3.0.0 6263 2023-01-12T17:52:13Z 2023-01-12T17:52:13Z House H HR 2006-09-29 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-09-29T13:06:05Z 2006-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 N F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2006-09-29 True S001146 Rep. Sherwood, Don [R-PA-10] DON SHERWOOD R PA 10 2006-09-29 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Canals Coal Commemorations Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Historic sites History Land use National parks Pennsylvania Railroads Sports and Recreation Strategic planning Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Trails Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2006-09-29 Introduced in House 2006-11-13T18:43:50Z Amends the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to revise the appropriate steps the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission is required to take in implementing its Cultural Heritage and Corridor Management Plan for the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor.

Requires the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Incorporated to develop a Strategic Plan for the Corridor that takes into account the findings and recommendations of a specified study conducted by the National Park Service Conservation Study Institute. Requires the plan to compliment the Corridor's management plan.

Makes the Corporation the management entity for the Corridor, assuming the Commission's duties in implementing the management action plan.

Authorizes the Corporation to use federal funds to make grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with Pennsylvania, local governments, nonprofit corporations, and individuals.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites and associated landscape features within the Corridor, including resources of the greater anthracite region of Pennsylvania covered by other designated national heritage areas, that contribute to the understanding of the Corridor's national siginificance.

Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Corporation, to evaluate and report to specified congressional committees on the possibility of: (1) designating one or more sites or landscape features as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) coordinating and complementing actions by the Corporation, Pennsylvania, local governments, and nonprofit agencies in the preservation and interpretation of significant resources within the Corridor and greater anthracite region.

Extends the Corporation, in place of the Commission, through November 18, 2019.

]]> To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, and for other purposes. Display Title To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2006-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6263ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6263ih.xml 2006-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. 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.