1.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.
<enum>I</enum><header>Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Act of 2009</header>
<section id="HFD6E54B055BE40FBB21B318498CF006F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text> </section>
<section id="H38A8CB3C056440809DE9D6968693057"><enum>102.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H76417BA226D7436EA8CB539784BFB1DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the historic, cultural, and natural heritage legacies of the Mississippi Delta are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H70033CF489AC4634AC008B37EADFA6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nationally significant; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3C7A095D76144079C6D2315324FDEC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in need of greater recognition;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E62B75C7BA34F4AA443109E655D21F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the alluvial floodplain that comprises the Mississippi Delta there are a variety of diverse heritage resources that demonstrate—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFEEFCCD510AA44CCB0A8509BA3599B32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the labors and social activities of the earliest citizens of the United States, which are revealed in—</text>
<clause id="H116393CCBC764D80BFDA224876D33C46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>numerous residential and ceremonial mound sites; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HB27575E3339F4412A656963B83379DDD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sites significant to the Quapaw, Tunica, Choctaw, and Chickasaw people and other Native Americans;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF25D4C8C5F364AD3A405519993CCBD57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the clearing and settlement of 1 of the last wilderness frontiers in the 48 contiguous States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0A7501F1ED74141866637D3CCEEB99"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the immigration of people of African, Asian, and European descent to the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H968E72BDEF724004B89B76F4733CF6B7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the labors and social activities of enslaved Africans who provided the bulk of the early labor force for the development of—</text>
<clause id="HC28D6A9820E6409F8018A400F2C99661"><enum>(i)</enum><text>large-scale plantation agriculture based on cotton, which is 1 of the most important commodities ever produced in the United States; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H17A77FB9AF964EBA947524DECF00AF76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the birth and subsequent perfection of the art form that is known as the <quote>Mississippi Delta Blues</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73A9E61C5A4A413100D5AB3672EFB9DF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the role of the Mississippi River as—</text>
<clause id="H39ED5491D81449629D1FC76B1E58F83C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the architect and sometimes unmerciful tyrant of land; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H4ABFDE36435A4AAB8EB211C24DF8E4D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an important transportation artery throughout the history of the United States;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3528D6199CB845CCA004FA4FE15DFF5E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the story of the Great Flood of 1927, which was a defining event in the history of the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64352933802E42E095714693D2D71BBE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the struggles and triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB301055D3F3D43F997E448CB59ECE3DB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the emergence of many local leaders from the Civil Rights Movement;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27AFEFC9F0664593A93C975840EA23F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Mississippi Delta is the ancestral home of hundreds of thousands of people of the United States who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9CE46D13A798446B881D00DCCCE100F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>migrated north, east, and west during the Great Migration seeking employment and freedom and populating the cities of the United States in the process;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9448682413304699AA3D5E3615B14CDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>struggled for equal rights and equal opportunities; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC502C9A5B3234A4D98697807901C0600"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8944FAA0BDCF462F9FA290360000F1B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the scenic and natural beauty of the alluvial floodplain known as the <quote>Yazoo-Mississippi Delta</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5658D9A2825F4050A926FD925D06AA3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is distinctive and integral to the heritage stories of the region; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF7225A40BBF74A6A91247E94435248A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides critical habitat for migrating birds passing through the Mississippi Flyway;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC1B92ED37BA4989ABF7557EF0796428"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB84A031DD705462AAEFF94EC45FF9DD6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0BA55DF01B748A98E49041F9B00AD2E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the small towns, inns, shops, restaurants, artist’s workshops, blues clubs, churches, landscape, and vernacular architecture make the Mississippi Delta unique;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32B019E9C51F418D9369E2BAA48C86F2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Mississippi Delta is known internationally as the birthplace of the musical form known as the <quote>Blues</quote>, which provided the basis for much of modern popular music; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BDC898D8151476B8C8E121151D7B329"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="HB1FCFB9F183E4D59821BA7D1D648F466"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HFC8C96C1F0CB4AE3953650F14E5CC262"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the Board of Directors of the coordinating entity established under this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F3BE20D4F8F4BF0A4BA37A375517F40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heritage area</header><text>The term <term>Heritage Area</term> means the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area established by this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9698C0D71E3469D87C300B682D25414"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordinating entity</header><text>The term <term>coordinating entity</term> means the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated by this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE942423239AF4E23914700CF27050075"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management plan</header><text>The term <term>management plan</term> means the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07856CD94FCA499DA357EB632FF9288"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB48BDE1201A64A77B29C0070FCFE3854"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Mississippi.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="H049385DF04694B66A3B35B009DA86861"><enum>104.</enum><header>Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area</header>
