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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grant Congress authority to make ``all needful Rulesand Regulations respecting the Territory or other Propertybelonging to the United States.''[Page H757]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area to include specified counties in the states of Maryland and West Virginia. </p> <p>Designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Area.</p> <p>Requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the conservation, enhancement, and interpretation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area. </p>]]></text>
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