public access or use
of private land;
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, or local agency, or tribal government;
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to
the local coordinating entity;
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation
of water or water rights;
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish
and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting
within the Heritage Area; or
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under
any other law, of any private property owner with respect to
any person injured on the private property.

SEC. 1209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subtitle $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be
made available for any fiscal year.
(b) Availability.--Amounts made available under subsection (a)
shall remain available until expended.
(c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The Federal share of the total cost of any
activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent.
(2) Form.--The non-Federal contribution may be in the form
of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 1210. TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

The authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance
under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE II--STUDY

SEC. 2001. NORTHERN NECK NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Proposed heritage area.--The term ``proposed Heritage
Area'' means the proposed Northern Neck National Heritage Area.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Virginia.
(3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the area
that is comprised of--
(A) the area of land located between the Potomac
and Rappahannock rivers of the eastern coastal region
of the State;
(B) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King
George, and Lancaster Counties of the State; and
(C) any other area that--
(i) has heritage aspects that are similar
to the heritage aspects of the areas described
in subparagraph (A) or (B); and
(ii) is located adjacent to, or in the
vicinity of, those areas.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3),
the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate State historic
preservation officers, State historical societies, and other
appropriate organizations, shall conduct a study to determine
the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area
as the Northern Neck National Heritage Area.
(2) Requirements.--The study shall include analysis,
documentation, and determinations on whether the study area--
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historical,
cultural, educational, scenic, or recreational
resources that together are nationally important to the
heritage of the United States;
(B) represents distinctive aspects of the heritage
of the United States worthy of recognition,
conservation, interpretation, and continuing use;
(C) is best managed as such an assemblage through
partnerships among public and private entities at the
local or regional level;
(D) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and
folklife that are a valuable part of the heritage of
the United States;
(E) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve
natural, historical, cultural, or scenic features;
(F) provides outstanding recreational or
educational opportunities;
(G) contains resources and has traditional uses
that have national importance;
(H) includes residents, business interests,
nonprofit organizations, and appropriate Federal
agencies and State and local governments that are
involved in the planning of, and have demonstrated
significant support for, the designation and management
of the proposed Heritage Area;
(I) has a proposed local coordinating entity that
is responsible for preparing and implementing the
management plan developed for the proposed Heritage
Area;
(J) with respect to the designation of the study
area, has the support of the proposed local
coordinating entity and appropriate Federal agencies
and State and local governments, each of which has
documented the commitment of the entity to work in
partnership with each other entity to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the resources
located in the study area;
(K) through the proposed local coordinating entity,
has developed a conceptual financial plan that outlines
the roles of all participants (including the Federal
Government) in the management of the proposed Heritage
Area;
(L) has a proposal that is consistent with
continued economic activity within the area; and
(M) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported
by the public and appropriate Federal agencies.
(3) Additional consultation requirement.--In conducting the
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) consult with the managers of any Federal land
located within the study area; and
(B) before making any determination with respect to
the designation of the study area, secure the
concurrence of each manager with respect to each
finding of the study.
(c) Determination.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Governor of the State, shall review, comment on, and determine
if the study area meets each requirement described in
subsection (b)(2) for designation as a national heritage area.
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 3 fiscal years
after the date on which funds are first made available
to carry out the study, the Secretary shall submit a
report describing the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the study to--
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives.
(B) Requirements.--
(i) In general.--The report shall contain--
(I) any comments that the Secretary
has received from the Governor of the
State relating to the designation of
the study area as a national heritage
area; and
(II) a finding as to whether the
study area meets each requirement
described in subsection (b)(2) for
designation as a national heritage
area.
(ii) Disapproval.--If the Secretary
determines that the study area does not meet
any requirement described in subsection (b)(2)
for designation as a national heritage area,
the Secretary shall include in the report a
description of each reason for the
determination.

TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 3001. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461
note; Public Law 106-554) is amended--
(1) in section 804--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``27'' and inserting ``at least 21
members, but not more than 27'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``Environment'' and inserting
``Environmental''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``19'';
(II) by striking subparagraph (A);
(III) by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively;
(IV) in subparagraph (B) (as
redesignated by subclause (III)), by
striking the second sentence; and
(V) by inserting after subparagraph
(B) (as redesignated by subclause
(III)) the following:
``(C) The remaining members shall be--
``(i) appointed by the Secretary, based on
recommendations from each member of the House
of Representatives, the district of which
encompasses the Corridor; and
``(ii) persons that are residents of, or
employed within, the applicable congressional
districts.'';
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ``Fourteen
members of the Commission'' and inserting ``A majority
of the serving Commissioners'';
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ``14 of its
members'' and inserting ``a majority of the serving
Commissioners'';
(D) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (4)
and inserting the following:
``(4)(A) to appoint any staff that may be necessary to
carry out the duties of the Commission, subject to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to
appointments in the competitive service; and
``(B) to fix the compensation of the staff, in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the
classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates;'';
and
(E) in subsection (j), by striking ``10 years'' and
inserting ``15 years'';
(2) in section 807--
(A) in subsection (e), by striking ``with regard to
the preparation and approval of the Canalway Plan'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Operational Assistance.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Superintendent of Saratoga National Historical Park
may, on request, provide to public and private organizations in the
Corridor (including the Commission) any operational assistance that is
appropriate to assist with the implementation of the Canalway Plan.'';
and
(3) in section 810(a)(1), in the first sentence, by
striking ``any fiscal year'' and inserting ``any fiscal year,
to remain available until expended''.

SEC. 3002. JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE
CORRIDOR.

Section 3(b)(2) of Public Law 99-647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 100 Stat.
3626, 120 Stat. 1857) is amended--
(1) by striking ``shall be the the'' and inserting ``shall
be the''; and
(2) by striking ``Directors from Massachusetts and Rhode
Island;'' and inserting ``Directors from Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, ex officio, or their delegates;''.
Calendar No. 813

110th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1483

[Report No. 110-381]

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AN ACT

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to
extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for
other purposes.

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June 16, 2008

Reported with an amendment