II Calendar No. 637 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 128 [Report No. 110–285] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2007 Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources April 10, 2008 Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment and an amendment to the title Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to designate a new management entity, make certain technical and conforming amendments, enhance private property protections, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area Technical Amendments Act of 2007.
2.
Cache la poudre river national heritage area
(a)
Purpose
Section 101 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended— (1)by striking Cache La Poudre Corridor and inserting Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area; (2)by striking Cache La Poudre River Basin and inserting Cache la Poudre River Basin; and (3)by striking the Corridor and inserting the Heritage Area. (b)
Definitions
Section 102 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended— (1)by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1)
Alliance
The term Alliance means the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the State of Colorado. ; (2)by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: (2)
Governor
The term Governor means the Governor of the State of Colorado. (3)
Heritage area
The term Heritage Area means the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area established by section 103(a). ; (3)by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4)
Plan
The term Plan means the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area management plan prepared by the Alliance under section 105. ; and (4)in paragraph (5), by striking Corridor and inserting Heritage Area. (c)
Establishment and boundaries; landowner withdrawal authority
Section 103 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking Cache La Poudre Corridor and inserting Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area; (2)in subsection (b)— (A)by striking the boundaries of the Corridor and inserting the boundaries of the Heritage Area; (B)by striking Cache La Poudre River each place it appears and inserting Cache la Poudre River; and (C)by striking and generally depicted and all that follows through the period at the end of the matter following paragraph (19) and inserting as generally depicted on the map entitled Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area, numbered 960/80,003, and dated April, 2004.; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (d)
Management entity
The Alliance shall be the management entity for the Heritage Area. (e)
Landowner withdrawal
On submission to the Alliance of a written request by an owner of private property included within the boundary of the Heritage Area, the private property shall be removed from the Heritage Area. .
3.
Poudre heritage alliance
Section 104 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended to read as follows:
104.
Authorities and duties of the alliance
(a)
Duties of the alliance
To further the purposes of the Heritage Area, the Alliance shall— (1)prepare, obtain approval for, implement, and support the Plan in accordance with section 105; (2)administer the Heritage Area; (3)conduct meetings regarding the development and implementation of the Plan at least quarterly that are open to the public; (4)for any fiscal year in which the Alliance receives Federal funds under this Act— (A)submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes the accomplishments, expenses, and income of the Alliance, including grants provided to any other entities during the fiscal year; and (B)(i)make available for audit all information relating to the expenditure of the Federal funds and any matching funds; and (ii)in any agreement authorizing expenditures of Federal funds by other organizations, require that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records and other information relating to the expenditure of the Federal funds; (5)encourage by appropriate means economic viability that is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area; and (6)carry out other duties of the Alliance as required under this Act. (b)
Authorities
The Alliance may, for the purposes of preparing and implementing the Plan, use Federal funds made available under this Act to— (1)make grants to the State of Colorado, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; (2)enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State of Colorado, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other interested persons; (3)hire and compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in cultural, historic, and natural resources protection and heritage programming; (4)obtain money or services from any source, including money or services that are provided under any other Federal law or program; (5)contract for goods or services; and (6)support activities that— (A)further the purposes of the Heritage Area; and (B)are consistent with the approved Plan. (c)
Acquisition of land and real property
(1)
Acquisition of real property
(A)
Prohibition on use of federal funds
The Alliance shall not use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property. (B)
Other funds
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Alliance may acquire real property using any other source of funding, including other Federal funding. (2)
Acquisition of land from willing sellers
No land or interest in land may be acquired by the Secretary or the Alliance under this Act without the consent of the owner of the land or interest.
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4.
Cache la poudre river national heritage area management plan
(a)
In general
The Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended by striking sections 105 through 109 and inserting the following:
105.
