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[S. 1521 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                      December 7, 2004.
      Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendments of the House of 
Representatives to the bill (S. 1521) entitled ``An Act to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the Edward H. 
McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the 
construction of a post building and memorial park for use by the 
American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local community, and 
for other purposes.'' with the following

                 SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE AMENDMENTS:

 (1)Page 3, line 21, strike section 210 and insert:

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in each of sections 107, 208, 408, 507, 607, 811, and 
        910, by striking ``September 30, 2012'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2027''; and
            (2) in title VIII, by striking ``Canal National Heritage 
        Corridor'' each place it appears in the section headings and 
        text and inserting ``National Heritage Canalway''.
    (b) John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley.--Section 7 of Public 
Law 99-647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ``on the date'' 
and all that follows through ``section'' and inserting ``on September 
30, 2027''.
 (2)Page 23, after line 21, insert:

         TITLE VIII--WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Wind Cave National Park Boundary 
Revision Act of 2004''.

SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Wind 
        Cave National Park Boundary Revision'', numbered 108/80,030, 
        and dated June 2002.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Wind Cave National 
        Park in the State.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South 
        Dakota.

SEC. 803. LAND ACQUISITION.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire the land or 
        interest in land described in subsection (b)(1) for addition to 
        the Park.
            (2) Means.--An acquisition of land under paragraph (1) may 
        be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with 
        donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
    (b) Boundary.--
            (1) Map and acreage.--The land referred to in subsection 
        (a)(1) shall consist of approximately 5,675 acres, as generally 
        depicted on the map.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.
            (3) Revision.--The boundary of the Park shall be adjusted 
        to reflect the acquisition of land under subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 804. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer any land acquired 
under section 803(a)(1) as part of the Park in accordance with laws 
(including regulations) applicable to the Park.
    (b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall transfer from the 
        Director of the Bureau of Land Management to the Director of 
        the National Park Service administrative jurisdiction over the 
        land described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Map and acreage.--The land referred to in paragraph (1) 
        consists of the approximately 80 acres of land identified on 
        the map as ``Bureau of Land Management land''.

SEC. 805. GRAZING.

    (a) Grazing Permitted.--Subject to any permits or leases in 
existence as of the date of acquisition, the Secretary may permit the 
continuation of livestock grazing on land acquired under section 
803(a)(1).
    (b) Limitation.--Grazing under subsection (a) shall be at not more 
than the level existing on the date on which the land is acquired under 
section 803(a)(1).
    (c) Purchase of Permit or Lease.--The Secretary may purchase the 
outstanding portion of a grazing permit or lease on any land acquired 
under section 803(a)(1).
    (d) Termination of Leases or Permits.--The Secretary may accept the 
voluntary termination of a permit or lease for grazing on any acquired 
land.

       TITLE IX--BLUNT RESERVOIR AND PIERRE CANAL LAND CONVEYANCE

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal 
Land Conveyance Act of 2004''.

SEC. 902. BLUNT RESERVOIR AND PIERRE CANAL.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Blunt reservoir feature.--The term ``Blunt Reservoir 
        feature'' means the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Unit, 
        James Division, authorized by the Act of August 3, 1968 (82 
        Stat. 624), as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin 
        program.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission of Schools and Public Lands of the State.
            (3) Nonpreferential lease parcel.--The term 
        ``nonpreferential lease parcel'' means a parcel of land that--
                    (A) was purchased by the Secretary for use in 
                connection with the Blunt Reservoir feature or the 
                Pierre Canal feature; and
                    (B) was considered to be a nonpreferential lease 
                parcel by the Secretary as of January 1, 2001, and is 
                reflected as such on the roster of leases of the Bureau 
                of Reclamation for 2001.
            (4) Pierre canal feature.--The term ``Pierre Canal 
        feature'' means the Pierre Canal feature of the Oahe Unit, 
        James Division, authorized by the Act of August 3, 1968 (82 
        Stat. 624), as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin 
        program.
            (5) Preferential leaseholder.--The term ``preferential 
        leaseholder'' means a person or descendant of a person that 
        held a lease on a preferential lease parcel as of January 1, 
        2001, and is reflected as such on the roster of leases of the 
        Bureau of Reclamation for 2001.
            (6) Preferential lease parcel.--The term ``preferential 
        lease parcel'' means a parcel of land that--
                    (A) was purchased by the Secretary for use in 
                connection with the Blunt Reservoir feature or the 
                Pierre Canal feature; and
                    (B) was considered to be a preferential lease 
                parcel by the Secretary as of January 1, 2001, and is 
                reflected as such on the roster of leases of the Bureau 
                of Reclamation for 2001.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of 
        Reclamation.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South 
        Dakota, including a successor in interest of the State.
            (9) Unleased parcel.--The term ``unleased parcel'' means a 
        parcel of land that--
                    (A) was purchased by the Secretary for use in 
                connection with the Blunt Reservoir feature or the 
                Pierre Canal feature; and
                    (B) is not under lease as of the date of enactment 
                of this Act.
    (b) Deauthorization.--The Blunt Reservoir feature is deauthorized.
    (c) Acceptance of Land and Obligations.--
            (1) In general.--As a condition of each conveyance under 
        subsections (d)(5) and (e), respectively, the State shall agree 
        to accept--
                    (A) in ``as is'' condition, the portions of the 
                Blunt Reservoir Feature and the Pierre Canal Feature 
                that pass into State ownership;
                    (B) any liability accruing after the date of 
                conveyance as a result of the ownership, operation, or 
                maintenance of the features referred to in subparagraph 
                (A), including liability associated with certain 
                outstanding obligations associated with expired 
                easements, or any other right granted in, on, over, or 
                across either feature; and
                    (C) the responsibility that the Commission will act 
                as the agent for the Secretary in administering the 
                purchase option extended to preferential leaseholders 
                under subsection (d).
            (2) Responsibilities of the state.--An outstanding 
        obligation described in paragraph (1)(B) shall inure to the 
        benefit of, and be binding upon, the State.
            (3) Oil, gas, mineral and other outstanding rights.--A 
        conveyance to the State under subsection (d)(5) or (e) or a 
        sale to a preferential leaseholder under subsection (d) shall 
        be made subject to--
                    (A) oil, gas, and other mineral rights reserved of 
                record, as of the date of enactment of this Act, by or 
                in favor of a third party; and
                    (B) any permit, license, lease, right-of-use, or 
                right-of-way of record in, on, over, or across a 
                feature referred to in paragraph (1)(A) that is 
                outstanding as to a third party as of the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
            (4) Additional conditions of conveyance to state.--A 
        conveyance to the State under subsection (d)(5) or (e) shall be 
        subject to the reservations by the United States and the 
        conditions specified in section 1 of the Act of May 19, 1948 
        (chapter 310; 62 Stat. 240), as amended (16 U.S.C. 667b), for 
        the transfer of property to State agencies for wildlife 
        conservation purposes.
    (d) Purchase Option.--
            (1) In general.--A preferential leaseholder shall have an 
        option to purchase from the Commission, acting as an agent for 
        the Secretary, the preferential lease parcel that is the 
        subject of the lease.
            (2) Terms.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), a preferential leaseholder may elect to purchase a 
                parcel on one of the following terms:
                            (i) Cash purchase for the amount that is 
                        equal to--
                                    (I) the value of the parcel 
                                determined under paragraph (4); minus
                                    (II) ten percent of that value.
                            (ii) Installment purchase, with 10 percent 
                        of the value of the parcel determined under 
                        paragraph (4) to be paid on the date of 
                        purchase and the remainder to be paid over not 
                        more than 30 years at 3 percent annual 
                        interest.
                    (B) Value under $10,000.--If the value of the 
                parcel is under $10,000, the purchase shall be made on 
                a cash basis in accordance with subparagraph (A)(i).
            (3) Option exercise period.--
                    (A) In general.--A preferential leaseholder shall 
                have until the date that is 5 years after enactment of 
                this Act to exercise the option under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Continuation of leases.--Until the date 
                specified in subparagraph (A), a preferential 
                leaseholder shall be entitled to continue to lease from 
                the Secretary the parcel leased by the preferential 
                leaseholder under the same terms and conditions as 
                under the lease, as in effect as of the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
            (4) Valuation.--
                    (A) In general.--The value of a preferential lease 
                parcel shall be its fair market value for agricultural 
                purposes determined by an independent appraisal, 
                exclusive of the value of private improvements made by 
                the leaseholders while the land was federally owned 
                before the date of the enactment of this Act, in 
                conformance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
                Federal Land Acquisition.
                    (B) Fair market value.--Any dispute over the fair 
                market value of a property under subparagraph (A) shall 
                be resolved in accordance with section 2201.4 of title 
                43, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (5) Conveyance to the state.--
                    (A) In general.--If a preferential leaseholder 
                fails to purchase a parcel within the period specified 
                in paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall convey the 
                parcel to the State of South Dakota Department of Game, 
                Fish, and Parks.
                    (B) Wildlife habitat mitigation.--Land conveyed 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be used by the South 
                Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks for the 
                purpose of mitigating the wildlife habitat that was 
                lost as a result of the development of the Pick-Sloan 
                project.
            (6) Use of proceeds.--Proceeds of sales of land under this 
        title shall be deposited as miscellaneous funds in the Treasury 
        and such funds shall be made available, subject to 
        appropriations, to the State for the establishment of a trust 
        fund to pay the county taxes on the lands received by the State 
        Department of Game, Fish, and Parks under the bill.
    (e) Conveyance of Nonpreferential Lease Parcels and Unleased 
Parcels.--
            (1) Conveyance by secretary to state.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                convey to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, 
                and Parks the nonpreferential lease parcels and 
                unleased parcels of the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre 
                Canal.
                    (B) Wildlife habitat mitigation.--Land conveyed 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be used by the South 
                Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks for the 
                purpose of mitigating the wildlife habitat that was 
                lost as a result of the development of the Pick-Sloan 
                project.
            (2) Land exchanges for nonpreferential lease parcels and 
        unleased parcels.--
                    (A) In general.--With the concurrence of the South 
                Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, the South 
                Dakota Commission of Schools and Public Lands may allow 
                a person to exchange land that the person owns 
                elsewhere in the State for a nonpreferential lease 
                parcel or unleased parcel at Blunt Reservoir or Pierre 
                Canal, as the case may be.
                    (B) Priority.--The right to exchange 
                nonpreferential lease parcels or unleased parcels shall 
                be granted in the following order or priority:
                            (i) Exchanges with current lessees for 
                        nonpreferential lease parcels.
                            (ii) Exchanges with adjoining and adjacent 
                        landowners for unleased parcels and 
                        nonpreferential lease parcels not exchanged by 
                        current lessees.
                    (C) Easement for water conveyance structure.--As a 
                condition of the exchange of land of the Pierre Canal 
                Feature under this paragraph, the United States 
                reserves a perpetual easement to the land to allow for 
                the right to design, construct, operate, maintain, 
                repair, and replace a pipeline or other water 
                conveyance structure over, under, across, or through 
                the Pierre Canal feature.
    (f) Release From Liability.--
            (1) In general.--Effective on the date of conveyance of any 
        parcel under this title, the United States shall not be held 
        liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any 
        act, omission, or occurrence relating to the parcel, except for 
        damages for acts of negligence committed by the United States 
        or by an employee, agent, or contractor of the United States, 
        before the date of conveyance.
            (2) No additional liability.--Nothing in this section adds 
        to any liability that the United States may have under chapter 
        171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the 
        ``Federal Tort Claims Act'').
    (g) Requirements Concerning Conveyance of Lease Parcels.--
            (1) Interim requirements.--During the period beginning on 
        the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date of 
        conveyance of the parcel, the Secretary shall continue to lease 
        each preferential lease parcel or nonpreferential lease parcel 
        to be conveyed under this section under the terms and 
        conditions applicable to the parcel on the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
            (2) Provision of parcel descriptions.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall provide the State a full legal description of all 
        preferential lease parcels and nonpreferential lease parcels 
        that may be conveyed under this section.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this title $750,000 to reimburse the 
Secretary for expenses incurred in implementing this title, and such 
sums as are necessary to reimburse the Commission for expenses incurred 
implementing this title, not to exceed 10 percent of the cost of each 
transaction conducted under this title.

             TITLE X--STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

SEC. 1001. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of 
        Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form the heritage of the 
        steel industry of the United States.
            (2) Certain buildings and other structures in the 
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are nationally significant 
        historical resources, including the United States Steel 
        Homestead Works, the Carrie Furnace complex, and the Hot Metal 
        Bridge.
            (3) Despite substantial efforts for cultural preservation 
        and historical interpretation by the Commonwealth of 
        Pennsylvania and by individuals and public and private entities 
        in the Commonwealth, these buildings and other structures may 
        be lost without the assistance of the Federal Government.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to ensure the 
preservation, interpretation, visitor enjoyment, and maintenance of the 
nationally significant historical and cultural sites and structures 
described in subsection (a) for the benefit and inspiration of present 
and future generations.

SEC. 1002. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, PENNSYLVANIA.

    (a) Establishment.--The Steel Industry National Historic Site is 
hereby established as a unit of the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
    (b) Description.--
            (1) Inclusion of certain property.--Subject to paragraph 
        (2), the historic site shall consist of the following 
        properties, each of which relate to the former United States 
        Steel Homestead Works, as depicted on the map entitled ``Steel 
        Industry National Historic Site'', dated November 2003, and 
        numbered 80,000:
                    (A) The historic location of the Battle of 
                Homestead site in the borough of Munhall, Pennsylvania, 
                consisting of approximately 3 acres of land, including 
                the pumphouse and water tower and related structures, 
                within the property bounded by the Monongahela River, 
                the CSX railroad, Waterfront Drive, and the Damascus-
                Marcegaglia Steel Mill.
                    (B) The historic location of the Carrie Furnace 
                complex in the boroughs of Swissvale and Rankin, 
                Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 35 acres of 
                land, including blast furnaces 6 and 7, the ore yard, 
                the cast house, the blowing engine house, the AC power 
                house, and related structures, within the property 
                bounded by the proposed southwesterly right-of-way line 
                needed to accommodate the Mon/Fayette Expressway and 
                the relocated CSX railroad right-of-way, the 
                Monongahela River, and a property line drawn northeast 
                to southwest approximately 100 yards east of the AC 
                power house.
                    (C) The historic location of the Hot Metal Bridge, 
                consisting of the Union railroad bridge and its 
                approaches, spanning the Monongahela River and 
                connecting the mill sites in the boroughs of Rankin and 
                Munhall, Pennsylvania.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be available for public inspection in an appropriate 
        office of the National Park Service.
    (c) Acquisition of Property.-- To further the purposes of this 
section, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire, only by donation, 
property for inclusion in the historic site as follows:
            (1) Any land or interest in land with respect to the 
        property identified in subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Up to 10 acres of land adjacent to or in the general 
        proximity of the property identified in such subsection, for 
        the development of visitor, administrative, museum, curatorial, 
        and maintenance facilities.
            (3) Personal property associated with, and appropriate for, 
        the interpretation of the historic site.
    (d) Private Property Protections.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed--
            (1) to require any private property owner to permit public 
        access (including Federal, State, or local government access) 
        to the private property; or
            (2) to modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law 
        with regard to public access to or use of private property.
    (e) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior shall administer 
the historic site in accordance with this title and the provisions of 
law generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act 
of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (f) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Until such time as the Secretary of the 
        Interior has acquired the property identified in subsection 
        (b)(1), as depicted on the map referred to in such subsection, 
        the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with any 
        interested individual, public or private agency, organization, 
        or institution to further the purposes of the historic site.
            (2) Contrary purposes.--Any payment made by the Secretary 
        pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this subsection shall 
        be subject to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of 
        the project so assisted for purposes contrary to the purpose of 
        the historic site, as determined by the Secretary, shall result 
        in a right of the United States to reimbursement of all funds 
        made available to such a project or the proportion of the 
        increased value of the project attributable to such funds as 
        determined at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal, 
        whichever is greater.
    (g) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
provide technical assistance to any person for--
            (1) the preservation of historic structures within the 
        historic site; and
            (2) the maintenance of the natural and cultural landscape 
        of the historic site.
    (h) General Management Plan.--
            (1) Preparation.--Not later than three years after the date 
        on which funds are first made available to carry out this 
        title, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a general 
        management plan for the historic site that will incorporate or 
        otherwise address substantive comments made during the 
        consultation required by paragraph (2).
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the general 
        management plan in consultation with--
                    (A) an appropriate official of each appropriate 
                political subdivision of the Commonwealth of 
                Pennsylvania that has jurisdiction over all or a 
                portion of the lands included in the historic site;
                    (B) an appropriate official of the Steel Industry 
                Heritage Corporation; and
                    (C) private property owners in the vicinity of the 
                historic site.
            (3) Submission of plan to congress.--Upon the completion of 
        the general management plan, the Secretary shall submit a copy 
        of the plan to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
        Representatives.

