[Senate Report 107-286]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 605
107th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     107-286

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               OMNIBUS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 2002
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             September 17, 2002.--and ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Bingaman, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 695]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the Act (H.R. 695) to establish the Oil Region 
National Heritage Area, having considered the same, reports 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the 
Act, as amended, do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus National Heritage Area Act 
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1.  Short title.
Sec. 2.  Table of contents.

               TITLE I--OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 101. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 102. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 103. Oil Region National Heritage Area.
Sec. 104. Memorandum of Understanding.
Sec. 105. Authorities and duties of management entity.
Sec. 106. Duties and authorities of the Secretary.
Sec. 107. Duties of other Federal entities.
Sec. 108. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 110. Termination of authority.

            TITLE II--ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area.
Sec. 205. Authorities and duties of the management entity.
Sec. 206. Management plan.
Sec. 207. Technical and financial assistance.
Sec. 208. Effect on certain authority.
Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 210. Termination authority.

            TITLE III--FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.
Sec. 305. Management plan.
Sec. 306. Authorities and duties of the management entity.
Sec. 307. Technical and financial assistance; other Federal agencies.
Sec. 308. Land use regulation; applicability of Federal law.
Sec. 309. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 310. Termination of authority.

              TITLE IV--GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 403. Definitions.
Sec. 404. Great Basin National Heritage Area.
Sec. 405. Memorandum of Understanding.
Sec. 406. Management Plan.
Sec. 407. Authority and duties of managaement entity.
Sec. 408. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 409. Land use regulation; applicability of Federal law.
Sec. 410. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 411. Termination of authority.

          TITLE V--NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Congressional findings.
Sec. 503. Definitions.
Sec. 504. Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area.
Sec. 505. Authorities and duties of the management entity.
Sec. 506. Duties of the Secretary.
Sec. 507. Savings provision.
Sec. 508. Sunset.
Sec. 509. Authorization of appropriations.

            TITLE VI--NATIONAL MORMON PIONEER HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area.
Sec. 605. Designation of alliance as management entity.
Sec. 606. Management of the heritage area.
Sec. 607. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 608. No effect on land use authority and private property.
Sec. 609. Authorization of appropriations.

  TITLE VII--JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                                CORRIDOR

Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations.

               TITLE I--OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Oil Region 
National Heritage Area''.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this title, the following 
definitions shall apply:
          (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the Oil 
        Region National Heritage Area established in section 103(a).
          (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' means 
        the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., or its successor entity.
          (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
         (1) The Oil Region of Northwestern Pennsylvania, with numerous 
        sites and districts listed on the National Register of Historic 
        Places, and designated by the Governor of Pennsylvania as one 
        of the State Heritage Park Areas, is a region with tremendous 
        physical and natural resources and possesses a story of State, 
        national, and international significance.
          (2) The single event of Colonel Edwin Drake's drilling of the 
        worlds's first successful oil well in 1859 has affected the 
        industrial, social, and political structures of the modern 
        world.
          (3) Six national historic districts are located within the 
        State Heritage Park boundary, in Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City, 
        and Titusville, as well as 17 separate National Register sites.
          (4) The Allegheny River, which was designated as a component 
        of the national wild and scenic rivers system in 1992 by Public 
        Law 102-271, traverses the Oil Region and connects several of 
        its major sites, as do some of the river's tributaries such as 
        Oil Creek, French Creek, and Sandy Creek.
          (5) The upspoiled rural character of the Oil Region provides 
        many natural and recreational resources, scenic vistas, and 
        excellent water quality for people throughout the United States 
        to enjoy.
          (6) Remnants of the oil industry, visible on the landscape of 
        this day, provide a direct link to the past for visitors, as do 
        the historic valley settlements, riverbed settlements, plateau 
        developments, farmlands, and industrial landscapes.
          (7) The Oil Region also represents a cross section of 
        American history associated with Native Americans, frontier 
        settlements, the French and Indian War, African Americans and 
        the Underground Railroad, and immigration of Swedish and Polish 
        individuals, among others.
          (8) Involvement by the Federal Government shall serve to 
        enhance the efforts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, local 
        subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, volunteer 
        organizations, and private businesses, to promote the cultural, 
        national, and recreational resources of the region in order to 
        fulfill their full potential.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to enhance a cooperative 
management framework to assist the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its 
units of local government, and area citizens in conserving, enhancing, 
and interpreting the significant features of the lands, water, and 
structures of the Oil Region, in a manner consistent with compatible 
economic development for the benefit and inspiration of present and 
future generations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United 
States.

