[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1007 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1007

   To establish the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and the 
   Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2009

Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Childers, and Mr. Harper) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and the 
   Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area, 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.
     TITLE I--MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 2009

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.
Sec. 105. Designation of partnership as coordinating entity.
Sec. 106. Authorities and duties of coordinating entity.
Sec. 107. Management plan.
Sec. 108. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 109. Effect.
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.
     TITLE II--MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 2007

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.
Sec. 205. Designation of Alliance as management entity.
Sec. 206. Authorities and duties of Alliance.
Sec. 207. Management of Heritage Area.
Sec. 208. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 209. Effect of Act.
Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.

     TITLE I--MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 2009

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Mississippi Delta National 
Heritage Area Act of 2009''.

SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the historic, cultural, and natural heritage legacies 
        of the Mississippi Delta are--
                    (A) nationally significant; and
                    (B) in need of greater recognition;
            (2) in the alluvial floodplain that comprises the 
        Mississippi Delta there are a variety of diverse heritage 
        resources that demonstrate--
                    (A) the labors and social activities of the 
                earliest citizens of the United States, which are 
                revealed in--
                            (i) numerous residential and ceremonial 
                        mound sites; and
                            (ii) sites significant to the Quapaw, 
                        Tunica, Choctaw, and Chickasaw people and other 
                        Native Americans;
                    (B) the clearing and settlement of 1 of the last 
                wilderness frontiers in the 48 contiguous States;
                    (C) the immigration of people of African, Asian, 
                and European descent to the United States;
                    (D) the labors and social activities of enslaved 
                Africans who provided the bulk of the early labor force 
                for the development of--
                            (i) large-scale plantation agriculture 
                        based on cotton, which is 1 of the most 
                        important commodities ever produced in the 
                        United States; and
                            (ii) the birth and subsequent perfection of 
                        the art form that is known as the ``Mississippi 
                        Delta Blues'';
                    (E) the role of the Mississippi River as--
                            (i) the architect and sometimes unmerciful 
                        tyrant of land; and
                            (ii) an important transportation artery 
                        throughout the history of the United States;
                    (F) the story of the Great Flood of 1927, which was 
                a defining event in the history of the United States;
                    (G) the struggles and triumphs of the Civil Rights 
                Movement; and
                    (H) the emergence of many local leaders from the 
                Civil Rights Movement;
            (3) the Mississippi Delta is the ancestral home of hundreds 
        of thousands of people of the United States who--
                    (A) migrated north, east, and west during the Great 
                Migration seeking employment and freedom and populating 
                the cities of the United States in the process;
                    (B) struggled for equal rights and equal 
                opportunities; and
                    (C) carried their culture, including their family 
                life, faith, food, lifestyle, and music to the rest of 
                the United States, which transformed the United States 
                in the process;
            (4) the scenic and natural beauty of the alluvial 
        floodplain known as the ``Yazoo-Mississippi Delta''--
                    (A) is distinctive and integral to the heritage 
                stories of the region; and
                    (B) provides critical habitat for migrating birds 
                passing through the Mississippi Flyway;
            (5) the agricultural heritage of the Delta, especially with 
        regards to the cultivation of cotton, soybeans, rice, and 
        catfish has contributed significantly to the story and economy 
        of the United States;
            (6) many of the greatest leaders of the United States in 
        literature, music, civil rights, politics, culinary arts, 
        poetry, society, and religion have come from the Mississippi 
        Delta;
            (7) the small towns, inns, shops, restaurants, artist's 
        workshops, blues clubs, churches, landscape, and vernacular 
        architecture make the Mississippi Delta unique;
            (8) the Mississippi Delta is known internationally as the 
        birthplace of the musical form known as the ``Blues'', which 
        provided the basis for much of modern popular music; and
            (9) there is broad support from local governments and other 
        interested individuals for the establishment of the Mississippi 
        Delta National Heritage Area to coordinate and assist in the 
        preservation and interpretation of the resources of the region.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
        of the coordinating entity established under this title.
            (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area established by this 
        title.
            (3) Coordinating entity.--The term ``coordinating entity'' 
        means the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated 
        by this title.
            (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under this 
        title.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Mississippi.