            TITLE XI--ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY

SEC. 1101. ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
appropriate State historic preservation officers, States historical 
societies, and other appropriate organizations, shall conduct a study 
regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the island of 
St. Croix as the St. Croix National Heritage Area. The study shall 
include analysis, documentation, and determination regarding whether 
the island of St. Croix--
            (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources that together represent distinctive aspects of 
        American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, 
        interpretation, and continuing use, and are best managed 
        through partnerships among public and private entities and by 
        combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and 
        active communities;
            (2) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
        historic, cultural, or scenic features;
            (3) provides outstanding recreational and educational 
        opportunities;
            (4) contains resources important to the identified theme or 
        themes of the island of St. Croix that retain a degree of 
        integrity capable of supporting interpretation;
            (5) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
        organizations, and local and State governments that are 
        involved in the planning, have developed a conceptual financial 
        plan that outlines the roles of all participants (including the 
        Federal Government), and have demonstrated support for the 
        concept of a national heritage area;
            (6) has a potential management entity to work in 
        partnership with residents, business interests, nonprofit 
        organizations, and local and State governments to develop a 
        national heritage area consistent with continued local and 
        State economic activity; and
            (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the 
        public.
    (b) Private Property.--In conducting the study required by this 
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall analyze the potential 
impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is 
likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering the 
proposed area that is privately owned at the time that the study is 
conducted.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which 
funds are first made available for this section, the Secretary of the 
Interior 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 on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
as the Secretary deems appropriate.

           TITLE XII--ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 1201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural, 
        cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources that 
        together represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the 
        United States that are worthy of recognition, conservation, 
        interpretation, and continuing use.
            (2) The best methods for managing the resources of the 
        Arabia Mountain area would be through partnerships between 
        public and private entities that combine diverse resources and 
        active communities.
            (3) Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a 535-acre 
        park in DeKalb County, Georgia--
                    (A) protects granite outcrop ecosystems, wetland, 
                and pine and oak forests; and
                    (B) includes federally-protected plant species.
            (4) Panola Mountain, a national natural landmark, located 
        in the 860-acre Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, is a 
        rare example of a pristine granite outcrop.
            (5) The archaeological site at Miners Creek Preserve along 
        the South River contains documented evidence of early human 
        activity.
            (6) The city of Lithonia, Georgia, and related sites of 
        Arabia Mountain and Stone Mountain possess sites that display 
        the history of granite mining as an industry and culture in 
        Georgia, and the impact of that industry on the United States.
            (7) The community of Klondike is eligible for designation 
        as a National Historic District.
            (8) The city of Lithonia has 2 structures listed on the 
        National Register of Historic Places.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are as follows:
            (1) To recognize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make 
        available for the benefit of the public the natural, cultural, 
        historical, scenic, and recreational resources in the area that 
        includes Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, Miners Creek, and 
        other significant sites and communities.
            (2) To assist the State of Georgia and the counties of 
        DeKalb, Rockdale, and Henry in the State in developing and 
        implementing an integrated cultural, historical, and land 
        resource management program to protect, enhance, and interpret 
        the significant resources within the heritage area.

SEC. 1202. DEFINITIONS.

     For the purposes of this title, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``heritage area'' means the 
        Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area established by section 
        1203.
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance or a successor 
        of the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance.
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the heritage area developed under 
        section 1205.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Georgia.

SEC. 1203. ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Arabia Mountain 
National Heritage Area in the State.
    (b) Boundaries.--The heritage area shall consist of certain parcels 
of land in the counties of DeKalb, Rockdale, and Henry in the State, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area'', numbered AMNHA/80,000, and dated October, 2003.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance 
shall be the management entity for the heritage area.

SEC. 1204. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--For purposes of developing and implementing the 
management plan, the management entity may--
            (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with, the State, political subdivisions of the State, and 
        private organizations;
            (2) hire and compensate staff; and
            (3) enter into contracts for goods and services.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--The management entity shall 
                develop and submit to the Secretary the management 
                plan.
                    (B) Considerations.--In developing and implementing 
                the management plan, the management entity shall 
                consider the interests of diverse governmental, 
                business, and nonprofit groups within the heritage 
                area.
            (2) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority 
        to implementing actions described in the management plan, 
        including assisting units of government and nonprofit 
        organizations in preserving resources within the heritage area.
            (3) Public meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 
        public meetings at least quarterly on the implementation of the 
        management plan.
            (4) Annual report.--For any year in which Federal funds 
        have been made available under this title, the management 
        entity shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
        describes the following:
                    (A) The accomplishments of the management entity.
                    (B) The expenses and income of the management 
                entity.
            (5) Audit.--The management entity shall--
                    (A) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
                records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds 
                and any matching funds; and
                    (B) require, with respect to all agreements 
                authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other 
                organizations, that the receiving organizations make 
                available to the Secretary for audit all records 
                concerning the expenditure of those funds.
    (c) Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The management entity shall not use 
        Federal funds made available under this title to acquire real 
        property or an interest in real property.
            (2) Other sources.--Nothing in this title precludes the 
        management entity from using Federal funds made available under 
        other Federal laws for any purpose for which the funds are 
        authorized to be used.

SEC. 1205. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The management entity shall develop a management 
plan for the heritage area that incorporates an integrated and 
cooperative approach to protect, interpret, and enhance the natural, 
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
heritage area.
    (b) Basis.--The management plan shall be based on the preferred 
concept in the document entitled ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage 
Area Feasibility Study'', dated February 28, 2001.
    (c) Consideration of Other Plans and Actions.--The management plan 
shall--
            (1) take into consideration State and local plans; and
            (2) involve residents, public agencies, and private 
        organizations in the heritage area.
    (d) Requirements.--The management plan shall include the following:
            (1) An inventory of the resources in the heritage area, 
        including--
                    (A) a list of property in the heritage area that--
                            (i) relates to the purposes of the heritage 
                        area; and
                            (ii) should be preserved, restored, 
                        managed, or maintained because of the 
                        significance of the property; and
                    (B) an assessment of cultural landscapes within the 
                heritage area.
            (2) Provisions for the protection, interpretation, and 
        enjoyment of the resources of the heritage area consistent with 
        the purposes of this title.
            (3) An interpretation plan for the heritage area.
            (4) A program for implementation of the management plan 
        that includes--
                    (A) actions to be carried out by units of 
                government, private organizations, and public-private 
                partnerships to protect the resources of the heritage 
                area; and
                    (B) the identification of existing and potential 
                sources of funding for implementing the plan.
            (5) A description and evaluation of the management entity, 
        including the membership and organizational structure of the 
        management entity.
    (e) Submission to Secretary for Approval.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the management entity shall submit 
        the management plan to the Secretary for approval.
            (2) Effect of failure to submit.--If a management plan is 
        not submitted to the Secretary by the date specified in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not provide any additional 
        funding under this title until such date as a management plan 
        for the heritage area is submitted to the Secretary.
    (f) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        management plan submitted under subsection (e), the Secretary, 
        in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the 
        management plan.
            (2) Action following disapproval.--
                    (A) Revision.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
                management plan submitted under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary shall--
                            (i) advise the management entity in writing 
                        of the reasons for the disapproval;
                            (ii) make recommendations for revisions to 
                        the management plan; and
                            (iii) allow the management entity to submit 
                        to the Secretary revisions to the management 
                        plan.
                    (B) Deadline for approval of revision.--Not later 
                than 90 days after the date on which a revision is 
                submitted under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revision.
    (g) Revision of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--After approval by the Secretary of a 
        management plan, the management entity shall periodically--
                    (A) review the management plan; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary, for review and 
                approval by the Secretary, the recommendations of the 
                management entity for any revisions to the management 
                plan that the management entity considers to be 
                appropriate.
            (2) Expenditure of funds.--No funds made available under 
        this title shall be used to implement any revision proposed by 
        the management entity under paragraph (1)(B) until the 
        Secretary approves the revision.

SEC. 1206. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--At the request of the management entity, the 
Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to the 
heritage area to develop and implement the management plan.
    (b) Priority.--In providing assistance under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to actions that facilitate--
            (1) the conservation of the significant natural, cultural, 
        historical, scenic, and recreational resources that support the 
        purposes of the heritage area; and
            (2) the provision of educational, interpretive, and 
        recreational opportunities that are consistent with the 
        resources and associated values of the heritage area.

SEC. 1207. EFFECT ON CERTAIN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Occupational, Safety, Conservation, and Environmental 
Regulation.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) imposes an occupational, safety, conservation, or 
        environmental regulation on the heritage area that is more 
        stringent than the regulations that would be applicable to the 
        land described in section 1203(b) but for the establishment of 
        the heritage area by section 1203; or
            (2) authorizes a Federal agency to promulgate an 
        occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation 
        for the heritage area that is more stringent than the 
        regulations applicable to the land described in section 1203(b) 
        as of the date of enactment of this Act, solely as a result of 
        the establishment of the heritage area by section 1203.
    (b) Land Use Regulation.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of the 
        Federal Government or a State or local government to regulate 
        any use of land as provided for by law (including regulations) 
        in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) grants powers of zoning or land use to the management 
        entity.

SEC. 1208. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No 
privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by 
the management plan for the Heritage Area until the owner of that 
private property has been notified in writing by the management entity 
and has given written consent for such preservation, conservation, or 
promotion to the management entity.
    (b) Landowner Withdraw.--Any owner of private property included 
within the boundary of the Heritage Area shall have their property 
immediately removed from the boundary by submitting a written request 
to the management entity.

SEC. 1209. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to--
            (1) require any private property owner to allow public 
        access (including Federal, State, or local government access) 
        to such private property; or
            (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law 
        with regard to public access to or use of private property.
    (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be 
considered 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.
    (c) Recognition of Authority To Control Land Use.--Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to modify the authority of Federal, State, or 
local governments to regulate land use.
    (d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Area.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the owner of any 
private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to 
participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.
    (e) Effect of Establishment.--The boundaries designated for the 
Heritage Area represent the area within which Federal funds 
appropriated for the purpose of this title may be expended. The 
establishment of the Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not be 
construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use 
within the Heritage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, the National 
Park Service, or the management entity.

SEC. 1210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not more than $1,000,000 may be used in any fiscal year.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any project or 
activity carried out using funds made available under this title shall 
not exceed 50 percent.

SEC. 1211. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

     The authority of the Secretary to make any grant or provide any 
assistance under this title shall terminate on September 30, 2016.

       TITLE XIII--UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 1301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The upper Housatonic Valley, encompassing 29 towns in 
        the hilly terrain of western Massachusetts and northwestern 
        Connecticut, is a singular geographical and cultural region 
        that has made significant national contributions through its 
        literary, artistic, musical, and architectural achievements, 
        its iron, paper, and electrical equipment industries, and its 
        scenic beautification and environmental conservation efforts.
            (2) The upper Housatonic Valley has 139 properties and 
        historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic 
        Places including--
                    (A) five National Historic Landmarks--
                            (i) Edith Wharton's home, The Mount, Lenox, 
                        Massachusetts;
                            (ii) Herman Melville's home, Arrowhead, 
                        Pittsfield, Massachusetts;
                            (iii) W.E.B. DuBois' Boyhood Homesite, 
                        Great Barrington, Massachusetts;
                            (iv) Mission House, Stockbridge, 
                        Massachusetts; and
                            (v) Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag 
                        Room, Dalton, Massachusetts; and
                    (B) four National Natural Landmarks--
                            (i) Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield, 
                        Massachusetts, and Salisbury, Connecticut;
                            (ii) Beckley Bog, Norfolk, Connecticut;
                            (iii) Bingham Bog, Salisbury, Connecticut; 
                        and
                            (iv) Cathedral Pines, Cornwall, 
                        Connecticut.
            (3) Writers, artists, musicians, and vacationers have 
        visited the region for more than 150 years to enjoy its scenic 
        wonders, making it one of the country's leading cultural 
        resorts.
            (4) The upper Housatonic Valley has made significant 
        national cultural contributions through such writers as Herman 
        Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, and W.E.B. 
        DuBois, artists Daniel Chester French and Norman Rockwell, and 
        the performing arts centers of Tanglewood, Music Mountain, 
        Norfolk (Connecticut) Chamber Music Festival, Jacob's Pillow, 
        and Shakespeare & Company.
            (5) The upper Housatonic Valley is noted for its pioneering 
        achievements in the iron, paper, and electrical generation 
        industries and has cultural resources to interpret those 
        industries.
            (6) The region became a national leader in scenic 
        beautification and environmental conservation efforts following 
        the era of industrialization and deforestation and maintains a 
        fabric of significant conservation areas including the 
        meandering Housatonic River.
            (7) Important historical events related to the American 
        Revolution, Shays' Rebellion, and early civil rights took place 
        in the upper Housatonic Valley.
            (8) The region had an American Indian presence going back 
        10,000 years and Mohicans had a formative role in contact with 
        Europeans during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
            (9) The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area has 
        been proposed in order to heighten appreciation of the region, 
        preserve its natural and historical resources, and improve the 
        quality of life and economy of the area.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are as follows:
            (1) To establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National 
        Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth 
        of Massachusetts.
            (2) To implement the national heritage area alternative as 
        described in the document entitled ``Upper Housatonic Valley 
        National Heritage Area Feasibility Study, 2003''.
            (3) To provide a management framework to foster a close 
        working relationship with all levels of government, the private 
        sector, and the local communities in the upper Housatonic 
        Valley region to conserve the region's heritage while 
        continuing to pursue compatible economic opportunities.
            (4) To assist communities, organizations, and citizens in 
        the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
        in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and developing the 
        historical, cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the 
        region for the educational and inspirational benefit of current 
        and future generations.

SEC. 1302. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, established in 
        section 1303.
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``Management Entity'' 
        means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
        section 1303(d).
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``Management Plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area specified in section 
        1305.
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Boundary Map Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage 
        Area'', numbered P17/80,000, and dated February 2003.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

SEC. 1303. UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Upper Housatonic 
Valley National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of--
            (1) part of the Housatonic River's watershed, which extends 
        60 miles from Lanesboro, Massachusetts to Kent, Connecticut;
            (2) the towns of Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Kent, 
        Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, and Warren in 
        Connecticut; and
            (3) the towns of Alford, Becket, Dalton, Egremont, Great 
        Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, 
        Mount Washington, New Marlboro, Pittsfield, Richmond, 
        Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West 
        Stockbridge in Massachusetts.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Upper Housatonic Valley National 
Heritage Area, Inc. shall be the management entity for the Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 1304. AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT 
              ENTITY.

