[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1619 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1619

 To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
     Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1999

 Mr. Gejdenson (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
     Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act 
of 1999''.
    (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act a section or other provision 
is amended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to 
be made to that section or other provision of the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Section 102 of the Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the Commonwealth 
        of Massachusetts'' after ``State of Connecticut'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``New Haven,'' after ``Hartford,''.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL 
              HERITAGE CORRIDOR; PURPOSE.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 103(a) of the Act is amended by 
inserting ``and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'' after ``State of 
Connecticut''.
    (b) Purpose.--Section 103(b) of the Act is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to provide 
assistance to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, their units of local and regional government and 
citizens in the development and implementation of integrated natural, 
cultural, historic, scenic, recreational, land, and other resource 
management programs in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the 
significant features of the lands, water, structures, and history of 
the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley.''.

SEC. 4. BOUNDARIES AND ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Boundaries.--Section 104(a) of the Act is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Union,'' after ``Thompson,''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``Woodstock'' the following: ``in 
        the State of Connecticut, and the towns of Brimfield, Charlton, 
        Dudley, E. Brookfield, Holland, Oxford, Southbridge, 
        Sturbridge, and Webster in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
        which are contiguous areas in the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
        Rivers Valley, related by shared natural, cultural, historic, 
        and scenic resources''.
    (b) Administration.--Section 104 of the Act is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(b) Administration.--The Corridor shall be managed by Quinebaug-
Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., in accordance with the management 
plan, in consultation with the Governors of the State of Connecticut 
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.''.

SEC. 5. STATES CORRIDOR PLAN.

    Section 105 of the Act is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (a);
            (3) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking the first sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``The management entity shall implement 
                the management plan.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``identified 
                pursuant to the inventory required by section 
                5(a)(1)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Grants and Loans.--The management entity may, for the 
purposes of implementing the management plan, make grants or loans to 
the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their 
political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other persons to 
further the goals set forth in the management plan.''.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    Section 106 of the Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) Assistance.--'';
                    (B) by striking ``Governor'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``management entity'';
                    (C) by striking ``preparation and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following: ``Such 
                assistance shall include providing funds authorized 
                under section 109 and technical assistance necessary to 
                carry out this Act.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 7. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    Section 107 of the Act is amended by striking ``Governor'' and 
inserting ``management entity''.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 108 of the Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period the 
        following: ``and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts''.
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period the 
        following: ``and the Governor of the Commonwealth of 
        Massachusetts'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``each of'' and all that 
        follows and inserting the following: ``the Northeastern 
        Connecticut Council of Governments, the Windham Regional 
        Council of Governments, and the Southeastern Connecticut 
        Council of Governments in Connecticut, (or their successors), 
        and the Pioneer Valley Regional Planning Commission and the 
        Southern Worcester County Regional Planning Commission (or 
        their successors) in Massachusetts.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) The term `management plan' means the document 
        approved by the Governor of the State of Connecticut on 
        February 16, 1999, and adopted by the management entity, 
        entitled `Vision to Reality: A Management Plan', the management 
        plan for the Corridor, as it may be amended or replaced from 
        time to time.
            ``(7) The term `management entity' means Quinebaug-
        Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation 
        incorporated in the State of Connecticut (or its successor).''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 109 of the Act is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,500,000 for any fiscal year. Not more than 
a total of $15,000,000 may be appropriated for the Area under this 
title.
    ``(b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this title 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant 
provided or authorized under this title.''.

SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Long Title.--The long title of the Act is amended to read as 
follows: ``An Act to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
Valley National Heritage Corridor in the State of Connecticut and the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.''; and
    (b) Heading.--The heading for section 110 of the Act is amended by 
striking ``service'' and inserting ``system''.
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