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[S. 817 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 373
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 817

                          [Report No. 110-175]

 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

                           September 17, 2007

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES OF THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE 
              AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. OHIO & ERIE NATIONAL HERITAGE CANALWAY TECHNICAL 
              CORRECTIONS.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 4. DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR LOCAL 
              COORDINATING ENTITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 
1988 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 100-692) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 9, by adding at the end the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Implementation of Management Plan.--The Corporation 
shall assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the 
Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Use of Funds.--The Corporation may use Federal funds 
made available under this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to hire, train, and compensate staff; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to enter into contracts for goods and 
        services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 10--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the first sentence of subsection 
                (c), by striking ``shall assist the Commission'' and 
                inserting ``shall, on the request of the Corporation, 
                assist'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``Commission'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Corporation'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``The Secretary'' 
                        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Priority.--In providing assistance to the 
        Corporation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give 
        priority to activities that assist in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) conserving the significant natural, 
                historic, cultural, and scenic resources of the 
                Corridor; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) providing educational, interpretive, 
                and recreational opportunities consistent with the 
                purposes of the Corridor.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Transition Memorandum of Understanding.--The 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
Corporation to ensure--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) appropriate transition of the local 
        management to the Corporation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) coordination with the Corporation regarding 
        the implementation of the Plan.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 12--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a), by striking 
                ``Commission'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Corporation'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
                ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in section 14--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
                and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
              NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS AND NATIONAL HERITAGE 
              CORRIDORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Evaluations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Components.--An evaluation prepared under 
        paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) assess the progress of the management 
                entity with respect to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) accomplishing the purposes of 
                        the authorizing legislation for the national 
                        heritage area; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) achieving the goals and 
                        objectives of the approved management plan or 
                        heritage plan for the national heritage 
                        area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 
                private investments in the national heritage area to 
                determine the leverage and impact of the 
                investments;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) recommend what the role, if any, of 
                the National Park Service should be with respect to the 
                national heritage area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) ways in which Federal funding for the 
                national heritage area may be reduced or eliminated; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the appropriate time period necessary 
                to achieve the recommended reduction or 
                elimination.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Submission to congress.--On completion of a 
        report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior 
        shall submit the report to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

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) by striking ``the corridor'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``the Canalway'';
            (3) in section 803--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The term 
                `corridor''' and inserting ``The term `Canalway''' ;
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), 
                and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 
                respectively;
                    (D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C)), by striking ``808'' and inserting 
                ``806''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C)), by striking ``807(a)'' and inserting 
                ``805(a)'';
            (4) in section 804--
                    (A) in the second sentence of subsection (b)(1), by 
                striking ``808'' and inserting ``806''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``The corridor'' 
                and inserting ``The Canalway'';
            (5) by striking sections 805 and 806;
            (6) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, and 
        812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, and 810, respectively;
            (7) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (6)), by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
            (8) in section 806 (as redesignated by paragraph (6))--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``Committee'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Committee'' and 
                        inserting ``Secretary'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``from 
                        the Committee.'' and inserting a comma; 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)'';
            (9) in section 807(c) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)), 
        by striking ``Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area'' and 
        inserting ``Cuyahoga Valley National Park'';
            (10) in section 808 (as redesignated by paragraph (6))--
                    (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''; and
            (11) in section 809 (as redesignated by paragraph (6)), by 
        inserting ``financial'' before ``assistance''.

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--
                    (A) by striking ``The Commission'' and inserting 
                the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Commission''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Corporation as Local Coordinating Entity.--Beginning on the 
date of enactment of the National Heritage Areas and National Heritage 
Corridors Technical Corrections Act of 2007, the Corporation shall be 
the local coordinating entity for the Corridor.
    ``(c) Implementation of Management Plan.--The Corporation shall 
assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the Plan.
    ``(d) 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.
    ``(e) 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 management of the Corridor 
        from the Commission to the Corporation; and
            ``(2) coordination regarding the implementation of the 
        Plan.'';
            (3) in section 11, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
        by striking ``directly affecting'';
            (4) 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 financial assistance under this Act terminates on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection.''; and
            (5) 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; and
                    (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.
            (3) Recommendations.--
                    (A) In general.--Based on the evaluation conducted 
                under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include in the 
                report recommendations for what role, if any, the 
                National Park Service should have with respect to the 
                national heritage area.
                    (B) Required analysis.--If the Secretary recommends 
                in the report that Federal funding for national 
                heritage area be reauthorized, the report shall include 
                an analysis of--
                            (i) ways in which Federal funding for the 
                        national heritage area may be reduced or 
                        eliminated; and
                            (ii) 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.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--The National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-333) is amended--
            (1) in section 103(b)--
                    (A) by striking ``shall be shall be comprised'' and 
                inserting ``shall be comprised''; and
                    (B) by striking ``counties; and'' and inserting 
                ``counties'';
            (2) in section 105--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``The resources'' and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The resources'';
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (2) of''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``include those set forth 
                        in'' and inserting ``include--
            ``(1) resources in Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint 
        Creek and Cabin Creek in Kanawha County, West Virginia, as 
        determined to be appropriate by the National Coal Heritage Area 
        Authority; and
            ``(2) resources described in''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Priority 
                consideration'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Priority.--Priority consideration''; and
            (3) in section 106--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``Governor'' and all that follows 
                        through ``Parks,'' and inserting ``National 
                        Coal Heritage Area Authority''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``State 
                        of West Virginia'' and all that follows through 
                        ``entities, or'' and inserting ``National Coal 
                        Heritage Area Authority or''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``not'' before 
                ``meet''.
    (b) Continuation of Agreement.--The contractual agreement entered 
into under section 104 of the National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 
(16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-333), as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to be in 
effect, except that the contractual agreement shall be between the 
Secretary of the Interior and the National Coal Heritage Area Authority 
rather than the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of West 
Virginia.
                                                       Calendar No. 373

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 817

                          [Report No. 110-175]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment