[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3927 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3927

 To establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
National Heritage Area Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Heritage Area established by this 
        section.
            (2) Heritage area management plan.--The term ``Heritage 
        Area management plan'' means the plan developed and adopted by 
        the management entity under this section.
            (3) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
        subsection (b)(4).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Heritage Area.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established the ``Sacramento-
        San Joaquin Delta Heritage Area'' in the State of California.
            (2) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall 
        be in the counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, 
        Solano, and Yolo in the State of California, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
        National Heritage Area Proposed Boundary'', numbered T27/
        105,030, and dated September 2010.
            (3) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
        (2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the Delta 
        Protection Commission.
            (4) Management entity.--The management entity for the 
        Heritage Area shall be the Delta Protection Commission 
        established by section 29735 of the California Public Resources 
        Code.
            (5) Administration; management plan.--
                    (A) Administration.--For purposes of carrying out 
                the Heritage Area management plan, the Secretary, 
                acting through the management entity, may use amounts 
                made available under this section in accordance with 
                section 8001(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 
                Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991).
                    (B) Management plan.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the management entity shall submit to the 
                        Secretary for approval a proposed management 
                        plan for the Heritage Area in accordance with 
                        section 8001(d) of the Omnibus Public Land 
                        Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
                        Stat. 991).
                            (ii) Restrictions.--The Heritage Area 
                        management plan submitted under this paragraph 
                        shall--
                                    (I) ensure participation by 
                                appropriate Federal, State, tribal, and 
                                local agencies, including the Delta 
                                Stewardship Council, special districts, 
                                natural and historical resource 
                                protection and agricultural 
                                organizations, educational 
                                institutions, businesses, recreational 
                                organizations, community residents, and 
                                private property owners; and
                                    (II) not be approved until the 
                                Secretary has received certification 
                                from the Delta Protection Commission 
                                that the Delta Stewardship Council has 
                                reviewed the Heritage Area management 
                                plan for consistency with the plan 
                                adopted by the Delta Stewardship 
                                Council pursuant to State law.
            (6) Relationship to other federal agencies; private 
        property.--
                    (A) Relationship to other federal agencies.--The 
                provisions of section 8001(e) of the Omnibus Public 
                Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
                Stat. 991) shall apply to the Heritage Area.
                    (B) Private property.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the provisions of section 8001(f) of the 
                        Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
                        (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) shall apply 
                        to the Heritage Area.
                            (ii) Opt out.--An owner of private property 
                        within the Heritage Area may opt out of 
                        participating in any plan, project, program, or 
                        activity carried out within the Heritage Area 
                        under this section, if the property owner 
                        provides written notice to the management 
                        entity.
            (7) Evaluation; report.--The provisions of section 8001(g) 
        of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
        111-11; 123 Stat. 991) shall apply to the Heritage Area.
            (8) Effect of designation.--Nothing in this section--
                    (A) precludes the management entity from using 
                Federal funds made available under other laws for the 
                purposes for which those funds were authorized; or
                    (B) affects any water rights or contracts.
            (9) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000, of 
                which not more than $2,000,000 may be made available 
                for any fiscal year.
                    (B) Cost-sharing requirement.--The Federal share of 
                the total cost of any activity under this section shall 
                be determined by the Secretary, but shall be not more 
                than 50 percent.
                    (C) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
                the total cost of any activity under this section may 
                be in the form of--
                            (i) in-kind contributions of goods or 
                        services; or
                            (ii) State or local government fees, taxes, 
                        or assessments.
            (10) Termination of authority.--If a proposed management 
        plan has not been submitted to the Secretary by the date that 
        is 5 years after the date of enactment of this title, the 
        Heritage Area designation shall be rescinded.
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