[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 1301 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1301

 To establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 1995

      Mr. Vento (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Neal of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blute, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
  Sawyer, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
   Boehlert, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Mollohan and Mr. Hoke) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Heritage 
Areas Act of 1995''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
          TITLE I--AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Congressional findings.
Sec. 103. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 104. Definitions.
Sec. 105. American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.
Sec. 106. Feasibility studies, compacts, management plans, and early 
                            actions.
Sec. 107. Management entities.
Sec. 108. Withdrawal of designation.
Sec. 109. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 110. Lack of effect on land use regulation.
Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 112. Expiration of authorities.
Sec. 113. Report.
Sec. 114. Savings provision.
            TITLE II--DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

Sec. 201. American Coal Heritage Area.
Sec. 202. Essex American Heritage Area.
Sec. 203. Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area.
Sec. 204. Ohio & Erie Canal American Heritage Area.
Sec. 205. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields American Heritage Area.
Sec. 206. Steel Industry American Heritage Area.
Sec. 207. Wheeling American Heritage Area.
     TITLE III--STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

Sec. 301. Ohio River Corridor.
Sec. 302. Fox and Lower Wisconsin River Corridors.
Sec. 303. Northern Frontier.
TITLE IV--BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS

Sec. 401. Boundaries, commission, and revision of plan.
Sec. 402. Implementation of plan.
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations.
              TITLE V--BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT

Sec. 501. Bramwell National Historic District.
 TITLE VI--SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA AMENDMENTS

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Designation of Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage 
                            Area.
Sec. 603. Powers of the commission.
Sec. 604. Federal participation.
Sec. 605. Congressional oversight.
Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 607. Path of progress.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``compact'' means a compact described in 
        section 106(a)(2).
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.

          TITLE I--AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``American Heritage Areas 
Partnership Program Act of 1995''.

SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) certain areas of the United States represent the 
        diversity of the national character through the interaction of 
        natural processes, distinctive landscapes, cultural traditions, 
        and economic and social forces that have combined to create a 
        particular pattern of human settlement and activity;
            (2) in these areas, natural, historic, or cultural 
        resources, or some combination thereof, combine to form a 
        cohesive, nationally distinctive landscape arising from 
        patterns of human activity shaped by geography;
            (3) these areas represent the national experience through 
        the physical features that remain and the traditions that have 
        evolved in the areas;
            (4) continued use and adaptive reuses of the natural and 
        cultural fabric within these areas by people whose traditions 
        helped to shape the landscapes enhance the significance of the 
        areas;
            (5) despite existing Federal programs and existing efforts 
        by States and localities, the natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources and recreational opportunities in these areas are 
        often at risk; and
            (6) the complexity and character of these areas distinguish 
        them and call for a distinctive system of recognition, 
        protection, and partnership management.

SEC. 103. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to recognize that the natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources and recreational opportunities of the United States 
        represent and are important to the great and diverse character 
        of the Nation, and that these resources and opportunities must 
        be guarded, preserved, and wisely managed so they may be passed 
        on to future generations;
            (2) to recognize that combinations of such resources and 
        opportunities, as they are geographically assembled and 
        thematically related, form areas that provide unique frameworks 
        for understanding the historical, cultural, and natural 
        development of the community and its surroundings;
            (3) to preserve such assemblages that are worthy of 
        national recognition, designation, and assistance, and to 
        encourage linking such resources within such areas through 
        greenways, corridors, and trails;
            (4) to encourage appropriate partnerships among Federal 
        agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, 
        and the private sector, or combinations thereof, to preserve, 
        conserve, and manage those resources and opportunities, 
        accommodate economic viability, and enhance the quality of life 
        for the present and future generations of the Nation;
            (5) to authorize Federal financial and technical assistance 
        to State and local governments and private nonprofit 
        organizations, or combinations thereof, to study and promote 
        the potential for conserving and interpreting these areas; and
            (6) to prescribe the process by which, and the standards 
        according to which, prospective American Heritage Areas may be 
        assessed for eligibility and included in the American Heritage 
        Areas Partnership Program established by this title.

SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
            (1) American heritage area.--The term ``American Heritage 
        Area'' means an area so designated under this title.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
        Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 
        community, including any Alaska Native village or regional 
        corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is 
        recognized as eligible for the special programs and services 
        provided by the United States to Indians because of their 
        status as Indians.
            (3) Technical assistance.--The term ``technical 
        assistance'' means any guidance, advice, help, or aid, other 
        than financial aid.
            (4) Unit of government.--The term ``unit of government'' 
        means the government of a State, a political subdivision of a 
        State, or an Indian tribe.

SEC. 105. AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--In order to preserve nationally distinctive 
natural, historic, and cultural resources, and to provide opportunities 
for conservation, education, and recreation through recognition of and 
assistance to areas containing such resources, there is hereby 
established within the Department of the Interior an American Heritage 
Areas Partnership Program, which shall consist of American Heritage 
Areas designated under subsection (d).
    (b) General Authority of Secretary.--In accordance with the 
purposes of this title, the Secretary is authorized--
            (1) to evaluate, in accordance with the criteria 
        established in subsection (c), areas nominated under this title 
        for designation as American Heritage Areas;
            (2) to advise State and local governments, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other appropriate entities regarding 
        suitable methods of recognizing and preserving thematically and 
        geographically linked natural, historic, and cultural resources 
        and recreational opportunities; and
            (3) to consider any American Heritage Area, designated 
        under this or any other Act, for nomination to the World 
        Heritage List if the Secretary determines that such area meets 
        the qualifications for such nomination.
    (c) Criteria.--To be eligible for designation as an American 
Heritage Area, an area shall meet each of the following criteria:
            (1) Assemblage of resources.--The area shall be an 
        assemblage of natural, historic, or cultural resources that--
                    (A) together represent distinctive aspects of 
                American heritage worthy of recognition, preservation, 
                interpretation, and continuing use; and
                    (B) are best managed as such an assemblage, through 
                partnerships among public and private entities, and by 
                combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources 
                and active communities.
            (2) Traditions, customs, beliefs, or folklife.--The area 
        shall reflect traditions, customs, beliefs, or folklife, or 
        some combination thereof, that are a valuable part of the story 
        of the Nation.
            (3) Conservation of natural, cultural, or historic 
        features.--The area shall provide outstanding opportunities to 
        conserve natural, cultural, or historic features, or some 
        combination thereof.
            (4) Recreational and educational opportunities.--The area 
        shall provide outstanding recreational and educational 
        opportunities.
            (5) Themes and integrity of resources.--The area shall have 
        an identifiable theme or themes, and resources important to the 
        identified theme or themes shall retain integrity capable of 
        supporting interpretation.
            (6) Support.--Residents, nonprofit organizations, other 
        private entities, and governments within the proposed area 
        shall demonstrate support for designation of the area and for 
        management of the area as appropriate for such designation.
            (7) Agreements.--The principal organization and units of 
        government supporting the designation shall be willing to 
        commit to agreements to work in partnership to implement the 
        management plan of the area.
            (8) Consistency with economic viability.--The proposal 
        shall be consistent with continued economic viability in the 
        affected communities.
            (9) Consent of local governments.--No county, city, or town 
        shall be included within the boundaries of the area unless the 
        government of such county, city, or town agrees to be so 
        included and submits notification of such agreement to the 
        Secretary.
    (d) Conditions for Designation.--An area may be designated as an 
American Heritage Area only by an Act of Congress or by the means 
provided in title II. Except as otherwise provided in title II, the 
Congress may designate an area as an American Heritage Area only after 
each of the following conditions is met:
            (1) Submission of study and compact to secretary.--An 
        entity requesting American Heritage Area designation for the 
        area submits to the Secretary a feasibility study and compact 
        meeting the requirements of section 106(a). The comments of the 
        Governor of each State in which the proposed American Heritage 
        Area lies, or a statement by the entity that such Governor has 
        failed to comment within a reasonable time after receiving the 
        study and compact, accompanies such submittal to the Secretary.
            (2) Approval and submission by secretary.--The Secretary 
        approves, pursuant to section 106(b), the feasibility study and 
        compact referred to in paragraph (1) and submits the study and 
        compact to the Congress together with any comments that the 
        Secretary deems appropriate regarding a preferred action.
    (e) Relation to National Register of Historic Places.--The act of 
designation of an American Heritage Area shall not be deemed to signify 
that such American Heritage Area is included on, or eligible for 
inclusion on, the National Register of Historic Places, as established 
in accordance with section 101 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470a). Designation of an American Heritage Area shall 
not preclude the American Heritage Area or any district, site, 
building, structure, or object located within the American Heritage 
Area from subsequently being nominated to, or determined eligible for 
inclusion on, the National Register.