    (a) Duties of the Management Entity.--To further the purposes of 
the Heritage Area, the management entity shall--
            (1) prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage 
        Area to the Secretary in accordance with section 1305;
            (2) assist units of local government, regional planning 
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations in implementing the 
        approved management plan by--
                    (A) carrying out programs and projects that 
                recognize, protect and enhance important resource 
                values within the Heritage Area;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits and programs within the Heritage Area;
                    (C) developing recreational and educational 
                opportunities in the Heritage Area;
                    (D) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for natural, historical, scenic, and cultural resources 
                of the Heritage Area;
                    (E) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
                buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with 
                heritage area themes;
                    (F) ensuring that signs identifying points of 
                public access and sites of interest are posted 
                throughout the Heritage Area; and
                    (G) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
                governments, organizations and individuals to further 
                the purposes of the Heritage Area;
            (3) consider the interests of diverse units of government, 
        businesses, organizations and individuals in the Heritage Area 
        in the preparation and implementation of the management plan;
            (4) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
        annually regarding the development and implementation of the 
        management plan;
            (5) submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal 
        year in which the management entity receives Federal funds 
        under this title, setting forth its accomplishments, expenses, 
        and income, including grants to any other entities during the 
        year for which the report is made;
            (6) make available for audit for any fiscal year in which 
        it receives Federal funds under this title, all information 
        pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching 
        funds, and require in all agreements authorizing expenditures 
        of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
        organizations make available for such audit all records and 
        other information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds; 
        and
            (7) encourage by appropriate means economic development 
        that is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area.
    (b) Authorities.--The management entity may, for the purposes of 
preparing and implementing the management plan for the Heritage Area, 
use Federal funds made available through this title to--
            (1) make grants to the State of Connecticut and the 
        Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their political subdivisions, 
        nonprofit organizations and other persons;
            (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to the State of Connecticut and the 
        Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their subdivisions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other interested parties;
            (3) hire and compensate staff, which shall include 
        individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and historical 
        resources protection, and heritage programming;
            (4) obtain money or services from any source including any 
        that are provided under any other Federal law or program;
            (5) contract for goods or services; and
            (6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other activity that 
        furthers the purposes of the Heritage Area and is consistent 
        with the approved management plan.
    (c) Prohibitions on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
management entity may not use Federal funds received under this title 
to acquire real property, but may use any other source of funding, 
including other Federal funding outside this authority, intended for 
the acquisition of real property.

SEC. 1305. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The management plan for the Heritage Area shall--
            (1) include comprehensive policies, strategies and 
        recommendations for conservation, funding, management and 
        development of the Heritage Area;
            (2) take into consideration existing State, county, and 
        local plans in the development of the management plan and its 
        implementation;
            (3) include a description of actions that governments, 
        private organizations, and individuals have agreed to take to 
        protect the natural, historical and cultural resources of the 
        Heritage Area;
            (4) specify the existing and potential sources of funding 
        to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area in the first 
        5 years of implementation;
            (5) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the Heritage Area related to the themes of the Heritage Area 
        that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
        maintained;
            (6) describe a program of implementation for the management 
        plan including plans for resource protection, restoration, 
        construction, and specific commitments for implementation that 
        have been made by the management entity or any government, 
        organization, or individual for the first 5 years of 
        implementation; and
            (7) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Deadline and Termination of Funding.--
            (1) Deadline.--The management entity shall submit the 
        management plan to the Secretary for approval within 3 years 
        after funds are made available for this title.
            (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this subsection, 
        the management entity shall not qualify for Federal funding 
        under this title until such time as the management plan is 
        submitted to the Secretary.

SEC. 1306. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, upon 
the request of the management entity, provide technical assistance on a 
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis and financial assistance to the 
Heritage Area to develop and implement the approved management plan. 
The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with 
the management entity and other public or private entities for this 
purpose. In assisting the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give 
priority to actions that in general assist in--
            (1) conserving the significant natural, historical, 
        cultural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; and
            (2) providing educational, interpretive, and recreational 
        opportunities consistent with the purposes of the Heritage 
        Area.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
        the management plan not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        management plan.
            (2) Criteria for approval.--In determining the approval of 
        the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
                    (A) the management entity is representative of the 
                diverse interests of the Heritage Area including 
                governments, natural and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                and recreational organizations;
                    (B) the management entity has afforded adequate 
                opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
                governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
                management plan;
                    (C) the resource protection and interpretation 
                strategies contained in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect the natural, 
                historical, and cultural resources of the Heritage 
                Area; and
                    (D) the management plan is supported by the 
                appropriate State and local officials whose cooperation 
                is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the 
                State and local aspects of the management plan.
            (3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall advise the 
        management entity in writing of the reasons therefore and shall 
        make recommendations for revisions to the management plan. The 
        Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision 
        within 60 days after the date it is submitted.
            (4) Approval of amendments.--Substantial amendments to the 
        management plan shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved 
        in the same manner as provided for the original management 
        plan. The management entity shall not use Federal funds 
        authorized by this title to implement any amendments until the 
        Secretary has approved the amendments.

SEC. 1307. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    Any Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly 
affecting the Heritage Area shall--
            (1) consult with the Secretary and the management entity 
        with respect to such activities;
            (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management entity 
        in carrying out their duties under this title and, to the 
        maximum extent practicable, coordinate such activities with the 
        carrying out of such duties; and,
            (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support 
        such activities in a manner which the management entity 
        determines will not have an adverse effect on the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 1308. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No 
privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by 
the management plan for the Heritage Area until the owner of that 
private property has been notified in writing by the management entity 
and has given written consent for such preservation, conservation, or 
promotion to the management entity.
    (b) Landowner Withdraw.--Any owner of private property included 
within the boundary of the Heritage Area shall have their property 
immediately removed from the boundary by submitting a written request 
to the management entity.

SEC. 1309. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to--
            (1) require any private property owner to allow public 
        access (including Federal, State, or local government access) 
        to such private property; or
            (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law 
        with regard to public access to or use of private property.
    (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be 
considered 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.
    (c) Recognition of Authority To Control Land Use.--Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to modify the authority of Federal, State, or 
local governments to regulate land use.
    (d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Area.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the owner of any 
private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to 
participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.
    (e) Effect of Establishment.--The boundaries designated for the 
Heritage Area represent the area within which Federal funds 
appropriated for the purpose of this title may be expended. The 
establishment of the Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not be 
construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use 
within the Heritage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, the National 
Park Service, or the management entity.

SEC. 1310. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. 
Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the 
Heritage Area under this title.
    (b) Matching Funds.--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. 1311. SUNSET.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title shall terminate on the day occurring 15 years after funds are 
first made available for this title.

  TITLE XIV--PACTOLA RESERVOIR REALLOCATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2004

SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Pactola Reservoir Reallocation 
Authorization Act of 2004''.

SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) it is appropriate to reallocate the costs of the 
        Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased 
        demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife 
        purposes; and
            (2) section 302 of the Department of Energy Organization 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7152) prohibits such a reallocation of costs 
        without congressional approval.

SEC. 1403. REALLOCATION OF COSTS OF PACTOLA DAM AND RESERVOIR, SOUTH 
              DAKOTA.

    The Secretary of the Interior may, as provided in the contract of 
August 2001 entered into between Rapid City, South Dakota, and the 
Rapid Valley Conservancy District, reallocate, in a manner consistent 
with Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 
chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 
U.S.C. 371 et seq.)), the construction costs of Pactola Dam and 
Reservoir, Rapid Valley Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South 
Dakota, from irrigation purposes to municipal, industrial, and fish and 
wildlife purposes.

               TITLE XV--GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE

SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 
Act''.

SEC. 1502. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this title are to--
            (1) recognize the important contributions made to American 
        culture and history by African-Americans known as the Gullah/
        Geechee who settled in the coastal counties of South Carolina 
        and Georgia;
            (2) assist State and local governments and public and 
        private entities in the South Carolina and Georgia in 
        interpreting the story of the Gullah/Geechee and preserving 
        Gullah/Geechee folklore, arts, crafts, and music; and
            (3) assist in identifying and preserving sites, historical 
        data, artifacts, and objects associated with the Gullah/Geechee 
        for the benefit and education of the public.

SEC. 1503. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this title, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Gullah/
        Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission established under 
        this title.
            (2) Heritage corridor.--The term ``Heritage Corridor'' 
        means the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor established 
        by this title.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 1504. GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Gullah/Geechee 
Cultural Heritage Corridor.
    (b) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--The Heritage Corridor shall be comprised 
        of those lands and waters generally depicted on a map entitled 
        ``Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor'' numbered GGCHC/
        80,000, and dated September 2004. The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service and in an appropriate State office in 
        each of the States included in the Heritage Corridor. The 
        Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, as soon as 
        practicable after the date of enactment of this Act a detailed 
        description and map of the boundaries established under this 
        subsection.
            (2) Revisions.--The boundaries of the heritage corridor may 
        be revised if the revision is--
                    (A) proposed in the management plan developed for 
                the Heritage Corridor;
                    (B) approved by the Secretary in accordance with 
                this title; and
                    (C) placed on file in accordance with paragraph 
                (1).
    (c) Administration.--The Heritage Corridor shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of this title.

SEC. 1505. GULLAH/GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be 
known as ``Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission'' whose 
purpose shall be to assist Federal, State, and local authorities in the 
development and implementation of a management plan for those land and 
waters specified in section 1504.
    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of nine members 
appointed by the Secretary as follows:
            (1) Four individuals nominated by the State Historic 
        Preservation Officer of South Carolina and two individuals 
        nominated by the State Historic Preservation Officer of Georgia 
        and appointed by the Secretary.
            (2) Two individuals from South Carolina and one individual 
        from Georgia who are recognized experts in historic 
        preservation, anthropology, and folklore, appointed by the 
        Secretary.
    (c) Terms.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed to terms 
not to exceed 3 years. The Secretary may stagger the terms of the 
initial appointments to the Commission in order to assure continuity of 
operation. Any member of the Commission may serve after the expiration 
of their term until a successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled 
in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (d) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 10 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1506. OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Duties of the Commission.--To further the purposes of the 
Heritage Corridor, the Commission shall--
            (1) prepare and submit a management plan to the Secretary 
        in accordance with section 1507;
            (2) assist units of local government and other persons in 
        implementing the Approved management plan by--
                    (A) carry out programs and projects that recognize, 
                protect, and enhance important resource values within 
                the Heritage Corridor;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits and programs within the Heritage Corridor;
                    (C) developing recreational and educational 
                opportunities in the Heritage Corridor;
                    (D) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the historical, cultural, natural, and scenic 
                resources of the Heritage Corridor;
                    (E) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
                buildings in the Heritage Corridor that are consistent 
                with heritage corridor themes;
                    (F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                appropriate signs identifying points of public access 
                and sites of interest are posted throughout the 
                Heritage Corridor; and
                    (G) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
                governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
                the purposes of the Heritage Corridor;
            (3) consider the interests of diverse units of government, 
        business, organizations, and individuals in the Heritage 
        Corridor in the preparation and implementation of the 
        management plan;
            (4) conduct meetings open to the public at least quarterly 
        regarding the development and implementation of the management 
        plan;
            (5) submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal 
        year in which the Commission receives Federal funds under this 
        title, setting forth its accomplishments, expenses, and income, 
        including grants made to any other entities during the year for 
        which the report is made;
            (6) make available for audit for any fiscal year in which 
        it receives Federal funds under this title, all information 
        pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching 
        funds, and require all agreements authorizing expenditures of 
        Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
        organization make available for audit all records and other 
        information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds; and
            (7) encourage by appropriate means economic viability that 
        is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Corridor.
    (b) Authorities.--The Commission may, for the purposes of preparing 
and implementing the management plan, use funds made available under 
this title to--
            (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with the States of South Carolina and Georgia, political 
        subdivisions of those States, a nonprofit organization, or any 
        person;
            (2) hire and compensate staff;
            (3) obtain funds from any source including any that are 
        provided under any other Federal law or program; and
            (4) contract for goods and services.

SEC. 1507. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The management plan for the Heritage Corridor 
shall--
            (1) include comprehensive policies, strategies, and 
        recommendations for conservation, funding, management, and 
        development of the Heritage Corridor;
            (2) take into consideration existing State, county, and 
        local plans in the development of the management plan and its 
        implementation;
            (3) include a description of actions that governments, 
        private organizations, and individuals have agreed to take to 
        protect the historical, cultural, and natural resources of the 
        Heritage Corridor;
            (4) specify the existing and potential sources of funding 
        to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Corridor in the 
        first 5 years of implementation;
            (5) include an inventory of the historical, cultural, 
        natural, resources of the Heritage Corridor related to the 
        themes of the Heritage Corridor that should be preserved, 
        restored, managed, developed, or maintained;
            (6) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management that consider and detail the application of 
        appropriate land and water management techniques, including the 
        development of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative 
        agreements to protect the Heritage Corridor's historical, 
        cultural, and natural resources;
            (7) describe a program for implementation of the management 
        plan including plans for resources protection, restoration, 
        construction, and specific commitments for implementation that 
        have been made by the Commission or any government, 
        organization, or individual for the first 5 years of 
        implementation;
            (8) include an analysis and recommendations for the ways in 
        which Federal, State, or local programs may best be coordinated 
        to further the purposes of this title; and
            (9) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage Corridor.
    (b) Submittal of Management Plan.--The Commission shall submit the 
management plan to the Secretary for approval not later than 3 years 
after funds are made available for this title.
    (c) Failure to Submit.--If the Commission fails to submit the 
management plan to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b), the 
Heritage Corridor shall not qualify for Federal funding until the 
management plan is submitted.
    (d) Approval or Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
        the management plan not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        management plan.
            (2) Criteria.--In determining whether to approve the 
        management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
                    (A) the Commission has afforded adequate 
                opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
                governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
                management plan;
                    (B) the resource preservation and interpretation 
                strategies contained in the management plan would 
                adequately protect the cultural and historic resources 
                of the Heritage Corridor; and
                    (C) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from appropriate State and local officials whose 
                support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State and local aspects of the 
                plan.
            (3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall advise the 
        Commission in writing of the reasons therefore and shall make 
        recommendations for revisions to the management plan. The 
        Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision not 
        later than 60 days after the date it is submitted.
            (4) Approval of amendments.--Substantial amendments to the 
        management plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary 
        in the same manner as provided in the original management plan. 
        The Commission shall not use Federal funds authorized by this 
        title to implement any amendments until the Secretary has 
        approved the amendments.

SEC. 1508. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Upon a request of the Commission, the Secretary 
may provide technical and financial assistance for the development and 
implementation of the management plan.
    (b) Priority for Assistance.--In providing assistance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to actions that 
assist in--
            (1) conserving the significant cultural, historical, and 
        natural resources of the Heritage Corridor; and
            (2) providing educational and interpretive opportunities 
        consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Corridor.
    (c) Spending for Non-Federal Property.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may expend Federal funds 
        made available under this title on nonfederally owned property 
        that is--
                    (A) identified in the management plan; or
                    (B) listed or eligible for listing on the National 
                Register for Historic Places.
            (2) Agreements.--Any payment of Federal funds made pursuant 
        to this title shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, 
        use, or disposal of a project so assisted for purposes contrary 
        to the purposes of this title, as determined by the Secretary, 
        shall result in a right of the United States to compensation of 
        all funds made available to that project or the proportion of 
        the increased value of the project attributable to such funds 
        as determined at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal, 
        whichever is greater.

