[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3305 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3305

 To recognize the heritage of certain areas of the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 1996

  Mr. Hefley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To recognize the heritage of certain areas of the United States, 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 ``National Heritage 
Areas Act of 1996''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                TITLE I--NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Criteria for designation.
Sec. 102. Designation of National Heritage Areas.
Sec. 103. National Heritage Areas Partnership Program.
Sec. 104. Feasibility studies, compacts, and heritage plans.
Sec. 105. Management entities.
Sec. 106. Withdrawal of designation.
Sec. 107. Private property protection.
Sec. 108. Effect on environmental and other standards.
Sec. 109. Multiple use savings clause.
Sec. 110. Savings provision for previously designated areas.
Sec. 111. Report.
Sec. 112. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 113. Expiration of grant and technical assistance authority.
            TITLE II--DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

Sec. 201. Essex National Heritage Area.
Sec. 202. Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Area.
Sec. 203. Augusta Canal National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 204. Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
Sec. 205. Steel Industry National Heritage Area.
Sec. 206. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 207. Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Sec. 208. Cache La Poudre National Heritage Area.
        TITLE III--STUDIES OF POTENTIAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

Sec. 301. Study of Puente-Chino Hills Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 302. Study of Great Northern Frontier National Heritage Area.
          TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING HERITAGE CORRIDORS

Sec. 401. Blackstone River National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 402. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to recognize areas containing natural, historic, 
        scenic, and cultural resources and recreational and educational 
        opportunities that are geographically assembled and 
        thematically related as areas that provide unique frameworks 
        for understanding the great and diverse character of the Nation 
        and the development of communities and their surroundings;
            (2) to encourage State and local governments, nonprofit 
        organizations, and the private sector, or combinations thereof, 
        to conserve and manage those resources and opportunities with 
        the assistance of a program of limited Federal grants and 
        technical assistance;
            (3) to encourage within these areas a broad range of 
        economic opportunities which enhance the quality of life for 
        present and future generations; and
            (4) to prescribe the process by which areas may be 
        designated as National Heritage Areas, define the limited role 
        of the Federal government, and outline the parameters under 
        which National Heritage Areas will be operated.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Compact.--The term ``compact'' means an agreement 
        described in section 104(b).
            (2) Feasibility study.--The term ``feasibility study'' 
        means a study, described in section 104(a), to identify 
        significant resources of, and a possible management entity for, 
        a potential National Heritage Area.
            (3) Heritage plan.--The term ``heritage plan'' means a plan 
        described in section 104(c).
            (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
        Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 
        community, which is recognized as eligible for the special 
        programs and services provided by the United States to Indians 
        because of their status as Indians.
            (5) Legislative day.--The term ``legislative day'' means 
        any calendar day on which both Houses of the Congress are in 
        session.
            (6) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the entity designated in the compact for a National 
        Heritage Area and described in section 105(a).
            (7) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means a place designated by the Congress where natural, 
        cultural, historic, and recreational resources combine to form 
        a cohesive, nationally distinctive landscape arising from 
        patterns of human activity shaped by geography. These patterns 
        make National Heritage Areas representative of the national 
        experience through the physical features that remain and the 
        traditions that have evolved in the areas. Continued use of 
        National Heritage Areas by people whose traditions helped to 
        shape the landscapes enhances their significance.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (9) Technical assistance.--The term ``technical 
        assistance'' includes--
                    (A) assistance by the Secretary in the preparation 
                of heritage plans, compacts, resource inventories, and 
                feasibility studies; and
                    (B) professional guidance provided by the 
                Secretary.
            (10) Unit of government.--The term ``unit of government'' 
        means the government of a State or Commonwealth, a political 
        subdivision of a State or Commonwealth, or an Indian tribe.

                TITLE I--NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS PROGRAM

SEC. 101. CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.

    An area shall be eligible for designation as a National Heritage 
Area only if the area meets each of the following criteria:
            (1) Assemblage of resources.--The area is a cohesive 
        assemblage of natural, historic, cultural, or recreational 
        resources that--
                    (A) together represent distinctive aspects of 
                American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, 
                interpretation, and continuing use; and
                    (B) are best managed through partnerships between 
                public and private entities.
            (2) Traditions, customs, beliefs, or folklife.--The area 
        reflects 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 provides outstanding opportunities to 
        conserve natural, cultural, or historic features, or some 
        combination thereof.
            (4) Recreational and educational opportunities.--The area 
        provides outstanding recreational and educational 
        opportunities.
            (5) Themes and integrity of resources.--The area has an 
        identifiable theme, and resources important to the theme retain 
        integrity capable of supporting interpretation.
            (6) Support.--Residents, nonprofit organizations, other 
        private entities, and governments throughout the proposed 
        area--
                    (A) demonstrate support for designation of the area 
                and for management of the area as appropriate for such 
                designation, and
                    (B) are willing to commit to the implementation of 
                the compact for the area.

SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.

    (a) Method of Designation.--An area may be designated as a National 
Heritage Area only by an Act of Congress.
    (b) Conditions for Designation.--The Congress may designate an area 
as a National Heritage Area only after each of the following conditions 
is met:
            (1) Submission of study and compact to secretary.--An 
        entity meeting the requirements of section 105(a) and 
        requesting National Heritage Area designation for the area 
        submits to the Secretary--
                    (A) a feasibility study, and
                    (B) a proposed compact for the area, signed by the 
                Governor of each State in which the area is located.
            (2) Signature and submission by secretary.--The Secretary--
                    (A) signs, pursuant to section 103(c)(2), the 
                compact for the area; and
                    (B) submits the feasibility study for the area and 
                the signed compact to the Congress, together with a 
                clear statement regarding a preferred action.

