[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2452 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2452

 To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
 Corridor Act of 1994 to provide for implementation of the management 
plan for the Corridor to protect resources critical to maintaining and 
 interpreting the distinctive character of the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
               Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2001

Mr. Simmons (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 provide for implementation of the management 
plan for the Corridor to protect resources critical to maintaining and 
 interpreting the distinctive character of the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
               Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor.

    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 ``Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
Valley National Heritage Corridor Protection Act of 2001''.

SEC 2. PROTECTION OF RESOURCES OF THE QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS 
              VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) Financial Assistance.--Section 106 of the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated) by inserting 
        before the period the following: ``, except grants and 
        assistance under subsection (b) of this section''; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Financial Assistance.--To assist in the implementation of the 
management plan in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Act, 
the Secretary is authorized to undertake a limited program of financial 
assistance to the management entity for the purpose of providing funds 
for--
            ``(1) the protection and restoration of resources necessary 
        to the maintenance of the distinctive character of the 
        Corridor; and
            ``(2) developing necessary infrastructure for the 
        interpretation of and public access to such resources.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 109 is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Development Funds.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
authorized by this Act, for providing financial assistance under 
section 106(b) there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$15,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2010. Such funds shall remain 
available until expended.''.
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