SEC. 1509. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    Any Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly 
affecting the Heritage Corridor shall--
            (1) consult with the Secretary and the Commission with 
        respect to such activities;
            (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Commission in 
        carrying out their duties under this title and, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, coordinate such activities with the 
        carrying out of such duties; and
            (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support 
        such activities in a manner in which the Commission determines 
        will not have an adverse effect on the Heritage Corridor.

SEC. 1510. COASTAL HERITAGE CENTERS.

    In furtherance of the purposes of this title and using the 
authorities made available under this title, the Commission shall 
establish one or more Coastal Heritage Centers at appropriate locations 
within the Heritage Corridor in accordance with the preferred 
alternative identified in the Record of Decision for the Low Country 
Gullah Culture Special Resource Study and Environmental Impact Study, 
December 2003.

SEC. 1511. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to require any private property owner to permit public access 
(including Federal, State, or local government access) to such private 
property. Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify any 
provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access 
to or use of private lands.
    (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Corridor shall not be 
considered 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.
    (c) Recognition of Authority to Control Land Use.--Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to modify any authority of Federal, State, or 
local governments to regulate land use.
    (d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage 
Corridor.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the 
owner of any private property located within the boundaries of the 
Heritage Corridor to participate in or be associated with the Heritage 
Corridor.
    (e) Effect of Establishment.--The boundaries designated for the 
Heritage Corridor represent the area within which Federal funds 
appropriated for the purpose of this title shall be expended. The 
establishment of the Heritage Corridor and its boundaries shall not be 
construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use 
within the Heritage Corridor or its viewshed by the Secretary or the 
management entity.
    (f) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No 
privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by 
the management plan for the Heritage Corridor until the owner of that 
private property has been notified in writing by the management entity 
and has given written consent for such preservation, conservation, or 
promotion to the management entity.
    (g) Landowner Withdrawal.--Any owner of private property included 
within the boundary of the Heritage Corridor shall have their property 
immediately removed from within the boundary by submitting a written 
request to the management entity.

SEC. 1512. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. 
Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the 
Heritage Corridor under this title.
    (b) Cost Share.--Federal funding provided under this title may not 
exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any activity for which 
assistance is provided under this title.
    (c) In-Kind Contributions.--The Secretary may accept in-kind 
contributions as part of the non-Federal cost share of any activity for 
which assistance is provided under this title.

SEC. 1513. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title shall terminate on the day occurring 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

                TITLE XVI--WESTERN RESERVE HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Western Reserve Heritage Areas 
Study Act''.

SEC. 1602. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING THE WESTERN RESERVE, 
              OHIO.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The area that encompasses the modern-day counties of 
        Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, Geagua, Lake, Cuyahoga, 
        Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ottawa, and Ashland in 
        Ohio with the rich history in what was once the Western 
        Reserve, has made a unique contribution to the cultural, 
        political and industrial development of the United States.
            (2) The Western Reserve is distinctive as the land settled 
        by the people of Connecticut after the Revolutionary War. The 
        Western Reserve holds a unique mark as the original wilderness 
        land of the West that many settlers migrated to in order to 
        begin life outside of the original 13 colonies.
            (3) The Western Reserve played a significant role in 
        providing land to the people of Connecticut whose property and 
        land was destroyed during the Revolution. These settlers were 
        descendants of the brave immigrants who came to the Americas in 
        the 17th century.
            (4) The Western Reserve offered a new destination for those 
        who moved west in search of land and prosperity. The 
        agricultural and industrial base that began in the Western 
        Reserve still lives strong in these prosperous and historical 
        counties.
            (5) The heritage of the Western Reserve remains transfixed 
        in the counties of Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, 
        Geagua, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, 
        Ottawa, and Ashland in Ohio. The people of these counties are 
        proud of their heritage as shown through the unwavering 
        attempts to preserve agricultural land and the industrial 
        foundation that has been embedded in this region since the 
        establishment of the Western Reserve. Throughout these 
        counties, historical sites, and markers preserve the unique 
        traditions and customs of its original heritage.
            (6) The counties that encompass the Western Reserve 
        continue to maintain a strong connection to its historic past 
        as seen through its preservation of its local heritage, 
        including historic homes, buildings, and centers of public 
        gatherings.
            (7) There is a need for assistance for the preservation and 
        promotion of the significance of the Western Reserve as the 
        natural, historic and cultural heritage of the counties of 
        Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, Geagua, Lake, Cuyahoga, 
        Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ottawa and Ashland in 
        Ohio.
            (8) The Department of the Interior is responsible for 
        protecting the Nation's cultural and historical resources. 
        There are significant examples of such resources within these 
        counties and what was once the Western Reserve to merit the 
        involvement of the Federal Government in the development of 
        programs and projects, in cooperation with the State of Ohio 
        and other local governmental entities, to adequately conserve, 
        protect, and interpret this heritage for future generations, 
        while providing opportunities for education and revitalization.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
        the State of Ohio, the counties of Trumbull, Mahoning, 
        Ashtabula, Portage, Geagua, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, 
        Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ottawa, and Ashland, and other appropriate 
        organizations, carry out a study regarding the suitability and 
        feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area 
        in these counties in Ohio.
            (2) Contents.--The study shall include analysis and 
        documentation regarding whether the Study Area--
                    (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 
                cultural resources that together represent distinctive 
                aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition, 
                conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and 
                are best managed through partnerships among public and 
                private entities and by combining diverse and sometimes 
                noncontiguous resources and active communities;
                    (B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
                folklife that are a valuable part of the national 
                story;
                    (C) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve 
                natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features;
                    (D) provides outstanding recreational and 
                educational opportunities;
                    (E) contains resources important to the identified 
                theme or themes of the Study Area that retain a degree 
                of integrity capable of supporting interpretation;
                    (F) includes residents, business interests, 
                nonprofit organizations, and local and State 
                governments that are involved in the planning, have 
                developed a conceptual financial plan that outlines the 
                roles for all participants, including the Federal 
                Government, and have demonstrated support for the 
                concept of a national heritage area;
                    (G) has a potential management entity to work in 
                partnership with residents, business interests, 
                nonprofit organizations, and local and State 
                governments to develop a national heritage area 
                consistent with continued local and State economic 
                activity;
                    (H) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported 
                by the public; and
                    (I) has potential or actual impact on private 
                property located within or abutting the Study Area.
    (c) Boundaries of the Study Area.--The Study Area shall be 
comprised of the counties of Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, 
Geagua, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ottawa, 
and Ashland in Ohio.

                     TITLE XVII--TRIBAL PARITY ACT

SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Tribal Parity Act''.

SEC. 1702. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program (authorized 
        by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as 
        the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 891)), was 
        approved to promote the general economic development of the 
        United States;
            (2) the Fort Randall and Big Bend dam and reservoir 
        projects in South Dakota--
                    (A) are major components of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
                River Basin Program; and
                    (B) contribute to the national economy;
            (3) the Fort Randall and Big Bend projects inundated the 
        fertile bottom land of the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux 
        Tribes, which greatly damaged the economy and cultural 
        resources of the Tribes;
            (4) Congress has provided compensation to several Indian 
        tribes, including the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes, 
        that border the Missouri River and suffered injury as a result 
        of 1 or more Pick-Sloan Projects;
            (5) the compensation provided to those Indian tribes has 
        not been consistent;
            (6) Missouri River Indian tribes that suffered injury as a 
        result of 1 or more Pick-Sloan Projects should be adequately 
        compensated for those injuries, and that compensation should be 
        consistent among the Tribes; and
            (7) the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and the Crow Creek Sioux 
        Tribe, based on methodology determined appropriate by the 
        General Accounting Office, are entitled to receive additional 
        compensation for injuries described in paragraph (6), so as to 
        provide parity among compensation received by all Missouri 
        River Indian tribes.

SEC. 1703. LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE.

    Section 4(b) of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure 
Development Trust Fund Act (Public Law 105-132; 111 Stat. 2565) is 
amended by striking ``$39,300,000'' and inserting ``$186,822,140''.

SEC. 1704. CROW CREEK SIOUX TRIBE.

    Section 4(b) of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure 
Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-223; 110 Stat. 3027) 
is amended by striking ``$27,500,000'' and inserting ``$105,917,853''.

        TITLE XVIII--NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 1801. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) northern New Mexico encompasses a mosaic of cultures 
        and history, including eight Pueblos and the descendants of 
        Spanish ancestors who settled in the area in 1598;
            (2) the combination of cultures, languages, folk arts, 
        customs, and architecture make northern New Mexico unique;
            (3) the area includes spectacular natural, scenic, and 
        recreational resources;
            (4) there is broad support from local governments and 
        interested individuals to establish a National Heritage Area to 
        coordinate and assist in the preservation and interpretation of 
        these resources;
            (5) in 1991, the National Park Service study Alternative 
        Concepts for Commemorating Spanish Colonization identified 
        several alternatives consistent with the establishment of a 
        National Heritage Area, including conducting a comprehensive 
        archaeological and historical research program, coordinating a 
        comprehensive interpretation program, and interpreting a 
        cultural heritage scene; and
            (6) establishment of a National Heritage Area in northern 
        New Mexico would assist local communities and residents in 
        preserving these unique cultural, historical and natural 
        resources.

SEC. 1802. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title--
            (1) the term ``heritage area'' means the Northern Rio 
        Grande Heritage Area; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.

SEC. 1803. NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Northern Rio 
Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico.
    (b) Boundaries.--The heritage area shall include the counties of 
Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos.
    (c) Management Entity.--
            (1) The Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, Inc., a 
        non-profit corporation chartered in the State of New Mexico, 
        shall serve as the management entity for the heritage area.
            (2) The Board of Directors for the management entity shall 
        include representatives of the State of New Mexico, the 
        counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Taos, tribes and pueblos 
        within the heritage area, the cities of Santa Fe, Espanola and 
        Taos, and members of the general public. The total number of 
        Board members and the number of Directors representing State, 
        local and tribal governments and interested communities shall 
        be established to ensure that all parties have appropriate 
        representation on the Board.

SEC. 1804. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Management Plan.--
            (1) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
        this title, the management entity shall develop and forward to 
        the Secretary a management plan for the heritage area.
            (2) The management entity shall develop and implement the 
        management plan in cooperation with affected communities, 
        tribal and local governments and shall provide for public 
        involvement in the development and implementation of the 
        management plan.
            (3) The management plan shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) provide recommendations for the conservation, 
                funding, management, and development of the resources 
                of the heritage area;
                    (B) identify sources of funding;
                    (C) include an inventory of the cultural, 
                historical, archaeological, natural, and recreational 
                resources of the heritage area;
                    (D) provide recommendations for educational and 
                interpretive programs to inform the public about the 
                resources of the heritage area; and
                    (E) include an analysis of ways in which local, 
                State, Federal, and tribal programs may best be 
                coordinated to promote the purposes of this title.
            (4) If the management entity fails to submit a management 
        plan to the secretary as provided in paragraph (1), the 
        heritage area shall no longer be eligible to receive Federal 
        funding under this title until such time as a plan is submitted 
        to the Secretary.
            (5) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the 
        management plan within 90 days after the date of submission. If 
        the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the Secretary 
        shall advise the management entity in writing of the reasons 
        therefore and shall make recommendations for revisions to the 
        plan.
            (6) The management entity shall periodically review the 
        management plan and submit to the Secretary any recommendations 
        for proposed revisions to the management plan. Any major 
        revisions to the management plan must be approved by the 
        Secretary.
    (b) Authority.--The management entity may make grants and provide 
technical assistance to tribal and local governments, and other public 
and private entities to carry out the management plan.
    (c) Duties.--The management entity shall--
            (1) give priority in implementing actions set forth in the 
        management plan;
            (2) coordinate with tribal and local governments to better 
        enable them to adopt land use policies consistent with the 
        goals of the management plan;
            (3) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in 
        the heritage area consistent with the goals of the management 
        plan; and
            (4) assist local and tribal governments and non-profit 
        organizations in--
                    (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the heritage area;
                    (B) developing recreational resources in the 
                heritage area;
                    (C) increasing public awareness of, and 
                appreciation for, the cultural, historical, 
                archaeological and natural resources and sits in the 
                heritage area;
                    (D) the restoration of historic structures related 
                to the heritage area; and
                    (E) carrying out other actions that the management 
                entity determines appropriate to fulfill the purposes 
                of this title, consistent with the management plan.
    (d) Prohibition on Acquiring Real Property.--The management entity 
may not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or an interest in real property.
    (e) Public Meetings.--The management entity shall hold public 
meetings at least annually regarding the implementation of the 
management plan.
    (f) Annual Reports and Audits.--
            (1) For any year in which the management entity receives 
        Federal funds under this title, the management entity shall 
        submit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth 
        accomplishments, expenses and income, and each entity to which 
        any grant was made by the management entity.
            (2) The management entity shall make available to the 
        Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of 
        Federal funds and any matching funds. The management entity 
        shall also require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure 
        of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving 
        organization make available to the Secretary for audit all 
        records concerning the expenditure of those funds.

SEC. 1805. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, upon 
request of the management entity, provide technical and financial 
assistance to develop and implement the management plan.
    (b) Priority.--In providing assistance under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to actions that facilitate--
            (1) the conservation of the significant natural, cultural, 
        historical, archaeological, scenic, and recreational resources 
        of the heritage area; and
            (2) the provision of educational, interpretive, and 
        recreational opportunities consistent with the resources and 
        associated values of the heritage area.

SEC. 1806. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) No Effect on Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed--
            (1) to modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of 
        Federal, State, or local governments to regulate any use of 
        privately owned lands; or
            (2) to grant the management entity any authority to 
        regulate the use of privately owned lands.
    (b) Tribal Lands.--Nothing in this title shall restrict or limit a 
tribe from protecting cultural or religious sites on tribal lands.
    (c) Authority of Governments.--Nothing in this title shall--
            (1) modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, 
        State, tribal, or local governments to manage or regulate any 
        use of land as provided for by law or regulation; or
            (2) authorize the management entity to assume any 
        management authorities over such lands.
    (d) Trust Responsibilities.--Nothing in this title shall diminish 
the Federal Government's trust responsibilities or government-to-
government obligations to any federally recognized Indian tribe.

SEC. 1807. SUNSET.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.

SEC. 1808. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

             TITLE XIX--ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 1901. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Atchafalaya National Heritage Area established by section 
        1902(a).
            (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local 
        coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for 
        the Heritage Area designated by section 1902(c).
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under 
        section 1904.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Louisiana.