SEC. 106. FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND EARLY 
              ACTIONS.

    (a) Contents and Requirements.--
            (1) Feasibility studies.--Each feasibility study submitted 
        under this title shall include sufficient information to 
        determine whether an area has the potential to meet the 
        criteria referred to in section 105(c). Such information shall 
        include, but need not be limited to, each of the following:
                    (A) A description of the natural, historic, and 
                cultural resources and recreational opportunities 
                presented by the area, including an assessment of the 
                quality and degree of integrity of, the availability of 
                public access to, and the themes represented by such 
                resources and opportunities.
                    (B) An assessment of the interest of potential 
                partners, including units of government, nonprofit 
                organizations, and other private entities.
                    (C) A description of tentative boundaries for an 
                American Heritage Area proposed to be established in 
                the area.
                    (D) Identification of a possible management entity 
                for an American Heritage Area proposed to be 
                established in the area.
                    (E) An inventory of the amount of land in the area 
                owned by public, private, and private nonprofit 
                entities, respectively.
            (2) Compacts.--(A) A compact submitted under this title 
        shall include information relating to the objectives and 
        management of an area proposed for designation as an American 
        Heritage Area. Such information shall include, but need not be 
        limited to, each of the following:
                    (i) A delineation of the boundaries of the proposed 
                American Heritage Area.
                    (ii) A discussion of the goals and objectives of 
                the proposed American Heritage Area, including an 
                explanation of the proposed approach to conservation 
                and interpretation and a general outline of the 
                protection measures committed to by the partners 
                referred to in clause (iv).
                    (iii) An identification and description of the 
                management entity that will administer the proposed 
                American Heritage Area.
                    (iv) A list of the initial partners to be involved 
                in developing and implementing the management plan 
                referred to in paragraph (3) for the proposed American 
                Heritage Area, and a statement of the financial 
                commitment of the partners.
                    (v) A description of the role of the State or 
                States in which the proposed American Heritage Area is 
                located.
            (B)(i) The compact shall be prepared with public 
        participation.
            (ii) Actions called for in the compact shall be likely to 
        be initiated within a reasonable time after designation of the 
        proposed American Heritage Area and shall ensure effective 
        implementation of the State and local aspects of the compact.
            (3) Management plans.--A management plan submitted under 
        this title for an American Heritage Area shall present 
        comprehensive recommendations for the conservation, funding, 
        management, and development of the area. The plan shall take 
        into consideration existing State, county, and local plans and 
        involve residents, public agencies, and private organizations 
        in the area. It shall include a description of the actions 
        recommended to be taken, to protect the resources of the area, 
        by units of government and private organizations. It shall 
        specify existing and potential sources of funding for the 
        protection, management, and development of the area. The plan 
        also shall include the following, as appropriate:
                    (A) A recommendation of policies for resource 
                management that consider and detail the application of 
                appropriate land and water management techniques, 
                including (but not limited to) the development of 
                intergovernmental cooperative agreements to protect the 
                historical, cultural, and natural resources and the 
                recreational opportunities of the area in a manner 
                consistent with the support of appropriate and 
                compatible economic viability.
                    (B) A program, including plans for restoration and 
                construction, for implementation of the management plan 
                by the management entity specified in the compact 
                referred to in paragraph (2) and specific commitments, 
                for the first 5 years of operation of the plan, by the 
                partners identified in the compact.
                    (C) An analysis of means by which Federal, State, 
                and local programs may best be coordinated to promote 
                the purposes of this title.
                    (D) An interpretive plan for the American Heritage 
                Area.
            (4) Early actions.--After designation of an American 
        Heritage Area but prior to approval of the management plan for 
        that area, the Secretary may provide technical and financial 
        assistance for early actions that are important to the theme of 
        the area and that protect resources that would be in imminent 
        danger of irreversible damage without such early actions.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval of Compacts and Management Plans.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Governors of each State in which the relevant American Heritage 
        Area, or proposed area, is located, shall approve or disapprove 
        every compact or management plan submitted under this title not 
        later than 90 days after receiving such compact or management 
        plan. Prior to approving the compact or plan, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the Advisory Council on Historic 
        Preservation in accordance with section 106 of the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).
            (2) Disapproval and revisions.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves a compact or management plan submitted under this 
        title, the Secretary shall advise the submitter, in writing, of 
        the reasons for the disapproval and shall make recommendations 
        for revisions of the compact or plan. The Secretary shall 
        approve or disapprove a proposed revision to such a compact or 
        plan within 90 days after the date on which the revision is 
        submitted to the Secretary.
            (3) Amendments to management plans.--The Secretary shall 
        review substantial amendments to management plans for American 
        Heritage Areas. Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may 
        not be expended to implement such amendments until the 
        Secretary approves the amendments.
            (4) No requirement for land use regulation as condition for 
        approval.--No provision of this title shall be construed to 
        require any change in land use regulation as a condition of 
        approval of a compact, management plan, or revision of a 
        compact or management plan by the Secretary.

SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Receipt of federal funds.--Management entities that are 
        designated in compacts approved under section 106(b) for 
        American Heritage Areas are authorized to receive Federal funds 
        in support of cooperative partnerships to prepare and implement 
        the management plans regarding the American Heritage Areas and 
        to otherwise perform the functions contemplated in this title.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for designation as the 
        management entity of an American Heritage Area, a unit of 
        government or private nonprofit organization must possess the 
        legal ability to--
                    (A) receive Federal funds for use in preparing and 
                implementing the management plan for the area;
                    (B) disburse Federal funds to other units of 
                government or other organizations for use in preparing 
                and implementing the management plan;
                    (C) account for all Federal funds so received or 
                disbursed; and
                    (D) sign agreements with the Federal Government.
            (3) Membership.--A management entity for an American 
        Heritage Area should, to the fullest extent possible, consist 
        of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within 
        the geographic area of the American Heritage Area.
    (b) Authorities of Management Entity.--The management entity of an 
American Heritage Area may, for purposes of preparing and implementing 
the management plan for the area, use Federal funds made available 
under this title--
            (1) to make grants and loans to States, political 
        subdivisions thereof, private organizations, and other persons;
            (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with Federal 
        agencies; and
            (3) to hire and compensate staff.
    (c) Duties of Management Entity.--The management entity for an 
American Heritage Area shall do each of the following:
            (1) Management plan.--The management entity shall develop, 
        and submit to the Secretary for approval, a management plan 
        described in section 106(a)(3) within 3 years after the date of 
        the designation of the area as an American Heritage Area.
            (2) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority 
        to the implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth 
        in the compact and management plan referred to in section 
        106(a), including--
                    (A) assisting units of government, regional 
                planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations--
                            (i) in preserving the American Heritage 
                        Area;
                            (ii) in establishing and maintaining 
                        interpretive exhibits in the area;
                            (iii) in developing recreational 
                        opportunities in the area;
                            (iv) in increasing public awareness of and 
                        appreciation for the natural, historical, and 
                        cultural resources of the area;
                            (v) in the restoration of historic 
                        buildings that are located within the 
                        boundaries of the area and relate to the themes 
                        of the area; and
                            (vi) in ensuring that clear, consistent, 
                        and environmentally appropriate signs 
                        identifying access points and sites of interest 
                        are put in place throughout the area; and
                    (B) consistent with the goals of the management 
                plan referred to in section 106(a)(3), encouraging 
                economic viability in the affected communities by 
                appropriate means.
            (3) Consideration of interests of local groups.--The 
        management entity shall, in developing and implementing the 
        management plan referred to in section 106(a)(3), consider the 
        interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit 
        groups within the geographic area.
            (4) Public meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 
        public meetings at least quarterly regarding the implementation 
        of the management plan referred to in section 106(a)(3).
            (5) Submission of changes in plan.--The management entity 
        shall submit any substantial changes to the management plan 
        referred to in section 106(a)(3) (including any increase of 
        more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation 
        of the management plan) to the Secretary for the approval of 
        the Secretary.
            (6) Annual report.--The management entity shall, for any 
        fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under this title 
        or in which a loan made by the entity with Federal funds under 
        section 107(b)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual report to 
        the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses 
        and income, and the entities to which it made any loans and 
        grants during the year for which the report is made.
            (7) Cooperation with audits.--The management entity shall, 
        for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under 
        this title or in which a loan made by the entity with Federal 
        funds under section 107(b)(1) is outstanding, make available 
        for audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and appropriate units 
        of government all records and other information pertaining to 
        the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds, and 
        require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal 
        funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations 
        make available for such audit all records and other information 
        pertaining to the expenditure of such funds.
            (8) Liability for loans.--The management entity shall be 
        liable to the Federal Government for any loans that the 
        management entity makes under section 107(b)(1).
    (d) Disqualification for Federal Funding.--If a management plan 
regarding an American Heritage Area is not submitted to the Secretary 
as required under subsection (c)(1) within the time specified in such 
subsection, the American Heritage Area shall cease to be eligible for 
Federal funding under this title until such a plan regarding the 
American Heritage Area is submitted to the Secretary.
    (e) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--A management 
entity for an American Heritage Area may not use Federal funds received 
under this title to acquire real property or interest in real property. 
No provision of this title shall prohibit any management entity from 
using Federal funds from other sources for their permitted purposes.
    (f) Duration of Eligibility for Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--A management entity for an American 
        Heritage Area shall be eligible to receive funds appropriated 
        pursuant to this title for a 10-year period beginning on the 
        day on which the American Heritage Area is designated, except 
        as provided in paragraph (2).
            (2) Extension of eligibility.--The eligibility of a 
        management entity for funding under this title may be extended, 
        by the Secretary, for a period of not more than 5 years after 
        the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1), if--
                    (A) the management entity determines that the 
                extension is necessary in order to carry out the 
                purposes of this title and notifies the Secretary of 
                such determination not later than 180 days prior to the 
                end of the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1);
                    (B) the management entity, not later than 180 days 
                prior to the end of the 10-year period referred to in 
                paragraph (1), presents to the Secretary a plan of its 
                activities for the period of the extension, including 
                provisions for becoming independent of the funds made 
                available pursuant to this title; and
                    (C) the Secretary, after consulting with the 
                Governor of each State in which the American Heritage 
                Area is located, approves such extension of 
                eligibility.
            (3) Lack of effect of extension on funding limitations.--An 
        extension provided under this subsection shall not be construed 
        as waiving any limitation on funds provided pursuant to this 
        title.
    (g) Protection of Private Property.--The management entity for an 
American Heritage Area shall publish procedures to ensure that the 
rights of owners of private property are protected. Such procedures 
shall include a process to provide information to the owners of private 
property with respect to obtaining just compensation due as a result of 
a taking of private property under the Fifth Amendment of the 
Constitution of the United States.

