[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1341 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 411

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1341

                          [Report No. 103-249]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

               April 14 (legislative day, April 11), 1994

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 411
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1341

                          [Report No. 103-249]

 To establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 3 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

   Mr. Byrd introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

               April 14 (legislative day, April 11), 1994

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.

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

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -A-c-t 
-o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S -A-N-D -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-.----C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t-:
            -(-1-) -T-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-, 
        -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -a-n-d -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y-, 
        -p-o-s-s-e-s-s -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l-, 
        -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l-, -a-n-d -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-i-n-g -m-a-j-o-r -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -t-h-e-m-e-s -o-f -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d 
        -V-i-c-t-o-r-i-a-n -c-u-l-t-u-r-e -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-2-) -T-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -p-l-a-y-e-d 
        -a-n -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -p-a-r-t -i-n -t-h-e 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -c-o-u-n-t-r-y -b-y 
        -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a-s -t-h-e -w-e-s-t-e-r-n -t-e-r-m-i-n-u-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-o-a-d -i-n -t-h-e -e-a-r-l-y 
        -1-8-0-0-'-s-, -b-y -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a-s -t-h-e 
        -C-r-o-s-s-r-o-a-d-s -o-f -A-m-e-r-i-c-a -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t 
        -t-h-e -n-i-n-e-t-e-e-n-t-h -c-e-n-t-u-r-y-, -b-y 
        -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a-s -o-n-e -o-f -t-h-e -f-e-w -m-a-j-o-r 
        -i-n-l-a-n-d -p-o-r-t-s -i-n -t-h-e -n-i-n-e-t-e-e-n-t-h 
        -c-e-n-t-u-r-y-, -b-y -h-o-s-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-t-o-r-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -a-n-d -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -y-e-a-r-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a-s -t-h-e 
        -f-i-r-s-t -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -n-e-w -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
        -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f 
        -m-a-n-y -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s -c-r-u-c-i-a-l -t-o -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -i-r-o-n -a-n-d -s-t-e-e-l-, -a-n-d -t-e-x-t-i-l-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -b-o-a-t 
        -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -g-l-a-s-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-t-o-g-i-e 
        -a-n-d -c-h-e-w-i-n-g -t-o-b-a-c-c-o -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -m-a-n-y -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -t-o -p-l-a-y 
        -a-n -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -r-o-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
        -e-c-o-n-o-m-y-.
            -(-3-) -T-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -h-a-s 
        -r-e-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-t-s -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -t-h-e-m-e-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -o-l-d -c-u-s-t-o-m -h-o-u-s-e-, -n-o-w 
        -I-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-c-e -H-a-l-l-, -a-s -a -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -L-a-n-d-m-a-r-k-; -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
        -s-u-s-p-e-n-s-i-o-n -b-r-i-d-g-e -a-s -a -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -L-a-n-d-m-a-r-k-; -w-i-t-h -f-i-v-e 
        -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-, -a-n-d -m-a-n-y 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-r-e-a -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -f-o-r -n-o-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -o-f -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -P-l-a-c-e-s-.
            -(-4-) -T-h-e -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -t-h-e-m-e-s -a-n-d 
        -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d -d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -o-f 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-'-s -r-e-m-a-i-n-i-n-g -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-l-y -r-e-t-a-i-n-e-d-, 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d-, -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.----T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t -a-r-e -t-o-:
            -(-1-) -R-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e -t-h-e -s-p-e-c-i-a-l 
        -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-y -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-r-e-a 
        -i-n -t-h-e -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -P-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -f-r-a-m-e-w-o-r-k -t-o 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-r-e-a 
        -e-m-b-l-e-m-a-t-i-c -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-'-s 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-a-t -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l 
        -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e-.
            -(-3-) -C-r-e-a-t-e -a -n-e-w -c-o-n-c-e-p-t -a-n-d 
        -m-o-d-e-l -f-o-r -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -b-y 
        -a-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -f-o-r -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, 
        -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -c-a-p-i-t-a-l 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t-s -t-o 
        -c-r-e-a-t-e -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, -i-n -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-, -W-e-s-t 
        -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -a-n-d -i-t-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e-s-; -a-n-d -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -a-n -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -s-e-l-f--
        -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a 
        -n-o-t -d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -o-n -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -b-e-y-o-n-d -t-h-e -i-n-i-t-i-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-.