Cache la poudre river national heritage area management plan
(a)
Requirements
The Alliance shall prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan for the Heritage Area that— (1)describes comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and recommendations for— (A)telling the story of the heritage of the Heritage Area; and (B)encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage Area; (2)includes a description of actions and commitments that State and local governments, private organizations, and citizens in the Heritage Area will take to protect, enhance, and interpret the cultural, historic, natural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; (3)specifies existing and potential sources of funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area; (4)includes an inventory of the cultural, educational, historical, natural, recreational, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area and associated sites relating to the stories and themes of the region that should be protected, enhanced, managed or developed; (5)recommends policies and strategies for resource management, including the development of intergovernmental and interagency agreements to protect the cultural, educational, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; (6)describes a program of implementation for the Plan, including— (A)performance goals; (B)plans for resource protection, enhancement, and interpretation; and (C)specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the Alliance or any government, organization, business, or individual in the Heritage Area; (7)includes an analysis of, and recommendations for, ways in which Federal, State, and local programs may best be coordinated to further the purposes of this Act, including an analysis of the role of the National Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the Heritage Area; and (8)includes a business plan that— (A)describes the role, operation, financing, and functions of— (i)the Alliance; and (ii)each of the major activities included in the Plan; and (B)provides adequate assurances that the Alliance has the partnerships and financial and other resources necessary to implement the Plan. (b)
Termination of funding
If the Plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall not provide to the Alliance any additional financial assistance under this Act until the Plan is submitted to and approved by the Secretary under this section. (c)
Approval of plan
(1)
Review
Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Governor, shall review and approve or disapprove the Plan. (2)
Criteria
In determining whether to approve the Plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— (A)the Alliance is representing the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including— (i)governments; (ii)natural and historic resource protection organizations; (iii)educational institutions; (iv)businesses; (v)recreational organizations; (vi)community residents; and (vii)private property owners; (B)the Alliance provided adequate opportunity, workshops, and hearings for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the Plan; (C)the Alliance includes provisions for at least semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate implementation of the Plan; (D)the resource protection and interpretation strategies in the Plan would adequately protect, enhance, and interpret the cultural, historic, natural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; (E)the Plan would adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal land under public land laws or land use plans; (F)the Alliance has demonstrated financial capability, in partnership with others, to carry out the Plan; (G)the Secretary has received adequate assurances from the appropriate State and local officials, the support of which is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the State and local aspects of the Plan; and (H)the Plan demonstrates partnerships among the Alliance, Federal, State, and local governments, regional planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private-sector parties for implementation of the Plan. (3)
Action following disapproval
If the Secretary disapproves the Plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A)advise the Alliance in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; (B)make recommendations for revisions to the Plan; and (C)not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of a proposed revision to the Plan, approve or disapprove the proposed revision. (4)
Amendments
(A)
In general
The Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove each amendment to the Plan that the Secretary determines may substantially alter the purposes of the Heritage Area. (B)
Use of funds
Funds made available under this Act shall not be expended by the management entity to implement an amendment described in subparagraph (A) until the Secretary approves the amendment.
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Conforming Amendments
The Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended by redesignating sections 110, 111, 112, and 113 as sections 106, 107, 108, and 109, respectively.
5.
Duties and authorities of the secretary of the interior
Section 106 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) (as redesignated by section 4(b)) is amended— (1)by striking the heading and inserting the following:
106.
Duties and authorities of the secretary
; (2)by striking subsections (a) and (c); (3)by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (a); (4)in subsection (a) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A)by striking Commission each place it appears and inserting Alliance; and (B)by striking section 108 and inserting section 105; and (5)by adding at the end the following: (b)
Cooperative agreements
(1)
In general
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the Alliance for the purpose of carrying out the Plan. (2)
Requirements
Any cooperative agreement shall, at a minimum, establish procedures for providing notice to the Alliance of any action that may affect the implementation of the Plan. .
6.
Other federal entities
Section 107 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) (as redesignated by section 4(b)) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking section 112 and inserting section 108; (2)by striking Corridor each place it appears and inserting Heritage Area; (3)by striking Commission each place it appears and inserting Alliance; and (4)by striking Cache La Poudre each place it appears and inserting Cache la Poudre.
7.