SEC. 108. WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The American Heritage Area designation of an area 
shall continue unless--
            (1) the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) the American Heritage Area no longer meets the 
                criteria referred to in section 105(c);
                    (B) the parties to the compact approved in relation 
                to the area under section 106(b) are not in compliance 
                with the terms of the compact;
                    (C) the management entity of the area has not made 
                reasonable and appropriate progress in developing or 
                implementing the management plan approved for the area 
                under section 106(b); or
                    (D) the use, condition, or development of the area 
                is incompatible with the criteria referred to in 
                section 105(c) or with the compact approved in relation 
                to the area under section 106(b); and
            (2) after making a determination referred to in paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary submits to the Congress notification that 
        the American Heritage Area designation of the area should be 
        withdrawn.
    (b) Public Hearing.--Before the Secretary makes a determination 
referred to in subsection (a)(1) regarding an American Heritage Area, 
the Secretary or a designee shall hold a public hearing within the 
area.
    (c) Time of Withdrawal of Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The withdrawal of the American Heritage 
        Area designation of an area shall become final 90 legislative 
        days after the Secretary submits to the Congress the 
        notification referred to in subsection (a)(2) regarding the 
        area.
            (2) Legislative day.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term ``legislative day'' means any calendar day on which both 
        Houses of the Congress are in session.

SEC. 109. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Duties and Authorities of Secretary.--
            (1) Grants.--(A) The Secretary may make matching grants to 
        provide assistance regarding feasibility studies and compacts 
        described in section 106(a) and, upon request of the management 
        entity for the relevant American Heritage Area, regarding 
        management plans and early actions described in section 106(a) 
        and capital projects and improvements undertaken pursuant to 
        such management plans. The Secretary may make grants under this 
        section to units of government, and, in consultation with 
        affected units of government, to private nonprofit 
        organizations. In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall be guided by the criteria for eligibility for 
        designation referred to in section 105(c).
            (B) The Secretary may not, as a condition of the award of a 
        grant under this section, require any recipient of such a grant 
        to enact or modify land use restrictions.
            (2) Technical assistance.--(A) The Secretary may provide 
        technical assistance to units of government and private 
        nonprofit organizations regarding feasibility studies and 
        compacts described in section 106(a) and, upon request of the 
        management entity for the relevant American Heritage Area, 
        regarding management plans and early actions described in 
        section 106(a) and capital projects and improvements undertaken 
        pursuant to such management plans. In providing the technical 
        assistance, the Secretary shall be guided by the criteria for 
        eligibility for designation referred to in section 105(c).
            (B) The Secretary may elect to provide all or part of the 
        technical assistance authorized by this subsection through 
        cooperative agreements with units of government and private 
        nonprofit organizations whose missions and resources can 
        contribute substantially to the purposes of this title.
            (3) Other assistance.--Nothing in this title shall be 
        deemed to prohibit the Secretary or units of government from 
        providing technical or financial assistance under any other 
        provision of law.
            (4) Priorities for assistance.--In assisting an American 
        Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give priority to actions 
        that assist in--
                    (A) conserving the significant natural, historic, 
                and cultural resources which support the themes of the 
                American Heritage Area; and
                    (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the 
                resources and associated values of the American 
                Heritage Area.
            (5) Determinations regarding assistance.--The Secretary 
        shall decide which American Heritage Areas shall be awarded 
        technical and financial assistance and the amount of the 
        assistance. Such decisions shall be based on the relative 
        degree to which each American Heritage Area effectively 
        fulfills the objectives contained in the management plan for 
        the area, achieves the purposes of this title, and fulfills the 
        criteria referred to in section 105(c) and shall give 
        consideration to projects which provide a greater leverage of 
        Federal funds.
            (6) Non-federally owned property.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to spend Federal funds directly on nonfederally 
        owned property to further the purposes of this title, giving 
        priority to assisting units of government in appropriate 
        treatment of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and 
        objects listed or eligible for listing on the National Register 
        of Historic Places.
            (7) Annual report.--The Secretary shall submit an annual 
        report to the Congress regarding the American Heritage Areas 
        Partnership Program. Each report shall include--
                    (A) the number, amount, and recipients of any 
                grants provided by the Secretary under this title and 
                the nature of any technical assistance or early action 
                provided under this title;
                    (B) a description of the status and condition of, 
                and Federal funding provided under this Act to, each 
                American Heritage Area;
                    (C) a description of the areas nominated for the 
                American Heritage Partnership Program;
                    (D) the recommendations of the Secretary regarding 
                areas to be designated by the Congress as American 
                Heritage Areas; and
                    (E) the status of the implementation of all 
                contractual agreements entered into by the Secretary 
                under this title.
            (8) Oversight of heritage areas with expired eligibility.--
        The Secretary shall investigate, study, and continually monitor 
        the welfare of all American Heritage Areas whose eligibility 
        for Federal funding under this title has expired and shall 
        report to the Congress periodically regarding the condition of 
        such American Heritage Areas.
            (9) Provision of information.--In cooperation with other 
        Federal agencies, the Secretary shall provide the general 
        public with information regarding the location and character of 
        components of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program.
            (10) Promulgation of regulations.--The Secretary shall 
        promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
        purposes of this title.
    (b) Duties of Federal Entities.--Any Federal entity conducting or 
supporting activities within an American Heritage Area, and any unit of 
government acting pursuant to a grant of Federal funds or a Federal 
permit or agreement and conducting or supporting such activities, 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
            (1) consult with the Secretary and the management entity 
        for the American Heritage Area with respect to such activities; 
        and
            (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management entity 
        in the carrying out of the duties of the Secretary and the 
        management entity under this title, and coordinate such 
        activities to minimize any real or potential adverse impact on 
        an American Heritage Area.

SEC. 110. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION.

    (a) Lack of Effect on Authority of Governments.--Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority 
of Federal, State, and local governments to regulate any use of land as 
provided for by current law or regulation.
    (b) Lack of Zoning or Land Use Powers of Entity.--Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to grant powers of zoning or land use to any 
management entity for an American Heritage Area.
    (c) Management Plan Availability to Local Governments.--Any 
management plan referred to in section 106(a) and submitted to the 
Secretary by the management entity for an American Heritage Area shall 
be made available to the local governments having jurisdiction over 
land use regulations affecting the American Heritage Area for the use 
of the local governments in updating their growth management plans and 
in the event that such governments desire to amend current land use 
legislation as they may deem appropriate and in accordance with their 
legal authority.

SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Feasibility Studies, Compacts, Management Plans, and Early 
Actions.--From the amounts made available to carry out the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and technical 
assistance pursuant to section 109(a) and the administration of such 
grants and assistance, annually not more than $8,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, with the following conditions:
            (1) Percent of cost.--No grant under this title for a 
        feasibility study, compact, management plan, or early action 
        may exceed 75 percent of the cost, to the grantee, for such 
        study, compact, plan, or early action.
            (2) Studies.--The total amount of Federal funding under 
        this title for feasibility studies for a proposed American 
        Heritage Area may not exceed $100,000.
            (3) Compacts.--The total amount of Federal funding under 
        this title for compacts for a proposed American Heritage Area 
        may not exceed $150,000.
            (4) Early action grants.--The total amount of Federal 
        funding under this title for early action grants for an 
        American Heritage Area may not exceed $250,000.
            (5) Management plans.--The total amount of Federal funding 
        under this title for management plans for an American Heritage 
        Area may not exceed $150,000.
    (b) Management Entity Operations.--
            (1) Operating costs.--From the amounts made available to 
        carry out the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
        et seq.), there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Secretary, for each management entity of an American Heritage 
        Area, not more than $250,000 annually for the operating costs 
        of such management entity pursuant to section 107.
            (2) Cost share.--The Federal contribution under this title 
        to the operations of any management entity of an American 
        Heritage Area shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual 
        operating costs of the entity.
    (c) Plan Implementation.--From the amounts made available to carry 
out the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants and 
technical assistance for the implementation of management plans for 
designated American Heritage Areas and the administration of such 
grants and assistance, not more than $14,500,000 annually, to remain 
available until expended, with the following conditions:
            (1) Percent of cost.--No grant under this title for 
        implementation of a management plan may exceed 50 percent of 
        the cost to the grantee of the implementation.
            (2) Percent of funding for each area.--Not more than 10 
        percent of the annual appropriation for this subsection shall 
        be made available, in any 1 year, to each American Heritage 
        Area.
            (3) Total funding for each area.--Not more than a total of 
        $10,000,000 may be made available under this subsection to each 
        American Heritage Area.
            (4) Agreements.--Any payment made under this subsection 
        shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, use, or 
        disposal of the project so assisted for purposes contrary to 
        the purposes of this title, as determined by the Secretary, 
        shall result in a right of the United States to the greater 
        of--
                    (A) reimbursement of all funds made available for 
                such project; and
                    (B) the proportion of the increased value of the 
                project attributable to such funds, as determined at 
                the time of such conversion, use, or disposal.
    (d) Limitation on Amounts for Technical Assistance.--The amount of 
Federal funding made available under this section for technical 
assistance for an American Heritage Area for a fiscal year may not 
exceed $150,000.

SEC. 112. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITIES.

    The authorities contained in this title shall expire on September 
30 of the 25th fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this title.

SEC. 113. REPORT.

    The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, every 5 years while the 
authorities contained in this title remain in force, a report on the 
status and accomplishments of the American Heritage Areas Partnership 
Program as a whole.

SEC. 114. SAVINGS PROVISION.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed to expand or diminish any 
authorities contained in any law designating an individual National 
Heritage Area or Corridor before the date of the enactment of this 
title.

SEC. 115. FISHING AND HUNTING SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    (a) No Diminishment of State Authority.--The designation of an 
American Heritage Area shall not diminish the authority of the affected 
State or States to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation 
of fishing and hunting within such Area.
    (b) No Conditioning of Approval and Assistance.--Limitations on 
fishing, hunting, or trapping may not be made a condition for the 
approval of a compact or management plan, the provision of assistance 
for early actions pursuant to section 106(a)(4), the determination of 
eligibility for Federal funds, or the receipt, in connection with the 
American Heritage Area status of an area, of any other form of 
assistance from the Secretary or other Federal agencies.

            TITLE II--DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

SEC. 201. AMERICAN COAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the rise of American industry in the late 19th and 20th 
        centuries led to tremendous growth in the Appalachian coal 
        fields, creating an area of national historic significance in 
        terms of its contributions to the industrial revolution, 
        architecture, culture, and diversity;
            (2) within the Appalachian coal belt, the coal mined in 
        southern West Virginia and in southwestern Virginia produced 
        some of the purest and most sought-after coal in the Nation, 
        and the region associated with this coal contains a rich 
        cultural heritage;
            (3) the influx of labor needed to mine coal in this region 
        created a diverse community of African Americans from the 
        south, recent immigrants from southern and southeastern Europe, 
        Americans from northern mining areas, and native Appalachians;
            (4) it is in the national interest to preserve and protect 
        physical remnants of the late 19th and early 20th century rise 
        of American industry for the education and benefit of present 
        and future generations; and
            (5) there is a need to provide assistance to the 
        preservation and promotion of the vestiges of the coal heritage 
        of Appalachia that have outstanding cultural, historic, and 
        architectural value.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are to 
preserve and interpret, for the educational and inspirational benefit 
of present and future generations, certain lands and structures with 
unique and significant historical and cultural values associated with 
the coal mining heritage of southern West Virginia and southwestern 
Virginia.
    (c) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the 
        Federal Register of notice that a compact meeting the 
        requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
        approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in 
        section 106(b), there is hereby designated the American Coal 
        Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
        ``Heritage Area'').
            (2) Compact.--The Secretary may not require, as a condition 
        of approving a compact submitted pursuant to this section 
        regarding the Heritage Area, that both the State of West 
        Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia sign the compact.
    (d) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be composed of the lands 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Coal Industry National 
Heritage Area'', numbered CMNHA-80,008, and dated August 1994. The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of 
the Director of the National Park Service.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.

SEC. 202. ESSEX AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) Essex County, Massachusetts, was host to a series of 
        historic events that influenced the course of the early 
        settlement of the United States, its emergence as a maritime 
        power, and its subsequent industrial development;
            (2) the North Shore of Essex County and Merrimack River 
        valley contain examples of significant early American 
        architecture and significant Federal-period architecture, many 
        sites and buildings associated with the establishment of the 
        maritime trade in the United States, the site of the witchcraft 
        trials of 1692, the birthplace of successful iron manufacture, 
        and the establishment of the textile and leather industries in 
        and around the cities of Peabody, Beverly, Lynn, Lawrence, and 
        Haverhill;
            (3) Salem, Massachusetts, has a rich heritage as one of the 
        earliest landing sites of the English colonists, the first 
        major world harbor for the United States, and an early thriving 
        hub of American industries;
            (4) the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is the 
        site of the first sustained, integrated iron works in Colonial 
        America, and the technology employed at the Iron Works was 
        dispersed throughout the Colonies and was critical to the 
        development of industry and technology in America;
            (5) the Salem Maritime National Historic Site contains 
        nationally significant resources that explain the manner in 
        which the Nation was settled, its evolution into a maritime 
        power, and its development as a major industrial force, and the 
        story told at the Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National 
        Historic Sites would be greatly enhanced through the 
interpretation of significant theme-related resources in Salem and 
Saugus and throughout Essex County;
            (6) partnerships between the private and public sectors 
        have been created and additional partnerships will be 
        encouraged to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the 
        region, which will stimulate cultural awareness and 
        preservation and economic development through tourism; and
            (7) the resident and business communities of the region 
        have formed the Essex Heritage Ad Hoc Commission for the 
        preservation, interpretation, promotion, and development of the 
        historic, cultural, and natural resources of the area and are 
        investing significant private funds and energy to develop a 
        plan to preserve the nationally significant resources of Essex 
        County.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to designate the Essex American Heritage Area in order 
        to recognize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make available 
        for the benefit of the public the historic, cultural, and 
        natural resources of the North Shore and lower Merrimack River 
        valley in Essex County, Massachusetts, which encompass the 3 
        primary themes of the Salem Maritime National Historic site and 
        Saugus Iron Works National Historic site (the histories of 
        early settlement and industry, maritime trade, and textile and 
        leather manufacturing); and
            (2) to provide a management framework to assist the 
        Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its units of local government 
        in the development and implementation of an integrated 
        cultural, historical, and land resource management program in 
        order to retain, enhance, and interpret the significant values 
        of the lands, waters, and structures located in the district.
    (c) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that a compact regarding the Heritage Area and 
meeting the requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in section 
106(b), there is hereby designated the Essex American Heritage Area 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Heritage Area''), 
within the county of Essex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    (d) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of the lands 
generally depicted on the map numbered NAR-51-80,000 and dated August 
1994. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
the office of the Director of the National Park Service.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.