SEC. 104. MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State the 
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall include all counties in 
the State that contain land located in the alluvial floodplain of the 
Mississippi Delta, including Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, DeSoto, Holmes, 
Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, 
Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo Counties in 
the State.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this title, the Secretary shall prepare a map of 
        the Heritage Area.
            (2) Availability.--The map prepared under paragraph (1) 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        office of the Director of the National Park Service.

SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF PARTNERSHIP AS COORDINATING ENTITY.

    (a) In General.--The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area 
Partnership shall be the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Board of Directors.--
            (1) Composition.--
                    (A) Partnership.--The coordinating entity shall be 
                governed by a Board of Directors composed of 7 members, 
                of whom--
                            (i) 1 member shall be appointed by 
                        Mississippi Valley State University;
                            (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by Delta 
                        State University;
                            (iii) 1 member shall be appointed by Alcorn 
                        State University;
                            (iv) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Delta Foundation;
                            (v) 1 member shall be appointed by Delta 
                        Council;
                            (vi) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Mississippi Office of Tourism Development; and
                            (vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Smith Robertson Museum.
                    (B) Residency requirements.--At least 4 members of 
                the Board shall reside in the Heritage Area.
            (2) Officers.--
                    (A) In general.--At the initial meeting of the 
                Board, the members of the Board shall appoint a 
                Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary/Treasurer.
                    (B) Duties.--
                            (i) Chairperson.--The duties of the 
                        Chairperson shall include--
                                    (I) presiding over meetings of the 
                                Board;
                                    (II) executing documents of the 
                                Board; and
                                    (III) coordinating activities of 
                                the Heritage Area with Federal, State, 
                                local, and nongovernmental officials.
                            (ii) Vice chairperson.--The Vice 
                        Chairperson shall act as Chairperson in the 
                        absence or disability of the Chairperson.
            (3) Management authority.--
                    (A) In general.--The Board shall--
                            (i) exercise all corporate powers of the 
                        coordinating entity;
                            (ii) manage the activities and affairs of 
                        the coordinating entity; and
                            (iii) subject to any limitations in the 
                        articles and bylaws of the coordinating entity, 
                        this title, and any other applicable Federal or 
                        State law, establish the policies of the 
                        coordinating entity.
                    (B) Staff.--The Board shall have the authority to 
                employ any services and staff that are determined to be 
                necessary by a majority vote of the Board.
            (4) Bylaws.--
                    (A) In general.--The Board may amend or repeal the 
                bylaws of the coordinating entity at any meeting of the 
                Board by a majority vote of the Board.
                    (B) Notice.--The Board shall provide notice of any 
                meeting of the Board at which an amendment to the 
                bylaws is to be considered that includes the text or a 
                summary of the proposed amendment.
            (5) Minutes.--Not later than 60 days after a meeting of the 
        Board, the Board shall distribute the minutes of the meeting 
        among all Board members and the county supervisors in each 
        county within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 106. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF COORDINATING ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--For purposes of developing and implementing the 
management plan and otherwise carrying out this title, the coordinating 
entity may make grants and provide technical assistance to tribal and 
local governments and other public and private entities.
    (b) Duties.--In carrying out this title, the coordinating entity 
shall--
            (1) implement the management plan;
            (2) assist local and tribal governments and nonprofit 
        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 Heritage Area;
                    (D) restoring historic structures that relate to 
                the Heritage Area; and
                    (E) carrying out any other activity that the 
                coordinating entity determines to be appropriate to 
                carry out this title, consistent with the management 
                plan;
            (3) conduct public meetings at least annually regarding the 
        implementation of the management plan; and
            (4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are made 
        available for the Heritage Area--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
                describes, for the fiscal year, the actions of the 
                coordinating entity in carrying out this title;
                    (B) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
                records relating to the expenditure of funds by any 
                matching funds; and
                    (C) require, for all agreements authorizing the 
                expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the 
                receiving entity make available to the Secretary for 
                audit all records relating to the expenditure of the 
                funds.
    (c) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The coordinating 
entity shall not use any Federal funds made available under this title 
to acquire real property or any interest in real property.

SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this title, the coordinating entity shall develop and submit to the 
Secretary a management plan for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
            (1) provide recommendations for the conservation, funding, 
        management, interpretation, and development of the cultural, 
        historical, archaeological, natural, and recreational resources 
        of the Heritage Area;
            (2) identify sources of funding for the Heritage Area;
            (3) include--
                    (A) an inventory of the cultural, historical, 
                archeological, natural, and recreational resources of 
                the Heritage Area; and
                    (B) an analysis of ways in which Federal, State, 
                tribal, and local programs may best be coordinated to 
                promote the purposes of this title;
            (4) provide recommendations for educational and 
        interpretive programs to inform the public about the resources 
        of the Heritage Area; and
            (5) involve residents of affected communities and tribal 
        and local governments.
    (c) Failure To Submit.--If a management plan is not submitted to 
the Secretary by the date specified in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not provide any additional funding under this title until a 
management plan for the Heritage Area is submitted to the Secretary.

SEC. 108. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--On the request of the coordinating entity, the 
Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to the 
coordinating entity for use in the development and implementation of 
the management plan.
    (b) Prohibition of Certain Requirements.--The Secretary may not, as 
a condition of the provision of technical or financial assistance under 
this section, require any recipient of the assistance to impose or 
modify any land use restriction or zoning ordinance.

SEC. 109. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this title--
            (1) affects or authorizes the coordinating entity to 
        interfere with--
                    (A) the right of any person with respect to private 
                property; or
                    (B) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan;
            (2) restricts an Indian tribe from protecting cultural or 
        religious sites on tribal land;
            (3) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes the authority of any 
        State, tribal, or local government to regulate any use of land 
        under any other law (including regulations);
            (4) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes the authority of the 
        State to manage fish and wildlife in the Heritage Area, 
        including the regulation of fishing and hunting;
            (5) authorizes the coordinating entity to assume any 
        authority to manage fish and wildlife in the Heritage Area; or
            (6) diminishes the trust responsibilities or government-to-
        government obligations of the United States of any federally 
        recognized Indian tribe.

SEC. 110. 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.

