[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1665 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1665
To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National
Heritage Corridor Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 23, 1998
Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Santorum) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National
Heritage Corridor Act, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware and Lehigh National
Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. NAME CHANGE.
The Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4552) is amended by striking
``Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor''
each place it appears (except section 4(a)) and inserting ``Delaware
and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor''.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
Section 3(b) of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4552) is amended--
(1) by inserting after ``subdivisions'' the following: ``in
enhancing economic development within the context of
preservation and''; and
(2) by striking ``and surrounding the Delaware and Lehigh
Navigation Canal in the Commonwealth'' and inserting ``the
Corridor''.
SEC. 4. CORRIDOR COMMISSION.
(a) Membership.--Section 5(b) of the Delaware and Lehigh National
Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4553) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``appointed not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary from among
individuals recommended by the Governor, of whom--
``(A) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources;
``(B) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Department
of Community and Economic Development; and
``(C) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission.'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Secretary, after
receiving recommendations from the Governor, of whom'' and all
that follows through ``Delaware Canal region'' and inserting
the following: ``the Secretary from among individuals
recommended by the Governor, of whom--
``(A) 1 shall represent a city, 1 shall represent a
borough, and 1 shall represent a township; and
``(B) 1 shall represent each of the 5 counties of
Luzerne, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Bucks in
Pennsylvania''; and
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``8 individuals'' and inserting ``9
individuals''; and
(B) by striking ``the Secretary, after receiving
recommendations from the Governor, who shall have'' and
all that follows through ``Canal region. A vacancy''
and inserting the following: ``the Secretary from among
individuals recommended by the Governor, of whom--
``(A) 3 shall represent the northern region of the
Corridor;
``(B) 3 shall represent the middle region of the
Corridor; and
``(C) 3 shall represent the southern region of the
Corridor.
A vacancy''.
(b) Terms.--Section 5 of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4553) is amended by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Terms.--The following provisions shall apply to a member of
the Commission appointed under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b):
``(1) Length of term.--The member shall serve for a term of
3 years.
``(2) Carryover.--The member shall serve until a successor
is appointed by the Secretary.
``(3) Replacement.--If the member resigns or is unable to
serve due to incapacity or death, the Secretary shall appoint,
not later than 60 days after receiving a nomination of the
appointment from the Governor, a new member to serve for the remainder
of the term.
``(4) Term limits.--A member may serve for not more than 2
full terms starting after the date of enactment of this
paragraph.''.
(c) Confirmation.--Section 5 of the Delaware and Lehigh National
Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4553) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Confirmation.--The Secretary shall accept or reject an
appointment under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) not later than
60 days after receiving a nomination of the appointment from the
Governor.''.
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Conveyance of Real Estate.--Section 7(g)(3) of the Delaware and
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102
Stat. 4555) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``or
nonprofit organization'' after ``appropriate public agency''.
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--Section 7(h) of the Delaware and
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102
Stat. 4555) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``any nonprofit
organization,'' after ``subdivision of the Commonwealth,''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``such nonprofit
organization,'' after ``such political subdivision,''.
(c) Grants and Loans.--Section 7 of the Delaware and Lehigh
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat.
4554) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Grants and Loans.--The Commission may administer any grant or
loan from amounts--
``(1) appropriated to the Commission for the purpose of
providing a grant or loan; or
``(2) donated or otherwise made available to the Commission
for the purpose of providing a grant or loan.''.
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 8(b) of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4556) is amended in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``, cultural, natural,
recreational, and scenic'' after ``interpret the historic''.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 9(a) of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4556) is amended by striking
``5 years after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``10
years after the date of enactment of the Delaware and Lehigh National
Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.
Section 11 of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4557) is amended in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``the flow of the Canal or
the natural'' and inserting ``the historic, cultural, natural,
recreational, or scenic''.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Commission.--Section 12(a) of the Delaware and Lehigh National
Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4558) is
amended by striking ``$350,000'' and inserting ``$650,000''.
(b) Management Action Plan.--Section 12 of the Delaware and Lehigh
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat.
4558) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Management Action Plan.--
``(1) In general.--To implement the management action plan
created by the Commission, there is authorized to be
appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through
2007.
``(2) Limitation on expenditures.--Amounts made available
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs of
implementing the management action plan.''.
SEC. 10. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.
The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988
(Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4552) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 13 as section 14; and
(2) by inserting after section 12 the following:
``SEC. 13. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.
``The Commission shall not interfere with--
``(1) the private property rights of any person; or
``(2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any political subdivision of
Pennsylvania.''.
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