-S-E-C-. -3-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-:
            -(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-'-' 
        -r-e-f-e-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -(-W-N-H-A-C-) 
        -a-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-.
            -(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-P-l-a-n-'-' -r-e-f-e-r-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a 
        -T-a-s-k -F-o-r-c-e-, -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-, 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -A-u-g-u-s-t -1-9-9-2-, -w-h-i-c-h 
        -P-l-a-n -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
                    -(-A-) -a-n -i-n-v-e-n-t-o-r-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f 
                -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-;
                    -(-B-) -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-n-g 
                -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-n-g -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t 
                -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -a -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -a-n-d -r-e-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l 
                -a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -r-e-g-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-g-e-n-d-a -b-y -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
                -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
                -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -c-a-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-h-e-i-r 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s -a 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -e-n-t-i-t-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-.

-S-E-C-. -4-. -D-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L 
              -H-E-R-I-T-A-G-E -A-R-E-A-.

    -I-n -f-u-r-t-h-e-r-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -h-e-r-e-b-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
-t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -i-n 
-t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a 
-(-h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-A-r-e-a-'-'-)-. -T-h-e -A-r-e-a -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
-t-h-o-s-e -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d -w-a-t-e-r-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
-b-o-u-n-d-a-r-y -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -d-e-p-i-c-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -m-a-p 
-e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d-, -`-`-B-o-u-n-d-a-r-y -M-a-p-, -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, -W-e-s-t 
-V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-'-'-, -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-n -f-i-l-e -a-n-d 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-s-p-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
-o-f-f-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-.