     TITLE II--MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 2007

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Mississippi Hills National 
Heritage Area Act of 2009''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the area in northern Mississippi, and located in the 
        southern foothills of the Appalachian range, has a unique 
        identity that is shaped by--
                    (A) a diverse geological and geographical 
                environment, including substantial portions of--
                            (i) the Red Clay Hills;
                            (ii) the Flatwoods;
                            (iii) the Pontotoc Ridge;
                            (iv) the Black Prairie; and
                            (v) the Northeastern Hills; and
                    (B) diverse peoples who--
                            (i) have settled in the area; and
                            (ii) have been strongly influenced by the 
                        intersection of the distinctive cultures of 
                        Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta;
            (2) the area is rich with landmarks of diverse cultural and 
        historical significance, including--
                    (A) Native American settlements, particularly those 
                of the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes;
                    (B) the Natchez Trace Parkway;
                    (C) sites of important battles and other 
                significant actions of the Civil War, including--
                            (i) the Battle of Corinth;
                            (ii) the Battle of Brices Crossroads;
                            (iii) the Battle of Tupelo;
                            (iv) Van Dorns' Raid; and
                            (v) Grierson's Raids;
                    (D) the Contraband Camp in Corinth;
                    (E) the Mississippi University for Women, the first 
                public college for women in the United States;
                    (F) Rust College, founded before 1867, which stands 
                as 1 of the 5 remaining historically black colleges in 
                the United States;
                    (G) birthplaces of literary and musical icons, 
                including--
                            (i) Elvis Aaron Presley, popularly known as 
                        the ``King of Rock and Roll'', born in Tupelo;
                            (ii) Nobel-Laureate William Faulkner, born 
                        in New Albany;
                            (iii) Tammy Wynette, popularly known as the 
                        ``The First Lady of Country Music'', born in 
                        Tremont;
                            (iv) Tennessee Williams, 1 of the leading 
                        playwrights of the United States, born in 
                        Columbus;
                            (v) Chester A. Burnett, otherwise known as 
                        the legendary bluesman ``Howlin' Wolf'', born 
                        in White Station;
                            (vi) opera diva Ruby Elzy, born in 
                        Pontotoc; and
                            (vii) Mississippi Hills blues musicians 
                        David ``Junior'' Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside, 
                        born in Marshall and Lafayette counties, 
                        respectively;
                    (H) birthplaces of Civil Rights pioneers, 
                including--
                            (i) Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a formidable 
                        figure in the anti-lynching movement, born in 
                        Holly Springs; and
                            (ii) James Meredith, who became the first 
                        African-American to enroll at the University of 
                        Mississippi, born in Kosciusko; and
                    (I) birthplaces or residences of other cultural 
                icons and historical figures, including--
                            (i) barnstorming legend Roscoe Turner, born 
                        in Corinth;
                            (ii) railroad engineer Casey Jones, who 
                        lived in Water Valley;
                            (iii) Civil War cavalryman Nathan Bedford 
                        Forrest, who lived in Salem;
                            (iv) Hiram Revels, the first African-
                        American to serve in the Senate, who lived in 
                        Holly Springs;
                            (v) L.Q.C. Lamar, a Senator, Secretary of 
                        the Interior, and Associate Justice of the 
                        Supreme Court of the United States, who lived 
                        in Oxford;
                            (vi) author Eudora Welty, who attended the 
                        Mississippi University for Women in Columbus; 
                        and
                            (vii) Confederate General Stephen D. Lee, 
                        who lived in Columbus;
            (3) the area includes spectacular natural, scenic, and 
        recreational resources, including--
                    (A) the Strawberry Plains State Audubon Center;
                    (B) the Wolf River;
                    (C) the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway;
                    (D) the Holly Springs National Forest;
                    (E) the Tombigbee National Forest;
                    (F) the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (G) the Tishomingo State Park; and
                    (H) the Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Lakes;
            (4) there is broad support from local governments and other 
        interested individuals for the establishment of the Mississippi 
        Hills National Heritage Area to coordinate and assist in the 
        preservation and interpretation of those resources;
            (5) the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Concept Plan, 
        coordinated by the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance 
        is--
                    (A) a collaborative effort between the Federal 
                Government and State and local governments in the area; 
                and
                    (B) a natural foundation on which to establish the 
                Mississippi Hills Heritage Area; and
            (6) the establishment of the Mississippi Hills Heritage 
        Area would assist local communities and residents in preserving 
        the unique cultural, historical, archaeological, natural, and 
        recreational resources of the area.

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Alliance.--The term ``Alliance'' means the Mississippi 
        Hills Heritage Area Alliance, a non-profit organization 
        registered by the State, with the cooperation and support of 
        the University of Mississippi.
            (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area established by this 
        title.
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under this 
        title.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Mississippi.

SEC. 204. MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State the 
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--
            (1) Affected counties.--The Heritage Area shall consist of 
        all, or portions of, as specified by the boundary description 
        in paragraph (2), Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, 
        Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Grenada, Holmes, Itawamba, 
        Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, 
        Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, 
        Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha Counties in 
        the State.
            (2) Boundary description.--The Heritage Area shall have the 
        following boundary description:
                    (A) traveling counterclockwise, the Heritage Area 
                shall be bounded to the west by U.S. Highway 51 from 
                the Tennessee State line until it intersects Interstate 
                55 (at Geeslin Corner approximately 0.5 miles due north 
                of Highway Interchange 208);
                    (B) from this point, Interstate 55 shall be the 
                western boundary until it intersects with Mississippi 
                Highway 12 at Highway Interchange 156, the intersection 
                of which shall be the southwest terminus of the 
                Heritage Area;
                    (C) from the southwest terminus, the boundary 
                shall--
                            (i) extend east along Mississippi Highway 
                        12 until it intersects U.S. Highway 51;
                            (ii) follow Highway 51 south until it is 
                        intersected again by Highway 12;
                            (iii) extend along Highway 12 into downtown 
                        Kosciusko where it intersects Mississippi 
                        Highway 35;
                            (iv) follow Highway 35 south until it is 
                        intersected by Mississippi Highway 14; and
                            (v) extend along Highway 14 until it 
                        reaches the Alabama State line, the 
                        intersection of which shall be the southeast 
                        terminus of the Heritage Area;
                    (D) from the southeast terminus, the boundary of 
                the Heritage Area shall follow the Mississippi-Alabama 
                State line until it reaches the Mississippi-Tennessee 
                State line, the intersection of which shall be the 
                northeast terminus of the Heritage Area; and
                    (E) the boundary shall extend due west until it 
                reaches U.S. Highway 51, the intersection of which 
                shall be the northwest terminus of the Heritage Area.