SEC. 1902. ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State the 
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall consist of the whole of 
the following parishes in the State: St. Mary, Iberia, St. Martin, St. 
Landry, Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, Assumption, Terrebonne, 
Lafayette, West Baton Rouge, Concordia, and East Baton Rouge.
    (c) Local Coordinating Entity.--
            (1) In general.--The Atchafalaya Trace Commission shall be 
        the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.
            (2) Composition.--The local coordinating entity shall be 
        composed of 13 members appointed by the governing authority of 
        each parish within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 1903. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--For the purposes of developing and implementing 
the management plan and otherwise carrying out this title, the local 
coordinating entity may--
            (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with, the State, units of local government, and private 
        organizations;
            (2) hire and compensate staff; and
            (3) enter into contracts for goods and services.
    (b) Duties.--The local coordinating entity shall--
            (1) submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan;
            (2) implement the management plan, including providing 
        assistance to units of government and others in--
                    (A) carrying out programs that recognize important 
                resource values within the Heritage Area;
                    (B) encouraging sustainable economic development 
                within the Heritage Area;
                    (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive sites 
                within the Heritage Area; and
                    (D) increasing public awareness of, and 
                appreciation for the natural, historic, and cultural 
                resources of, the Heritage Area;
            (3) adopt bylaws governing the conduct of the local 
        coordinating entity; and
            (4) for any year for which Federal funds are received under 
        this title, submit to the Secretary a report that describes, 
        for the year--
                    (A) the accomplishments of the local coordinating 
                entity; and
                    (B) the expenses and income of the local 
                coordinating entity.
    (c) Acquisition of Real Property.--The local coordinating entity 
shall not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or an interest in real property.
    (d) Public Meetings.--The local coordinating entity shall conduct 
public meetings at least quarterly.

SEC. 1904. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The local coordinating entity shall develop a 
management plan for the Heritage Area that incorporates an integrated 
and cooperative approach to protect, interpret, and enhance the 
natural, scenic, cultural, historic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area.
    (b) Consideration of Other Plans and Actions.--In developing the 
management plan, the local coordinating entity shall--
            (1) take into consideration State and local plans; and
            (2) invite the participation of residents, public agencies, 
        and private organizations in the Heritage Area.
    (c) Contents.--The management plan shall include--
            (1) an inventory of the resources in the Heritage Area, 
        including--
                    (A) a list of property in the Heritage Area that--
                            (i) relates to the purposes of the Heritage 
                        Area; and
                            (ii) should be preserved, restored, 
                        managed, or maintained because of the 
                        significance of the property; and
                    (B) an assessment of cultural landscapes within the 
                Heritage Area;
            (2) provisions for the protection, interpretation, and 
        enjoyment of the resources of the Heritage Area consistent with 
        this title;
            (3) an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area; and
            (4) a program for implementation of the management plan 
        that includes--
                    (A) actions to be carried out by units of 
                government, private organizations, and public-private 
                partnerships to protect the resources of the Heritage 
                Area; and
                    (B) the identification of existing and potential 
                sources of funding for implementing the plan.
    (d) Submission to Secretary for Approval.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this title, the local coordinating entity shall 
        submit the management plan to the Secretary for approval.
            (2) Effect of failure to submit.--If a management plan is 
        not submitted to the Secretary by the date specified in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not provide any additional 
        funding under this title until a management plan for the 
        Heritage Area is submitted to the Secretary.
    (e) Approval.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        management plan submitted under subsection (d)(1), the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall approve or 
        disapprove the management plan.
            (2) Action following disapproval.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
                management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                shall--
                            (i) advise the local coordinating entity in 
                        writing of the reasons for the disapproval;
                            (ii) make recommendations for revisions to 
                        the management plan; and
                            (iii) allow the local coordinating entity 
                        to submit to the Secretary revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                    (B) Deadline for approval of revision.--Not later 
                than 90 days after the date on which a revision is 
                submitted under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revision.
    (f) Revision.--
            (1) In general.--After approval by the Secretary of a 
        management plan, the local coordinating entity shall 
        periodically--
                    (A) review the management plan; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary, for review and 
                approval by the Secretary, the recommendations of the 
                local coordinating entity for any revisions to the 
                management plan that the local coordinating entity 
                considers to be appropriate.
            (2) Expenditure of funds.--No funds made available under 
        this title shall be used to implement any revision proposed by 
        the local coordinating entity under paragraph (1)(B) until the 
        Secretary approves the revision.

SEC. 1905. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No 
privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by 
the management plan for the Heritage Area until the owner of that 
private property has been notified in writing by the management entity 
and has given written consent to the management entity for such 
preservation, conservation, or promotion.
    (b) Landowner Withdraw.--Any owner of private property included 
within the boundary of the Heritage Area shall have that private 
property immediately removed from the boundary by submitting a written 
request to the management entity.

SEC. 1906. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to--
            (1) require any private property owner to allow public 
        access (including Federal, State, or local government access) 
        to such private property; or
            (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law 
        with regard to public access to or use of private property.
    (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be 
considered 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 that private property.
    (c) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Area.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the owner of any 
private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to 
participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.

SEC. 1907. EFFECT OF TITLE.

    Nothing in this title or in establishment of the Heritage Area--
            (1) grants any Federal agency regulatory authority over any 
        interest in the Heritage Area, unless cooperatively agreed on 
        by all involved parties;
            (2) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of the 
        Federal Government or a State or local government to regulate 
        any use of land as provided for by law (including regulations) 
        in existence on the date of enactment of this title;
            (3) grants any power of zoning or land use to the local 
        coordinating entity;
            (4) imposes any environmental, occupational, safety, or 
        other rule, standard, or permitting process that is different 
        from those in effect on the date of enactment of this title 
        that would be applicable had the Heritage Area not been 
        established;
            (5)(A) imposes any change in Federal environmental quality 
        standards; or
            (B) authorizes designation of any portion of the Heritage 
        Area that is subject to part C of title I of the Clean Air Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 7470 et seq.) as class 1 for the purposes of that 
        part solely by reason of the establishment of the Heritage 
        Area;
            (6) authorizes any Federal or State agency to impose more 
        restrictive water use designations, or water quality standards 
        on uses of or discharges to, waters of the United States or 
        waters of the State within or adjacent to the Heritage Area 
        solely by reason of the establishment of the Heritage Area;
            (7) abridges, restricts, or alters any applicable rule, 
        standard, or review procedure for permitting of facilities 
        within or adjacent to the Heritage Area; or
            (8) affects the continuing use and operation, where located 
        on the date of enactment of this title, of any public utility 
        or common carrier.

SEC. 1908. REPORTS.

    For any year in which Federal funds have been made available under 
this title, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary 
a report that describes--
            (1) the accomplishments of the local coordinating entity; 
        and
            (2) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
        entity.

SEC. 1909. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 shall be 
made available for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

SEC. 1910. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance to the local 
coordinating entity under this title terminates on the date that is 15 
years after the date of enactment of this title.

        TITLE XX--CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Champlain Valley National Heritage 
Partnership Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Champlain Valley and its extensive cultural and 
        natural resources have played a significant role in the history 
        of the United States and the individual States of Vermont and 
        New York;
            (2) archaeological evidence indicates that the Champlain 
        Valley has been inhabited by humans since the last retreat of 
        the glaciers, with the Native Americans living in the area at 
        the time of European discovery being primarily of Iroquois and 
        Algonquin descent;
            (3) the linked waterways of the Champlain Valley, including 
        the Richelieu River in Canada, played a unique and significant 
        role in the establishment and development of the United States 
        and Canada through several distinct eras, including--
                    (A) the era of European exploration, during which 
                Samuel de Champlain and other explorers used the 
                waterways as a means of access through the wilderness;
                    (B) the era of military campaigns, including highly 
                significant military campaigns of the French and Indian 
                War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812; and
                    (C) the era of maritime commerce, during which 
                canals boats, schooners, and steamships formed the 
                backbone of commercial transportation for the region;
            (4) those unique and significant eras are best described by 
        the theme ``The Making of Nations and Corridors of Commerce'';
            (5) the artifacts and structures associated with those eras 
        are unusually well-preserved;
            (6) the Champlain Valley is recognized as having one of the 
        richest collections of historical resources in North America;
            (7) the history and cultural heritage of the Champlain 
        Valley are shared with Canada and the Province of Quebec;
            (8) there are benefits in celebrating and promoting this 
        mutual heritage;
            (9) tourism is among the most important industries in the 
        Champlain Valley, and heritage tourism in particular plays a 
        significant role in the economy of the Champlain Valley;
            (10) it is important to enhance heritage tourism in the 
        Champlain Valley while ensuring that increased visitation will 
        not impair the historical and cultural resources of the region;
            (11) according to the 1999 report of the National Park 
        Service entitled ``Champlain Valley Heritage Corridor 
        Project'', ``the Champlain Valley contains resources and 
        represents a theme `The Making of Nations and Corridors of 
        Commerce', that is of outstanding importance in U.S. history''; 
        and
            (12) it is in the interest of the United States to preserve 
        and interpret the historical and cultural resources of the 
        Champlain Valley for the education and benefit of present and 
        future generations.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to establish the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
        Partnership in the States of Vermont and New York to recognize 
        the importance of the historical, cultural, and recreational 
        resources of the Champlain Valley region to the United States;
            (2) to assist the State of Vermont and New York, including 
        units of local government and nongovernmental organizations in 
        the States, in preserving, protecting, and interpreting those 
        resources for the benefit of the people of the United States;
            (3) to use those resources and the theme ``The Making of 
        Nations and Corridors of Commerce'' to--
                    (A) revitalize the economy of communities in the 
                Champlain Valley; and
                    (B) generate and sustain increased levels of 
                tourism in the Champlain Valley;
            (4) to encourage--
                    (A) partnerships among State and local governments 
                and nongovernmental organizations in the United States; 
                and
                    (B) collaboration with Canada and the Province of 
                Quebec to--
                            (i) interpret and promote the history of 
                        the waterways of the Champlain Valley region;
                            (ii) form stronger bonds between the United 
                        States and Canada; and
                            (iii) promote the international aspects of 
                        the Champlain Valley region; and
            (5) to provide financial and technical assistance for the 
        purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (4).

SEC. 2003. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Heritage partnership.--The term ``Heritage 
        Partnership'' means the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
        Partnership established by section 2004(a).
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan developed under section 2004(b)(B)(i).
            (4) Region.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``region'' means any area 
                or community in 1 of the States in which a physical, 
                cultural, or historical resource that represents the 
                theme is located.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``region'' includes
                            (i) the linked navigable waterways of--
                                    (I) Lake Champlain;
                                    (II) Lake George;
                                    (III) the Champlain Canal; and
                                    (IV) the portion of the Upper 
                                Hudson River extending south to 
                                Saratoga;
                            (ii) portions of Grand Isle, Franklin, 
                        Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, and Bennington 
                        Counties in the State of Vermont; and
                            (iii) portions of Clinton, Essex, Warren, 
                        Saratoga and Washington Counties in the State 
                        of New York.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--the term ``State'' means--
                    (A) the State of Vermont; and
                    (B) the State of New York.
            (7) Theme.--The term ``theme'' means the theme ``The Making 
        of Nations and Corridors of Commerce'', as the term is used in 
        the 1999 report of the National Park Service entitled 
        ``Champlain Valley Heritage Corridor Project'', that describes 
        the periods of international conflict and maritime commerce 
        during which the region played a unique and significant role in 
        the development of the United States and Canada.

SEC. 2004. HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the regional the 
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.
    (b) Management Entity.--
            (1) Duties.--
                    (A) In general.--The management entity shall 
                implement the title.
                    (B) Management plan.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 3 years 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                        management entity shall develop a management 
                        plan for the Heritage Partnership.
                            (ii) Existing plan.--Pending the completion 
                        and approval of the management plan, the 
                        management entity may implement the provisions 
                        of this title based on its federally authorized 
                        plan ``Opportunities for Action, an Evolving 
                        Plan For Lake Champlain''.
                            (iii) Contents.--The management plan shall 
                        include--
                                    (I) recommendations for funding, 
                                managing, and developing the Heritage 
                                Partnership;
                                    (II) a description of activities to 
                                be carried out by public and private 
                                organizations to protect the resources 
                                of the Heritage Partnership;
                                    (III) a list of specific, potential 
                                sources of funding for the protection, 
                                management, and development of the 
                                Heritage Partnership;
                                    (IV) an assessment of the 
                                organizational capacity of the 
                                management entity to achieve the goals 
                                for implementation; and
                                    (V) recommendations of ways in 
                                which to encourage collaboration with 
                                Canada and the Province of Quebec in 
                                implementing this title.
                            (iv) Considerations.--In developing the 
                        management plan under clause (i), the 
                        management entity shall take into consideration 
                        existing Federal, State, and local plans 
                        relating to the region.
                            (v) Submission to secretary for approval.--
                                    (I) In general.--Not later than 3 
                                years after the date of enactment of 
                                this Act, the management entity shall 
                                submit the management plan to the 
                                Secretary for approval.
                                    (II) Effect of failure to submit.--
                                If a management plan is not submitted 
                                to the Secretary by the date specified 
                                in paragraph (I), the Secretary shall 
                                not provide any additional funding 
                                under this title until a management 
                                plan for the Heritage Partnership is 
                                submitted to the Secretary.
                            (vi) Approval.--Not later than 90 days 
                        after receiving the management plan submitted 
                        under subparagraph (V)(I), the Secretary, in 
                        consultation with the States, shall approve or 
                        disapprove the management plan.
                            (vii) Action following disapproval.--
                                    (I) General.--If the Secretary 
                                disapproves a management plan under 
                                subparagraph (vi), the Secretary 
                                shall--
                                            (aa) advise the management 
                                        entity in writing of the 
                                        reasons for the disapproval;
                                            (bb) make recommendations 
                                        for revisions to the management 
                                        plan; and
                                            (cc) allow the management 
                                        entity to submit to the 
                                        Secretary revisions to the 
                                        management plan.
                                    (II) Deadline for approval of 
                                revision.--Not later than 90 days after 
                                the date on which a revision is 
                                submitted under subparagraph 
                                (vii)(I)(cc), the Secretary shall 
                                approve or disapprove the revision.
                            (viii) Amendment.--
                                    (I) In general.--After approval by 
                                the Secretary of the management plan, 
                                the management entity shall 
                                periodically--
                                            (aa) review the management 
                                        plan; and
                                            (bb) submit to the 
                                        Secretary, for review and 
                                        approval by the Secretary, the 
                                        recommendations of the 
                                        management entity for any 
                                        amendments to the management 
                                        plan that the management entity 
                                        considers to be appropriate.
                                    (II) Expenditure of funds.--No 
                                funds made available under this title 
                                shall be used to implement any 
                                amendment proposed by the management 
                                entity under subparagraph (viii)(1) 
                                until the Secretary approves the 
                                amendments.
            (2) Partnerships.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out this title, the 
                management entity may enter into partnerships with--
                            (i) the States, including units of local 
                        governments in the States;
                            (ii) nongovernmental organizations;
                            (iii) Indian Tribes; and
                            (iv) other persons in the Heritage 
                        Partnership.
                    (B) Grants.--Subject to the availability of funds, 
                the management entity may provide grants to partners 
                under subparagraph (A) to assist in implementing this 
                title.
            (3) Prohibition on the acquisition of real property.--The 
        management entity shall not use Federal funds made available 
        under this title to acquire real property or any interest in 
        real property.
    (c) Assistance From Secretary.--To carry out the purposes of this 
title, the Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to 
the management entity.

SEC. 2005. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this title--
            (1) grants powers of zoning or land use to the management 
        entity;
            (2) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes the authority of the 
        Federal Government or a State or local government to manage or 
        regulate any use of land under any law (including regulations); 
        or
            (3) obstructs or limits private business development 
        activities or resource development activities.

SEC. 2006. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title not more than a total of $10,000,000, of which not more 
than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year.
    (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of any 
activities carried out using Federal funds made available under 
subsection (a) not be less than 50 percent.

SEC. 2007. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

             TITLE XXI--GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE ROUTE

SEC. 2101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Great Basin National Heritage 
Route Act''.

