[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 888 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 888

 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
 extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

Mr. Regula (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
 Boswell, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
Barrow, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Murtha, 
  Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Leach, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brown of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Sweeney) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
 extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES.

    (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, 310, 408, 507, 607, 707, 
        811, and 910, by striking ``September 30, 2012'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2027'';
            (2) in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 409(a), 
        508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 812(a), and 909(c), by striking 
        ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000'';
            (3) in title VIII, by striking ``Canal National Heritage 
        Corridor'' each place it appears in the section headings and 
        text and inserting ``National Heritage Canalway'';
            (4) in section 805(b)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Committee shall be comprised 
                of 21 members'' and inserting ``The Committee shall be 
                comprised of 33 members''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(9) Six at-large individuals appointed by the Ohio & Erie 
        Canal Association.
            ``(10) One individual from each of the following appointed 
        by the Ohio & Erie Canal Association:
                    ``(A) Tuscarawas County Park Department.
                    ``(B) Foundation Community.
                    ``(C) Regional Community Development.
                    ``(D) Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
            ``(11) Two individuals from the marketing and 
        interpretation field appointed by the Ohio & Erie Canal 
        Association.''; and
            (5) by striking the first sentence in subsection (e) of 
        section 805 and inserting the following: ``All vacancies in the 
        Committee shall be filled by the Ohio & Erie Canal 
        Association.''.
    (b) National Coal Heritage Area Amendments.--Title I of Division II 
of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended 
as follows:
            (1) In section 103(b)--
                    (A) by striking ``comprised of the counties'' and 
                inserting ``shall be comprised of the following:
            ``(1) The counties''; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 
                designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the 
                following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Lincoln County, West Virginia.
            ``(3) Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within Kanawha County, 
        West Virginia.''.
            (2) In section 104, by striking ``Governor'' and all that 
        follows through ``organizations'' and inserting ``National Coal 
        Heritage Area Authority, a public corporation and government 
        instrumentality established by the State of West Virginia, 
        pursuant to which the Secretary shall assist the National Coal 
        Heritage Area Authority''.
            (3) In section 105--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (5) of''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Resources 
                within Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek 
                and Cabin Creek within Kanawha County, West Virginia, 
                shall also be eligible for assistance as determined by 
                the National Coal Heritage Area Authority.''.
            (4) In section 106--
                    (A) by striking ``Governor'' and all that follows 
                through ``and Parks'' and inserting ``National Coal 
                Heritage Area Authority''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``State of 
                West Virginia'' and all that follows through 
                ``entities'' and inserting ``National Coal Heritage 
                Area Authority''.
    (c) Continuation of Agreement.--The contractual agreement entered 
into by the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of West Virginia 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of 
title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 shall be deemed as continuing in effect except that such 
agreement shall be between the Secretary and the National Coal Heritage 
Area Authority.
    (d) South Carolina Heritage Area Amendment.--Section 604(b)(2) of 
title VI of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
                    ``(O) Berkeley County.''.
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