SEC. 103. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--In order to conserve nationally distinctive 
natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources, and to provide 
opportunities for conservation, economic enhancement, education, and 
recreation through recognition of and assistance to areas containing 
such resources, there is hereby established within the Department of 
the Interior a National Heritage Areas Partnership Program, which shall 
assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act.
    (b) Grants and Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Grants.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants for 
                the purposes of this title to any unit of government 
                and to any management entity. The Secretary shall 
                allocate grants under this title based on the relative 
                degree to which each National Heritage Area or 
                prospective National Heritage Area effectively fulfills 
                the objectives contained in the heritage plan for the 
                area (or the compact for the area, if no heritage plan 
                has been forwarded under section 105) and achieves the 
                purposes of this title. In making such allocations, the 
                Secretary shall also give consideration to projects 
                which provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
                    (B) Permitted and prohibited uses of grants.--
                            (i) Permitted uses.--Grants made under this 
                        section may be used for reports, feasibility 
                        and other studies, development of compacts, 
                        interpretive exhibits, historic preservation 
                        projects, construction of cultural, 
                        recreational, and interpretive facilities that 
                        are open to the public, and such other 
                        expenditures as are consistent with this title.
                            (ii) Prohibited uses.--Grants made under 
                        this section may not be used for--
                                    (I) ongoing operational expenses of 
                                any management entity (other than 
                                operational expenses for the first 3 
                                fiscal years beginning after the date 
                                of the designation of the relevant 
                                National Heritage Area); or
                                    (II) acquisition of real property 
                                or any interest in real property.
                    (C) Applicability of restrictions to subgrants.--
                For purposes of subparagraph (B), any subgrant made 
                from funds received as a grant (or subgrant) made under 
                this section shall be treated as a grant made under 
                this section.
                    (D) Protection of federal investment.--Any grant 
                made under this section shall be subject to an 
                agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the 
                project so assisted for purposes contrary to the 
                purposes of this Act, as determined by the Secretary, 
                shall result in a right of the United States to 
                compensation equal to the greater of--
                            (i) all Federal funds made available to 
                        such project under this Act; or
                            (ii) the proportion of the increased value 
                        of the project attributable to such funds, as 
                        determined at the time of such conversion, use, 
                        or disposal.
            (2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
        technical assistance with respect to this title.
            (3) Duration of eligibility for grants and technical 
        assistance.--The Secretary may not provide any grant, and may 
        provide only limited technical assistance, under this title 
        with respect to any National Heritage Area for any period 
        occurring after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning 
        on the date on which the National Heritage Area is designated.
            (4) Disqualification for federal funding.--If a heritage 
        plan meeting the requirements of section 104(c) is not 
        forwarded to the Secretary for a National Heritage Area as 
        required under section 105(b)(1) within the time specified in 
        section 105(b)(1), the Secretary may not, after such time, 
        provide technical assistance or grants under this title with 
        respect to the National Heritage Area until such a heritage 
        plan for the National Heritage Area is developed and forwarded 
        to the Secretary.
            (5) Previously existing heritage areas.--The Secretary may 
        provide grants and technical assistance under this section with 
        respect to any area which has been designated by an Act of 
        Congress, before the date of the enactment of this Act, as a 
        heritage area or heritage corridor, as if such area or corridor 
        had been designated a National Heritage Area under this title. 
The Secretary may not provide any grant, and may provide only limited 
technical assistance, under this paragraph with respect to any such 
heritage area or corridor after the earlier of--
                    (A) the last day on which the area or corridor is 
                eligible for Federal funding or assistance under the 
                statute designating such heritage area or corridor; or
                    (B) the expiration of the 10-year period beginning 
                on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Other Duties and Authorities of Secretary.--
            (1) Evaluation and advice.--In accordance with the purposes 
        of this Act, the Secretary may--
                    (A) evaluate, in accordance with the criteria 
                referred to in section 101, areas nominated under this 
                title for designation as National Heritage Areas; and
                    (B) upon request, advise State and local 
                governments, nonprofit organizations, and other 
                appropriate entities on issues pertaining to this Act.
            (2) Signing of compacts.--The Secretary shall sign or 
        withhold signature on each proposed compact submitted under 
        this Act not later than 90 days after receiving the proposed 
        compact. If the Secretary withholds signature on a proposed 
        compact submitted under this Act, the Secretary shall advise 
        the submitter, in writing, of the reasons. The Secretary shall 
        sign or withhold signature on each proposed revision to such a 
        proposed compact not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        proposed revision. A submitter shall hold a public meeting in 
        the immediate vicinity of the proposed National Heritage Area 
        before making any major revisions in a proposed compact 
        submitted under this Act. Prior to signing any compact, the 
        Secretary shall provide reasonable notice concerning the 
        proposed National Heritage Area to private property owners 
        within the proposed boundary. Such notice may range from legal 
        notices (or other information) in local news media to contact 
        with individual property owners. Such notice shall include 
        information concerning the designation, including information 
        on the process by which private property owners may remove 
        their property from the National Heritage Area.
            (3) Monitoring of national heritage areas.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall monitor all 
                National Heritage Areas (whether or not eligibility for 
                assistance under this title has expired with respect to 
                such areas).
                    (B) Compliance with compacts.--Monitoring of 
                National Heritage Areas under subparagraph (A) shall 
                include monitoring of National Heritage Areas to ensure 
                compliance with the terms of the compacts for such 
                areas, for the purpose of making determinations under 
                section 106.
            (4) Provision of information.--In cooperation with other 
        Federal agencies, the Secretary shall provide the general 
        public with information regarding the location and character of 
        National Heritage Areas.
    (d) Duties of Other Federal Entities.--Any Federal entity 
conducting any activity directly affecting any National Heritage Area 
shall consider the potential effect of the activity on the area and 
shall consult with the Governor of the State in which the area is 
located, and the management entity for the area, with respect to 
minimizing any adverse effect on the area.

SEC. 104. FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMPACTS, AND HERITAGE PLANS.

    (a) 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 101. 
Each such feasibility study shall be prepared with public 
participation. Each such feasibility study shall include, but need not 
be limited to, each of the following:
            (1) Resources and opportunities.--A description of the 
        natural, historic, and cultural resources and recreational and 
        educational opportunities presented by the area, including an 
        assessment of the quality and integrity of, the availability of 
        public access to, and the themes represented by such resources 
        and opportunities.
            (2) Interest and impact.--An assessment of the interest of, 
        and impact of possible designation upon, potential partners, 
        units of government, nonprofit organizations, and other private 
        entities, including private property owners.
            (3) Boundaries.--A general description of the boundaries 
        for the proposed National Heritage Area.
            (4) Conceptual framework.--A general description of the 
        conceptual framework of the proposed National Heritage Area.
            (5) Possible management entity.--Identification of a 
        possible management entity for the proposed National Heritage 
        Area.
            (6) Views of locally elected officials.--Views of locally 
        elected officials, including the views of any such officials 
        opposed to designation of the area as a National Heritage Area.
    (b) Compacts.--
            (1) In general.--Each compact submitted under this title 
        with respect to an area proposed for designation as a National 
        Heritage Area shall consist of an agreement between the 
        Secretary and the Governor of each State in which the area is 
        located. Such agreement shall define the area, describe 
        anticipated programs for the area, and include information 
        relating to the objectives and management of the area. Such 
        information shall include, but need not be limited to, each of 
        the following:
                    (A) Boundaries.--A delineation of the boundaries of 
                the proposed National Heritage Area.
                    (B) Management entity.--An identification and 
                description of the management entity that will 
                administer the proposed National Heritage Area.
                    (C) Partners.--A list of the initial partners to be 
                involved in developing and implementing the heritage 
                plan for the proposed area, and a statement of the 
                financial commitment of the partners.
                    (D) Goals, objectives, and conceptual framework.--A 
                discussion of the goals, objectives, and cost of the 
                proposed National Heritage Area, including an 
                explanation of--
                            (i) the conceptual framework, proposed by 
                        the partners referred to in subparagraph (C), 
                        for development and implementation of the 
                        heritage plan for the National Heritage Area; 
                        and
                            (ii) the costs associated with the 
                        conceptual framework.
                    (E) Role of state.--A description of the role of 
                each State in which the proposed National Heritage Area 
                is located.
            (2) Consistency with economic viability.--Each compact 
        submitted under this title with respect to an area proposed for 
        designation as a National Heritage Area shall be consistent 
        with continued economic viability in the communities within the 
        area.
            (3) Preparation of compact.--Each compact submitted under 
        this title shall be prepared with public participation and in 
        compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            (4) Initiation of actions.--Actions called for in a compact 
        shall be initiated within a reasonable time after designation 
        of the National Heritage Area and shall ensure effective 
        implementation of the State and local aspects of the compact.
    (c) Heritage Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Each heritage plan forwarded to the 
        Secretary under this title for a National Heritage Area shall 
        be a plan, prepared pursuant to the designation of a National 
        Heritage Area, which sets forth the strategy to implement the 
        goals and objectives of the area. Each such heritage plan 
        shall--
                    (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the 
                conservation, funding, management, and development of 
                the area;
                    (B) be prepared with public participation;
                    (C) take into consideration existing Federal, 
                State, county, and local plans and involve residents, 
                private property owners, public agencies, and private 
                organizations in the area;
                    (D) include a description of actions that units of 
                government and private organizations could take to 
                protect the resources of the area; and
                    (E) specify existing and potential sources of 
                funding for the conservation, management, and 
                development of the area.
            (2) Additional information.--Each heritage plan forwarded 
        to the Secretary under this title also shall include the 
        following, as appropriate:
                    (A) Inventory of resources.--An inventory of 
                important natural, cultural, or historic resources 
                which illustrate the theme of the National Heritage 
                Area.
                    (B) Recommendations for management.--A 
                recommendation of policies for management of the 
                historical, cultural, and natural resources and the 
                recreational and educational opportunities of the area 
                in a manner consistent with the support of appropriate 
                and compatible economic viability.
                    (C) Program and commitments.--A program for 
                implementation of the heritage plan by the management 
entity specified in the compact for the area and specific commitments, 
for the first 5 years of operation of the heritage plan, by the 
partners identified in the compact.
                    (D) Analysis of coordination.--An analysis of means 
                by which Federal, State, and local programs may best be 
                coordinated to promote the purposes of this Act.
                    (E) Interpretive plan.--An interpretive plan for 
                the National Heritage Area.

SEC. 105. MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--The management entity for each National Heritage 
Area shall be an entity which reflects a broad cross-section of 
interests within the heritage area and which includes--
            (1) at least 1 representative of one or more units of 
        government in each State in which the National Heritage Area is 
        located; and
            (2) private property owners who reside within the National 
        Heritage Area.
    (b) Duties.--Each management entity for a National Heritage Area 
shall fulfill each of the following requirements:
            (1) Heritage plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
        of the designation of the area as a National Heritage Area, the 
        management entity shall develop and forward to the Secretary, 
        and to the Governor of each State in which the area is located, 
        a heritage plan.
            (2) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority 
        to the implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth 
        in the compact and heritage plan for the area, including 
        assisting units of government and others in--
                    (A) carrying out programs which recognize important 
                resource values within the National Heritage Area;
                    (B) encouraging economic viability in the affected 
                communities;
                    (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the area;
                    (D) developing recreational and educational 
                opportunities in the area;
                    (E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the natural, historical, and cultural resources of 
                the area;
                    (F) restoring historic buildings that are located 
                within the boundaries of the area and relate to the 
                theme of the area; and
                    (G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                appropriate signs identifying public access points and 
                sites of interest are put in place throughout the area.
            (3) Consideration of interests of local groups.--The 
        management entity shall, in developing and implementing the 
        heritage plan for the area, consider the interests of diverse 
        units of government, businesses, private property owners, and 
        nonprofit groups within the geographic area.
            (4) Public meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 
        public meetings at least annually regarding the implementation 
        of the heritage plan for the area. The management entity shall 
        place a notice of each such meeting in a newspaper of general 
        circulation in the area and shall make the minutes of the 
        meeting available to the public.

