[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 920 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 920

To amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 
  regarding the local coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh 
          National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2009

  Mr. Kanjorski (for himself, Mr. Dent, and Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of 
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 
  regarding the local coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh 
          National Heritage Corridor, 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. DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR LOCAL 
              COORDINATING ENTITY.

    The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 100-692) is amended--
            (1) in section 9--
                    (A) by striking ``The Commission'' and inserting 
                the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Commission''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Corporation as Local Coordinating Entity.--Beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Corporation shall be the 
local coordinating entity for the Corridor.
    ``(c) Implementation of Management Plan.--The Corporation shall 
assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the Plan.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--The Corporation may use Federal funds made 
available under this Act--
            ``(1) to make grants to, and enter into cooperative 
        agreements with, the Federal Government, the Commonwealth, 
        political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, nonprofit 
        organizations, and individuals;
            ``(2) to hire, train, and compensate staff; and
            ``(3) to enter into contracts for goods and services.
    ``(e) Restriction on Use of Funds.--The Corporation may not use 
Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire land or any 
interest in land.'';
            (2) in section 10--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by 
                striking ``shall assist the Commission'' and inserting 
                ``shall, at the request of the Corporation, assist'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commission'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``Corporation'';
                            (ii) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the Corporation and other public or 
        private entities for the purpose of providing technical 
        assistance and grants under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Priority.--In providing assistance to the Corporation 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to 
        activities that assist in--
                    ``(A) conserving the significant natural, historic, 
                cultural, and scenic resources of the Corridor; and
                    ``(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
                of the Corridor.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Transition Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Corporation to 
ensure--
            ``(1) appropriate transition of management of the Corridor 
        to the Corporation; and
            ``(2) coordination regarding the implementation of the 
        Plan.'';
            (3) in section 11, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
        by striking ``directly affecting'';
            (4) in section 12--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Commission'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Corporation'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``2007'' and 
                inserting ``2012''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Termination of Assistance.--The authority of the Secretary to 
provide financial assistance under this Act terminates on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''; and
            (5) in section 14--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
                as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) the term `Corporation' means the Delaware & Lehigh 
        National Heritage Corridor, Incorporated, an organization 
        described in section 501(c)(3), and exempt from Federal tax 
        under section 501(a), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;''.
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