<subsection id="H2D1C4C31A4B046EE8DA5633C9C6950B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the State the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H19AE773DF12742D5BCE414048428231D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundaries</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HF9A02FF918EC481DBAD07BC74D17E375"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header>
<paragraph id="H7633A879B3CD4C949092C3A0E21D2905"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage Area.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8697C89E44FF4822A8B9778065DA7D54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA602658C9F39484281B26965C0900034"><enum>105.</enum><header>Designation of partnership as coordinating entity</header>
<subsection id="HD6A4026AB3B945B2A24F5EEC00E5A7D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership shall be the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HBD0812938C824F90A24D7CEFFA46C7EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Board of Directors</header>
<paragraph id="H7515D868D2444BD7BD1D9B1CDD444FDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header>
<subparagraph id="HF621D10CC4F94F278EB773F1AD001953"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The coordinating entity shall be governed by a Board of Directors composed of 7 members, of whom—</text>
<clause id="HBCE9C89088194849BB847DC8EF6033B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by Mississippi Valley State University;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCE7E9F64ED3F4C299C092957E517DBCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by Delta State University;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H90D8DF92DEAC48FFB4B8025F0978C06E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by Alcorn State University;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC73E9D864BA44903B21F66337D009672"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by the Delta Foundation;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H18C813AB4F754370B11C44BB2384E86B"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by Delta Council;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H15F29802E6EF42E88BF9CCAE8E7ED2BC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by the Mississippi Office of Tourism Development; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H67951E2B044144DDB91608C407698F00"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by the Smith Robertson Museum.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H45C6E99E302E4C31AC96572C1F2EC219"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Residency requirements</header><text>At least 4 members of the Board shall reside in the Heritage Area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C0F36C401344C159DD48F6B61300536"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Officers</header>
<subparagraph id="HF18687D2CCD64C77BAE1CF4FC8F6EC13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the initial meeting of the Board, the members of the Board shall appoint a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary/Treasurer.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3127CE2A4E8B4FF3B56ED47E5DA0D6CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<clause id="H2F622B7BAD8E45C195004719A6D0945E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The duties of the Chairperson shall include—</text>
<subclause id="HD14E171CF03349C5B218266E5CC0928F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>presiding over meetings of the Board;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H9A2E470572BD43B3967FE1FA87DBE3FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>executing documents of the Board; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HD23BC1557ED44569B050482941B7E47"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coordinating activities of the Heritage Area with Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental officials.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H030C8E64E9094F958697BD417458FEB7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vice Chairperson</header><text>The Vice Chairperson shall act as Chairperson in the absence or disability of the Chairperson.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC91EB864253D4152AD5CC70484106CED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management authority</header>
<subparagraph id="HDC4B1A23224242FE82C81042593392A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall—</text>
<clause id="H37CD251DB50045E2B31F1B8B573FC933"><enum>(i)</enum><text>exercise all corporate powers of the coordinating entity;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H69B7A6E8DFBD434E8DFD6920AF08E980"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>manage the activities and affairs of the coordinating entity; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC9383238D9B342CC8B5CF74D8022E6AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE4A5F9CBECB4B7293FC029BD6D9BE86"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81009BD8A97742EEAD1B7DA1B4067510"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Bylaws</header>
<subparagraph id="HBBCED2192FAB4F3A9B96D691E3F568A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21136EFB03C54CFBA82E028B6631E0D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2C1E11C544E4A0DA13249F9A53D1953"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minutes</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD0F3CC509AF5439DB4BAA9C86C061414"><enum>106.</enum><header>Authorities and duties of coordinating entity</header>
<subsection id="H4C6202CE24FF498A972FB4048F460679"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H0C561ABAE98D4FE3876DEE2738FF0017"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out this title, the coordinating entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE11B5FD405D4F26B2006112CC3708C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>implement the management plan;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD742912100FC42B087C31E309F187858"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist local and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations in—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF8207DA8BE84A559702E15ED0F964F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59CFE1315739408096CFB830C272B8D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5AA5DD5D82F049F89BAC16B7BF1DE8DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for, the Heritage Area;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H494203A6C99C4EE8A37E7BE7F582D04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>restoring historic structures that relate to the Heritage Area; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1160A286C58C4DDFA15554D425EA31F5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carrying out any other activity that the coordinating entity determines to be appropriate to carry out this title, consistent with the management plan;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF62CE9280B7B451091E2BC97ADE8672"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct public meetings at least annually regarding the implementation of the management plan; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA0B572170A740B5A7BF5B669C8C4F05"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are made available for the Heritage Area—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD8285C336BD4D18B6D900782F8D681D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a report that describes, for the fiscal year, the actions of the coordinating entity in carrying out this title;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE61F43D5BBA3433D9C829836998F914E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of funds by any matching funds; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3D7C7565EB64974AF0088DB00F47195"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBD3133352E7B4F0CB5A93EC6823F06B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition of acquisition of real property</header><text>The coordinating entity shall not use any Federal funds made available under this title to acquire real property or any interest in real property.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H78972B3160784388948F3E3EDA9915F7"><enum>107.</enum><header>Management plan</header>
<subsection id="H124FE5E1F9374025B8D7FEE75C3930E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H2521FB2D90184038B1CCE982701C7890"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The management plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6ACF6D839F1E4790A2B9C93D428700F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide recommendations for the conservation, funding, management, interpretation, and development of the cultural, historical, archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CF8A0D9D6DA4D59B006039F5837E65F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify sources of funding for the Heritage Area;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D8A3E64C4F54219BE000068C654F620"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3166EC0333F449E19710A119AE17D6F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an inventory of the cultural, historical, archeological, natural, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEBDF83974F7C40F49DDC3E8BDF73CC82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of ways in which Federal, State, tribal, and local programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of this title;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FD81BF3CE914CA3A2CBC6154FDF5C95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide recommendations for educational and interpretive programs to inform the public about the resources of the Heritage Area; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61FDDC393F584B81AF96E6CC9B7B60AE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>involve residents of affected communities and tribal and local governments.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9EB98B7657F4C23AA64949400F5D6EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Failure To submit</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="HE9D25ABC52074D31003E87CDAC2521B1"><enum>108.</enum><header>Duties and authorities of Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="HBDE891F989D5479E98A4E0007327CB64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HBB5EC3B46FD24A9FB2AB5B999DE1ADE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of certain requirements</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H8F03E71F48564C4590B5EFD2AFBADF2"><enum>109.</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H2BE1BABF079F49D7B118FBC217063F48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects or authorizes the coordinating entity to interfere with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8DDAC86B88C74A068017C7D2E9467DF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the right of any person with respect to private property; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93C66C4485444DFA00F0ADEEE389981"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any local zoning ordinance or land use plan;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H374AC7DC3F5849FD98065736C336DEB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restricts an Indian tribe from protecting cultural or religious sites on tribal land;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H158522BA38D74E6C865B001F714BEF09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98F9D9351C1F4F9A969BC3443EA6E1A3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22065EF4088C43789C6D48DBA779B5B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>authorizes the coordinating entity to assume any authority to manage fish and wildlife in the Heritage Area; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5A1865733C142D6BE6E1781500025CE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>diminishes the trust responsibilities or government-to-government obligations of the United States of any federally recognized Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="H912B1B6EB82445B88FDE7C812FEA53AC"><enum>110.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H84E2CC2F054E42D69CD84404367FA6DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H03F23A55ED27493F8C150504B097A000"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using funds made available under this title shall not exceed 50 percent.</text> </subsection></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Act of 2007</header>
<section id="H273BA3ECB9F742D98D752CD40001F4AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Act of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text> </section>
<section id="HC6DD05CC740E4512BF2099EDA6624D9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8129A64CC225425C819951B252C743B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the area in northern Mississippi, and located in the southern foothills of the Appalachian range, has a unique identity that is shaped by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC76C926BDEED44A5A9711DA7BFCF8893"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a diverse geological and geographical environment, including substantial portions of—</text>
<clause id="H9DEDEC1A21DA4A99BDADD6DA6314DB92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Red Clay Hills;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H4CA8BCB907E447C983DCC577C3F808F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Flatwoods;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8CE34D68D3FF497C8CFCEAB374B159E2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Pontotoc Ridge;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HE47B8E2531E5461484DFBA1669C5F353"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Black Prairie; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7D86DFA77ED44444B4337F008BABC1DC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Northeastern Hills; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43129A57C535422FBA3600E294BCBFCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diverse peoples who—</text>