SEC. 106. WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The National Heritage Area designation of an area 
shall continue unless--
            (1) the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) the National Heritage Area no longer meets the 
                criteria referred to in section 101;
                    (B) the use, condition, or development of the area 
                is inconsistent with the criteria referred to in 
                section 101, the compact for the area, or the heritage 
                plan for the area; or
                    (C) the National Heritage Area is no longer 
                supported by the residents of the area (which may be 
                demonstrated by a request from the Governor of any 
                State in which the area is located or a petition 
                reflecting the interest of residents of the area); and
            (2) after making a determination referred to in paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary submits to the Congress notification that 
        the National 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 a National Heritage Area, 
the Secretary or a designee shall hold a public hearing within the 
area.
    (c) Time of Withdrawal of Designation.--The withdrawal of the 
National 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.
    (d) Restrictions on Redesignation.--If the National Heritage Area 
designation of any area is withdrawn, such area may not be redesignated 
as a National Heritage Area before the expiration of the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of such withdrawal. With respect to any National 
Heritage Area which is so redesignated, section 103(b)(3) shall be 
applied by substituting ``the excess (if any) of 10 years over the 
amount of time for which such area was previously eligible for grants 
under this title (or would have been so eligible but for paragraph 
(4))'' for ``the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the 
National Heritage Area is designated''.

SEC. 107. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Limitation on Inclusion of Private Property in National 
Heritage Areas.--No privately owned property shall be included within 
the boundaries of any National Heritage Area unless the government of 
the county, city, or town in which the property is located agrees to be 
so included and submits notification of such agreement to the 
Secretary. If, at any time after the designation of the area, the 
government of a county, city, or town which submitted such notification 
requests to be removed from the National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
and each Governor of a State in which the National Heritage Area is 
located shall revise the compact for the National Heritage Area to 
exclude the county, city, or town from the area.
    (b) Prohibition of Assistance if Management Entity Exercises Zoning 
or Land Use Powers.--The Secretary may not provide grants or technical 
assistance under this title with respect to any National Heritage Area 
if the management entity for such area possesses or exercises any 
zoning or land use regulation powers.
    (c) Prohibition of Conditioning Signing of Compact or Award of 
Assistance on Land Use Changes.--The Secretary may not, as a condition 
of signing any compact or awarding any grant or any technical 
assistance under this Act, require the enactment or modification of 
land use restrictions.
    (d) Access to Private Property.--No provision of this Act shall be 
construed to require any private property owner to permit public access 
to such private property. No provision of this Act shall be construed 
to modify any provision of State law with regard to public access to or 
use of private lands. Designation of a National Heritage Area under 
this Act shall not be deemed to create any liability, or to have any 
effect on any liability (under any other law), of any private property 
owner with respect to any persons injured on such private property.
    (e) Recognition of Authority To Control Land Use.--No provision of 
this Act shall be construed to modify any existing authority of 
Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use.
    (f) Notification on Maps.--All maps and brochures prepared pursuant 
to this Act shall include language stating that certain lands within 
the National Heritage Areas are private lands.
    (g) Participation of Private Property Owners in National Heritage 
Areas.--
            (1) In general.--No provision of this Act shall be 
        construed to require any private property owner located within 
        the boundary of any Heritage Area to participate in or be 
        associated with any National Heritage Area.
            (2) Removal and addition of private property to the 
        national heritage area.--
                    (A) Removal of private property from the national 
                heritage area.--If at any time the owner of privately 
                owned property within the boundary of a National 
                Heritage Area submits a written request to the 
                management entity to be removed from the National 
                Heritage Area, the management entity shall revise the 
                boundary map of such National Heritage Area to exclude 
                the property from the National Heritage Area. The 
                application of this subparagraph shall not affect the 
                application of section 103(b)(1)(D).
                    (B) Addition of private property to the national 
                heritage area.--If at any time the owner of privately 
                owned property within the boundary of a National 
                Heritage Area which has been previously removed from 
                the National Heritage Area boundary map, submits a 
                written request to the management entity to be included 
                within the National Heritage Area, the management 
                entity shall revise the boundary map to include such 
                property in the National Heritage Area.
                    (C) Finalization of boundary map.--Exclusion of 
                property under subparagraph (A) or inclusion of 
                property under subparagraph (B) shall be final upon the 
                receipt by the management entity of a written request 
                by the private property owner.

SEC. 108. EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER STANDARDS.

    (a) Rules, Regulations, Standards, and Permit Processes.--No 
provision of this Act shall be construed to impose any environmental, 
occupational, safety, or other rule, regulation, standard, or permit 
process that is different from those that would be applicable had a 
National Heritage Area not been established.
    (b) Water Standards.--No provision of this Act shall be construed 
to impose any Federal or State water use designation or water quality 
standard upon uses of, or discharges to, waters of a State or waters of 
the United States, within or adjacent to a National Heritage Area, that 
is different from those that would be applicable had the National 
Heritage Area not been established.
    (c) Water Facilities.--No provision of this Act shall be construed 
to affect the continuing use and operation, repair, rehabilitation, 
expansion, or new construction of water supply facilities, water and 
wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater facilities, public 
utilities, and common carriers.
    (d) Water and Water Rights.--No provision of this Act shall be 
construed to authorize or imply the reservation or appropriation of 
water or water rights.
    (e) Permitting of Facilities.--No provision of this Act shall be 
construed to abridge, restrict, or alter any applicable rule, 
regulation, standard, or review procedure for the permitting of 
facilities within or adjacent to a National Heritage Area.

