[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 1227 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1227

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
 suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara Falls National 
     Heritage Area in the State of New York, 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 ``Niagara Falls National Heritage Area 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means lands in Niagara 
    County, New York, along and in the vicinity of the Niagara River.

SEC. 3. NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing a heritage area in the 
State of New York to be known as the ``Niagara Falls National Heritage 
Area''.
    (b) Analyses and Documentation.--The study shall include analysis 
and documentation of whether the study area--
        (1) contains an assemblage of natural, historical, scenic, and 
    cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the 
    heritage of the United States that--
            (A) are worthy of recognition, conservation, 
        interpretation, and continued use; and
            (B) would best be managed--
                (i) through partnerships among public and private 
            entities; and
                (ii) by combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous 
            resources and active communities;
        (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife that 
    are a valuable part of the story of the United States;
        (3) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
    historical, scenic, or cultural features;
        (4) provides outstanding recreational and educational 
    opportunities;
        (5) contains resources important to the identified theme of the 
    study area that retain a degree of integrity capable of supporting 
    interpretation;
        (6) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
    organizations, and State and local governments that--
            (A) are involved in planning a national heritage area;
            (B) have developed a conceptual financial plan for a 
        national heritage area that outlines the roles for all 
        participants, including the Federal Government; and
            (C) have demonstrated support for the concept of a national 
        heritage area;
        (7) has a potential management entity to work in partnership 
    with residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, and 
    State and local governments to develop a national heritage area 
    consistent with continued State and local economic activity; and
        (8) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the 
    public.
    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
consult with--
        (1) State and local agencies; and
        (2) interested organizations within the study area.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
report that describes the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of 
the study under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to carry out this 
Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.