SEC. 203. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Hudson River Valley between Yonkers, New York, and 
        Troy, New York, possesses important historical, cultural, and 
        natural resources, representing themes of settlement and 
        migration, transportation, and commerce;
            (2) the Hudson River Valley played an important role in the 
        military history of the American Revolution;
            (3) the Hudson River Valley gave birth to important 
        movements in American art and architecture through the works of 
        Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis, Thomas Cole, 
        and their associates, and played a central role in the 
        recognition of the esthetic values of landscape and the 
        development of an American esthetic ideal;
            (4) the Hudson River Valley played an important role in the 
        development of the iron, textile, and collar and cuff 
        industries in the 19th century, exemplified in surviving 
        structures such as the Harmony Mills complex at Cohoes, and in 
        the development of early men's and women's labor and 
        cooperative organizations, and is home of the first women's 
        labor union in the United States and the first women's 
        secondary school in the United States;
            (5) the Hudson River Valley, in its cities and towns and 
        its rural landscapes--
                    (A) displays exceptional surviving physical 
                resources illustrating these themes and the social, 
                industrial, and cultural history of the 19th and early 
                20th centuries; and
                    (B) includes numerous national historic sites and 
                landmarks;
            (6) the Hudson River Valley is the home of the traditions 
        associated with Dutch and Huguenot settlements dating to the 
        17th and 18th centuries, was the locus of characteristic 
        American stories such as ``Rip Van Winkle'' and the ``Legend of 
        Sleepy Hollow'', and retains physical, social, and cultural 
        evidence of these traditions and the traditions of other more 
        recent ethnic and social groups;
            (7) the State of New York has established a structure, in 
        the Hudson River Greenway Communities Council and the Greenway 
        Conservancy, for the Hudson River Valley communities to join 
        together to preserve, conserve, and manage these resources and 
        to link them through trails and other means; and
            (8) the Heritage Area Committee jointly established by the 
        Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council and the 
        Greenway Conservancy (agencies established by the State of New 
        York in its Hudson River Greenway Act of 1991) is expected to 
        be the management entity for an American Heritage Area 
        established in the Hudson River Valley.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to recognize the importance of the history and 
        resources of the Hudson River Valley to the Nation;
            (2) to assist the State of New York and the communities of 
        the Hudson River Valley in preserving and interpreting these 
        resources for the benefit of the Nation;
            (3) to maintain agricultural viability and productivity in 
        the region; and
            (4) to authorize Federal financial and technical assistance 
        to serve these purposes.
    (c) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that a compact regarding the Heritage Area and 
meeting the requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in section 
106(b), there is hereby designated the Hudson River Valley American 
Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
``Heritage Area'').
    (d) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 
        (2), the Heritage Area shall be comprised of the lands 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Hudson River Valley 
        National Heritage Area'', numbered P50-8002, and dated August 
        1994. The map shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
        Service.
            (2) Local agreement to inclusion.--Each of the following 
        counties, cities, and towns in the State of New York shall not 
        be included within the boundaries of the Heritage Area unless 
        the government of such county, city, or town agrees to be so 
        included and submits notification of such agreement to the 
        Secretary:
                    (A) The counties of Greene and Columbia.
                    (B) Any city or town within the county of Greene or 
                Columbia.
                    (C) The counties of Rensselaer and Dutchess.
                    (D) Any city or town (except the town of Hyde Park) 
                within the county of Rensselaer or Dutchess and located 
                entirely within the 22d Congressional District of New 
                York.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.

SEC. 204. OHIO & ERIE CANAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Ohio & Erie Canal, which opened for commercial 
        navigation in 1832, was the first inland waterway to connect 
        the Great Lakes at Lake Erie with the Gulf of Mexico via the 
        Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and was a part of a canal network 
        in Ohio that was one of the most extensive and successful 
        systems in America during a period in history when canals were 
        essential to the growth of the Nation;
            (2) the Ohio & Erie Canal spurred economic growth in the 
        State of Ohio that took the State from near bankruptcy to a 
        position as the third most economically prosperous State in the 
        Union in just 20 years;
            (3) a 4-mile section of the Ohio & Erie Canal was 
        designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and other 
        portions of the Ohio & Erie Canal and many associated 
        structures have been placed on the National Register of 
        Historic Places;
            (4) in 1974, 19 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal were 
        declared nationally significant, under National Park Service 
        new area criteria, in the designation of the Cuyahoga Valley 
        National Recreation Area;
            (5) the National Park Service found the Ohio & Erie Canal 
        nationally significant in a 1975 study entitled ``Suitability/
        Feasibility Study, Proposed Ohio & Erie Canal''; and
            (6) a 1993 Special Resource Study of the Ohio & Erie Canal 
        Corridor, conducted by the National Park Service and entitled 
        ``A Route to Prosperity'', has concluded that the corridor is 
        eligible to become a National Heritage Corridor, an affiliated 
        unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to preserve and interpret for the educational and 
        inspirational benefit of present and future generations the 
        unique and significant contributions to the national heritage 
        of certain historic and cultural lands, waterways, and 
        structures within the 87-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor 
        between Cleveland and Zoar; and
            (2) to provide a management framework to assist the State 
        of Ohio and its political subdivisions in developing and 
        implementing a management plan for the area and developing 
        policies and programs that will preserve, enhance, and 
        interpret the cultural, historical, natural, recreational, and 
        scenic resources of the corridor.
    (c) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that a compact regarding the Heritage Area and 
meeting the requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in section 
106(b), there is hereby designated the Ohio & Erie Canal American 
Heritage Area (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Heritage 
Area'').
    (d) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be composed of the lands 
that are generally the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal from Cleveland to 
Zoar, Ohio, as depicted in the 1993 National Park Service Special 
Resources Study, ``A Route to Prosperity''. The specific boundaries 
shall be those specified in the management plan submitted under 
subsection (e). The Secretary shall prepare a map of the area which 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of 
the Director of the National Park Service.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.
    (f) Management Entity.--Upon petition, the Secretary is authorized 
to recognize a coalition consisting of the following persons as the 
management entity, for purposes of title I, for the Ohio & Erie Canal 
American Heritage Area:
            (1) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National 
        Recreational Area.
            (2) 2 individuals submitted by the Governor of Ohio, who 
        shall be representatives of the Directors of the Ohio 
        Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Historical 
        Society.
            (3) 8 individuals submitted by the county commissioners or 
        county chief executive of the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, 
        Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas, including--
                    (A) from each county, 1 representative of the 
                planning offices of the county; and
                    (B) from each county, 1 representative of a 
                municipality in the county.
            (4) 3 individuals submitted by the county or metropolitan 
        park boards of the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, and 
        Stark.
            (5) 1 individual with knowledge and experience in the field 
        of historic preservation, submitted by the Director of the 
        National Park Service.
            (6) 1 individual with knowledge and experience in the field 
        of historic preservation, submitted by the Ohio Historic 
        Preservation Officer.
            (7) 1 individual who is a director of a convention and 
        tourism bureau within the area, submitted by the Director of 
        the Ohio Department of Travel and Tourism.
            (8) 4 individuals, who shall include 1 representative of 
        business and industry from each of the counties of Cuyahoga, 
        Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas, submitted by the Greater 
        Cleveland Growth Association, the Akron Regional Development 
        Board, the Stark Development Board, and the Tuscarawas County 
        Chamber of Commerce.
    (g) Assistance.--The Secretary may provide to public and private 
entities within the Heritage Area (including the management entity for 
the Heritage Area) technical, financial, development, and operational 
assistance. Assistance provided under this subsection shall be provided 
on a reimbursable basis through the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation 
Area.