SEC. 109. MULTIPLE USE SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    (a) No Diminishment of State Authority.--No provision of this Act 
shall be construed to diminish the authority of the State containing 
any National Heritage Area to manage fish and wildlife, including the 
regulation of fishing and hunting within the area.
    (b) No Conditioning of Compact and Assistance.--The Secretary may 
not require limitations on any multiple use on Federal lands 
(including, but not limited to, oil and gas, timbering, grazing, 
mining, irrigation, recreation, fishing, hunting, and trapping) as a 
condition for the signing of a compact, the provision of a grant, or 
the determination of eligibility for assistance under this Act. Neither 
the Secretary nor any other Federal agency may require such limitations 
as a condition for the receipt, in connection with the National 
Heritage Area status of an area, of any other form of assistance from 
the Secretary or such agencies.

SEC. 110. SAVINGS PROVISION FOR PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AREAS.

    Except as specified in section 112(g), no provision of this Act 
shall be construed to expand or diminish any authority contained in any 
law that designates, before the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
heritage area or heritage corridor.

SEC. 111. REPORT.

    The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, every 5 years, a report 
on the status and accomplishments of the National Heritage Areas 
Partnership Program as a whole and the condition of National Heritage 
Areas.

SEC. 112. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for grants 
made and technical assistance provided under section 103(b), the 
administration of such grants and assistance, and the administration of 
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program established by section 
103(a), annually not more than $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.
    (b) Annual Allocation for Grants.--In any fiscal year, not less 
than 70 percent of the funds obligated under this title shall be used 
for grants made under section 103(b).
    (c) Limitation on Technical Assistance Funding.--In any fiscal 
year, not more than 30 percent of the funds obligated under this title 
may be used for technical assistance provided under section 103(b).
    (d) Limitation on Percent of Cost.--Federal funding provided under 
this title, after the designation of a National Heritage Area, for any 
technical assistance or grant with respect to the area may not exceed 
50 percent of the total cost of the assistance or grant. Federal 
funding provided under this title with respect to an area before the 
designation of the area as a National Heritage Area may not exceed an 
amount proportionate to the level of local support of and commitment to 
the designation of the area.
    (e) Limitation on Total Funding for Each National Heritage Area.--
Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be made available under this 
section with respect to each National Heritage Area.
    (f) Limitation on Annual Funding for Each National Heritage Area.--
Not more than $1,000,000 may be made available under this section with 
respect to each National Heritage Area for any fiscal year.
    (g) Application of Funding Limits to Existing Areas.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in any other title of 
        this Act, the aggregate appropriations, under this and any 
        other Act for any fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, to the Secretary (acting through the 
        National Park Service) for any area designated before such date 
        as a heritage area or heritage corridor may not exceed the 
        maximum amount which could have been appropriated with respect 
        to the area or corridor under this section for such fiscal year 
        if the area or corridor were a National Heritage Area 
        designated under this title.
            (2) Application of limit on total funding for area.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (1) and subsection (e), all Federal 
        funding made available (before, on, or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act) by the Secretary (acting through the 
        National Park Service) with respect to a heritage area or 
        heritage corridor described in paragraph (1) shall be treated 
        as funding made available under this section.
            (3) Inclusion in limit on funding under this section.--For 
        purposes of the $10,000,000 limitation contained in subsection 
        (a), all amounts appropriated to Secretary (acting through the 
        National Park Service) after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, under this or any other Act, for heritage areas and 
        heritage corridors described in paragraph (1) shall be treated 
        as appropriated under such subsection.
    (h) Prohibition on Use of Funds to Supplement National Park 
System.--No funds authorized to be appropriated under this title may be 
used to supplement funding or programs at any unit of the National Park 
System.
    (i) Allocation of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available to 
the Secretary to carry out this Act--
            (1) may be obligated or expended by any person unless the 
        appropriation of such funds has been allocated in the manner 
        prescribed by this Act; or
            (2) may be obligated or expended by any person in excess of 
        the amount prescribed by this Act.

SEC. 113. EXPIRATION OF GRANT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any technical 
assistance under this title after September 30, 2012.

            TITLE II--DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

SEC. 201. ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to designate the Essex National Heritage Area in order 
        to recognize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make available 
        for the benefit of the public the historical, 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.
    (b) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 
103(c)(2)) a compact regarding the Heritage Area, there is hereby 
designated the Essex National Heritage Area (in this section referred 
to as the ``Heritage Area''), within the county of Essex in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    (c) 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.
    (d) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be treated as part of 
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 202. OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) 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 our national heritage 
        of certain historic and cultural lands, waterways, and 
        structures within the 87-mile Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor 
        between Cleveland and Zoar, Ohio;
            (2) to encourage within the corridor a broad range of 
        economic opportunities enhancing the quality of life for 
        present and future generations;
            (3) to provide a management framework to assist the State 
        of Ohio, its political subdivisions, and non-profit 
        organizations, or combinations thereof, in preparing and 
        implementing an integrated corridor heritage plan, and in 
        developing policies and programs that will preserve, enhance, 
        and interpret the cultural, historical, natural, scenic, and 
        recreational resources and opportunities of the corridor; and
            (4) to authorize the Secretary to provide financial and 
        technical assistance to the State of Ohio, its political 
        subdivisions, and non-profit organizations, or combinations 
        thereof, in preparing and implementing a corridor heritage 
        plan.
    (b) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 
103(c)(2)) a compact regarding the Heritage Area, there is hereby 
designated the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Area (in this 
section referred to as the ``Heritage Area'').
    (c) 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 heritage plan submitted under section 
105(b)(1). 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.
    (d) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be treated as part of 
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated 
under subsection (b).
    (e) Management Entity.--Upon petition, the Secretary is authorized 
to recognize the Ohio & Erie Canal Association as the management 
entity, for purposes of title I of this Act, for the Ohio & Erie Canal 
National Heritage Area if the association establishes a National 
Heritage Area Committee described in subsection (f). Such a committee 
shall not be treated as an advisory committee for purposes of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (f) National Heritage Area Committee.--For purposes of subsection 
(e), the term ``National Heritage Area Committee'' means a committee 
which consists of the following:
            (1) 4 individuals, who shall include 1 representative of 
        business and industry from each of the Ohio 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.
            (2) 1 individual who is a director of a convention and 
        tourism bureau within the 87-mile Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor 
        between Cleveland and Zoar, Ohio, submitted by the Director of 
        the Ohio Department of Travel and Tourism.
            (3) 1 individual with knowledge and experience in the field 
        of historic preservation, submitted by the Ohio Historic 
        Preservation Officer.
            (4) 1 individual with knowledge and experience in the field 
        of historic preservation, submitted by the Director of the 
        National Park Service.
            (5) 3 individuals submitted by the county or metropolitan 
        park boards in the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, and 
        Stark.
            (6) 8 individuals submitted by the county commissioners or 
        county chief executives of the Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, 
        Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas, including--
                    (A) from each such county, 1 representative of the 
                planning offices of the county; and
                    (B) from each such county, 1 representative of a 
                municipality in the county.
            (7) 2 individuals, who shall be representatives of the 
        Directors of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the 
        Ohio Department of Transportation, submitted by the Governor of 
        Ohio.
            (8) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National 
        Recreation Area.

