[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2260 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2260

 To establish America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 1995

  Mr. Nussle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa, 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. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) The Congress finds that--
            (1) the city of Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast Iowa of the 
        State possess many important elements of the nationally 
        significant story of American agriculture, including Native 
        American agriculture, agricultural mechanization, seed 
        hybridization, farm cooperative movements, rural 
        electrification, farm-to-market systems, rural to urban 
        migration, veterinary practice, food processing and 
        preservation, national farm organizations, international hunger 
        relief, and the development of national and international 
        agribusiness;
            (2) these resources offer outstanding and unique 
        opportunities to acknowledge and appreciate the development of 
        American agriculture;
            (3) the National Park Service has determined that the story 
        of American agriculture is nationally significant, that 
        northeast Iowa is an ideal place to tell that story, and that 
        this story could be divided into 4 principal topics for 
        interpretation in northeast Iowa: the Amazing Science of 
        Agriculture, Agriculture as a Way of Life, Organizing for 
        Survival, and Crops from Field to Table;
            (4) the responsibility for interpreting, retaining, 
        enhancing, and promoting the resources, values, and amenities 
        of Waterloo, Iowa and northeast Iowa resides with volunteer 
        associations, private businesses, political subdivisions of the 
        State, and the State of Iowa; and
            (5) despite the efforts by volunteer associations, private 
        businesses, political subdivisions of the State, and the State 
        of Iowa, the cultural and historical resources of the area have 
        not realized full potential and may be lost without some 
        assistance from the Federal Government.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to interpret, retain, enhance, and promote the unique 
        and significant contributions to national and international 
        agriculture of certain natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources within Waterloo, Iowa, and northeast Iowa;
            (2) to provide a partnership management framework to assist 
        volunteer associations, private businesses, political 
        subdivisions of the State, and the State of Iowa in developing 
        and implementing Management Plan policies and programs that 
        will assist in the interpretation, retention, enhancement, and 
        promotion of the cultural, natural, and recreational resources 
        of northeast Iowa;
            (3) to allow for local, State, and Federal contributions 
        through limited grants and technical assistance to create 
        America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership through cooperative 
        agreements among volunteer associations, private businesses, 
        political subdivisions of the State, the State of Iowa, and 
        residents of the area; and
            (4) to provide for an economically self-sustaining 
        Partnership for the educational and inspirational benefit of 
        current and future generations concerning the story of American 
        agriculture.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the 
        America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership as established by 
        section 3(a).
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the management entity as established by section 4(a).
            (3) Political subdivision.--The term ``political 
        subdivision'' means a political subdivision of the State of 
        Iowa, any part of which is located in or adjacent to the area 
        in which the Partnership's Activities occur, including a 
        county, city, or town.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Iowa.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (6) Partnership management plan.--The term ``Partnership 
        Management Plan'' means the plan as established in section 
        5(a).
            (7) Activities.--The term ``activities'' means the 
        activities limited in section 3(b).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMERICA'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE 
              PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--To carry out this Act, there is established in 
the State of Iowa the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership upon 
publication by the Secretary in the Federal Register of notice that a 
Partnership Management Plan has been approved by the Secretary.
    (b) Activities.--The Partnership's activities shall be limited to 
the counties of northeast Iowa that are generally depicted in 
``Alternatives #2 and #3'' described in the 1995 National Park Service 
``Special Resource Study, Cedar Valley, Iowa.''.
    (c) Participation.--Nothing in this Act shall require any resident 
located in the area in which the Partnership's activities occur to 
participate in or be associated with the Partnership or the 
Partnership's activities.
    (d) Affiliations.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit future 
affiliations or designations of the Partnership or Partnership 
Management Entity.
    (e) Grants, Technical Assistance, and Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) Grants and technical assistance.--The Secretary may 
        make grants and provide technical assistance to America's 
        Agricultural Heritage Partnership to assist it in carrying out 
        its purposes.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, the 
        State of Iowa, or any political subdivision thereof, and other 
        Federal entities, to further the purposes of this Act, the 
        Partnership, or the Partnership Management Entity.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMERICA'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE 
              PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a management entity for 
the Partnership based on the ``Management Option #5'' outlined in the 
1995 National Park Service ``Special Resource Study, Cedar Valley, 
Iowa'' and subject to the approval of the Secretary.
    (b) Partnership Management Plan.--The Partnership management entity 
shall be established in the Partnership Management Plan as established 
in section 5(a).
    (c) Composition.--The membership of the management entity may 
include persons affiliated with the following entities: the American 
Association of Museums, American Farm Bureau, American Farmland Trust, 
Effigy Mounds National Monument and Herbert Hoover National Historic 
Site, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa 
Department of Corrections, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Iowa 
Department of Economic Development, National Trust for Historic 
Preservation, Smithsonian Institution, the State Historic Preservation 
Office of the State of Iowa, United States Department of Agriculture, 
United States Department of Transportation and the America's 
Agricultural/Industrial Heritage Landscape, Inc.

SEC. 5. PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Preparation of Partnership Management Plan.--A Partnership 
Management Plan shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval no 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical assistance in 
the preparation of the Partnership Management Plan.

SEC. 6. LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Regulation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify, 
enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, and local 
governments to regulate any use of privately owned land than that 
provided by current law or regulation.
    (b) Land Use.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant the 
powers of zoning, land use or condemnation to the Partnership 
Management Entity, the Secretary or any other Federal, State, or local 
government entity.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated not more 
than $400,000 annually for grants and technical assistance under 
sections 3(e)(1) and 5(b).
    (b) Percent of Cost.--Federal funding under sections 3(e)(1) and 
5(b) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the grant or 
technical assistance provided under such section.
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