SEC. 205. DESIGNATION OF ALLIANCE AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) In General.--The Alliance shall be the coordinating 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 this title within 
        the time period specified, 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. 206. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF ALLIANCE.

    (a) Authorities.--To develop and implement the management plan and 
otherwise carry out this title, the Alliance may make grants to and 
provide technical assistance to tribal and local governments and other 
public and private entities.
    (b) Duties.--In carrying out this title, the Alliance shall--
            (1) implement the management plan;
            (2) assist local and tribal governments and non-profit 
        organizations to--
                    (A) establish and maintain interpretive exhibits in 
                the Heritage Area;
                    (B) develop recreational resources in the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (C) increase public awareness of, and appreciation 
                for, the cultural, historical, archaeological, natural, 
                and recreational resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (D) restore historic resources that relate to the 
                Heritage Area; and
                    (E) carry out any other activity that the Alliance 
                determines to be appropriate to carry out this title, 
                consistent with the management plan;
            (3) on at least an annual basis, conduct public meetings 
        relating to the implementation of the management plan;
            (4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are made 
        available under this title--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
                describes, for the fiscal year, actions of the Alliance 
                in carrying out this title;
                    (B) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
                records relating to the expenditure of funds and any 
                matching funds; and
                    (C) require, for each agreement authorizing the 
                expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the 
                receiving entity make available to the Secretary for 
                audit all records relating to the expenditure of the 
                funds; and
            (5) ensure that each county included in the Heritage Area 
        is appropriately represented on any oversight advisory 
        committee established pursuant to this title to coordinate the 
        Heritage Area.

SEC. 207. MANAGEMENT OF HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this title, the Alliance shall develop and submit to the Secretary a 
management plan for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Contents.--The management plan shall--
            (1) provide recommendations for the preservation, 
        conservation, enhancement, funding, management, interpretation, 
        development, and promotion of the cultural, historical, 
        archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the 
        Heritage Area;
            (2) identify sources of funding for the Heritage Area;
            (3) include--
                    (A) an inventory of the cultural, historical, 
                archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of 
                the Heritage Area; and
                    (B) an analysis of how Federal, State, tribal, and 
                local programs may best be coordinated to promote and 
                carry out this title;
            (4) provide recommendations for educational and 
        interpretive programs to inform the public about the resources 
        of the Heritage Area; and
            (5) involve residents of affected communities and tribal 
        and local governments.
    (c) Approval or Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        receipt of the management plan, the Secretary shall approve or 
        disapprove the management plan.
            (2) Disapproval and revisions.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) advise the Alliance in writing of the reasons 
                for disapproval;
                    (B) make recommendations for revision of the 
                management plan; and
                    (C) allow the Alliance to submit to the Secretary 
                revisions to the management plan.
    (d) Revision.--After approval by the Secretary of the management 
plan, the Alliance shall periodically--
            (1) review the management plan; and
            (2) submit to the Secretary, for review and approval by the 
        Secretary, any recommendations for revisions to the management 
        plan.

SEC. 208. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary may provide technical assistance and grants to the Alliance 
to pay the Federal share of the cost of developing and implementing the 
management plan.
    (b) 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.

SEC. 209. EFFECT OF ACT.

    (a) No Effect on Land Use Authority.--Nothing in this title 
modifies, enlarges, or diminishes the authority of any State, tribal, 
or local government to regulate any use of land under any other law 
(including regulations).
    (b) 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.
    (c) No Effect on Indian Tribes.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) restricts an Indian tribe from protecting cultural or 
        religious sites on tribal land; or
            (2) diminishes the trust responsibilities or government-to-
        government obligations of the United States to any Indian tribe 
        recognized by the Federal Government.
    (d) Management of Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes the authority of the 
        State to manage fish and wildlife in the Heritage Area, 
        including the regulation of fishing and hunting; and
            (2) authorizes the Alliance to assume any management 
        authorities over such lands.

SEC. 210. 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.
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