SEC. 203. AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) Statement of Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to 
provide a cooperative management framework to assist the State of 
Georgia, its units of local government, and area citizens in retaining, 
enhancing, and interpreting the significant features of the lands, 
water, and structures of the Augusta Canal, in a manner that is 
consistent with positive economic impact and development for the 
benefit and inspiration of present and future generations in the State 
of Georgia and the United States.
    (b) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 
103(c)(2)) a compact regarding the Heritage Corridor, there is hereby 
designated the Augusta Canal National Heritage Corridor (in this 
section referred to as the ``Heritage Corridor'').
    (c) Boundaries.--The Heritage Corridor shall include the land 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``The Augusta Canal'', numbered 
AUCA-80,000, and dated August 1994, which shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the 
National Park Service.
    (d) Administration.--The Heritage Corridor shall be treated as part 
of the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Heritage Corridor is designated 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 204. VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE.

    (a) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to preserve, enhance, and interpret the significant 
        aspects of the land, water, structures, and history of areas in 
        and around Vancouver, Washington; and
            (2) to establish a cooperative arrangement through which an 
        integrated cultural, historical, recreational, and educational 
        land resource management program may be developed and 
        implemented to achieve those purposes.
    (b) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 
103(c)(2)) a compact regarding the Historic Reserve, there is hereby 
designated the Vancouver National Historic Reserve (in this section 
referred to as the ``Historic Reserve'').
    (c) Boundaries.--The Historic Reserve shall be composed of the 
lands depicted on the map entitled ``Vancouver National Historic 
Reserve--Proposed Reserve Area, numbered VAMC-80,000l'', and shall 
include the following lands and facilities:
            (1) Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
            (2) Vancouver Barracks.
            (3) Pearson Airpark and Pearson Airpark Historical Museum.
            (4) Officers Row.
            (5) Old Apple Tree Park.
            (6) Marine Park.
            (7) The area of the Columbia River waterfront identified in 
        the map.
            (8) The land and easements dedicated to the city of 
        Vancouver, Washington, for a waterfront trail within the 
        Columbia shores property.
            (9) A pedestrian-only path between the Marine Park and the 
        southeastern corner of the Historic Reserve at Columbia Way.
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
offices of the Director of the National Park Service.
    (d) Administration.--The Historic Reserve shall be treated as part 
of the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated as a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Historic Reserve is designated 
under subsection (b).
    (e) Pearson Airpark.--
            (1) Conditions on continued general aviation use.--The 
        Secretary shall permit that portion of National Park Service 
        property used by the city of Vancouver on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act for the Pearson Airpark runway and 
        taxiway to continue to be used by the city for general aviation 
        purposes after the year 2002 and before April 7, 2022, subject 
        to approval by the Federal Aviation Administration and subject 
        to the following conditions:
                    (A) Museum and airpark.--Pearson Airpark and 
                Pearson Airpark Historical Museum shall be operated by 
                the city of Vancouver, Washington, or its designee.
                    (B) Fee and rental.--The city of Vancouver, 
                Washington, shall pay to the National Park Service fair 
                market value for any National Park Service lands, 
                within the boundaries of the Historic Reserve, leased 
                by the city, except as otherwise provided in this 
                subparagraph. The Secretary may enter into agreements 
                that provide that specific additional work performed or 
                expenses paid by the city of Vancouver, which the city 
                is not otherwise obligated to perform or pay under this 
                or any other provision of law, may be used, fairly 
                valued, to reduce or offset the amount of the 
                obligation of the city to pay rent pursuant to this 
                subparagraph.
                    (C) Removal of extraneous buildings and devices.--
                All nonhistoric aviation-related facilities and 
                equipment, including T-hangars and associated taxiways, 
                shall be removed by the city of Vancouver from National 
                Park Service property within the Historic Reserve not 
                later than April 6, 2003, except facilities and 
                equipment that are necessary for navigation and safety 
                in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration 
                standards and requirements.
                    (D) No compensation.--The city of Vancouver shall 
                not be compensated for historic aviation-related 
                facilities or equipment that are on National Park 
                Service property within the Historic Reserve on or 
                before the date of the enactment of this Act and remain 
                on National Park Service property within the Historic 
                Reserve after such date, but shall be liable and 
                responsible for continued use and maintenance of the 
                facilities and equipment.
                    (E) Improvements and additions.--The approval of 
                the Secretary shall be required for all improvements 
                and additions to facilities or equipment of the Pearson 
                Airpark Historical Museum that are located on property 
                of the National Park Service.
                    (F) Helicopters.--Helicopters shall not be based at 
                Pearson Airpark except as necessary to accommodate 
                emergency, disaster, or national security needs.
                    (G) Number of aircraft.--The number of airworthy 
                aircraft based at Pearson Airpark shall be determined 
                under the Pearson economic plan described in paragraph 
                (3).
            (2) Prohibition on general aviation use after april 6, 
        2022.--No general aviation aircraft shall be allowed at Pearson 
        Airpark after April 6, 2022, unless a continuation of general 
        aviation at the Airpark is expressly authorized by an Act of 
        Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Pearson economic plan.--
                    (A) In general.--The management entity for the 
                Historic Reserve shall prepare an economic viability 
                and mitigation plan (in this section referred to as the 
                ``Pearson economic plan'') for Pearson Airpark and 
                include the plan in the heritage plan submitted under 
                section 105(b)(1) with respect to the Historic Reserve.
                    (B) Contents of pearson economic plan.--The Pearson 
                economic plan shall provide for each of the following:
                            (i) A report by the management entity to 
                        the Secretary and the Congress, not later than 
                        January 1, 2022, regarding the advisability of 
                        continuing to base some general aviation 
                        aircraft at Pearson Airpark, taking into 
                        account the impact of general aviation aircraft 
                        on National Park Service operations, the needs 
                        of the community, and whether or not general 
                        aviation aircraft are necessary to support the 
                        economic viability of the historic aircraft 
                        mission within the Historic Reserve.
                            (ii) A transition from basing predominantly 
                        general aviation aircraft at Pearson Airpark to 
                        basing only historic aircraft at the Airpark by 
                        April 6, 2022.
                            (iii) A program, coordinated with the 
                        Federal Aviation Administration and other 
                        agencies, to mitigate or eliminate any 
                        conflicts related to the operation of Pearson 
                        Airpark and other activities within the 
                        Historic Reserve. The program shall address 
                        noise, safety, visual intrusion, and the 
                        location of new facilities.
                            (iv) A Pearson Airpark Historical Museum 
                        plan, including budgetary strategies by which 
                        proceeds from general aviation and other 
                        sources will fund the museum and other aviation 
                        curation activities.
            (4) No effect on authority of faa or port of portland.--
        This Act shall not be construed to limit the authority of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration over air traffic control or 
        aviation activities, or activities supporting air traffic 
        control or aviation activities, at Pearson Airpark nor to limit 
        the operation or management, by the Port of Portland, of the 
        Portland International Airport or of the airspace in the 
        vicinity of the airport.
            (5) Definition of historic aircraft.--For purposes of this 
        section, the term ``historic aircraft'' means an aircraft 
        that--
                    (A) is based on a design from the World War II era 
                or earlier;
                    (B) is 50 years old or older; or
                    (C) is of historical significance, as determined by 
                a qualified aviation advisory group selected by the 
                management entity.

