[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 397 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 397

   To extend the authorization of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
 Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2009

Mr. Courtney (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the authorization of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
 Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, 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. QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
              CORRIDOR.

    (a) Termination of Authority.--Section 106(b) of the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 103-449) is amended by striking ``September 
30, 2009'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.
    (b) Evaluation; Report.--Section 106 of the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 
note; Public Law 103-449) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) Evaluation; Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years before the date 
        on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the 
        Corridor, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments 
                of the Corridor; and
                    ``(B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph 
                (3).
            ``(2) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall--
                    ``(A) assess the progress of the management entity 
                with respect to--
                            ``(i) accomplishing the purposes of this 
                        title for the Corridor; and
                            ``(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
                        of the management plan for the Corridor;
                    ``(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 
                private investments in the Corridor to determine the 
                leverage and impact of the investments; and
                    ``(C) review the management structure, partnership 
                relationships, and funding of the Corridor for purposes 
                of identifying the critical components for 
                sustainability of the Corridor.
            ``(3) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Based on the evaluation 
                conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall 
                prepare a report that includes recommendations for the 
                future role of the National Park Service, if any, with 
                respect to the Corridor.
                    ``(B) Required analysis.--If the report prepared 
                under subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding 
                for the Corridor be reauthorized, the report shall 
                include an analysis of--
                            ``(i) ways in which Federal funding for the 
                        Corridor may be reduced or eliminated; and
                            ``(ii) the appropriate time period 
                        necessary to achieve the recommended reduction 
                        or elimination.
                    ``(C) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                report, the Secretary shall submit the report to--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                        Resources of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources 
                        of the House of Representatives.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 109(a) of the 
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 
1994 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 103-449) is amended by striking 
``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$15,000,000''.
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