3.0.0 2646 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z Senate S S 2004-07-13 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-13T21:52:14Z John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act 108 5014 HR 2004-09-16 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Identical bill CRS 2004-07-13 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8038) IntroReferral 2004-07-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8037-8038) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. N R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2004-07-13 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2004-07-13 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-07-13 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Commemorations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental education Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Historic sites History Intergovernmental fiscal relations Massachusetts National parks Recreation Regional economic development Rhode Island Rivers Sports and Recreation State parks Water Resources Development Watersheds Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-08T15:32:18Z John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act - Requires the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) to prepare a report on the sustainability of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Requires the report to: (1) document progress made in accomplishing the purpose of the law establishing the Corridor and the strategies and goals set forth in the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan for the Corridor, including historic preservation, interpretation and education, environmental recovery, recreational development, and economic improvement; (2) identify further actions and commitments needed to protect, enhance, and interpret the Corridor; (3) determine the extent of Federal funding and determine how such funds have leveraged additional Federal, State, local, and private funding for the Corridor since its establishment; and (4) evaluate the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Commission's form of authority and management structure for the Corridor, and identify and evaluate options for a permanent NPS designation or a State park or regional entity as a sustainable framework to achieve the national interest of the Blackstone Valley.

Directs that: (1) the Director prepare the report in coordination with the NPS Advisory Board; and (2) funding to prepare the report be made available from annual appropriations for the Commission.

]]> John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act Display Title John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Director of the National Park Service to prepare a report on the sustainability of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Commission. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Sustainability Report Act Introduced in Senate 2004-07-13T04:00:00Z 2004-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8038) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.