-S-E-C-. -5-. -E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T -O-F -W-H-E-E-L-I-N-G 
              -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -H-E-R-I-T-A-G-E -A-R-E-A 
              -C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-, -t-h-e-r-e 
-i-s -h-e-r-e-b-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-(-W-N-H-A-C-) -w-h-i-c-h---
            -(-1-) -w-i-l-l -b-e -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-d -a-s -a 
        -5-0-1-(-c-)-(-3-) -t-a-x -e-x-e-m-p-t -e-n-t-i-t-y-;
            -(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f -a -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -o-f -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -9 -n-o-r 
        -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1-1 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-;
            -(-3-) -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-f -5 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-, -o-r -h-i-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-, 
        -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r -o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -o-r 
        -h-i-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -M-a-y-o-r -o-f 
        -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-, -o-r -h-i-s 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-.
-T-h-e -d-e-t-a-i-l-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -s-t-a-f-f 
-n-e-e-d-s-, -B-o-a-r-d -c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -(-e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-(-a-)-(-4-)-)-, 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-f-o-r-e-c-a-s-t-, -a-n-d -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-b-) -M-i-s-s-i-o-n-.----(-1-) -T-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
-p-r-i-m-a-r-y -m-i-s-s-i-o-n -w-i-l-l -b-e -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-, -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h -t-h-e 
-g-o-a-l-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g 
-i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-, -e-n-s-u-r-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-, -a-n-d -b-e-c-o-m-e -a 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l-l-y -s-e-l-f---s-u-s-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-y-. 
-T-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-d -a-s 
-a -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n 
-u-m-b-r-e-l-l-a -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h 
-t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -m-i-s-s-i-o-n -b-y -i-t-s-e-l-f-, -i-n 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -l-o-c-a-l 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r -o-n -t-h-e -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f 
-o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
-W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -C-u-l-t-u-r-e -a-n-d 
-H-i-s-t-o-r-y-. -I-t -w-i-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -a-n-d 
-s-t-r-e-a-m-l-i-n-e-d -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-t-h-e -P-l-a-n-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -c-h-a-r-i-t-a-b-l-e -a-n-d 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-o -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-e-, 
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, -a-n-d -b-y -d-o-i-n-g 
-s-o-, -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n 
-t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -d-o-w-n-t-o-w-n -a-n-d -r-i-v-e-r-f-r-o-n-t 
-a-r-e-a-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
-w-e-l-f-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-o-p-l-e-. -T-h-e -m-o-r-e 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, -t-o 
-p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-'-s -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -a-n-d 
-c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
-o-f -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -c-a-n -b-e 
-f-u-l-f-i-l-l-e-d-. -I-n -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-r-i-m-a-r-y 
-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-l-s-o 
-d-i-r-e-c-t -a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -d-i-v-e-r-s-e 
-c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-, -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -a-n-d 
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-.
    -(-c-) -C-r-e-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.----A-n 
-i-n-t-e-r-i-m -b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-o-r-m-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -T-a-s-k 
-F-o-r-c-e -C-o-r-e -G-r-o-u-p -i-n -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -o-n -t-h-e 
-d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -T-h-i-s 
-b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -d-r-a-f-t -i-n-t-e-r-i-m -b-y-l-a-w-s-, 
-n-o-m-i-n-a-t-e -a-n -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -a-n-d 
-s-o-l-i-c-i-t -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p-. -T-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -a-c-t -a-s 
-i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-o-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-n-o-m-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -p-e-r-m-a-n-e-n-t -b-o-a-r-d -a-n-d -h-a-v-e 
-t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -r-o-l-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-. -A 
-p-e-r-m-a-n-e-n-t -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-a-d-o-p-t -a -c-h-a-r-t-e-r -f-o-r -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-a-n-d -s-i-g-n -i-t-s -a-r-t-i-c-l-e-s -o-f 
-i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
-t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-e-r-m-a-n-e-n-t -b-o-a-r-d -o-f -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-. -T-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t -t-h-e 
-r-e-m-a-i-n-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-t-y-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-4-)-. -T-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -a-c-t -a-s -t-h-e 
-p-r-i-m-a-r-y -v-e-h-i-c-l-e -f-o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-p-o-l-i-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-l-e -t-h-e 
-b-o-a-r-d -o-f -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -t-o 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-s -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-e 
-a-s -a -c-h-e-c-k -a-n-d -b-a-l-a-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -w-h-i-l-e -m-e-a-s-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s 
-a-n-d -e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g -e-q-u-i-t-y -i-n -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
-o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -6-. -P-O-W-E-R-S -O-F -T-H-E -W-H-E-E-L-I-N-G 
              -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -H-E-R-I-T-A-G-E -A-R-E-A 
              -C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -P-o-w-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-h-a-r-t-e-r-e-d -w-i-t-h 
-b-r-o-a-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -p-o-w-e-r-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
-p-u-r-s-u-e -i-t-s -m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e 
-P-l-a-n-. -T-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-e-m-p-o-w-e-r-e-d -t-o---
            -(-1-) -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-, -e-n-c-u-m-b-e-r-, -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-p-o-s-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -r-e-a-l -a-n-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-s -i-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-, -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -a-n-d -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -t-h-e 
        -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -A-r-e-a-;
            -(-2-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -h-o-l-d-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
        -s-e-l-l-, -l-e-a-s-e-, -s-u-b-l-e-a-s-e -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -d-i-s-p-o-s-e -o-f -r-e-a-l 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-;
            -(-3-) -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-, 
        -l-e-a-s-e-s-, -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-, 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -a-n-d -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-4-) -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -f-u-n-d-s -f-r-o-m -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s 
        -a-n-d -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-; -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -g-i-f-t-s -o-f 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -o-f -a-l-l -k-i-n-d-s-, -w-h-e-t-h-e-r 
        -m-a-d-e -b-y -w-i-l-l-, -d-e-e-d-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-, 
        -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -i-n 
        -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
        -m-i-s-s-i-o-n-; -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -f-e-e-s-; -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -i-n-c-o-m-e 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-s-u-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -l-a-w-s 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-5-) -d-i-s-b-u-r-s-e -f-u-n-d-s -t-o -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -a-n-d 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -a-s -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -P-l-a-n-;
            -(-6-) -h-i-r-e -s-t-a-f-f -a-n-d -a-c-c-e-p-t 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -f-r-o-m -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-s 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -f-u-l-f-i-l-l -i-t-s -m-a-n-d-a-t-e-s 
        -a-n-d -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-;
            -(-7-) -m-a-n-a-g-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e-, -a-n-d 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -l-i-n-k-a-g-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-8-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-n-d 
        -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -o-r -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -e-i-t-h-e-r -f-u-n-d-e-d -o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -i-t-s 
        -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d 
        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-.