SEC. 103. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Oil Region 
National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall include 
all of those lands depicted on a map entitled ``Oil Region National 
Heritage Area'', numbered OIRE/20,000 and dated October, 2000. The map 
shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, as soon 
as practical after the date of the enactment of this title, a detailed 
description and map on the boundaries established under this 
subsection.
    (c) Management Entity.--The management entity for the Heritage Area 
shall be Oil Heritage Region, Inc., the locally-based private, 
nonprofit management corporation which shall oversee the development of 
a management plan in accordance with section 105(b).

SEC. 104. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    To carry out the purposes of this title, the Secretary shall enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the management entity. The 
memorandum shall include information relating to the objectives and 
management of the area, including a discussion of the goals and 
objectives of the Heritage Area, including an explanation of the 
proposed approach to conservation and interpretation and a general 
outline of the protection measures committed to by the Secretary and 
management entity.

SEC. 105. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--The management entity may use funds made 
available under this title for purposes of preparing, updating, and 
implementing the management plan developed under subsection (b). Such 
purposes may include--
          (1) making grants to, and entering into cooperative 
        agreements with, States and their political subdivisions, 
        private organizations, or any other person;
          (2) hiring and compensating staff; and
          (3) undertaking initiatives that advance the purposes of the 
        Heritage Area.
    (b) Management Plan.--The management entity shall develop a 
management plan for the Heritage Area that--
          (1) presents comprehensive strategies and recommendations for 
        conservation, funding, management, and development of the 
        Heritage Area;
          (2) takes into consideration existing State, county, and 
        local plans and involves residents, public agencies, and 
        private organizations working in the Heritage Area;
          (3) includes a description of actions that units of 
        government and private organizations have agreed to take to 
        protect the resources of the Heritage Area;
          (4) specifies the existing and potential sources of funding 
        to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
          (5) includes an inventory of the resources contained in the 
        Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the Heritage 
        Area that is related to the themes of the Heritage Area and 
        that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
        maintained because of its natural, cultural, historic, 
        recreational, or scenic significance.
          (6) recommends policies for resource management which 
        consider and detail application of appropriate land and water 
        management techniques, including, but not limited to, the 
        development of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative 
        agreements to protect the Heritage Area's historical, cultural, 
        recreational, and natural resources in a manner consistent with 
        supporting appropriate and compatible economic viability;
          (7) describes a program for implementation of the management 
        plan by the management entity, including plans for restoration 
        and construction, and specific commitments for that 
        implementation that have been made by the management entity and 
        any other persons for the first 5 years of implementation;
          (8) includes an analysis of ways in which local, State, and 
        Federal programs, including the role for the National Park 
        Service in the Heritage Area, may best be coordinated to 
        promote the purposes of this title;
          (9) lists any revisions to the boundaries of the Heritage 
        Area proposed by the management entity and requested by the 
        affected local government; and
          (10) includes an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area.
    (c) Deadline; Termination of Funding.--
          (1) Deadline.--The management entity shall submit the 
        management plan to the Secretary within 2 years after the funds 
        are made available for this title.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If a management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this subsection, 
        the management entity shall not qualify for Federal assistance 
        under this title.
    (d) Duties of Management Entity.--The management entity shall--
          (1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the 
        compact and management plan;
          (2) assist units of government, regional planning 
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                  (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                  (B) developing recreational resources in the Heritage 
                Area;
                  (C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the natural, historical, and architectural 
                resources and sites in the Heritage Area;
                  (D) the restoration of any historic building relating 
                to the themes of the Heritage Area;
                  (E) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                environmentally appropriate signs identifying access 
                points and sites of interest are put in place 
                throughout the Heritage Area; and
                  (F) carrying out other actions that the management 
                entity determines to be advisable to fulfill the 
                purposes of this title;
          (3) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in the 
        Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management plan;
          (4) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, 
        and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; and
          (5) for any year in which Federal funds have been provided to 
        implement the management plan under subsection (b)--
                  (A) conduct public meetings at least annually 
                regarding the implementation of the management plan;
                  (B) submit an annual report to the Secretary setting 
                forth accomplishments, expenses and income, and each 
                person to which any grant was made by the management 
                entity in the year for which the report is made; and
                  (C) require, for all agreements entered into by the 
                management entity authorizing expenditure of Federal 
                funds by any other person, that the person making the 
                expenditure make available to the management entity for 
                audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such 
                funds.
    (e) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
management entity may not use Federal funds received under this title 
to acquire real property or an interest in real property.