SEC. 205. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) 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.
    (b) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 
103(c)(2)) a compact regarding the Heritage Area, there is hereby 
designated the Steel Industry National Heritage Area (in this section 
referred to as the ``Heritage Area'').
    (c) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be composed of 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.
    (d) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be considered to be 
part of the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be 
treated for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage 
Area under title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 206. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) Designation.--Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal 
Register of notice that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 
103(c)(2)) a compact regarding the Heritage Area, there is hereby 
designated the South Carolina National Heritage Area (in this section 
referred to as the ``Heritage Area'').
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of the lands 
generally depicted on the map included in the South Carolina Heritage 
Corridor--Draft Plan prepared by the South Carolina Department of 
Parks, Recreation and Tourism and dated September 1995.
    (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be treated as part of 
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 207. TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, which was 
        created by the Congress in 1991, determined that 38 sites in 
        Tennessee pertaining to the Civil War are significant;
            (2) the document entitled ``Preliminary Proposal for a 
        National Heritage Area on the Civil War in Tennessee'', 
        published in March 1995 by the Center for Historic 
        Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, further 
        documents important resources pertaining to the Civil War in 
        Tennessee; and
            (3) the findings of these studies indicate that some or all 
        of this area may be suitable for designation as a National 
        Heritage Area.
    (b) Directions to Secretary.--The Secretary shall assist potential 
partners in Tennessee in determining whether some or all of the area in 
Tennessee determined significant by the Civil War Sites Advisory 
Commission or described in the document entitled ``Preliminary Proposal 
for a National Heritage Area on the Civil War in Tennessee'', published 
in March 1995 by the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee 
State University, meets the criteria described in section 101 for 
designation as a National Heritage Area. Such a determination shall 
include, but need not be limited to--
            (1) an assessment of the quality, integrity, and 
        accessibility of the identified resources;
            (2) an assessment of the interest of, and impact of 
        possible designation upon, potential partners, units of 
        government, nonprofit organizations, and other private 
        entities, including private property owners; including the 
        extent to which public and private entities and governments 
        within the area have demonstrated their support for the 
        designation of the area as a National Heritage Area;
            (3) an identification of a possible management entity for 
        the proposed National Heritage Area;
            (4) a general description of the conceptual framework for 
        the proposed National Heritage Area; and
            (5) a refinement of the boundaries described in such 
        document, based on an assessment of public support and of the 
        cohesiveness of the resources, to identify a cohesive 
        assemblage of resources which can be effectively managed by the 
        management entity for the Heritage Area.
    (c) Designation.--If the determination described in subsection (b) 
is completed before the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, then upon publication within 
such 2-year period by the Secretary in the Federal Register of notice 
that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 103(c)(2)) a compact 
regarding the Heritage Area, there is hereby designated the Tennessee 
Civil War National Heritage Area (in this section referred to as the 
``Heritage Area'').
    (d) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be treated as part of 
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated 
under subsection (c).