SEC. 205. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) there are situated in the Shenandoah Valley in the 
        Commonwealth of Virginia the sites of several key Civil War 
        battles;
            (2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and districts 
        in the Shenandoah Valley are collectively of national 
        significance in the history of the Civil War;
            (3) in 1990 the Congress enacted legislation directing the 
        Secretary of the Interior to prepare a comprehensive study of 
        significant sites and structures associated with Civil War 
        battles in the Shenandoah Valley;
            (4) the study, which was completed in 1992, found that many 
        of the sites within the Shenandoah Valley possess national 
        significance and retain a high degree of historical integrity;
            (5) the preservation and interpretation of these sites will 
        make an important contribution to the understanding of the 
        heritage of the United States;
            (6) the preservation of Civil War sites within a regional 
        framework requires cooperation among local property owners and 
        Federal, State, and local government entities; and
            (7) partnerships between Federal, State, and local 
        governments and their regional entities, and the private 
        sector, offer the most effective opportunities for the 
        enhancement and management of the Civil War battlefields and 
        related sites in the Shenandoah Valley.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to preserve, conserve, and interpret the legacy of the 
        Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley;
            (2) to recognize and interpret important events and 
        geographic locations representing key Civil War battles in the 
        Shenandoah Valley, including those battlefields associated with 
        the Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson campaign of 1862 and the 
        decisive campaigns of 1864;
            (3) to recognize and interpret the effect of the Civil War 
        on the civilian population of the Shenandoah Valley during the 
        war and postwar reconstruction period; and
            (4) to create partnerships among Federal, State, and local 
        governments and their regional entities, and the private 
        sector, to preserve, conserve, enhance, and interpret the 
        nationally significant battlefields and related sites 
        associated with the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley.
    (c) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that a compact regarding the Heritage Area and 
meeting the requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in section 
106(b), there is hereby designated the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield 
American Heritage Area (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
``Heritage Area'').
    (d) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be composed of the areas 
of the Commonwealth of Virginia generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Shenandoah Valley National Heritage Area'', numbered SVNHA-80,006, 
and dated August 1994. The map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
Service
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.

SEC. 206. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the industrial and cultural heritage of southwestern 
        Pennsylvania, including the city of Pittsburgh and the counties 
        of Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and 
        Westmoreland, related directly to steel and steel-related 
        industries, is nationally significant;
            (2) these industries include steel-making, iron-making, 
        aluminum, specialty metals, glass, coal mining, coke 
        production, machining and foundries, transportation, and 
        electrical industries;
            (3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the steel and 
        related industries in this region includes the social history 
        and living cultural traditions of the people of the region;
            (4) the labor movement of the region played a significant 
        role in the development of the Nation, including both the 
        formation of many key unions, such as the Congress of 
        Industrial Organizations (CIO) and the United Steel Workers of 
        America (USWA), and crucial struggles to improve wages and 
        working conditions, such as the Rail Strike of 1877, the 
        Homestead Strike of 1892, and the Great Steel Strike of 1919;
            (5) there are significant examples of cultural and historic 
        resources within this 6-county region that merit the 
        involvement of the Federal Government to develop programs and 
        projects, in cooperation with the Steel Industry Heritage Task 
        Force, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other local and 
        governmental bodies, to adequately conserve, protect, and 
        interpret this heritage for future generations while providing 
        opportunities for education and revitalization; and
            (6) the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force would be an 
        appropriate management entity for a Heritage Area established 
        in the region.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to foster a close working relationship between all 
        levels of government, the private sector, and the local 
        communities in the steel industry region of southwestern 
        Pennsylvania and empower the communities to conserve their 
heritage while continuing to pursue economic opportunities; and
            (2) to conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
        cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the 
        industrial and cultural heritage of the 6-county steel industry 
        region of southwestern Pennsylvania.
    (c) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that a compact regarding the Heritage Area and 
meeting the requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in section 
106(b), there is hereby designated the Steel Industry American Heritage 
Area (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Heritage 
Area'').
    (d) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be composed of the lands 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``The Steel Industry American 
Heritage Area'', numbered SINHA-80,007, and dated August 1994. The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of 
the Director of the National Park Service.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.

SEC. 207. WHEELING AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) Wheeling, West Virginia, and its vicinity possess 
        important historical, cultural, and natural resources, 
        representing major heritage themes of transportation, commerce, 
        industry, and Victorian culture in the United States;
            (2) the city of Wheeling played an important part in the 
        settlement of the Nation by serving as the western terminus of 
        the National Road in the early 1800's, by serving as the 
        Crossroads of America throughout the 19th century, by serving 
        as one of the few major inland ports in the United States in 
        the 19th century, and by hosting the establishment of the 
        Restored State of Virginia, and later the State of West 
        Virginia during the Civil War years;
            (3) the city of Wheeling was the first capital of the new 
        State of West Virginia, during the development and maintenance 
        of many industries crucial to the expansion of the Nation, 
        including iron, steel, and textile manufacturing, boat 
        building, glass manufacturing, and stogie and chewing tobacco 
        manufacturing, 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 5 historic districts, and with many 
        individual properties in the Wheeling area listed on or 
        eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic 
        Places; and
            (5) the heritage themes and number and diversity of the 
        remaining resources of Wheeling should be appropriately 
        retained, enhanced, and interpreted for the education, benefit, 
        and inspiration of the people of the United States.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to recognize the special importance of the history and 
        development of the Wheeling, West Virginia, area in the 
        cultural heritage of the Nation;
            (2) to 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 
        resources in the Wheeling area that are emblematic of the 
        contributions of Wheeling to the cultural heritage of the 
        Nation; and
            (3) to allow for limited Federal, State, and local capital 
        contributions for planning and infrastructure investments to 
        create the Wheeling American Heritage Area, in partnership with 
        the State of West Virginia, the city of Wheeling, West 
        Virginia, and their designees, and to provide for an 
        economically self-sustaining American Heritage Area that will 
        not be dependent on Federal assistance beyond the initial years 
        necessary to establish the American Heritage Area.
    (c) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that a compact regarding the Heritage Area and 
meeting the requirements for a compact under section 106(a)(2) has been 
approved by the Secretary under the procedures referred to in section 
106(b), there is hereby designated the Wheeling American Heritage Area 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Heritage Area'') in the 
State of West Virginia.
    (d) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be composed of the lands 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Map, Wheeling 
American Heritage Area, West Virginia'', numbered WHNA-80,005, and 
dated August 1994. The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park Service.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
considered for all purposes, including but not limited to the 
management plan submission requirement of section 107(c)(1) and the 
provisions of section 108, to have been designated an American Heritage 
Area under section 105(d) on the date on which the Heritage Area is 
designated under subsection (c) of this section.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section not more than--
                    (A) $5,000,000 for capital projects;
                    (B) $1,000,000 for planning and studies; and
                    (C) $500,000 for technical assistance.
            (2) Limitations.--(A) Funds made available pursuant to 
        subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) for a capital project 
        or for planning and studies regarding a project shall not 
        exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the capital project or 
        project, respectively.
            (B) Funds made available under this section or any other 
        Federal law for the Heritage Area or the Wheeling National 
        Heritage Area (including the Wheeling project) may not exceed 
        $6,500,000 in the aggregate.
            (3) Not eligible for funds under title i.--No funds may be 
        appropriated under title I for purposes of the Heritage Area.

     TITLE III--STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL AMERICAN HERITAGE AREAS

SEC. 301. OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the amenities and resources of the Ohio River, which 
        flows through 6 States from its headwaters in the Commonwealth 
        of Pennsylvania to its confluence with the Mississippi River 
        and comprises a chain of commercial, industrial, historical, 
        archaeological, natural, recreational, scenic, wildlife, urban, 
        rural, cultural, and economic areas, are of major significance 
        and importance to the Nation;
            (2) the national interest is served by--
                    (A) preserving, protecting, and improving such 
                amenities and resources for the benefit of the people 
                of the United States; and
                    (B) improving the coordination between all levels 
                of government in the Ohio River Corridor;
            (3) the preservation, protection, and improvement of such 
        amenities and resources are failing to be fully realized 
        despite efforts by the States through which the Ohio flows, 
        political subdivisions of such States, and volunteer 
        associations and private businesses in such States;
            (4) existing Federal agency programs are offering 
        insufficient coordination to State and local planning and 
        regulatory authorities to provide for resource management and 
        economic development in a manner that is consistent with the 
        protection and public use of the amenities and resources of the 
        Corridor; and
            (5) the Federal Government should assist in the 
        coordination, preservation, and interpretation activities of 
        public and private entities with respect to the significant 
        amenities and resources associated with the Ohio River.
    (b) Study of Ohio River Corridor.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary shall complete a study on the suitability and 
        feasibility of designating the Ohio River corridor, from its 
        headwaters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to its 
        confluence with the Mississippi River, as an American Heritage 
        Area.
            (2) Report to congress.--On completion of the study 
        required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report 
        describing the results of the study to the Committee on Natural 
        Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