SEC. 106. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Overall assistance.--The Secretary may, upon the 
                request of the management entity, and subject to the 
                availability of appropriations, provide technical and 
                financial assistance to the management entity to carry 
                out its duties under this title, including updating and 
                implementing a management plan that is submitted under 
                section 105(b) and approved by the Secretary and, prior 
                to such approval, providing assistance for initiatives.
                  (B) Other assistance.--If the Secretary has the 
                resources available to provide technical assistance to 
                the management entity to carry out its duties under 
                this title (including updating and implementing a 
                management plan that is submitted under section 105(b) 
                and approved by the Secretary and, prior to such 
                approval, providing assistance for initiatives, upon 
                the request of the management entity the Secretary 
                shall provide such assistance on a reimbursable basis. 
                This subparagraph does not preclude the Secretary from 
                providing nonreimbursable assistance under subparagraph 
                (A).
          (2) Priority.--In assisting the management entity, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to actions that assist in the--
                  (A) implementation of the management plan;
                  (B) provision of educational assistance and advice 
                regarding land and water management techniques to 
                conserve the significant natural resources of the 
                region;
                  (C) development and application of techniques 
                promoting the preservation of cultural and historic 
                properties;
                  (D) preservation, restoration, and reuse of publicly 
                and privately owned historic buildings;
                  (E) design and fabrication of a wide range of 
                interpretive materials based on the management plan, 
                including guide brochures, visitor displays, audio-
                visual and interactive exhibits, and educational 
                curriculum materials for public education; and
                  (F) implementation of initiatives prior to approval 
                of the management plan.
          (3) Documentation of structures.--The Secretary, acting 
        through the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic 
        American Engineering Record, shall conduct studies necessary to 
        document the industrial, engineering, building, and 
        architectural history of the Heritage Area.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plans.--The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Governor of Pennsylvania, shall approve or 
disapprove a management plan submitted under this title not later than 
90 days after receiving such plan. In approving the plan, the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the following criteria:
          (1) The extent to which the management plan adequately 
        preserves and protects the natural, cultural, and historical 
        resources of the Heritage Area.
          (2) The level of public participation in the development of 
        the management plan.
          (3) The extent to which the board of directors of the 
        management entity is representative of the local government and 
        a wide range of interested organizations and citizens.
    (c) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
management plan, the Secretary shall advise the management entity in 
writing of the reasons for the disapproval and shall make 
recommendations for revisions in the management plan. The Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days after 
the date it is submitted.
    (d) Approving Changes.--The Secretary shall review and approve 
amendments to the management plan under section 105(b) that make 
substantial changes. Funds appropriated under this title may not be 
expended to implement such changes until the Secretary approves the 
amendments.

SEC. 107. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

    Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly 
affecting the Heritage Area shall--
          (1) consult with the Secretary and the management entity with 
        respect to such activities;
          (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management entity in 
        carrying out their duties under this title and, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, coordinate such activities with the 
        carrying out of such duties; and
          (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support 
        such activities in a manner that the management entity 
        determines shall not have an adverse effect on the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 108. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

    Nothing in this title shall preclude the management entity from 
using Federal funds available under Acts other than this title for the 
purposes for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

SEC. 110. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.

            TITLE II--ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage 
Area Act of 2002''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) the Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural, 
        cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources that 
        together represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the 
        United States that are worthy of recognition, conservation, 
        interpretation, and continuing use;
          (2) the best methods for managing the resources of the Arabia 
        Mountain area would be through partnerships between public and 
        private entities that combine diverse resources and active 
        communities;
          (3) Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a 535-acre park 
        in DeKalb County, Georgia--
                  (A) protects granite outcrop ecosystems, wetland, and 
                pine and oak forests; and
                  (B) includes federally-protected plant species;
          (4) Panola Mountain, a national natural landmark, located in 
        the 860-acre Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, is a rare 
        example of a pristine granite outcrop;
          (5) The archaeological site at Miners Creek Preserve along 
        the South River contains documented evidence of early human 
        activity;
          (6) the city of Lithonia, Georgia, and related sites of 
        Arabia Mountain and Stone Mountain possess sites that display 
        the history of granite mining as an industry and culture in 
        Georgia, and the impact of that industry on the United States;
          (7) the community of Klondike is eligible for designation as 
        a National Historic District; and
          (8) the city of Lithonia has two structures listed on the 
        National Register of Historic Places.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
          (1) to recognize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make 
        available for the benefit of the public the natural, cultural, 
        historical, scenic, and recreational resources in the area that 
        includes Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, Miners Creek, and 
        other significant site and communities; and
          (2) to assist the State of Georgia and the counties of 
        DeKalb, Rockdale, and Henry in the State in developing and 
        implementing an integrated cultural, historical, and land 
        resource management program to protect, enhance, and interpret 
        the significant resources within the heritage area.

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
          (1) Heritage area.--The term ``heritage area'' means the 
        Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area established by section 
        204.
          (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' means 
        the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance or its successor.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        management plan for the heritage area developed under section 
        206.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.
          (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Georgia.

SEC. 204. ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Arabia Mountain 
National Heritage Area in the State.
    (b) Boundaries.--The heritage area shall consist of certain parcels 
of land in the counties of DeKalb, Rockdale, and Henry in the State, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``The Preferred Concept'' 
contained in the document entitled ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage 
Area Feasibility Study'', dated February 28, 2001.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance 
shall be the management entity for the heritage area.

SEC. 205. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--For purposes of developing and implementing the 
management plan, the management entity may--
          (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with, the State, political subdivisions of the State, and 
        private organizations;
          (2) hire and compensate staff; and
          (3) enter into contracts for goods and services.
    (b) Duties.--
          (1) Management plan.--
                  (A) In general.--The management entity shall develop 
                and submit to the Secretary the management plan.
                  (B) Considerations.--In developing and implementing 
                the management plan, the management entity shall 
                consider the interests of diverse governmental, 
                business, and nonprofit groups within the heritage 
                area.
          (2) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority to 
        implementing actions described in the management plan, 
        including--
                  (A) assisting units of government and nonprofit 
                organizations in preserving resources within the 
                heritage area; and
                  (B) encouraging local governments to adopt land use 
                policies consistent with the management of the heritage 
                area and the goals of the management plan.
          (3) Public meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 
        public meetings at least quarterly on the implementation of the 
        management plan.
          (4) Annual report.--For any year in which Federal funds have 
        been made available under this title, the management entity 
        shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes--
                  (A) the accomplishments of the management entity; and
                  (B) the expenses and income of the management entity.
          (5) Audit.--The management entity shall--
                  (A) make available to the Secretary for audit all 
                records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds 
                and any matching funds; and
                  (B) require, with respect to all agreements 
                authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other 
                organizations, that the receiving organizations make 
                available to the Secretary for audit all records 
                concerning the expenditure of those funds.
    (c) Use of Federal Funds.--
          (1) In general.--The management entity shall not use Federal 
        funds made available under this title to acquire real property 
        or an interest in real property.
          (2) Other sources.--Nothing in this title precludes the 
        management entity from using Federal funds made available under 
        other Federal laws for any purpose for which the funds are 
        authorized to be used.