<clause id="H6288ACFE28EE4B7EBD2F030094396FB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have settled in the area; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H10077DE3C8F24552BB924EF95BBA99DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have been strongly influenced by the intersection of the distinctive cultures of Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF88FD7F1C3974AB900AD7CB93BA18C2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the area is rich with landmarks of diverse cultural and historical significance, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92A771A69A8045FDB1368F113086AF6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Native American settlements, particularly those of the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCAF2E87448064E8700D0414EEC94A9E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Natchez Trace Parkway;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CA376E8C9ED41D4BAC9B829694B956C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>sites of important battles and other significant actions of the Civil War, including—</text>
<clause id="H44ACE21669CE46CEB3A937E52991B31D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Battle of Corinth;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H72D6D631777141DA98D6C0A0FF7FD1E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Battle of Brices Crossroads;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H07AF18E4B8154183B9736CAF534B8EE5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Battle of Tupelo;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H89EF68CC86324F84888D8608257FD818"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Van Dorns’ Raid; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0AA08B08E7E343318FBF5611EFE1DE00"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Grierson’s Raids;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E3B206BAEE64F91878C20F89B43DF73"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Contraband Camp in Corinth;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0701C7A3D3504623A152D52D602FB3D4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Mississippi University for Women, the first public college for women in the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB09FF85366814AF7B9F2274C846C4997"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Rust College, founded before 1867, which stands as 1 of the 5 remaining historically black colleges in the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3382DF5C927540A7A0FAF38B00972C22"><enum>(G)</enum><text>birthplaces of literary and musical icons, including—</text>
<clause id="H1392EE2EA0ED4308841E6FFAB8C46DD2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Elvis Aaron Presley, popularly known as the “King of Rock and Roll”, born in Tupelo;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H53A388A90DBA44D5AA385082F6C4009C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Nobel-Laureate William Faulkner, born in New Albany;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H497050B8750E41869F206CF816B9AE31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Tammy Wynette, popularly known as the “The First Lady of Country Music”, born in Tremont;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H830D13430E0F41918D20D89B6BBFB99B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Tennessee Williams, 1 of the leading playwrights of the United States, born in Columbus;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HBC34CD72B70F4F8D90C7D2C500386D5F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Chester A. Burnett, otherwise known as the legendary bluesman <quote>Howlin’ Wolf</quote>, born in White Station;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7489CBA0D8BE446C89B2EC57C7978450"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>opera diva Ruby Elzy, born in Pontotoc; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H9901C6B3AA0243459C98D6BD87640063"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Mississippi Hills blues musicians David <quote>Junior</quote> Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside, born in Marshall and Lafayette counties, respectively;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBD38758E5E64A579FCB8B1DB648D546"><enum>(H)</enum><text>birthplaces of Civil Rights pioneers, including—</text>
<clause id="HEEEDB9E474A74327A5BA27376431AAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a formidable figure in the anti-lynching movement, born in Holly Springs; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H4E6FA9EC6F9845D3B1298DB6D731C9D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>James Meredith, who became the first African-American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, born in Kosciusko; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71B74A0D0FBA4A888391642565802C8B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>birthplaces or residences of other cultural icons and historical figures, including—</text>
<clause id="HB81E53B0F34F4D9D8809A4404D8FFEAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>barnstorming legend Roscoe Turner, born in Corinth;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HFFD9951577A244C8956F474FEF63F100"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>railroad engineer Casey Jones, who lived in Water Valley;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H25F6AED02E4A476E009F192420037004"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Civil War cavalryman Nathan Bedford Forrest, who lived in Salem;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HE394B060E8B14DEA85F5408B5331993"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Hiram Revels, the first African-American to serve in the Senate, who lived in Holly Springs;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7B95DC3D2E0448B0AFEC490408BCD66"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD9D84E585E434D1082CA82A52744A81B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>author Eudora Welty, who attended the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF9E9D7342FB9455B9210148F7B85E02F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Confederate General Stephen D. Lee, who lived in Columbus;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H577A3428BD20406582E4524916A6C923"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the area includes spectacular natural, scenic, and recreational resources, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H559FEBB5D36045AF8BACE22B8F70641D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Strawberry Plains State Audubon Center;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H849E5808EE6C445CB68207176E64404F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Wolf River;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2649850969F549DD8E6B8E367183D278"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H110084FEE0F445299FC9DB45A2F7D300"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Holly Springs National Forest;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE06433A38A1246BD83BFF9A248ACBFCE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Tombigbee National Forest;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A9138523773447285A9DF4E373EC2C1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4579118A31FE4969A9E53312ED1ECFB0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Tishomingo State Park; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1300B341559940CDB707EEF5005BEA8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Lakes;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H286C9BBBFA1B4070B0DE8F918519F9C6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE242FE34EE5D40899B631C0677597308"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Concept Plan, coordinated by the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H76EC63F3A4424034A3269F7DD86E5D67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a collaborative effort between the Federal Government and State and local governments in the area; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A9F9C333D2A4E2D9736393CA83B5B93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a natural foundation on which to establish the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB25054D3EDE431BA3DD43ECDFC94035"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="H4B0C2A5C80E74142B5E1F330480D51E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H3A1CC7441942478A92CCDC703DC5D837"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alliance</header><text>The term <term>Alliance</term> 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.