SEC. 2102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the natural, cultural, and historic heritage of the 
        North American Great Basin is nationally significant;
            (2) communities along the Great Basin Heritage Route 
        (including the towns of Delta, Utah, Ely, Nevada, and the 
        surrounding communities) are located in a classic western 
        landscape that contains long natural vistas, isolated high 
        desert valleys, mountain ranges, ranches, mines, historic 
        railroads, archaeological sites, and tribal communities;
            (3) the Native American, pioneer, ranching, mining, timber, 
        and railroad heritages associated with the Great Basin Heritage 
        Route include the social history and living cultural traditions 
        of a rich diversity of nationalities;
            (4) the pioneer, Mormon, and other religious settlements, 
        and ranching, timber, and mining activities of the region 
        played and continue to play a significant role in the 
        development of the United States, shaped by--
                    (A) the unique geography of the Great Basin;
                    (B) an influx of people of Greek, Chinese, Basque, 
                Serb, Croat, Italian, and Hispanic descent; and
                    (C) a Native American presence (Western Shoshone, 
                Northern and Southern Paiute, and Goshute) that 
                continues in the Great Basin today;
            (5) the Great Basin housed internment camps for Japanese-
        American citizens during World War II, 1 of which, Topaz, was 
        located along the Heritage Route;
            (6) the pioneer heritage of the Heritage Route includes the 
        Pony Express route and stations, the Overland Stage, and many 
        examples of 19th century exploration of the western United 
        States;
            (7) the Native American heritage of the Heritage Route 
        dates back thousands of years and includes--
                    (A) archaeological sites;
                    (B) petroglyphs and pictographs;
                    (C) the westernmost village of the Fremont culture; 
                and
                    (D) communities of Western Shoshone, Paiute, and 
                Goshute tribes;
            (8) the Heritage Route contains multiple biologically 
        diverse ecological communities that are home to exceptional 
        species such as--
                    (A) bristlecone pines, the oldest living trees in 
                the world;
                    (B) wildlife adapted to harsh desert conditions;
                    (C) unique plant communities, lakes, and streams; 
                and
                    (D) native Bonneville cutthroat trout;
            (9) the air and water quality of the Heritage Route is 
        among the best in the United States, and the clear air permits 
        outstanding viewing of the night skies;
            (10) the Heritage Route includes unique and outstanding 
        geologic features such as numerous limestone caves, classic 
        basin and range topography with playa lakes, alluvial fans, 
        volcanics, cold and hot springs, and recognizable features of 
        ancient Lake Bonneville;
            (11) the Heritage Route includes an unusual variety of open 
        space and recreational and educational opportunities because of 
        the great quantity of ranching activity and public land 
        (including city, county, and State parks, national forests, 
        Bureau of Land Management land, and a national park);
            (12) there are significant archaeological, historical, 
        cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources in the 
        Great Basin to merit the involvement of the Federal Government 
        in the development, in cooperation with the Great Basin 
        Heritage Route Partnership and other local and governmental 
        entities, of programs and projects to--
                    (A) adequately conserve, protect, and interpret the 
                heritage of the Great Basin for present and future 
                generations; and
                    (B) provide opportunities in the Great Basin for 
                education; and
            (13) the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership shall serve 
        as the management entity for a Heritage Route established in 
        the Great Basin.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels 
        of government, the private sector, and the local communities 
        within White Pine County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah, and the 
        Duckwater Shoshone Reservation;
            (2) to enable communities referred to in paragraph (1) to 
        conserve their heritage while continuing to develop economic 
        opportunities; and
            (3) to conserve, interpret, and develop the archaeological, 
        historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational 
        resources related to the unique ranching, industrial, and 
        cultural heritage of the Great Basin, in a manner that promotes 
        multiple uses permitted as of the date of enactment of this 
        Act, without managing or regulating land use.

SEC. 2103. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Great basin.--The term ``Great Basin'' means the North 
        American Great Basin.
            (2) Heritage route.--The term ``Heritage Route'' means the 
        Great Basin National Heritage Route established by section 
        2104(a).
            (3) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership established by 
        section 2104(c).
            (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the plan developed by the management entity under section 
        2106(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 2104. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE ROUTE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Great Basin National 
Heritage Route to provide the public with access to certain historical, 
cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources in White Pine 
County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah, and the Duckwater Shoshone 
Reservation in the State of Nevada, as designated by the management 
entity.
    (b) Boundaries.--The management entity shall determine the specific 
boundaries of the Heritage Route.
    (c) Management Entity.--
            (1) In general.--The Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership 
        shall serve as the management entity for the Heritage Route.
            (2) Board of directors.--The Great Basin Heritage Route 
        Partnership shall be governed by a board of directors that 
        consists of--
                    (A) 4 members who are appointed by the Board of 
                County Commissioners for Millard County, Utah;
                    (B) 4 members who are appointed by the Board of 
                County Commissioners for White Pine County, Nevada; and
                    (C) a representative appointed by each Native 
                American Tribe participating in the Heritage Route.

SEC. 2105. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Governors of the States of Nevada and Utah and 
the tribal government of each Indian tribe participating in the 
Heritage Route, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
management entity.
    (b) Inclusions.--The memorandum of understanding shall include 
information relating to the objectives and management of the Heritage 
Route, including--
            (1) a description of the resources of the Heritage Route;
            (2) a discussion of the goals and objectives of the 
        Heritage Route, including--
                    (A) an explanation of the proposed approach to 
                conservation, development, and interpretation; and
                    (B) a general outline of the anticipated protection 
                and development measures;
            (3) a description of the management entity;
            (4) a list and statement of the financial commitment of the 
        initial partners to be involved in developing and implementing 
        the management plan; and
            (5) a description of the role of the States of Nevada and 
        Utah in the management of the Heritage Route.
    (c) Additional Requirements.--In developing the terms of the 
memorandum of understanding, the Secretary and the management entity 
shall--
            (1) provide opportunities for local participation; and
            (2) include terms that ensure, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, timely implementation of all aspects of the 
        memorandum of understanding.
    (d) Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall review any amendments 
        of the memorandum of understanding proposed by the management 
        entity or the Governor of the State of Nevada or Utah.
            (2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
        shall not be expended to implement a change made by a proposed 
        amendment described in paragraph (1) until the Secretary 
        approves the amendment.

SEC. 2106. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the management entity shall develop and submit to the 
Secretary for approval a management plan for the Heritage Route that--
            (1) specifies--
                    (A) any resources designated by the management 
                entity under section 2104(a); and
                    (B) the specific boundaries of the Heritage Route, 
                as determined under section 2104(b); and
            (2) presents clear and comprehensive recommendations for 
        the conservation, funding, management, and development of the 
        Heritage Route.
    (b) Considerations.--In developing the management plan, the 
management entity shall--
            (1) provide for the participation of local residents, 
        public agencies, and private organizations located within the 
        counties of Millard County, Utah, White Pine County, Nevada, 
        and the Duckwater Shoshone Reservation in the protection and 
        development of resources of the Heritage Route, taking into 
        consideration State, tribal, county, and local land use plans 
        in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) identify sources of funding;
            (3) include--
                    (A) a program for implementation of the management 
                plan by the management entity, including--
                            (i) plans for restoration, stabilization, 
                        rehabilitation, and construction of public or 
                        tribal property; and
                            (ii) specific commitments by the identified 
                        partners referred to in section 2105(b)(4) for 
                        the first 5 years of operation; and
                    (B) an interpretation plan for the Heritage Route; 
                and
            (4) develop a management plan that will not infringe on 
        private property rights without the consent of the owner of the 
        private property.
    (c) Failure To Submit.--If the management entity fails to submit a 
management plan to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a), the 
Heritage Route shall no longer qualify for Federal funding.
    (d) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of a 
        management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Governors of the States of Nevada and 
        Utah, shall approve or disapprove the management plan.
            (2) Criteria.--In determining whether to approve a 
        management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether the 
        management plan--
                    (A) has strong local support from a diversity of 
                landowners, business interests, nonprofit 
                organizations, and governments associated with the 
                Heritage Route;
                    (B) is consistent with and complements continued 
                economic activity along the Heritage Route;
                    (C) has a high potential for effective partnership 
                mechanisms;
                    (D) avoids infringing on private property rights; 
                and
                    (E) provides methods to take appropriate action to 
                ensure that private property rights are observed.
            (3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves a management plan under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) advise the management entity in writing of the 
                reasons for the disapproval;
                    (B) make recommendations for revisions to the 
                management plan; and
                    (C) not later than 90 days after the receipt of any 
                proposed revision of the management plan from the 
                management entity, approve or disapprove the proposed 
                revision.
    (e) Implementation.--On approval of the management plan as provided 
in subsection (d)(1), the management entity, in conjunction with the 
Secretary, shall take appropriate steps to implement the management 
plan.
    (f) Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall review each amendment 
        to the management plan that the Secretary determines may make a 
        substantial change to the management plan.
            (2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
        shall not be expended to implement an amendment described in 
        paragraph (1) until the Secretary approves the amendment.

SEC. 2107. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--The management entity may, for purposes of 
preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made 
available under this title to--
            (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with, a State (including a political subdivision), an Indian 
        tribe, a private organization, or any person; and
            (2) hire and compensate staff.
    (b) Duties.--In addition to developing the management plan, the 
management entity shall--
            (1) give priority to implementing the memorandum of 
        understanding and the management plan, including taking steps 
        to--
                    (A) assist units of government, regional planning 
                organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                            (i) establishing and maintaining 
                        interpretive exhibits along the Heritage Route;
                            (ii) developing recreational resources 
                        along the Heritage Route;
                            (iii) increasing public awareness of and 
                        appreciation for the archaeological, 
                        historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and 
                        recreational resources and sites along the 
                        Heritage Route; and
                            (iv) if requested by the owner, restoring, 
                        stabilizing, or rehabilitating any private, 
                        public, or tribal historical building relating 
                        to the themes of the Heritage Route;
                    (B) encourage economic viability and diversity 
                along the Heritage Route in accordance with the 
                objectives of the management plan; and
                    (C) encourage the installation of clear, 
                consistent, and environmentally appropriate signage 
                identifying access points and sites of interest along 
                the Heritage Route;
            (2) consider the interests of diverse governmental, 
        business, and nonprofit groups associated with the Heritage 
        Route;
            (3) conduct public meetings in the region of the Heritage 
        Route at least semiannually regarding the implementation of the 
        management plan;
            (4) submit substantial amendments (including any increase 
        of more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for 
        implementation) to the management plan to the Secretary for 
        approval by the Secretary; and
            (5) for any year for which Federal funds are received under 
        this title--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
                describes, for the year--
                            (i) the accomplishments of the management 
                        entity;
                            (ii) the expenses and income of the 
                        management entity; and
                            (iii) each entity to which any loan or 
                        grant was made;
                    (B) make available for audit all records pertaining 
                to the expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
                and
                    (C) require, for all agreements authorizing the 
                expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the 
                receiving entity make available for audit all records 
                pertaining to the expenditure of the funds.
    (c) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
management entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this 
title to acquire real property or any interest in real property.
    (d) Prohibition on the Regulation of Land Use.--The management 
entity shall not regulate land use within the Heritage Route.

SEC. 2108. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may, on request of the 
        management entity, provide technical and financial assistance 
        to develop and implement the management plan and memorandum of 
        understanding.
            (2) Priority for assistance.--In providing assistance under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, on request of the 
        management entity, give priority to actions that assist in--
                    (A) conserving the significant archaeological, 
                historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational 
                resources of the Heritage Route; and
                    (B) providing education, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities, and other uses consistent 
                with those resources.
    (b) Application of Federal Law.--The establishment of the Heritage 
Route shall have no effect on the application of any Federal law to any 
property within the Heritage Route.

SEC. 2109. LAND USE REGULATION; APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW.

    (a) Land Use Regulation.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of the 
        Federal, State, tribal, or local government to regulate by law 
        (including by regulation) any use of land; or
            (2) grants any power of zoning or land use to the 
        management entity.
    (b) Applicability of Federal Law.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) imposes on the Heritage Route, as a result of the 
        designation of the Heritage Route, any regulation that is not 
        applicable to the area within the Heritage Route as of the date 
        of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) authorizes any agency to promulgate a regulation that 
        applies to the Heritage Route solely as a result of the 
        designation of the Heritage Route under this title.

SEC. 2110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
made available for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost Sharing.--
            (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
        activity assisted under this title shall not exceed 50 percent.
            (2) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share may 
        be in the form of in-kind contributions, donations, grants, and 
        loans from individuals and State or local governments or 
        agencies.

SEC. 2111. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

TITLE XXII--BLEEDING KANSAS AND ENDURING STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM NATIONAL 
                             HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 2201. SHORT TITLE.

     This title may be cited as the ``Bleeding Kansas National Heritage 
Area Act''.

SEC. 2202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area is a 
        cohesive assemblage of natural, historic, cultural, and 
        recreational resources that--
                    (A) together represent distinctive aspects of 
                American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, 
                interpretation, and continuing use;
                    (B) are best managed through partnerships between 
                private and public entities; and
                    (C) will build upon the Kansas rural development 
                policy and the new homestead act to recognize inherent 
                strengths of small towns and rural communities--close-
                knit communities, strong local business networks, and a 
                tradition of entrepreneurial creativity.
            (2) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area reflects 
        traditions, customs, beliefs, folk life, or some combination 
        thereof, that are a valuable part of the heritage of the United 
        States.
            (3) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area provides 
        outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, cultural, or 
        historic features, or some combination thereof.
            (4) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area provides 
        outstanding recreational and interpretive opportunities.
            (5) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area has an 
        identifiable theme, and resources important to the theme retain 
        integrity capable of supporting interpretation.
            (6) Residents, nonprofit organizations, other private 
        entities, and units of local government throughout the Bleeding 
        Kansas National Heritage Area demonstrate support for 
        designation of the Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area as a 
        national heritage area and for management of the Bleeding 
        Kansas National Heritage Area as appropriate for such 
        designation.
            (7) Capturing these interconnected stories through 
        partnerships with National Park Service sites, Kansas State 
        Historical Society sites, local organizations, and citizens 
        will augment the story opportunities within the prospective 
        boundary for the educational and recreational benefit of this 
        and future generations of Americans.
            (8) Communities throughout this region know the value of 
        their Bleeding Kansas legacy, but require expansion of the 
        existing cooperative framework to achieve key preservation, 
        education, and other significant goals by working more closely 
        together.
            (9) The State of Kansas officially recognized the national 
        significance of the Bleeding Kansas story when it designated 
        the heritage area development as a significant strategic goal 
        within the statewide economic development plan.
            (10) Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance is a nonprofit 
        corporation created for the purposes of preserving, 
        interpreting, developing, promoting and, making available to 
        the public the story and resources related to the story of 
        Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom.
            (11) Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance has completed a 
        study that--
                    (A) describes in detail the role, operation, 
                financing, and functions of Territorial Kansas Heritage 
                Alliance, the management entity; and
                    (B) provides adequate assurances that Territorial 
                Kansas Heritage Alliance, the management entity, is 
                likely to have the financial resources necessary to 
                implement the management plan for the Heritage Area, 
                including resources to meet matching requirement for 
                grants.
            (12) There are at least 7 National Historic Landmarks, 32 
        National Register properties, 3 Kansas Register properties, and 
        7 properties listed on the National Underground Railroad 
        Network to Freedom that contribute to the Heritage Area as well 
        as other significant properties that have not been designated 
        at this time.
            (13) There is an interest in interpreting all sides of the 
        Bleeding Kansas story that requires further work with several 
        counties in Missouri interested in joining the area.
            (14) In 2004, the State of Kansas is commemorating the 
        Sesquicentennial of the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, 
        opening the territory to settlement.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are as follows:
            (1) To designate a region in eastern Kansas and western 
        Missouri containing nationally important natural, historic, 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 United 
        States and the development of communities and their 
        surroundings as the Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area.
            (2) To strengthen, complement, and support the Fort Scott, 
        Brown v. Board of Education, Nicodemus and Tallgrass Prairie 
        sites through the interpretation and conservation of the 
        associated living landscapes outside of the boundaries of these 
        units of the National Park System.
            (3) To describe the extent of Federal responsibilities and 
        duties in regard to the Heritage Area.
            (4) To further collaboration and partnerships among 
        Federal, State, and local governments, nonprofit organizations, 
        and the private sector, or combinations thereof, to conserve 
        and manage the resources and opportunities in the Heritage Area 
        through grants, technical assistance, training and other means.
            (5) To authorize Federal financial and technical assistance 
        to management entity to assist in the conservation and 
        interpretation of the Heritage Area.
            (6) To empower communities and organizations in Kansas to 
        preserve the special historic identity of Bleeding Kansas and 
        with it the identity of the Nation.
            (7) To provide for the management, preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the natural, historical, and 
        cultural resources within the region for the educational and 
        inspirational benefit of current and future generations.
            (8) To provide greater community capacity through inter-
        local cooperation.
            (9) To provide a vehicle, particularly in the four counties 
        with high out-migration of population, to recognize that self-
        reliance and resilience will be the keys to their economic 
        future.
            (10) To build upon the Kansas rural development policy, the 
        Kansas agritourism initiative and the new homestead act to 
        recognize inherent strengths of small towns and rural 
        communities--close-knit communities, strong local business 
        networks, and a tradition of entrepreneurial creativity.
            (11) To educate and cultivate among its citizens, 
        particularly its youth, the stories and cultural resources of 
        the region's legacy that--
                    (A) reflect the popular phrase ``Bleeding Kansas'' 
                describing the conflict over slavery that became 
                nationally prominent in Kansas just before and during 
                the American Civil War;
                    (B) reflect the commitment of American settlers who 
                first fought and killed to uphold their different and 
                irreconcilable principles of freedom and equality 
                during the years of the Kansas Conflict;
                    (C) reflect the struggle for freedom, experienced 
                during the ``Bleeding Kansas'' era, that continues to 
                be a vital and pressing issue associated with the real 
                problem of democratic nation building; and
                    (D) recreate the physical environment revealing its 
                impact on agriculture, transportation, trade and 
                business, and social and cultural patterns in urban and 
                rural settings.
            (12) To interpret the effect of the era's democratic ethos 
        on the development of America's distinctive political culture.