Effect on environmental and other standards, restrictions, and savings provisions
Section 108 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) (as redesignated by section 4(b)) is amended— (1)by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following: (c)
Preservation, conservation, and promotion of private property
No private property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted under the Plan until— (1)the Alliance notifies the owner of the private property in writing; and (2)the owner of the private property provides to the management entity written consent for the preservation, conservation, or promotion. (d)
Savings provision
Nothing in this Act— (1)diminishes, enlarges, or modifies a right of a Federal agency, State agency, or political subdivision of the State— (A)to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the Heritage Area; or (B)to tax persons, corporations, franchises, or property, including minerals and other interests in or on land or water within the urban portions of the Heritage Area; (2)authorizes the regulation of private land in the Heritage Area; (3)authorizes the imposition of any mandatory streamflow requirements in the Heritage Area; (4)creates an express or implied Federal reserved water right; (5)imposes any Federal water quality standard within or upstream of the Heritage Area that is more restrictive than would be applicable had the Heritage Area not been established; or (6)prevents the State of Colorado from acquiring an instream flow through the Heritage Area under the terms, conditions, and limitations of State law to assist in protecting the natural environment to the extent and for the purposes authorized by State law. ; (2)by striking Corridor each place it appears and inserting Heritage Area; and (3)by striking Commission each place it appears and inserting Alliance.
8.
Private property protections
The Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended by inserting after section 108 (as redesignated by section 4(b)) the following:
109.
Private property protection
(a)
Access to private property
Nothing in this Act— (1)requires any private property owner to allow public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to the private property; or (2)modifies 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 does not create any liability, or have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any persons injured on the private property. (c)
Recognition of authority to control land use
Nothing in this Act modifies the authority of the Federal Government or State or local governments to regulate land use. (d)
Participation of private property owners in heritage area
Nothing in this Act requires 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
(1)
In general
The boundaries designated for the Heritage Area represent the area within which Federal funds made available under section 110 may be expended. (2)
Regulatory authority
The establishment of the Heritage Area and the boundaries of the Heritage Area does not provide any regulatory authority not in existence on the date of enactment of this subsection on land use within the Heritage Area or the viewshed by the Secretary, the National Park Service, or the Alliance.
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9.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 109 of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) (as redesignated by section 4(b)) is amended to read as follows:
110.
Authorization of appropriations
(a)
In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— (1)not more than $100,000 for any fiscal year, to remain available until expended; and (2)not more than a total of $1,000,000. (b)
Matching funds
(1)
In general
As a condition of providing a grant under this Act to the Alliance, the Secretary shall require that the Alliance provide matching funds equal to the amount of the grant. (2)
Form
Matching funds— (A)shall be from non-Federal sources; and (B)may be made in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly valued. (c)
Administrative expenses
Not more than 5 percent of the funds made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance, oversight, and administrative purposes.
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10.
Termination of authority; references in law
The Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is amended by adding at the end the following:
111.
References
(a)
Federal laws and documents
Any reference in any law (other than this Act), regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to Cache La Poudre River Corridor or Cache La Poudre Corridor shall be considered to be a reference to the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area. (b)
Other signs and notices
Any directional or official sign or notice relating to Cache La Poudre River Corridor or Cache La Poudre Corridor shall be considered to be a reference to the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area.
112.
Termination of authority
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance to the Alliance (excluding technical assistance and administrative oversight) under this Act shall terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area Technical Amendments Act of 2007.
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1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area Act of 2008.
2.
Definitions
In this Act: (1)
Heritage Area
The term Heritage Area means the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area established by section 3(a). (2)
Local coordinating entity
The term local coordinating entity means the Poudre Heritage Alliance, the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated by section 3(d). (3)
Management plan
The term management plan means the management plan for the Heritage Area required under section 5(a). (4)
Map
The term map means the map entitled Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area, numbered 960/80,003, and dated April, 2004. (5)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6)
State
The term State means the State of Colorado.
3.
Cache la poudre river national heritage area
(a)
Establishment
There is established in the State the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area. (b)
Boundaries
The Heritage Area shall consist of the area depicted on the map. (c)
Map
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of— (1)the National Park Service; and (2)the local coordinating entity. (d)
Local coordinating entity
The local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State.
4.