-S-E-C-. -7-. -D-U-T-I-E-S -O-F -T-H-E -W-H-E-E-L-I-N-G 
              -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -H-E-R-I-T-A-G-E -A-R-E-A 
              -C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -F-o-r-m-a-l -A-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-.---
-T-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -i-s 
-f-o-r-m-a-l-l-y -a-d-o-p-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f 
-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
-o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-.
    -(-b-) -I-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-.----I-n 
-p-u-r-s-u-i-n-g -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-P-l-a-n-, -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -i-d-e-a-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-c-e-p-t-s -p-u-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -i-n -a 
        -t-i-m-e-l-y -f-a-s-h-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-h-a-s-i-n-g -s-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-;
            -(-2-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -i-t-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-, -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, 
        -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-3-) -s-e-e-k -t-h-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d 
        -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -a-n-d -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-s 
        -i-t -p-u-r-s-u-e-s -i-t-s -m-i-s-s-i-o-n-;
            -(-4-) -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-h-o-s-e -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
        -a-n-d -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-l-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s 
        -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -A-r-e-a-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -p-u-r-s-u-e -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -b-u-t -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, -t-h-e 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, -a-n 
        -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e -m-a-s-t-e-r -p-l-a-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -o-u-t-l-i-n-e-s -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-'-s -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d 
        -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -l-i-g-h-t-i-n-g -p-l-a-n-, -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-m-o-d-a-l 
        -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-s 
        -o-f -a -l-i-k-e -k-i-n-d-.
    -(-c-) -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.---
-I-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -l-o-a-n-s -a-n-d -g-r-a-n-t-s 
-t-o -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-, -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l-, 
-o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -w-i-t-h -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -u-s-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -f-o-r 
-t-h-a-t -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-, -o-r -f-r-o-m -f-u-n-d-s -d-o-n-a-t-e-d-, 
-o-r -r-e-v-e-n-u-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -A-r-e-a -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e-s-e -f-u-n-d-s -b-e-i-n-g -u-s-e-d -t-o---
            -(-1-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-'-s -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -f-u-t-u-r-e -g-r-o-w-t-h -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -i-t-s -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e-, 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -g-o-a-l-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -A-r-e-a-;
            -(-3-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a 
        -a-n-d -i-t-s -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -f-e-a-t-u-r-e-s -a-s 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -a-n-d -t-o 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
        -t-h-i-s -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-;
            -(-4-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-'-s -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l-, 
        -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l-, -a-n-d -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
            -(-5-) -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -a-n-d -a-s-s-i-s-t 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-o-s-e -g-o-a-l-s -a-n-d -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s 
        -a-r-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -a-n-d 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-6-) -m-a-n-a-g-e -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-;
            -(-7-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -i-t-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -t-o-u-r-i-s-m 
        -a-t-t-r-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n -s-o -a-s -t-o 
        -c-r-e-a-t-e -a -u-n-i-f-i-e-d -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-;
            -(-8-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -a-n-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e-s-e -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s-;
            -(-9-) -m-a-r-k-e-t -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a-, 
        -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-t-s 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-s -a -d-e-s-t-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -a-n-d 
        -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -v-i-s-i-t-o-r-s-;
            -(-1-0-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -d-e-s-i-g-n 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l -s-i-t-e-s -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-/-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
            -(-1-1-) -l-e-a-d -i-n -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -e-d-u-c-a-t-e 
        -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-c-e 
        -o-f -t-h-e-s-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
        -(-t-a-r-g-e-t-i-n-g -v-i-s-i-t-o-r-s -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s 
        -l-o-c-a-l -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-s-)-;
            -(-1-2-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -l-o-c-a-l -a-n-d -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -r-e-c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s-, -l-i-n-k-a-g-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-1-3-) -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h -t-h-e -a-b-o-v-e -i-n -a 
        -w-a-y -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-u-r-r-o-u-n-d-i-n-g 
        -a-r-e-a-;
            -(-1-4-) -c-r-e-a-t-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-/-p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -t-o -f-i-n-a-n-c-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
        -a-n-d -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e 
        -A-r-e-a-; -a-n-d
            -(-1-5-) -s-e-e-k -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -(-l-o-c-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-) 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s-, 
        -f-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-d-) -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -A-r-e-a 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.----P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
-a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -b-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -b-y -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
            -(-1-) -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t 
        -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g 
        -i-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -s-i-t-e-s-, 
        -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s-, -a-n-d -o-b-j-e-c-t-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -o-f -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
        -P-l-a-c-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -a-w-a-r-e-n-e-s-s -a-n-d 
        -a-p-p-r-e-c-i-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g-'-s -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -a-n-d 
        -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-3-) -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t 
        -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -o-r -C-i-t-y -o-f -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -i-n 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-i-n-g-, -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -v-i-s-i-t-o-r 
        -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e 
        -e-x-h-i-b-i-t-s -i-n -t-h-e -A-r-e-a-;
            -(-4-) -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-w-a-r-e-n-e-s-s 
        -o-f -a-n -a-p-p-r-e-c-i-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -a-n-d -a-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d 
        -g-e-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-i-t-e-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -A-r-e-a-;
            -(-5-) -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -W-e-s-t 
        -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -o-r -a-n-y -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -o-r -a-n-y -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -t-h-e -r-e-s-t-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
        -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -A-r-e-a-;
            -(-6-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-i-n-g-, -b-y -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -m-e-a-n-s-, -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -a-n-d 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
        -A-r-e-a -i-n -f-u-r-t-h-e-r-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-;
            -(-7-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-i-n-g -t-h-e -C-i-t-y -o-f 
        -W-h-e-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -l-o-c-a-l 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -a-d-o-p-t -l-a-n-d -u-s-e 
        -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -g-o-a-l-s -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -a-n-d -t-o -t-a-k-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-o-s-e 
        -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-8-) -e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -c-l-e-a-r-, 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -s-i-g-n-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -p-o-i-n-t-s -a-n-d -s-i-t-e-s -o-f 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -a-r-e -p-u-t -i-n -p-l-a-c-e-.