SEC. 302. FOX AND LOWER WISCONSIN RIVER CORRIDORS.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Fox-Wisconsin waterway is famous as the discovery 
        route of Marquette and Joliet;
            (2) as the connecting route between the Great Lakes and the 
        Mississippi River, the waterway was critical to the opening of 
        the Northwest Territory and served as a major artery in 
bringing commerce to the interior of the United States and providing a 
vital communication link for early explorers, missionaries, and fur 
traders;
            (3) within the Fox and Lower Wisconsin River corridors are 
        an abundance of historic and archaeological sites and 
        structures representing early Native Americans, European 
        exploration, and 19th-century transportation and settlement; 
        and
            (4) the unique aspects of the waterway, from the heavily 
        developed portions of the Fox River to the pristine expanses of 
        the Lower Wisconsin River, should be studied to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of the waterway for designation as 
        an American Heritage Area.
    (b) Study of Fox-Wisconsin River Corridors.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary shall complete a study on the suitability and 
        feasibility of designating the Fox and Lower Wisconsin River 
        corridors in the State of Wisconsin as an American Heritage 
        Area.
            (2) Report to congress.--On completion of the study 
        referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a 
        report describing the results of the study to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

SEC. 303. NORTHERN FRONTIER.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the area comprising Tryon County, in the Mohawk Valley 
        of the State of New York, and the Country of the Six Nations 
        (Iroquois Confederacy), known during the American Revolutionary 
        War period as the ``Northern Frontier'', offers excellent 
        opportunities to study a little known or understood aspect of 
        the American Revolution--the frontier experience;
            (2) the Northern Frontier territory was extremely valuable 
        to both sides of the American Revolutionary War and was 
        contested because of its geopolitical, military, agricultural, 
        transportation, and commercial attributes;
            (3) because a complex social, economic, and political 
        society was emerging on the Northern Frontier, the Continental 
        Congress established the Northern Indian Department to conduct 
        affairs there, and the English made the area, and its Indian 
        population, the centerpiece of the English strategy to split 
        the colonies;
            (4) due to the struggle to control the Northern Frontier, 
        privation and hardship were inflicted upon nearly all who lived 
        there, a diverse mix of ethnic and racial groups willingly and 
        unwillingly thrust into the struggle for independence, leaving 
        many dead, homeless, orphaned, or dislocated by the end of the 
        hostilities;
            (5) the tensions on the Northern Frontier reached such a 
        pitch that hostilities erupted, pitting neighbors, families, 
        tribes, and clans against each other, and led to a bloody, 
        savage, and destructive battle;
            (6) new interpretations and interdisciplinary studies of 
        this human drama are not only necessary, but timely because of 
        the abundant supply of assets in the area, including sites, 
        buildings, celebrations, folklore, and collections, many safely 
        preserved and many at risk; and
            (7) if these Northern Frontier assets can be thematically 
        related and portrayed for the education and enjoyment of 
        Americans and foreign visitors, an important and often 
        overlooked chapter in the heritage of the Nation will be 
        displayed for the benefit and edification of all peoples.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary shall complete a study on the suitability and 
        feasibility of designating Tryon County, in the Mohawk Valley 
        of the State of New York, and the Country of the Six Nations 
        (Iroquois Confederacy) as an American Heritage Area.
            (2) Report to congress.--On completion of the study 
        referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a 
        report describing the results of the study to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

TITLE IV--BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS

SEC. 401. BOUNDARIES, COMMISSION, AND REVISION OF PLAN.

    (a) Boundaries.--Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
establish the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 (Public 
Law 99-647; 100 Stat. 3625), is amended by striking the first sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ``The boundaries shall 
include the lands and waters generally depicted on the map entitled 
`Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary Map', 
numbered BRV-80-80,011, and dated May 2, 1993.''.
    (b) Commission Membership.--(1) Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An 
Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 (Public 
Law 99-647; 100 Stat. 3625), is amended--
            (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Membership.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 19 
members, appointed as follows:
            ``(A) the Director of the National Park Service, or a 
        designee, ex officio;
            ``(B) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary after 
        consideration of recommendations from the Governor of Rhode 
        Island;
            ``(C) 5 individuals appointed by the Secretary after 
        consideration of recommendations from the Governor of 
        Massachusetts;
            ``(D) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary to represent 
        the interests of local government in the State of Rhode Island; 
        and
            ``(E) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary to represent 
        the interests of local government in the State of 
        Massachusetts.
    ``(2) A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in 
which the original appointment was made.''; and
            (B) in subsection (c), by inserting immediately before the 
        period at the end the following: ``, but may continue to serve 
        until a successor has been appointed''.
    (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 90-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Revision of Plan.--Section 6 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
establish the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 (Public 
Law 99-647; 100 Stat. 3625), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Revision of Plan.--(1) Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall revise the 
Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan submitted under subsection 
(a) and shall submit the revised plan to the Secretary and the 
Governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for approval under the 
procedures referred to in subsection (b). The revision shall address 
any change in the boundaries of the Corridor that occurs after the 
submission of the plan required by subsection (a) and shall include a 
natural resource inventory of areas or features that should be 
protected, restored, or managed because of the natural and cultural 
significance of the areas or features.
    ``(2) No changes other than minor boundary revisions may be made in 
the plan approved under subsection (b) and revised under paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, unless the Secretary approves such changes. The 
Secretary shall approve or disapprove any proposed change in the plan, 
except minor revisions, in accordance with subsection (b).''.
    (d) Termination of Commission.--Section 7 of the Act entitled ``An 
Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 (Public 
Law 99-647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amended to read as follows:

                      ``termination of commission

    ``Sec. 7. The Commission shall terminate on December 31, 2003.''.

SEC. 402. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

    Section 8(c) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the 
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and 
Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99-647; 100 
Stat. 3630), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Implementation.--(1) To assist in the implementation of the 
Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan, submitted and revised under 
section 6, in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Act, and to 
assist in the preservation and restoration of structures on or eligible 
for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, the 
Secretary is authorized to provide funds for projects in the Corridor 
that exhibit national significance or provide a wide spectrum of 
historic, recreational, environmental, educational, or interpretive 
opportunities, without regard to whether the projects are in public or 
private ownership. Applications for funds under this section shall be 
made to the Secretary through the Commission. Each such application 
shall include the recommendation of the Commission and its findings 
regarding the manner in which the project proposed to be funded will 
further the purposes of this Act.
    ``(2) The Commission shall not be eligible for funds under this 
section unless it submits to the Secretary an application that 
includes--
            ``(A) a 10-year development plan including the resource 
        protection needs and projects critical to maintaining or 
        interpreting the distinctive character of the Corridor; and
            ``(B) specific descriptions of any projects that have been 
        identified and of the participating parties, roles, cost 
        estimates, cost-sharing, or cooperative agreements necessary to 
        carry out the development plan.
    ``(3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection for any 
project shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of such project.
    ``(4) In making funds available under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that attract greater non-
Federal than Federal funding.
    ``(5) Any payment made under this subsection for the purposes of 
conservation or restoration of real property or of any structure shall 
be subject to an agreement--
            ``(A) to convey a conservation or preservation easement to 
        the Department of Environmental Management or to the Historic 
        Preservation Commission, as appropriate, of the State in which 
        the real property or structure is located; or
            ``(B) that upon conversion, use, or disposal of the real 
        property or structure for purposes contrary to the purposes of 
        this Act, the recipient of the payment, or the successors or 
        assigns of the recipient, shall pay to the United States the 
        greater of--
                    ``(i) the total of all Federal funds made available 
                for conservation or restoration of the real property or 
                structure, reduced pro rata over the useful life of the 
                improvements funded; and
                    ``(ii) the increased value attributable to such 
                funds, as determined at the time of the conversion, 
                use, or disposal.
    ``(6) The determination that, for purposes of paragraph (5)(B), a 
conversion, use, or disposal has been carried out contrary to the 
purposes of this Act shall be solely within the discretion of the 
Secretary.''.

SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 10 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island'', approved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99-647; 100 Stat. 
3630), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$350,000'' and 
        inserting ``$500,000''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Development Funds.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 8 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
1994, not more than $5,000,000 in the aggregate, to remain available 
until expended.''.