Administration
(a)
Authorities
To carry out the management plan, the Secretary, acting through the local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this Act— (1)to make grants to the State (including any political subdivision of the State), nonprofit organizations, and other individuals; (2)to enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State (including any political subdivision of the State), nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; (3)to hire and compensate staff, which shall include individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and historical resource protection, and heritage programming; (4)to obtain funds or services from any source, including funds or services that are provided under any other Federal law or program; (5)to enter into contracts for goods or services; and (6)to serve as a catalyst for any other activity that— (A)furthers the purposes and goals of the Heritage Area; and (B)is consistent with the approved management plan. (b)
Duties
The local coordinating entity shall— (1)in accordance with section 5, prepare and submit to the Secretary a management plan for the Heritage Area; (2)assist units of local government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the approved management plan by— (A)carrying out programs and projects that recognize, protect, and enhance important resource values located in the Heritage Area; (B)establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; (C)developing recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area; (D)increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for, the 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 clear, consistent, and appropriate 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 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 semiannually regarding the development and implementation of the management plan; (5)for any year for which Federal funds have been received under this Act— (A)submit an annual report to the Secretary that describes the activities, expenses, and income of the local coordinating entity (including grants to any other entities during the year that the report is made); (B)make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and (C)require, with respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the organizations receiving the funds make available to the Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of the funds; and (6)encourage by appropriate means economic viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area. (c)
Prohibition on the acquisition of real property
The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire real property or any interest in real property.
5.
Management plan
(a)
In general
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area. (b)
Requirements
The management plan shall— (1)incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, educational, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; (2)take into consideration State and local plans; (3)include— (A)an inventory of the resources located in the Heritage Area; (B)comprehensive policies, strategies, and recommendations for conservation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage Area; (C)a description of actions that governments, private organizations, and individuals have agreed to take to protect the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, educational, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; (D)a program of implementation for the management plan by the local coordinating entity that includes a description of— (i)actions to facilitate ongoing collaboration among partners to promote plans for resource protection, restoration, and construction; and (ii)specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating entity or any government, organization, or individual for the first 5 years of operation; (E)the identification of sources of funding for carrying out the management plan; (F)analysis and recommendations for means by which local, State, and Federal programs, including the role of the National Park Service in the Heritage Area, may best be coordinated to carry out this Act; and (G)an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; and (4)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 natural, cultural, historic, scenic, educational, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area. (c)
Deadline
If a proposed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this Act until the date on which the Secretary approves a management plan. (d)
Approval or disapproval of management plan
(1)
In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the management plan. (2)
Criteria for approval
In determining whether to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— (A)the local coordinating 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 local coordinating entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the management plan; and (C)the resource protection and interpretation strategies contained in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately protect the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, educational, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area. (3)
Action following disapproval
If the Secretary disapproves the management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A)advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; (B)make recommendations for revisions to the management plan; and (C)not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of any proposed revision of the management plan from the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove the proposed revision. (4)
Amendments
(A)
In general
The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment to the management plan that the Secretary determines would make a substantial change to the management plan. (B)
Use of funds
The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to carry out any amendments to the management plan until the Secretary has approved the amendments.
6.
Relationship to other Federal agencies
(a)
In general
Nothing in this Act affects the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other law (including regulations). (b)
Consultation and coordination
To the maximum extent practicable, the head of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity. (c)
Other Federal agencies
Nothing in this Act— (1)modifies, alters, or amends any law (including any regulation) authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; (2)limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or (3)modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.
7.
Private property and regulatory protections
Nothing in this Act— (1)abridges the rights of any public or private property owner, including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the Heritage Area; (2)requires any property owner— (A)to permit public access (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner; or (B)to modify public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, State, or local law; (3)alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or local agency; (4)conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity; (5)authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights; (6)diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or (7)creates any liability, or affects any liability under any other law (including regulations), of any private property owner with respect to any individual injured on the private property.
8.
Evaluation; report
(a)
In general
Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— (1)conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the Heritage Area; and (2)prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c). (b)
Evaluation
An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall— (1)assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to— (A)accomplishing the purposes of this Act for the Heritage Area; and (B)achieving the goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the Heritage Area; (2)analyze the Federal, State, local, and private investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and (3)review the management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area to identify the critical components for sustainability of the Heritage Area. (c)
Report
(1)
In general
Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes recommendations for the future role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage Area. (2)
Required analysis
If the report prepared under paragraph (1) recommends that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include an analysis of— (A)ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and (B)the appropriate time period necessary to achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. (3)
Submission to Congress
On completion of the report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— (A)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (B)the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
9.
Funding
(a)
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. (b)
Cost-sharing requirement
The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using any assistance made available under this Act shall be 50 percent.
10.
Termination of authority
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
11.
Conforming amendment
The Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104–323) is repealed.
Amend the title so as to read: To establish the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.. April 10, 2008 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title