[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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                    WHEELING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

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                               speech of

                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 1994

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2843 would establish a Wheeling 
National Heritage Area in the State of West Virginia.
  This bill, sponsored by Representative Alan Mollohan in the House, 
and West Virginia's senior Senator, Robert C. Byrd, in the other body, 
is based on a final concept plan prepared by the National Park Service 
with input from the citizens of Wheeling.
  The purpose of this measure is to preserve and promote for the 
benefit of the general public the numerous and outstanding cultural and 
historical resource values in the Wheeling area.
  Mr. Speaker, Congress on several occasions has established national 
heritage corridors, usually along a riverway. Unlike a full-blown unit 
of the National Park System, heritage corridors offer a larger 
opportunity for local management. They are also a step up from simply 
having a site or number of sites listed on the National Register of 
Historic Places.
  The heritage area concept is based on these heritage corridors: 
emphasis on local management and a limited amount of Federal 
assistance. In return for this relatively small amount of Federal 
assistance, the public as a whole benefits through the preservation of 
historic and cultural resources that might otherwise be allowed to 
perish.
  I commend this bill to the House and urge its adoption.

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