SEC. 2203. DEFINITIONS.

     For the purposes of this title:
            (1) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance, recognized by the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the chief executive officer of 
        the State of Kansas, that agrees to perform the duties of a 
        local coordinating entity under this title.
            (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National 
        Heritage Area in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local 
        government'' means the government of a State, a political 
        subdivision of a State, or an Indian tribe.

SEC. 2204. BLEEDING KANSAS AND THE ENDURING STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM 
              NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of Kansas the 
Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage 
Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall include the following:
            (1) An area located in eastern Kansas and western Missouri, 
        consisting currently of Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Cherokee, 
        Clay, Coffey, Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Johnson, 
        Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Neosho, Pottawatomie, Riley, 
        Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte Counties in 
        Kansas and tentatively including additional counties in Kansas 
        and western Missouri to be included in the development of the 
        management plan.
            (2) Contributing sites, buildings, and districts within the 
        area will be recommended by the management plan.
    (c) Map.--Final boundary will be defined during the management plan 
development. A map of the Heritage Area shall be included in the 
management plan. The map shall be on file in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    (d) Management Entity.--The management entity for the Heritage Area 
shall be Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit organization 
established in the State of Kansas, recognized by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the chief executive officer of the State of Kansas, 
that agrees to perform the duties of a local coordinating entity under 
this title.

SEC. 2205. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT 
              ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--The management entity may, for purposes of 
preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made 
available under this title to--
            (1) prepare a management plan for the Heritage Area;
            (2) prepare reports, studies, interpretive exhibits and 
        programs, historic preservation projects, and other activities 
        recommended in the management plan for the Heritage Area;
            (3) pay for operational expenses of the management entity 
        incurred within the first 10 fiscal years beginning after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act designating the Heritage 
        Area;
            (4) make grants or loans to entities defined in the 
        management plan;
            (5) enter into cooperative agreements with the State of 
        Kansas, its political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, 
        and other organizations;
            (6) hire and compensate staff;
            (7) obtain money from any source under any program or law 
        to be used for a regrant program requiring the recipient of 
        such money to make a contribution in order to receive it;
            (8) contract for goods and services; and
            (9) offer a competitive grants program to contributing 
        partners requiring a dollar-for-dollar match of Federal funds.
    (b) Duties of the Management Entity.--In addition to developing the 
management plan, the management entity shall--
            (1) give priority to the implementation of actions, goals, 
        strategies, and standards set forth in the management plan, 
        including assisting units of government and other persons in--
                    (A) encouraging economic viability in the Heritage 
                Area in accordance with the goals of the management 
                plan;
                    (B) establishing interpretive exhibits in the 
                Heritage Area;
                    (C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the cultural, historical, and natural resources of 
                the Heritage Area;
                    (D) supporting the restoration of historic 
                buildings that are--
                            (i) located in the Heritage Area; and
                            (ii) related to the themes of the Heritage 
                        Area;
                    (E) the conservation of contributing landscapes and 
                natural resources; and
                    (F) the installation throughout the Heritage Area 
                of signs identifying public access points and sites of 
                interest;
            (2) prepare and implement the management plan while 
        considering the interests of diverse units of government, 
        businesses, private property owners, and nonprofit groups 
        within the Heritage Area;
            (3) conduct public meetings in conjunction with training 
        and skill building workshops regarding the development and 
        implementation of the management plan; and
            (4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are 
        received under this title--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
                describes, for the year--
                            (i) accomplishments of the management 
                        entity;
                            (ii) expenses and income of the management 
                        entity;
                            (iii) each entity to which a grant was 
                        made; and
                            (iv) an accounting of matching funds 
                        obtained to meet grant guidelines;
                    (B) conduct an annual audit with a neutral auditing 
                firm and make available for audit by Congress, the 
                Secretary, and appropriate units of government, all 
                records pertaining to the expenditure of the funds and 
                any matching funds; and
                    (C) require, for all agreements authorizing 
                expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the 
                receiving entity make available for audit all records 
                pertaining to the expenditure of their funds.
    (c) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The management 
entity shall not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire 
real property or an interest in real property.
    (d) Other Sources.--Nothing in this title precludes the management 
entity from using Federal funds from other sources for authorized 
purposes.

SEC. 2206. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Requirements.--The management entity shall:
            (1) Management plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
        funds are made available for this purpose, prepare and submit a 
        management plan reviewed by participating units of local 
        government within the boundaries of the proposed Heritage Area.
            (2) Collaboration.--Collaborate with and consider the 
        interests of diverse units of government, businesses, tourism 
        officials, private property owners, and nonprofit groups within 
        the geographic area of the Heritage Area in developing and 
        implementing such a management plan.
            (3) Public involvement.--Ensure regular public involvement, 
        including public meetings at least annually, regarding the 
        implementation of the management plan.
    (b) Contents of Management Plan.--The management plan prepared for 
the Heritage Area shall--
            (1) present a comprehensive program for the conservation, 
        interpretation, funding, management, and development of the 
        Heritage Area, in a manner consistent with the existing local, 
        State, and Federal land use laws and compatible economic 
        viability of the Heritage Area;
            (2) establish criteria or standards to measure what is 
        selected for conservation, interpretation, funding, management, 
        and development;
            (3) involve residents, public agencies, and private 
        organizations working in the Heritage Area;
            (4) specify and coordinate, as of the date of the 
        management plan, existing and potential sources of technical 
        and financial assistance under this and other Federal laws to 
        protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; and
            (5) include--
                    (A) actions to be undertaken by units of government 
                and private organizations to protect, conserve, and 
                interpret the resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (B) an inventory of the resources contained in the 
                Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the 
                Heritage Area that is related to the themes of the 
                Heritage Area and that meets the establishing criteria 
                (such as, but not exclusive to, visitor readiness) to 
                merit preservation, restoration, management, 
                development, or maintenance because of its natural, 
                cultural, historical, or recreational significance;
                    (C) policies for resource management including the 
                development of intergovernmental cooperative 
                agreements, private sector agreements, or any 
                combination thereof, to protect the historical, 
                cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the 
                Heritage Area in a manner consistent with supporting 
                appropriate and compatible economic viability;
                    (D) a program for implementation of the management 
                plan by the designated management entity, in 
                cooperation with its partners and units of local 
                government;
                    (E) evidence that relevant State, county, and local 
                plans applicable to the Heritage Area have been taken 
                into consideration;
                    (F) an analysis of ways in which local, State, and 
                Federal programs may best be coordinated to promote the 
                purposes of this title; and
                    (G) a business plan that--
                            (i) describes in detail the role, 
                        operation, financing, and functions of the 
                        management entity for each activity included in 
                        the recommendations contained in the management 
                        plan; and
                            (ii) provides, to the satisfaction of the 
                        Secretary, adequate assurances that the 
                        management entity is likely to have the 
                        financial resources necessary to implement the 
                        management plan for the Heritage Area, 
                        including resources to meet matching 
                        requirement for grants awarded under this 
                        title.
    (c) Public Notice.--The management entity shall place a notice of 
each of its public meetings in a newspaper of general circulation in 
the Heritage Area and shall make the minutes of the meeting available 
to the public.
    (d) Disqualification From Funding.--If a proposed management plan 
is not submitted to the Secretary within 4 years of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the management entity shall be ineligible to 
receive additional funding under this title until the date on which the 
Secretary receives the proposed management plan.
    (e) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--The Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the proposed management plan submitted 
under this title not later than 90 days after receiving such proposed 
management plan.
    (f) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
proposed management plan, the Secretary shall advise the management 
entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval and shall make 
recommendations for revisions to the proposed management plan. The 
Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 
days after the date it is submitted.
    (g) Approval of Amendments.--The Secretary shall review and approve 
substantial amendments to the management plan. Funds appropriated under 
this title may not be expended to implement any changes made by such 
amendment until the Secretary approves the amendment.

SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--On the request of the management entity, 
        the Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance 
        for the development and implementation of the management plan.
            (2) Priority for assistance.--In providing assistance under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to actions 
        that assist in--
                    (A) conserving the significant cultural, historic, 
                and natural resources of the Heritage Area; and
                    (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
                of the Heritage Area.
            (3) Spending for non-federal property.--The management 
        entity may expend Federal funds made available under this title 
        on non-Federal property that--
                    (A) meets the criteria in the approved management 
                plan; or
                    (B) is listed or eligible for listing on the 
                National Register of Historic Places.
            (4) Other assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with public and private organizations to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (b) Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity conducting or 
supporting an activity that directly affects the Heritage Area shall--
            (1) consider the potential effect of the activity on the 
        purposes of the Heritage Area and the management plan;
            (2) consult with the management entity regarding the 
        activity; and
            (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support 
        the activity to avoid adverse effects on the Heritage Area.
    (c) Other Assistance not Affected.--This title does not affect the 
authority of any Federal official to provide technical or financial 
assistance under any other law.
    (d) Notification of Other Federal Activities.--The head of each 
Federal agency shall provide to the Secretary and the management 
entity, to the extent practicable, advance notice of all activities 
that may have an impact on the Heritage Area.

SEC. 2208. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to require any private property owner to permit public access 
(including Federal, State, or local government access) to such private 
property. Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify any 
provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access 
to or use of private lands.
    (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be 
considered 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.
    (c) Recognition of Authority to Control Land Use.--Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to modify any authority of Federal, State, or 
local governments to regulate land use.
    (d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Areas.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the owner of any 
private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to 
participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.
    (e) Land Use Regulation.--
            (1) In general.--The management entity shall provide 
        assistance and encouragement to State and local governments, 
        private organizations, and persons to protect and promote the 
        resources and values of the Heritage Area.
            (2) Effect.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) affects the authority of the State or local 
                governments to regulate under law any use of land; or
                    (B) grants any power of zoning or land use to the 
                management entity.
    (f) Private Property.--
            (1) In general.--The management entity shall be an advocate 
        for land management practices consistent with the purposes of 
        the Heritage Area.
            (2) Effect.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) abridges the rights of any person with regard 
                to private property;
                    (B) affects the authority of the State or local 
                government regarding private property; or
                    (C) imposes any additional burden on any property 
                owner.

SEC. 2209. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No 
privately owned property shall be governed by the management plan for 
the Heritage Area until the owner of that private property has been 
notified in writing by the management entity and has given written 
consent for such inclusion to the management entity.
    (b) Landowner Withdraw.--Any owner of private property included 
within the boundary of the Heritage Area, and not notified under 
subsection (a), shall have their property immediately removed from the 
boundary by submitting a written request to the management entity.

SEC. 2210. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Rules, Regulations, Standards, and Permit Processes.--Nothing 
in this title shall be construed to impose any environmental, 
occupational, safety, or other rule, regulation, standard, or permit 
process in the Heritage Area that is different from those that would be 
applicable if the Heritage Area had not been established.
    (b) Water and Water Rights.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to authorize or imply the reservation or appropriation of 
water or water rights.
    (c) No Diminishment of State Authority.--Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to diminish the authority of the State to manage 
fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
within the Heritage Area.
    (d) Existing National Heritage Areas.--Nothing in this title shall 
affect any national heritage area so designated before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

SEC. 2212. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

     The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

           TITLE XXIII--NATIONAL MORMOM PIONEER HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 2301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Mormon Pioneer Heritage 
Area Act''.