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DCE60E5AE704623B1E41B00D6ABD8F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heritage area</header><text>The term <term>Heritage Area</term> means the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area established by this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D439B156ED74A1E81CD5FF7ED07758"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management plan</header><text>The term <term>management plan</term> means the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66636454DD524EBCB496457800A679F2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A492A35AA47415AA5E300E2CC6E2782"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Mississippi.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="HA818655EA7584C39B560E6134AB8F88"><enum>204.</enum><header>Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area</header>
<subsection id="H75F057FA50814C4D8F1C8BACA77CBD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the State the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HEF729E014D28418D8DBF56BE1948EE1E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundaries</header>
<paragraph id="HEFA195BC07F84F9DA6ADD07A6391516"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affected counties</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93AAFA0BF2A44921B05ED7C3F2814E63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Boundary description</header><text>The Heritage Area shall have the following boundary description:</text>
<subparagraph id="H96005DF4F03444DAA5D5926800BE7337"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1F1D4CDAFB941B5B656358F8CA7BAE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C47D6402F24424C96A9B2BEDDF003C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>from the southwest terminus, the boundary shall—</text>
<clause id="H5425453F5C1B43A19114249654BF8FD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>extend east along Mississippi Highway 12 until it intersects U.S. Highway 51;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HE1624F57C3AD4E40B3F38E00127843C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>follow Highway 51 south until it is intersected again by Highway 12;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H23418150723046FC8C026950A82D3E33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>extend along Highway 12 into downtown Kosciusko where it intersects Mississippi Highway 35;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H71DF9FF002E3404B00CDC28E86BDB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>follow Highway 35 south until it is intersected by Mississippi Highway 14; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCBC1AA47511342D5A7106BF658B63FF9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>extend along Highway 14 until it reaches the Alabama State line, the intersection of which shall be the southeast terminus of the Heritage Area;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99C5F3EF7D1246D0A7B3DAF2EE7EF7AE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H323AF1AD572B4A1BA3FB1D58A3131D20"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8DB93A9489C94C66A7D891EB1C6E84F6"><enum>205.</enum><header>Designation of Alliance as management entity</header>
<subsection id="H09349E5AA26F483698ADB7726C00A9FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall be the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H043AA0C9709643B183DC59DEC2A97E50"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal funding</header>
<paragraph id="H811DCF5D7BC54E57AADEC771A83BFD06"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization to receive funds</header><text>The Alliance may receive amounts made available to carry out this title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HACE7616E8DA041699C4D10186FA6AD5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disqualification</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5896F7BA550748AD9352515203C22223"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of Federal funds</header><text>The Alliance may, for the purposes of developing and implementing the management plan, use Federal funds made available under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CFD38292F9C46B0B28BCFB3EB545B3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to make grants and loans to the State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8FEB31EEE284340B012C06D70C39B85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FB3A7E2F73A468DAE9F00AE26FCF8E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to hire and compensate staff;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC287B5B4112E40D698065074597F2456"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09FC34581D494AEB86BF6789EDE6BA97"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to contract for goods and services.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6AB2DDBF104548C2BFCA9C8DDE14D55"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition of acquisition of real property</header><text>The Alliance may not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real property or any interest in real property.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="HF087C2B13401422B852700E93CF39384"><enum>206.</enum><header>Authorities and duties of Alliance</header>
<subsection id="HC7DA6A2BA3AE49A7BB7379011F3CAA6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H92100A381FDF4835AFE4DD4B56DFCD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out this title, the Alliance shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8E82B898AEC41AAA307BE4D000E1CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>implement the management plan;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA572A72D67A746A8BE5030305122D946"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist local and tribal governments and non-profit organizations to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16216FD0E03941369BC3F12E71BB4C93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish and maintain interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BFF83DE6E604D0E9D0018001F0081D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop recreational resources in the Heritage Area;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24C5A6DF8D984C108F518CA1C2F5974C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase public awareness of, and appreciation for, the cultural, historical, archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC167B1DDC5CB4148BE81C0653E29C922"><enum>(D)</enum><text>restore historic resources that relate to the Heritage Area; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85C3F56DD0E649A29F1E00E03380AC59"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carry out any other activity that the Alliance determines to be appropriate to carry out this title, consistent with the management plan;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC15881B9337649F691E59424E19E9D06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>on at least an annual basis, conduct public meetings relating to the implementation of the management plan;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FEEA74E01644CF7BB981C14055D4889"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are made available under this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD2F243E1C21F4A3BA9FFC17355FD214B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a report that describes, for the fiscal year, actions of the Alliance in carrying out this title;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0BD5ABEDA8604A118C99EF74049FEFA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of funds and any matching funds; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9AA482186834826A2F037CE5E676795"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B8C612971D4EA08499D2EC3B21CF00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8410E5D1C05C4E3AB354E41F1CD0DA36"><enum>207.</enum><header>Management of Heritage Area</header>
<subsection id="HABFEA7EBE9B14769BD52CC918DE209F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HCEDC15328C034EE79ED8613891474897"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The management plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H668A7E58670B43BF8C821246D8868129"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01777234D62B49C4BCA1743835F77014"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify sources of funding for the Heritage Area;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0680856E4142414F9DE7EFE8EB18C1E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE01501BC07D14527008F8BE1823FDFF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an inventory of the cultural, historical, archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF57457CE8B974F46843741468572D7D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of how Federal, State, tribal, and local programs may best be coordinated to promote and carry out this title;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49AFF045767645CC9C58D90075BA9FAE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide recommendations for educational and interpretive programs to inform the public about the resources of the Heritage Area; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A51C8D8876642EF9C25667F7583CE3B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>involve residents of affected communities and tribal and local governments.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1AF9E1F666B64F5BA7A50082E0F177B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval or disapproval of management plan</header>
<paragraph id="H363090C981A6474A8C6C98598510D052"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the management plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management plan.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AD1210FEE5746669025BA008BAFDF9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disapproval and revisions</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCD46A4312FA48918F96FCE600C6CE73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise the Alliance in writing of the reasons for disapproval;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H007839FD77FB4210B2882600ED2F336B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make recommendations for revision of the management plan; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76F4E70405754148A603E0DBF8FC3DCE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow the Alliance to submit to the Secretary revisions to the management plan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE282B72DEE544649449078D3978CFE7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Revision</header><text>After approval by the Secretary of the management plan, the Alliance shall periodically—</text>
<paragraph id="HF43D57599C10460F97BE56C983D5B4DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the management plan; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51C3914436E54B25AAF9D9696F7F4348"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary, for review and approval by the Secretary, any recommendations for revisions to the management plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBEFF2C7EAD0D4DA49456BB3E8004B1F"><enum>208.</enum><header>Duties and authorities of Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="H34ED550EDA7A4E39B579D87CC4D87D31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HAD14111751EA44A9994296277DACEAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of certain requirements</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H229C3DFD05CD409BB7EE652B551E5051"><enum>209.</enum><header>Effect of Act</header>
<subsection id="H65BF99319C2B40E08D5066A976AE3EC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No effect on land use authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HCFDB249DC2264832BEC74670236D9E03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local authority and private property not affected</header><text>Nothing in this title affects or authorizes the Alliance to interfere with—</text>
<paragraph id="H85C0A3EC203340D79CBB2858BC32FC3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the right of any person with respect to private property; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0A73CC418B44665A8C66C37E0B34133"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or a political subdivision of the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAA9360C618B443F6B7C3C281B1B1FDCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No effect on Indian tribes</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H65E62F31EC054234AE60AD4463E09BED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>restricts an Indian tribe from protecting cultural or religious sites on tribal land; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC23E5803B79649F380A5B80036F2C88C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>diminishes the trust responsibilities or government-to-government obligations of the United States to any Indian tribe recognized by the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H319E118CC72B4A578FB275F444C0EAB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management of fish and wildlife</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE609F6D427724906AA26B59B1BAA48B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H41E08C8E9B194C06BF2800A883B1EEEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authorizes the Alliance to assume any management authorities over such lands.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8DFD6DED71E24F8F00E5797B954D00D"><enum>210.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H715B28E6DD2843D38E19108BEE211EE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HC007CC33D3EC4F0D88767FBE80D4B797"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using funds made available under this title shall not exceed 50 percent.</text> </subsection></section>