-S-E-C-. -8-. -D-U-T-I-E-S -O-F -T-H-E -S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-Y-.

    -(-a-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----T-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
-t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e 
        -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -a-s 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -o-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -(-f-o-r 
        -e-x-a-m-p-l-e-, -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e -m-a-s-t-e-r 
        -p-l-a-n-)-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-u-n-d-s -f-o-r -c-a-p-i-t-a-l 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-l -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-.
    -(-b-) -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l-, -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-s -o-u-t-l-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
-P-l-a-n-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o 
-t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a-n-y -p-l-a-n-s -o-r -s-t-u-d-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -p-l-a-n-s -a-s -s-e-t -o-u-t 
-i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -7-(-b-)-.

-S-E-C-. -9-. -D-U-T-I-E-S -O-F -O-T-H-E-R -F-E-D-E-R-A-L 
              -E-N-T-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -A-n-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
-o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-y -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -o-r -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -a-f-f-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-A-r-e-a -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -i-t-s 
        -d-u-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d-, -t-o -t-h-e 
        -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -d-u-t-i-e-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -t-o -t-h-e -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-r -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -w-i-l-l 
        -n-o-t -h-a-v-e -a-n -a-d-v-e-r-s-e -a-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -t-h-e 
        -A-r-e-a-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wheeling National Heritage Area Act 
of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) The area in and around Wheeling, West Virginia, 
        possesses important historical, cultural, and natural 
        resources, representing major heritage themes of 
        transportation, commerce and industry, and Victorian culture in 
        the United States.
            (2) The City of Wheeling has played an important part in 
        the settlement of this country by serving as--
                    (A) the western terminus of the National Road in 
                the early 1800's;
                    (B) the ``Crossroads of America'' throughout the 
                nineteenth century;
                    (C) one of the few major inland ports in the 
                nineteenth century; and
                    (D) the site for the establishment of the Restored 
                State of Virginia, and later the State of West Virginia 
                during the Civil War years and as the first capital of 
                the new State of West Virginia.
            (3) The City of Wheeling has also played an important role 
        in the industrial and commercial heritage of the United States, 
        through the development and maintenance of many industries 
        crucial to the Nation's expansion, including iron and steel, 
        textile manufacturing, boat building, glass manufacturing, and 
        stogie and chewing tobacco manufacturing facilities, many of 
        which are industries that continue to play an important role in 
        the Nation's economy.
            (4) The City of Wheeling has retained its national heritage 
        themes with the designations of the old custom house, now 
        Independence Hall, as a National Historic Landmark; with the 
        designation of the historic suspension bridge as a National 
        Historic Landmark; with five historic districts, and many 
        individual properties in the Wheeling area listed or eligible 
        for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
            (5) The heritage themes and number and diversity of 
        Wheeling's remaining resources should be appropriately 
        retained, enhanced, and interpreted for the education, benefit, 
        and inspiration of the people of the United States.
            (6) In 1992 a comprehensive plan for the development and 
        administration of the Wheeling National Heritage Area was 
        completed for the National Park Service, the City of Wheeling, 
        and the Wheeling National Heritage Task Force, including--
                    (A) an inventory of the natural and cultural 
                resources in the City of Wheeling;
                    (B) criteria for preserving and interpreting 
                significant natural and historic resources;
                    (C) a strategy for the conservation, preservation, 
                and reuse of the historical and cultural resources in 
                the City of Wheeling and the region; and
                    (D) an implementation agenda by which the State of 
                West Virginia and local governments can program their 
                resources as well as a complete description of the 
                management entity responsible for implementing the 
                plan.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) recognize the special importance of the history and 
        development of the Wheeling area in the cultural heritage of 
        the Nation;
            (2) provide a framework to assist the City of Wheeling and 
        other public and private entities and individuals in the 
        appropriate preservation, enhancement, and interpretation of 
        significant resources in the Wheeling area emblematic of 
        Wheeling's contributions to the Nation's cultural heritage.
            (3) allow for limited Federal, State and local capital 
        contributions for planning and infrastructure investments to 
        create the Wheeling National Heritage Area, in partnership with 
        the State of West Virginia and the City of Wheeling, and its 
        designees; and
            (4) provide for an economically self-sustaining National 
        Heritage Area not dependent on Federal assistance beyond the 
        initial years necessary to establish the heritage area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act the term--
            (1) ``Corporation'' means the Wheeling National Heritage 
        Area Corporation as described in section 5 of this Act;
            (2) ``heritage area'' means the Wheeling National Heritage 
        Area established in section 4 of this Act;
            (3) ``plan'' refers to the plan for the Wheeling National 
        Heritage Area, prepared for the Wheeling National Heritage Area 
        Task Force, the City of Wheeling, and the National Park 
        Service, published in August 1992; and
            (4) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, there is hereby 
established the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West 
Virginia. The heritage area shall include those lands and waters as 
generally depicted on the map entitled, ``Boundary Map, Wheeling 
National Heritage Area, Wheeling, West Virginia'', dated March 1994, 
which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.