SEC. 2302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the historical, cultural, and natural heritage legacies 
        of Mormon colonization and settlement are nationally 
        significant;
            (2) in the area starting along the Highway 89 corridor at 
        the Arizona border, passing through Kane, Garfield, Piute, 
        Sevier, Wayne, and Sanpete Counties in the State of Utah, and 
        terminating in Fairview, Utah, there are a variety of heritage 
        resources that demonstrate--
                    (A) the colonization of the western United States; 
                and
                    (B) the expansion of the United States as a major 
                world power;
            (3) the great relocation to the western United States was 
        facilitated by--
                    (A) the 1,400 mile trek from Illinois to the Great 
                Salt Lake by the Mormon pioneers; and
                    (B) the subsequent colonization effort in Nevada, 
                Utah, the southeast corner of Idaho, the southwest 
                corner of Wyoming, large areas of southeastern Oregon, 
                much of southern California, and areas along the 
                eastern border of California;
            (4) the 250-mile Highway 89 corridor from Kanab to 
        Fairview, Utah, contains some of the best features of the 
        Mormon colonization experience in the United States;
            (5) the landscape, architecture, traditions, beliefs, folk 
        life, products, and events along Highway 89 convey the heritage 
        of the pioneer settlement;
            (6) the Boulder Loop, Capitol Reef National Park, Zion 
        National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and the Highway 89 
        area convey the compelling story of how early settlers--
                    (A) interacted with Native Americans; and
                    (B) established towns and cities in a harsh, yet 
                spectacular, natural environment;
            (7) the colonization and settlement of the Mormon settlers 
        opened up vast amounts of natural resources, including coal, 
        uranium, silver, gold, and copper;
            (8) the Mormon colonization played a significant role in 
        the history and progress of the development and settlement of 
        the western United States; and
            (9) the artisans, crafters, innkeepers, outfitters, 
        historic landscape, customs, national parks, and architecture 
        in the Heritage Area make the Heritage Area unique.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to establish the 
Heritage Area to--
            (1) foster a close working relationship with all levels of 
        government, the private sector, residents, business interests, 
        and local communities in the State;
            (2) empower communities in the State to conserve, preserve, 
        and enhance the heritage of the communities while strengthening 
        future economic opportunities;
            (3) conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
        cultural, natural, and recreational resources within the 
        Heritage Area; and
            (4) expand, foster, and develop heritage businesses and 
        products relating to the cultural heritage of the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Alliance.--The term ``Alliance'' means the Utah 
        Heritage Highway 89 Alliance.
            (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
        of the Alliance.
            (3) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area established by section 
        2304(a).
            (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the plan developed by the Board under section 2306(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

SEC. 2304. NATIONAL MORMON PIONEER HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the National Mormon 
Pioneer Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall 
        include areas in the State that are--
                    (A) related to the corridors--
                            (i) from the Arizona border northward 
                        through Kanab, Utah, and to the intersection of 
                        Highway 89 and Highway 12, including Highway 12 
                        and Highway 24 as those highways loop off 
                        Highway 89 and rejoin Highway 89 at Sigurd;
                            (ii) from Highway 89 at the intersection of 
                        Highway 12 through Panguitch, Junction, 
                        Marysvale, and Sevier County to Sigurd;
                            (iii) continuing northward along Highway 89 
                        through Axtell and Sterling, Sanpete County, to 
                        Fairview, Sanpete County, at the junction with 
                        Utah Highway 31; and
                            (iv) continuing northward along Highway 89 
                        through Fairview and Thistle Junction, to the 
                        junction with Highway 6; and
                    (B) located in the following communities: Kanab, 
                Mt. Carmel, Orderville, Glendale, Alton, Cannonville, 
                Tropic, Henrieville, Escalante, Boulder, Teasdale, 
                Fruita, Hanksville, Torrey, Bicknell, Loa, Hatch, 
                Panquitch, Circleville, Antimony, Junction, Marysvale, 
                Koosharem, Sevier, Joseph, Monroe, Elsinore, Richfield, 
                Glenwood, Sigurd, Aurora, Salina, Mayfield, Sterling, 
                Gunnison, Fayette, Manti, Ephraim, Spring City, Mt. 
                Pleasant, Moroni, Fountain Green, and Fairview.
            (2) Map.--The Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage 
        Area, which shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
        Service.
            (3) Notice to local governments.--The Alliance shall 
        provide to the government of each city, town, and county that 
        has jurisdiction over property proposed to be included in the 
        Heritage Area written notice of the proposed inclusion.
    (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be administered in 
accordance with this title.

SEC. 2305. DESIGNATION OF ALLIANCE AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) In General.--The Alliance shall be the management entity for 
the Heritage Area.
    (b) Federal Funding.--
            (1) Authorization to receive funds.--The Alliance may 
        receive amounts made available to carry out this title.
            (2) Disqualification.--If a management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary as required under section 2306 
        within the time period specified in that section, the Alliance 
        may not receive Federal funding under this title until a 
        management plan is submitted to the Secretary.
    (c) Use of Federal Funds.--The Alliance may, for the purposes of 
developing and implementing the management plan, use Federal funds made 
available under this title--
            (1) to make grants and loans to the State, political 
        subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other 
        persons;
            (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to the State, political subdivisions of 
        the State, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations;
            (3) to hire and compensate staff;
            (4) to obtain funds from any source under any program or 
        law requiring the recipient of funds to make a contribution in 
        order to receive the funds; and
            (5) to contract for goods and services.
    (d) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The Alliance may 
not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property.

SEC. 2306. MANAGEMENT OF THE HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Heritage Area Management Plan.--
            (1) Development and submission for review.--Not later than 
        3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board, 
        with public participation, shall develop and submit for review 
        to the Secretary a management plan for the Heritage Area.
            (2) Contents.--The management plan shall--
                    (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the 
                conservation, funding, management, and development of 
                the Heritage Area;
                    (B) take into consideration Federal, State, county, 
                and local plans in effect on the date of enactment of 
                this Act;
                    (C) involve residents, public agencies, and private 
                organizations in the Heritage Area;
                    (D) include a description of actions that units of 
                government and private organizations are recommended to 
                take to protect the resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (E) specify existing and potential sources of 
                Federal and non-Federal funding for the conservation, 
                management, and development of the Heritage Area; and
                    (F) include--
                            (i) an inventory of resources in the 
                        Heritage Area that--
                                    (I) includes a list of property in 
                                the Heritage Area that should be 
                                conserved, restored, managed, 
                                developed, or maintained because of the 
                                historical, cultural, or natural 
                                significance of the property as the 
                                property relates to the themes of the 
                                Heritage Area; and
                                    (II) does not include any property 
                                that is privately owned unless the 
                                owner of the property consents in 
                                writing to the inclusion;
                            (ii) a recommendation of policies for 
                        resource management that consider the 
                        application of appropriate land and water 
                        management techniques, including policies for 
                        the development of intergovernmental 
                        cooperative agreements to manage the 
                        historical, cultural, and natural resources and 
                        recreational opportunities of the Heritage Area 
                        in a manner that is consistent with the support 
                        of appropriate and compatible economic 
                        viability;
                            (iii) a program for implementation of the 
                        management plan, including plans for 
                        restoration and construction;
                            (iv) a description of any commitments that 
                        have been made by persons interested in 
                        management of the Heritage Area;
                            (v) an analysis of means by which Federal, 
                        State, and local programs may best be 
                        coordinated to promote the purposes of this 
                        title; and
                            (vi) an interpretive plan for the Heritage 
                        Area.
            (3) Approval or disapproval of the management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                submission of the management plan by the Board, the 
                Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
                plan.
                    (B) Disapproval and revisions.--
                            (i) In general.--If the Secretary 
                        disapproves the management plan, the Secretary 
                        shall--
                                    (I) advise the Board, in writing, 
                                of the reasons for the disapproval; and
                                    (II) make recommendations for 
                                revision of the management plan.
                            (ii) Approval or disapproval.--The 
                        Secretary shall approve or disapprove proposed 
                        revisions to the management plan not later than 
                        60 days after receipt of the revisions from the 
                        Board.
    (b) Priorities.--The Alliance shall give priority to the 
implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in the 
management plan, including--
            (1) assisting units of government, regional planning 
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                    (A) conserving the historical, cultural, and 
                natural resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                    (C) developing recreational opportunities in the 
                Heritage Area;
                    (D) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the historical, cultural, and natural resources of 
                the Heritage Area;
                    (E) restoring historic buildings that are--
                            (i) located within the boundaries of the 
                        Heritage Area; and
                            (ii) related to the theme of the Heritage 
                        Area; and
                    (F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                environmentally appropriate signs identifying access 
                points and sites of interest are put in place 
                throughout the Heritage Area; and
            (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan, 
        encouraging economic viability in the affected communities by 
        appropriate means, including encouraging and soliciting the 
        development of heritage products.
    (c) Consideration of Interests of Local Groups.--In developing and 
implementing the management plan, the Board shall consider the 
interests of diverse units of government, businesses, private property 
owners, and nonprofit organizations in the Heritage Area.
    (d) Public Meetings.--The Board shall conduct public meetings at 
least annually regarding the implementation of the management plan.
    (e) Annual Reports.--For any fiscal year in which the Alliance 
receives Federal funds under this title or in which a loan made by the 
Alliance with Federal funds under section 2305(c)(1) is outstanding, 
the Alliance shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
describes--
            (1) the accomplishments of the Alliance;
            (2) the expenses and income of the Alliance; and
            (3) the entities to which the Alliance made any loans or 
        grants during the year for which the report is made.
    (f) Cooperation With Audits.--For any fiscal year in which the 
Alliance receives Federal funds under this title or in which a loan 
made by the Alliance with Federal funds under section 2305(c)(1) is 
outstanding, the Alliance shall--
            (1) make available for audit by Congress, the Secretary, 
        and appropriate units of government all records and other 
        information relating to the expenditure of the Federal funds 
        and any matching funds; and
            (2) require, with respect to all agreements authorizing 
        expenditure of the Federal funds by other organizations, that 
        the receiving organizations make available for audit all 
        records and other information relating to the expenditure of 
        the Federal funds.
    (g) Delegation.--
            (1) In general.--The Alliance may delegate the 
        responsibilities and actions under this section for each area 
        identified in section 2304(b)(1).
            (2) Review.--All delegated responsibilities and actions are 
        subject to review and approval by the Alliance.

SEC. 2307. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
        grants to--
                    (A) units of government, nonprofit organizations, 
                and other persons, at the request of the Alliance; and
                    (B) the Alliance, for use in developing and 
                implementing the management plan.
            (2) Prohibition of certain requirements.--The Secretary may 
        not, as a condition of the award of technical assistance or 
        grants under this section, require any recipient of the 
        technical assistance or a grant to enact or modify any land use 
        restriction.
            (3) Determinations regarding assistance.--The Secretary 
        shall determine whether a unit of government, nonprofit 
        organization, or other person shall be awarded technical 
        assistance or grants and the amount of technical assistance--
                    (A) based on the extent to which the assistance--
                            (i) fulfills the objectives of the 
                        management plan; and
                            (ii) achieves the purposes of this title; 
                        and
                    (B) after giving special consideration to projects 
                that provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
    (b) Provision of Information.--In cooperation with other Federal 
agencies, the Secretary shall provide the public with information 
concerning the location and character of the Heritage Area.
    (c) Other Assistance.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with public and private organizations for the purposes of 
implementing this section.
    (d) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--A Federal entity conducting 
any activity directly affecting the Heritage Area shall--
            (1) consider the potential effect of the activity on the 
        management plan; and
            (2) consult with the Alliance with respect to the activity 
        to minimize the adverse effects of the activity on the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 2308. NO EFFECT ON LAND USE AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) No Effect on Land Use Authority.--Nothing in this title 
modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of Federal, State, or 
local government to regulate any use of land under any other law 
(including regulations).
    (b) No Zoning or Land Use Powers.--Nothing in this title grants 
powers of zoning or land use control to the Alliance.
    (c) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--Nothing in 
this title affects or authorizes the Alliance to interfere with--
            (1) the right of any person with respect to private 
        property; or
            (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
        State or a political subdivision of the State.

SEC. 2309. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
made available for any fiscal year.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out using funds made available under this title shall not 
exceed 50 percent.

SEC. 2310. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

   TITLE XXIV--FRENCH COLONIAL HERITAGE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE STUDY

SEC. 2401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``French Colonial Heritage National 
Historic Site Study Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2402. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that:
            (1) The French Colonial Heritage Area has great historical 
        significance as the home of two of the five poteaux-en-terre 
        (post in the ground) vertical log French homes remaining in 
        North America, dating from circa 1800, in addition to several 
        other important historical artifacts.
            (2) The area is located within the Ste. Genevieve National 
        Historic District, and is adjacent to related historic 
        properties including the third North American poteaux-en-terre 
        home, the ``Le Grand Champ'' (common field used by French 
        settlers), historic downtown Ste. Genevieve, and a pre-historic 
        Native American village still evidenced by several ceremonial 
        mounds.
            (3) The Area contains some of the only existing examples of 
        a French Colonial Period settlement, which was characterized by 
        contact that emphasized integration with the local culture.
            (4) Local state agencies and organizations have undertaken 
        significant efforts to preserve the historic architecture of 
        Ste. Genevieve and convert it to educational facilities devoted 
        to the history of the early French experience in the New World.
            (5) No current National Park System unit has comparable 
        historic features providing the cultural backdrop required to 
        adequately interpret the story of the early French in the New 
        World.

SEC. 2403. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Area.--The term ``Area'' means the French Colonial 
        Heritage Area, which includes the Bequette-Ribault, St. Gemme-
        Amoureaux, and Wilhauk homes, and the related and supporting 
        historical assets located in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 2404. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this title, the Secretary shall, 
in consultation with the State of Missouri--
            (1) complete a study on the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Area as a unit of the National Park System; and
            (2) submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate a report describing the findings of the 
        study.
    (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall be conducted in 
accordance with Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et seq.).

SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this title.

   TITLE XXV--SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTION HERITAGE AREA STUDY

SEC. 2501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Southern Campaign of the 
Revolution Heritage Area Study Act''.

SEC. 2502. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South 
        Carolina.
            (4) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the study 
        area described in section 3(b).

SEC. 2503. SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTION HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with State historic 
preservation officers, State historical societies, the South Carolina 
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, and other appropriate 
entities, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the study area as the Southern Campaign of 
the Revolution Heritage Area.
    (b) Description of Study Area.--The study area--
            (1) shall include the counties of Anderson, Beaufort, 
        Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Colleton, 
        Darlington, Dorchester, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, 
        Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Marlboro, 
        Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, 
        Williamsburg, and York in the State; and
            (2) may include--
                    (A) National Park Service sites in the State, 
                including--
                            (i) the Charles Pickney National Historic 
                        Site;
                            (ii) Cowpens National Battlefield;
                            (iii) Fort Moultrie National Monument;
                            (iv) Kings Mountain National Military Park;
                            (v) the National Park Service affiliate of 
                        the Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site; and
                            (vi) the Ninety Six National Historic Site;
                    (B) sites maintained by the State, including--
                            (i) Andrew Jackson State Park;
                            (ii) Colonial Dorchester State Historic 
                        Site;
                            (iii) Fort Watson;
                            (iv) Eutaw Springs Battle Site;
                            (v) Hampton Plantation State Historic Site;
                            (vi) Landsford Canal State Historic Site; 
                        and
                            (vii) Musgrove Mill State Park;
                    (C) other sites in the State that are open to the 
                public, including--
                            (i) Goose Creek Church;
                            (ii) Historic Brattonsville;
                            (iii) Hopsewee Plantation;
                            (iv) Middleton Place; and
                            (v) Walnut Grove Plantation;
                    (D) the cities of Beaufort, Camden, Cayce, 
                Charleston, Cheraw, Georgetown, Kingstree, Orangeburg, 
                and Winusboro, in the State; and
                    (E) appropriate sites and locations in the State of 
                North Carolina, as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.
    (c) Requirements.--The study shall include analysis, documentation, 
and determinations on whether the study area--
            (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources that--
                    (A) represent distinctive aspects of the heritage 
                of the United States;
                    (B) are worthy of recognition, conservation, 
                interpretation, and continuing use; and
                    (C) would be best managed--
                            (i) through partnerships between public and 
                        private entities; and
                            (ii) by linking 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--
                    (A) outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
                historical, cultural, or scenic features; and
                    (B) outstanding recreational and educational 
                opportunities;
            (4) contains resources that--
                    (A) are important to any identified themes of the 
                study area; and
                    (B) would support interpretation;
            (5) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
        organizations, and State and local governments that--
                    (A) are involved in the planning of the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (B) have developed a conceptual financial plan that 
                outlines the roles of all participants in the Heritage 
                Area, including the Federal Government; and
                    (C) have demonstrated support for the designation 
                of the Heritage Area;
            (6) has a potential management entity to work in 
        partnership with the individuals and entities referred to in 
        paragraph (5) while encouraging continued State and local 
        economic activity; and
            (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the 
        public.

SEC. 2504. REPORT.

    Not later than the 3rd fiscal year that begins after the date on 
which funds are first made available to carry out this title, 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 on--
            (1) the findings of the Secretary; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1521

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