              TITLE V--BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT

SEC. 501. BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the coal mining heritage of southern West Virginia is 
        of historical and cultural significance;
            (2) the town of Bramwell, West Virginia, possesses 
        remarkable and outstanding historical, cultural, and 
        architectural values relating to the coal mining heritage of 
        southern West Virginia; and
            (3) it is in the national interest to preserve the unique 
        character of the town of Bramwell, West Virginia, and to 
        enhance the historical, cultural, and architectural values 
        associated with its coal mining heritage.
    (b) Statement of Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to 
encourage the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the 
historical, cultural, and architectural values of the town of Bramwell, 
West Virginia.
    (c) Designation.--In order to preserve, protect, restore, and 
interpret the unique historical, cultural, and architectural values of 
Bramwell, West Virginia, there is hereby designated the Bramwell 
National Historic District (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
the ``Historic District''). The Historic District shall consist of the 
lands and interest therein within the corporate limits of the town of 
Bramwell, West Virginia.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the State of West Virginia, or any 
        political subdivision thereof, to further the purposes of the 
        Historic District.
            (2) Ratio of non-federal funds.--Funds authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of this 
        subsection shall be expended in the ratio of 1 dollar of 
        Federal funds for each dollar contributed by non-Federal 
        sources. With the approval of the Secretary, any donation of 
        land, services, or goods from a non-Federal source, fairly 
        valued, may be considered as a contribution of dollars from a 
        non-Federal source for the purposes of this subsection.
            (3) Agreements regarding payments.--Any payment made by the 
        Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, 
        use, or disposal of the project so assisted for any purpose 
        contrary to the purpose of this section, as determined by the 
        Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to the 
        greater of--
                    (A) reimbursement of all funds made available to 
                such project; or
                    (B) the proportion of the increased value of the 
                project attributable to such funds, as determined at 
                the time of the conversion, use, or disposal.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

 TITLE VI--SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA AMENDMENTS

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Southwestern Pennsylvania American 
Heritage Area Amendments Act''.

SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN HERITAGE 
              AREA.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to establish in the Department of the 
Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation 
Commission, and for other purposes'', approved November 19, 1988 (102 
Stat. 4618), is amended by adding at the end the following new title:

     ``TITLE III--SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA

``SEC. 301. DESIGNATION.

    ``There is hereby designated the Southwestern Pennsylvania American 
Heritage Area, which shall be comprised of the region in southwestern 
Pennsylvania described in section 101(a).

``SEC. 302. CLASSIFICATION.

    ``The Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage Area shall not be 
considered to be an American Heritage Area for purposes of the American 
Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 1994 or the American Heritage 
Areas Partnership Program established by section 105(a) of such Act.''.

SEC. 603. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    Section 103(h)(3) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish in the 
Department of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 
Preservation Commission, and for other purposes'', approved November 
19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amended by inserting ``or an appropriate 
private nonprofit organization exempt from income taxes under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,'' after ``public 
agency,''.

SEC. 604. FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

    Section 105 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish in the 
Department of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 
Preservation Commission, and for other purposes'', approved November 
19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 105. PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.

    ``(a) Revision of Comprehensive Management Plan and Scope and Cost 
Document.--(1) The Commission shall revise, to carry out this title in 
a manner that provides for limited Federal involvement, the management 
plan developed before the date of the enactment of this section. The 
Commission shall also revise the scope and cost document developed 
before the date of the enactment of this section to reflect the total 
cost of each project proposed for approval under this section and the 
Federal portion of such cost. Both the management plan and the scope 
and cost document shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any management plan 
or scope and cost document submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 
90 days after receiving such plan or document. If the Secretary 
disapproves the submitted management plan or scope and cost document, 
the Secretary shall advise the Commission in writing of the reasons 
therefor and shall make recommendations for revisions in the plan or 
document. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision 
to such a plan or document within 90 days after the date on which the 
proposed revision is submitted to the Secretary.
    ``(b) Loans, Grants, and Technical Assistance Using Federal 
Funds.--The Commission may not make loans or grants involving Federal 
funds under section 104 except as provided in this subsection. The 
Secretary may provide a loan, a grant, or technical assistance, for the 
purpose described in section 104, pursuant to an application made to 
the Secretary through the Commission in accordance with procedures 
required by the Secretary. Each such application shall include the 
findings of the Commission regarding the manner in which the proposed 
loan, grant, or technical assistance will further the purpose of this 
Act. Each such application shall also include the recommendations of 
the Commission regarding the proposed loan, grant, or technical 
assistance. The Secretary may approve such an application only if the 
Federal funds provided pursuant to the application will be used in a 
manner that is generally consistent with Federal law relating to the 
type of project or activity to be funded, as determined by the 
Secretary. Federal funds made available for loans or grants pursuant to 
section 104 or this subsection may be used to provide for the 
preservation or restoration of historic properties in an amount not to 
exceed $100,000 for each project so assisted.
    ``(c) Use of Federal Funds.--(1) Federal funds made available under 
this Act with respect to projects may be made available only for 
projects that are consistent with the Standards and Guidelines for 
Historic Properties promulgated by the Secretary.
    ``(2) Federal funds made available under this Act after the date of 
the enactment of this section with respect to a project may be used 
only for planning and design with respect to the project, except that 
such funds may be used to complete construction commenced before such 
date regarding Saltsburg Canal Park or West Overton Village.
    ``(3) The total amount of Federal assistance provided under this 
section for a project in any fiscal year may not exceed 20 percent of 
the total amount of Federal funds made available for that fiscal year 
for the Southwestern Pennsylvania National Heritage Area.
    ``(4) Federal funds made available under this title with respect to 
a project may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the project. 
In making such funds available, the Secretary shall give consideration 
to projects that provide a greater leverage of Federal funds. Any 
payment made under section 104 or 105 shall be subject to an agreement 
that conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted for any 
purpose contrary to the purpose of this Act, as determined by the 
Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to the greater 
of--
            ``(A) compensation for all funds made available with 
        respect to such project; and
            ``(B) the proportion of the increased value of the project 
        attributable to such funds, as determined at the time of such 
        conversion, use, or disposal.
    ``(5) No Federal funds made available to carry out this Act for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1995, may be used to provide 
operational or maintenance support with respect to any building, site, 
or structure that is not owned by the Federal Government, except the 
Railroaders Memorial Museum, Saltsburg Canal Park, and West Overton 
Village. Such funds for the Railroaders Memorial Museum, Saltsburg 
Canal Park, and West Overton Village may not exceed $200,000 annually, 
in the aggregate.
    ``(6) No Federal funds made available to carry out this Act may be 
used for the construction of any visitor center, interpretive center, 
or museum, except West Overton Village.
    ``(7) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the use of Federal 
funds made available pursuant to this title within 30 days after 
application for such funds by the Commission.''.

SEC. 605. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

    Section 104(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish in the 
Department of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 
Preservation Commission, and for other purposes'', approved November 
19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and to the 
        Congress'' after ``Secretary''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``Funds made available for a fiscal year to carry out this Act 
        may not be obligated for that fiscal year until the report 
        required for the preceding fiscal year by the preceding 
        sentence is submitted to the Congress.''.

SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Title I of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish in the Department 
of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation 
Commission, and for other purposes'', approved November 19, 1988 (102 
Stat. 4618), is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this Act the following:
            ``(1) For each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, 
        $1,000,000 for planning and design, $1,600,000 for 
        construction, $600,000 for grants and loans, and $400,000 for 
        the operations of the Commission.
            ``(2) For that portion of fiscal year 1999 that occurs 
        before the Commission ceases to exist under section 104(e), 
        $250,000 for planning and design, $400,000 for construction, 
        $150,000 for grants and loans, and $100,000 for the operations 
        of the Commission.''.

SEC. 607. PATH OF PROGRESS.

    Title II of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish in the 
Department of the Interior the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 
Preservation Commission, and for other purposes'', approved November 
19, 1988 (102 Stat. 4618), is amended as follows:
            (1) By amending the heading of the title to read as 
        follows:

                    ``TITLE II--PATH OF PROGRESS''.

            (2) By amending section 201 to read as follows:

``SEC. 201. IDENTIFICATION OF ROUTE.

    ``In order to provide for public appreciation, education, 
understanding, and enjoyment of certain nationally and regionally 
significant sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania which are accessible by 
public roads, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the agency having 
jurisdiction over such roads, may provide signs, interpretive 
materials, and other informational devices for a vehicular tour route, 
commonly known as the `Path of Progress Heritage Route'.''.

                     TITLE VII--BUY AMERICAN POLICY

SEC. 701. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

    (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that, 
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
purchased with funds made available under this Act should be American-
made.
    (b) Notice Requirement.--In using funds made available under this 
Act to provide financial assistance to, or enter into any contract 
with, any entity, the Secretary, to the greatest extent practicable, 
shall provide to the entity a notice describing the statement made by 
the Congress in subsection (a).
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