SEC. 5. WHEELING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA CORPORATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Wheeling 
National Heritage Area Corporation. The Corporation shall be structured 
as a private, non-profit, tax-exempt entity.
    (b) Mission.--The Corporation's primary mission shall be to 
implement and coordinate the recommendations contained in the plan, 
ensure integrated operation of the heritage area, conserve and 
interpret the historic and cultural resources of the heritage area, and 
to become a financially self-sustaining entity. In support of its 
primary mission, the Corporation shall also direct and coordinate the 
diverse conservation, development, programming, educational, and 
interpretive activities within the heritage area.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE CORPORATION.

    (a) Recognition of Plan.--The Corporation shall work with the State 
of West Virginia and local governments to ensure that the plan is 
formally adopted by the City of Wheeling and recognized by the State of 
West Virginia.
    (b) Implementation.--In implementing the plan, the Corporation 
shall, to the extent practicable--
            (1) implement the recommendations contained in the plan in 
        a timely fashion pursuant to the schedule identified in the 
        plan;
            (2) coordinate its activities with those of the City of 
        Wheeling, the State of West Virginia, and the Federal 
        Government;
            (3) ensure the conservation and interpretation of the 
        heritage area's historical, cultural, and natural resources, 
        including--
                    (A) assisting the State of West Virginia and the 
                City of Wheeling in appropriate preservation treatment 
                of the sites, buildings, and objects listed or eligible 
                for listing on the National Register of Historic 
                Places;
                    (B) increasing awareness and appreciation of the 
                City of Wheeling's cultural heritage and ongoing 
                traditions;
                    (C) assisting the State of West Virginia or City of 
                Wheeling in designing, establishing, and maintaining 
                one or more visitor centers and other interpretive 
                exhibits in the heritage area;
                    (D) assisting in the enhancement of public 
                awareness and appreciation for the historical and 
                architectural and geological resources and sites in the 
                heritage area;
                    (E) assisting the State of West Virginia (or a 
                political subdivision thereof) or any nonprofit 
                organization in the restoration of any historic 
                building in the heritage area; and
                    (F) encouraging the City of Wheeling and other 
                local governments to adopt land use policies consistent 
                with the goals of the plan, and to take actions to 
                implement those policies;
            (4) cooperate with and assist entities whose goals and 
        purposes are consistent with the goals and purposes of the 
        Corporation;
            (5) encourage intergovernmental and interagency cooperation 
        in the achievement of these objectives;
            (6) develop recommendations for design standards; and
            (7) seek to create public/private partnerships to finance 
        projects and initiatives within the heritage area.
    (c) Annual Report and Plan of Operations.--The Corporation shall 
submit an annual report to the Secretary, setting forth the 
Corporation's accomplishments, expenses and income, and the entities to 
which any loans and grants were made during the previous year, and a 
plan of operations for the upcoming year.

