3.0.0 3217 2022-03-02T16:23:29Z 2022-03-02T16:23:29Z Senate S 2020-01-16 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-01-16T20:03:06Z 2020-01-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2020-01-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2020-01-16 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-01-16 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2020-01-16 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-01-16 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-01-28 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-02-04 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-02-12 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-02-13 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-02-13 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-02-24 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-02-24 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-02-27 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-03-09 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-06-11 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-06-15 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-01-16 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-18T23:24:19Z National Heritage Area Act

This bill requires a standard for the designation of National Heritage Areas.

The bill establishes a National Heritage Area System through which the Department of the Interior may furnish technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of the National Heritage Areas.

Such system shall be composed of

  • each existing National Heritage Area, National Historic District, National Heritage Corridor, National Heritage Canalway, Cultural Heritage Corridor, and National Heritage Partnership designated by Congress; and
  • each National Heritage Area designated by Congress after enactment of this bill, unless the law designating the area exempts that area from the system by specific reference to this bill.

Under the system, Interior shall

  • review and approve management plans for heritage areas, and
  • submit to Congress reports on the activities conducted with respect to such areas.

Interior may carry out or review a study that assesses the suitability and feasibility of each proposed heritage area. Interior must review and certify whether a study conducted by others determines an area meets specified requirements, including that it has natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States.

The bill declares that a heritage area may be designated only by an Act of Congress.

Management plans must be developed for heritage areas designated under this bill.

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