[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 817 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 817

 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
provide additional authorizations for certain National Heritage Areas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2007

 Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which 
  was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
provide additional authorizations 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Heritage Areas and National 
Heritage Corridors Technical Corrections Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES OF THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    Section 403(b) of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 
1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-333) is amended by inserting 
``Butler,'' before ``Fayette''.

SEC. 3. OHIO & ERIE NATIONAL HERITAGE CANALWAY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-333) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Canal National Heritage Corridor'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``National Heritage Canalway'';
            (2) in section 803--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), 
                and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 
                respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``808'' and inserting 
                ``806''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``807(a)'' and inserting 
                ``805(a)'';
            (3) in the second sentence of section 804(b)(1), by 
        striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
            (4) by striking sections 805 and 806;
            (5) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, and 
        812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, and 810, respectively;
            (6) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (5)), by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
            (7) in section 806 (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Committee'' 
                and inserting ``Secretary'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``from 
                        the Committee''; and
                            (ii) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
                        (B), by striking ``Committee'' and inserting 
                        ``management entity'';
                    (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``807(d)(1)'' 
                and inserting ``805(d)(1)''; and
                    (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``807(d)(1)'' 
                and inserting ``805(d)(1)''; and
            (8) in section 808 (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Committee 
                or''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), in the matter before 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee'' and inserting 
                ``management entity''.

SEC. 4. DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR LOCAL 
              COORDINATING ENTITY.

    The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 100-692) is amended--
            (1) in section 9, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Corporation as Local Management Entity.--Beginning on the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Corporation shall be the 
local coordinating entity for the Corridor.
    ``(d) Implementation of Management Plan.--The Corporation shall 
assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the Plan.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--The Corporation may use Federal funds made 
available under this Act--
            ``(1) to make grants to, and enter into cooperative 
        agreements with, the Federal Government, the Commonwealth, 
        political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, nonprofit 
        organizations, and individuals;
            ``(2) to hire, train, and compensate staff; and
            ``(3) to enter into contracts for goods and services.
    ``(f) Restriction on Use of Funds.--The Corporation may not use 
Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire land or an 
interest in land.'';
            (2) in section 10--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by 
                striking ``shall assist the Commission'' and inserting 
                ``shall, on the request of the Corporation, assist'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commission'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``Corporation'';
                            (ii) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the Corporation and other public or 
        private entities for the purpose of providing technical 
        assistance and grants under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Priority.--In providing assistance to the Corporation 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to 
        activities that assist in--
                    ``(A) conserving the significant natural, historic, 
                cultural, and scenic resources of the Corridor; and
                    ``(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
                of the Corridor.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Transition Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Corporation to 
ensure--
            ``(1) appropriate transition of the local management to the 
        Corporation; and
            ``(2) coordination with the Corporation regarding the 
        implementation of the Plan.'';
            (3) in section 12--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Commission'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Corporation'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``2007'' and 
                inserting ``2012''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Termination of Assistance.--The authority of the Secretary to 
provide assistance under this Act terminates on the date that is 5 
years after the date of enactment of this subsection.''; and
            (4) in section 14--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
                as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) the term `Corporation' means the Delaware & Lehigh 
        National Heritage Corridor, Incorporated, an organization 
        described in section 501(c)(3), and exempt from Federal tax 
        under section 501(a), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;''.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN NATIONAL 
              HERITAGE AREAS AND NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDORS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Division II of the Omnibus 
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 
Stat. 4243) is amended in sections 409(a), 508(a), 608(a), and 810(a) 
(as redesignated by section (3)(a)(5)), by striking ``$10,000,000'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``$15,000,000''.
    (b) Evaluations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years before the date on 
        which authority for Federal funding terminates for each of the 
        Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, the Rivers Of 
        Steel National Heritage Area, the Essex National Heritage Area, 
        and the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall conduct an evaluation of, and 
        prepare a report on, the accomplishments of the applicable 
        national heritage area.
            (2) Components.--An evaluation prepared under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) assess the progress of the management entity 
                with respect to--
                            (i) accomplishing the purposes of the 
                        authorizing legislation for the national 
                        heritage area; and
                            (ii) achieving the goals and objectives of 
                        the approved management plan or heritage plan 
                        for the national heritage area;
                    (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
                investments in the national heritage area to determine 
                the leverage and impact of the investments;
                    (C) review the management structure, partnership 
                relationships, and funding of the national heritage 
                area for purposes of identifying the critical 
                components for the sustainability of the national 
                heritage area; and
                    (D) recommend what the role, if any, of the 
                National Park Service should be with respect to the 
                national heritage area.
            (3) Required analysis.--If a report prepared under 
        paragraph (1) recommends that Federal funding for the national 
        heritage area be reauthorized, the report shall include an 
        analysis of--
                    (A) ways in which Federal funding for the national 
                heritage area may be reduced or eliminated; and
                    (B) the appropriate time period necessary to 
                achieve the recommended reduction or elimination.
            (4) Submission to congress.--On completion of a report 
        under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior 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.
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