SEC. 7. POWERS OF THE CORPORATION.

    (a) Staff.--The Corporation shall have the power to appoint and fix 
the compensation of such staff as may be necessary to carry out its 
duties.
    (b) Detail of Federal Personnel.--Upon request of the Corporation, 
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any 
of the personnel of such agency to the Corporation to assist the 
Corporation in carrying out its duties.
    (c) Detail of State Personnel.--The Corporation may accept the 
services of personnel detailed from the State of West Virginia (or a 
political subdivision thereof), and may reimburse the State (or 
political subdivision thereof).
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--The Corporation may procure temporary 
and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates determined 
by the Corporation to be reasonable.
    (e) Administrative Support.--The Administrator of the General 
Services Administration shall provide to the Corporation, on a 
reimbursable basis, such administrative facilities and support services 
as the Corporation may request.
    (f) Use of Funds To Obtain Money.--The Corporation may use its 
funds to obtain money from any source under any program or law 
requiring the recipient of such money to make a contribution in order 
to receive such money.
    (g) Promotion and Marketing.--The Corporation may spend funds on 
promotion and marketing consistent with the resources and associated 
values of the heritage area so as to attract and support visitation.
    (h) Gifts.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(B)(ii), the 
Corporation may, for the purpose of carrying out its duties, seek, 
accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or donations of money, personal 
property, or services received from any source.
    (2) For purposes of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, 
any gift to the Corporation shall be deemed to be a gift to the United 
States.
    (i) Acquisition of Real Property.--(A) Except as provided in 
paragraph (B) and except with respect to the leasing of facilities, the 
Corporation may not acquire any real property or interest therein.
    (B) Subject to paragraph (C), the Corporation may acquire real 
property, or interest therein, within the heritage area--
            (i) by gift or devise; or
            (ii) by purchase from a willing seller with money which was 
        given, bequeathed, appropriated, or otherwise made available to 
        the Corporation on the condition that such money be used to 
        purchase real property, or an interest therein, within the 
        heritage area.
    (C) Any real property or interest therein acquired by the 
Corporation pursuant to paragraph (B) shall be conveyed in perpetuity 
by the Corporation to an appropriate public or private agency, as 
determined by the Corporation. Any such conveyance shall be made as 
soon as practicable after acquisition, without consideration, and on 
the condition that the real property or interest therein so conveyed 
shall be used for public purposes.

SEC. 8. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Interpretive Support.--The Secretary may, upon request of the 
Corporation, provide appropriate interpretive, planning, educational, 
staffing, exhibits, and other materials for the heritage area, 
consistent with the plan and as appropriate to the resources and 
associated values of the heritage area.
    (b) Capital Improvements and Initial Operating Funding.--The 
Secretary is authorized to provide funds for capital improvements to 
projects within the heritage area, and for a period not to exceed 5 
years, provide initial operating funding for the Corporation, 
consistent with the plan.
    (c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall, upon the request of 
the Corporation and consistent with the plan, provide technical 
assistance to the Corporation in the preparation of any plans or 
studies and for the implementation of any plans as set out in section 
7(b).
    (d) Cooperative Agreements, Loans and Grants.--For purposes of 
assisting in the implementation of the plan, the Secretary may, in 
consultation with the Corporation, make loans and grants to, and enter 
into cooperative agreements with the Corporation, the State of West 
Virginia (or a political subdivision thereof), non-profit 
organizations, or any person.
    (e) Amendments to Plan.--No amendments to the plan may be made 
unless approved by the Secretary. The Secretary shall consult with the 
Corporation in reviewing any proposed amendments.

SEC. 9. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

    Any Federal department, agency, or other entity conducting or 
supporting activities directly affecting the heritage area shall--
            (1) consult with the Secretary and the Corporation with 
        respect to such activities;
            (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Corporation in 
        carrying out its duties under this Act and, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, coordinate such activities with the 
        carrying out of such duties; and
            (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support 
        such activities in a manner which the Corporation determines 
        will not have an adverse effect on the heritage area.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act. With respect to cooperative 
agreements, loans and grants awarded pursuant to section 8(d), the 
Secretary is authorized to expend not more than 50 percent of the 
aggregate cost.