SEC. 208. CACHE LA POUDRE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Duties of Secretary.--The Secretary shall assist potential 
partners in Colorado in determining whether the floodplain of the Cache 
La Poudre River, as described in this section, is appropriate for 
designation as a National Heritage Area. Such determination shall 
include, but not be limited to--
            (1) an assessment of the quality, integrity, and 
        accessibility of the identified resources;
            (2) an assessment of the interest of, and impact of 
        possible designation upon, potential partners, units of 
        government, nonprofit organizations, and other private 
        entities, including private property owners; including the 
        extent to which public and private entities and governments 
        within the area have demonstrated their support for the 
        designation of the area as a National Heritage Area;
            (3) an identification of a possible management entity for 
        the proposed National Heritage Area; and
            (4) a general description of the conceptual framework for 
        the proposed National Heritage Area.
    (b) Designation.--If the determination described in subsection (a) 
is completed before the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, then upon publication within 
such 2-year period by the Secretary in the Federal Register of notice 
that the Secretary has signed (pursuant to section 103(c)(2)) a compact 
regarding the Heritage Area, there is hereby designated the Cache La 
Poudre National Heritage Area (in this section referred to as the 
``Heritage Area'').
    (c) Boundaries.--The boundaries of this Area shall include those 
lands within the 100-year floodplain of the Cache La Poudre River 
Basin, beginning at a point where the Cache La Poudre River flows out 
of the Roosevelt National Forest and continuing east along said 
floodplain to a point \1/4\ of 1 mile west of the confluence of the 
Cache La Poudre River and the South Platte River in Weld County, 
Colorado, comprising less than 35,000 acres, and generally depicted as 
the 100-year flood boundary on any of the following Federal Flood 
Insurance maps:
            (1) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0146B, April 2, 1979, U.S. Dept. of 
        Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance 
        Administration.
            (2) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0147B, April 2, 1979, U.S. Dept. of 
        Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance 
        Administration.
            (3) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0162B, April 2, 1979, U.S. Dept. of 
        Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance 
        Administration.
            (4) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0163B, March 18, 1986, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (5) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0178B, March 18, 1986, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (6) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080102 0002B, February 15, 1984, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (7) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0179B, March 18, 1986, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (8) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0193D, November 17, 1993, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (9) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0194B, November 17, 1993, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (10) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0208C, November 17, 1993, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (11) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080101 0221C, November 17, 1993, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (12) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080266 0605D, September 27, 1991, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (13) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080264 0005A, September 27, 1991, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (14) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080266 0608D, September 27, 1991, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (15) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080266 0609C, September 28, 1982, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (16) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080266 0628C, September 28, 1992, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (17) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080184 0002B, July 16, 1979, U.S. Dept. of 
        Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance 
        Administration.
            (18) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080266 0636C, September 28, 1982, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
            (19) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Larimer County, CO. 
        Community-Panel No. 080266 0637C, September 28, 1982, Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.
    (d) Public Access to Maps.--The maps referred to in subsection (c) 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in--
            (1) the offices of the Department of the Interior in 
        Washington, District of Columbia, and Denver, Colorado; and
            (2) the appropriate offices of--
                    (A) the city of Fort Collins;
                    (B) Larimer County;
                    (C) the city of Greeley; and
                    (D) Weld County.
    (e) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be treated as part of 
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program and shall be treated 
for all purposes as having been designated a National Heritage Area 
under title I on the date on which the Heritage Area is designated 
under subsection (b).

        TITLE III--STUDIES OF POTENTIAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

SEC. 301. STUDY OF PUENTE-CHINO HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) 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 
Puente-Chino Hills as a National Heritage Area.
    (b) 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 Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate.

SEC. 302. STUDY OF GREAT NORTHERN FRONTIER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) 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 
historic Tryon County, in the Mohawk Valley of the State of New York, 
and the Country of the Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy) as a National 
Heritage Area. This study shall include a strategy for protection and 
management of the Oriskany Battlefield National Historic Landmark.
    (b) 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 Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate.

          TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING HERITAGE CORRIDORS

SEC. 401. BLACKSTONE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) Boundary Changes.--Section 2 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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended by striking the first 
sentence and inserting the following new sentence: ``The boundaries 
shall include the lands and water 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) Terms.--Section 3(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; 16 
U.S.C. 461 note), is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ``, but may continue to serve after the expiration of 
this term until a successor has been appointed''.
    (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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), 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, with the approval 
of the Secretary, shall revise the Cultural Heritage and Land 
Management Plan. The revision shall address the boundary change made by 
section 401(a) of the National Heritage Areas Act of 1995 and shall 
include a natural resource inventory of areas or features that should 
be protected, restored, managed, or acquired because of their 
contribution to the understanding of national cultural landscape 
values.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revision 
required by paragraph (1) in accordance with subsection (b).''
    (d) Extension of Commission.--Subsection (b) of 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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended 
by striking ``five years beginning on the day referred to in subsection 
(a)'' and inserting ``five years beginning on the day of the expiration 
of the extension under section 118 of Public Law 102-154 (105 Stat. 
1013; 16 U.S.C. 461 note)''.
    (e) Local Authority.--Section 5 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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(j) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--No 
provision of this Act shall be construed to affect or to authorize the 
Commission to interfere with--
            ``(1) the rights of any person with respect to private 
        property; or
            ``(2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
        Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any political subdivision of 
        the Commonwealth''.
    (f) 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; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated after fiscal 
year 1995 not more than $5,000,000 (in addition to any amounts 
appropriated under subsection (a) or (b)) to carry out the purposes of 
this Act. Funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall not 
exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the project or assistance to be 
funded.''.

SEC. 402. ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98-398; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by inserting 
after section 117 the following new section:

               ``study of possible additions to corridor

    ``Sec. 118. The Commission shall undertake a study to determine 
whether the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant and the Calumet-Sag and 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canals should be added to the corridor. The 
study shall specifically examine the relationship between the purposes 
of this Act and the areas proposed for study and shall identify any 
specific resources which are related to the purposes for which the 
corridor was established. The study shall propose boundaries which 
provide for the inclusion of any related resources within the corridor. 
The Commission shall submit the study to the Secretary and the 
appropriate congressional committees. Upon receipt of the study, the 
Secretary shall determine which lands (if any) should be added to the 
corridor and shall so notify the appropriate congressional 
committees.''.
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