SEC. 206. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The management entity shall develop a management 
plan for the heritage area that incorporates an integrated and 
cooperative approach to protect, interpret, and enhance the natural, 
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
heritage area.
    (b) Basis.--The management plan shall be based on the preferred 
concept in the document entitled ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage 
Area Feasibility Study,'' dated February 28, 2001.
    (c) Consideration of Other Plans and Actions.--The management plan 
shall--
          (1) take into consideration State and local plans; and
          (2) involve residents, public agencies, and private 
        organizations in the heritage area.
    (d) Requirements.--The management plan shall include--
          (1) an inventory of the resources in the heritage area, 
        including--
                  (A) a list of property in the heritage area that--
                          (i) relates to the purposes of the heritage 
                        area; and
                          (ii) should be preserved, restored, managed, 
                        or maintained because of the significance of 
                        the property; and
                  (B) an assessment of cultural landscapes within the 
                heritage area;
          (2) provisions for the protection, interpretation, and 
        enjoyment of the resources of the heritage area consistent with 
        the purposes of this title;
          (3) an interpretation plan for the heritage area;
          (4) a program for implementation of the management plan that 
        includes--
                  (A) actions to be carried out by units of government, 
                private organizations, and public-private partnerships 
                to protect the resources of the heritage area; and
                  (B) the identification of existing and potential 
                sources of funding for implementing the plan; and
          (5) a description and evaluation of the management entity, 
        including the membership and organizational structure of the 
        management entity.
    (e) Submission to Secretary for Approval.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this title, the management entity shall submit the 
        management plan to the Secretary for approval.
          (2)  Effect of failure to submit.--If a management plan is 
        not submitted to the Secretary by the date specified in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not provide any additional 
        funding under this title until such date as a management plan 
        for the heritage area is submitted to the Secretary.
    (f) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        management plan submitted under subsection (e), the Secretary, 
        in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the 
        management plan.
          (2) Action following disapproval.--
                  (A) Revision.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
                management plan submitted under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary shall--
                          (i) advise the management entity in writing 
                        of the reasons for the disapproval;
                          (ii) make recommendations for revisions to 
                        the management plan; and
                          (iii) allow the management entity to submit 
                        to the Secretary revisions to the management 
                        plan.
                  (B) Deadline for approval of revision.--Not later 
                than 90 days after the date on which a revision is 
                submitted under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revision.
    (g) Revision of Management Plan.--
          (1) In general.--After approval by the Secretary of a 
        management plan, the management entity shall periodically--
                  (A) review the management plan; and
                  (B) submit to the Secretary, for review and approval 
                by the Secretary, the recommendations of the management 
                entity for any revisions to the management plan that 
                the management entity considers to be appropriate.
          (2) Expenditure of funds.--No funds made available under this 
        title shall be used to implement any revision proposed by the 
        management entity under paragraph (1)(B) until the Secretary 
        approves the revision.

SEC. 207. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--At the request of the management entity, the 
Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to the 
heritage area to develop and implement the management plan.
    (b) Priority.--In providing assistance under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to actions that facilitate--
          (1) the conservation of the significant natural, cultural, 
        historical, scenic, and recreational resources that support the 
        purposes of the heritage area; and
          (2) the provision of education, interpretive, and 
        recreational opportunities that are consistent with the 
        resources and associated values of the heritage area.

SEC. 208 EFFECT ON CERTAIN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Occupational, Safety, Conservation, and Environmental 
Regulation.--Nothing in this title--
          (1) imposes an occupational, safety, conservation, or 
        environmental regulation on the heritage area that is more 
        stringent than the regulations that would be applicable to the 
        land described in section 204(b) but for the establishment of 
        the heritage area by section 204; or
          (2) authorizes a Federal agency to promulgate an 
        occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation 
        for the heritage area that is more stringent than the 
        regulations applicable to the land described in section 204(b) 
        as of the date of enactment of this title, solely as a result 
        of the establishment of the heritage area by section 204.
    (b) Land Use Regulation.--Nothing in this title--
          (1) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of the 
        Federal Government or a State or local government to regulate 
        any use of land as provided for by law (including regulations) 
        in existence on the date of enactment of this title; or
          (2) grants powers of zoning or land use to the management 
        entity.

SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

SEC. 210. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.

            TITLE III--FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Freedom's Way National Heritage 
Area Act''.

SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) the cultural and natural legacies of an area encompassing 
        36 communities in Massachusetts and 6 communities in New 
        Hampshire have made important and distinctive contributions to 
        the national character of America;
          (2) recognizing and protecting those legacies will help 
        sustain the quality of life in the future;
          (3) significant legacies of the area include--
                  (A) the early settlement of the United States and the 
                early evolution of democratic forms of government;
                  (B) the development of intellectual traditions of the 
                philosophies of freedom, democracy, and conservation;
                  (C) the evolution of social ideas and religious 
                freedom;
                  (D) the role of immigrants and industry in 
                contributing to ethnic diversity;
                  (E) Native American and African American resources; 
                and
                  (F) the role of innovation and invention in cottage 
                industries;
          (4) the communities in the area know the value of the 
        legacies but need a cooperative framework and technical 
        assistance to achieve important goals by working together;
          (5) there is a Federal interest in supporting the development 
        of a regional framework to assist the States, local 
        governments, local organizations, and other persons in the 
        region with conserving, protecting, and bringing recognition to 
        the heritage of the area for the educational and recreation 
        benefit of future generations of Americans;
          (6) significant examples of the area's resources include--
                  (A) Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, 
                Massachusetts;
                  (B) Minute Man National Historical Park in the State 
                of Massachusetts;
                  (C) Shaker Villages in Shirley and Harvard in the 
                State of Massachusetts;
                  (D) Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Fitchburg 
                Art Museum, and Barrett House in New Ipswich, New 
                Hampshire; and
                  (E) Beaver Brook Farms and Lost City of Monson in 
                Hollis, New Hampshire;
          (7) the study entitled ``Freedom's Way Heritage Area 
        Feasibility Study'', prepared by the Freedom's Way Heritage 
        Association, Inc., and the Massachusetts Department of 
        Environmental Management, demonstrates that there are 
        sufficient nationally distinctive historical resources 
        necessary to establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage 
        Area; and
          (8) the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., should 
        oversee the development of the Freedom's Way National Heritage 
        Area.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
          (1) to foster a close working relationship between the 
        Secretary and all levels of government, the private sector, and 
        local communities in the States of Massachusetts and New 
        Hampshire;
          (2) to assist the entities referred to in paragraph (1) in 
        preserving the special historic identity of the Heritage Area; 
        and
          (3) to manage, preserve, protect, and interpret the cultural, 
        historical, and natural resources of the Heritage Area for the 
        educational and inspirational benefit of future generations.

SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
          (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Freedom's Way National Heritage Area established by section 
        304(a).
          (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' means 
        the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
        section 304(d).
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        management plan for the Heritage Area developed under section 
        305.
          (4) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Freedom's 
        Way National Heritage Area'', numbered FRWA P-75/80,000 and 
        dated July 2002.
          (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 304. FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Freedom's Way National 
Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
    (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The Heritage Area shall consist of the land 
        within the boundaries of the Heritage Area, as depicted on the 
        Map.
          (2) Revision.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area may be 
        revised if the revision is--
                  (A) proposed in the management plan;
                  (B) approved by the Secretary in accordance with 
                section 305(c); and
                  (C) placed on file in accordance with subsection (c).
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
          (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register a legal description of the Heritage Area.
          (2) Availability.--The Map shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
        Park Service.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Freedom's Way Heritage Association, 
Inc., shall serve as the management entity for the Heritage Area.

SEC. 305. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the management entity shall develop and submit to the 
Secretary for approval a management plan for the Heritage Area that 
presents comprehensive recommendations and strategies for the 
conservation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage 
Area.
    (b) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
          (1) take into consideration and coordinate Federal, State, 
        and local plans to present a unified historic preservation and 
        interpretation plan;
          (2) involve residents, public agencies, and private 
        organizations in the Heritage Area;
          (3) describe actions that units of government and private 
        organizations recommend for the protection of the resources of 
        the Heritage Area;
          (4) identify existing and potential sources of Federal and 
        non-Federal funding for the conservation, management, and 
        development of the Heritage Area; and
          (5) include--
                  (A) an inventory of the cultural, historic, natural, 
                or recreational resources contained in the Heritage 
                Area, including a list of property that--
                          (i) is related to the themes of the Heritage 
                        Area; and
                          (ii) should be conserved, restored, managed, 
                        developed, or maintained;
                  (B) a recommendation of policies for resource 
                management and protection that--
                          (i) apply appropriate land and water 
                        management techniques;
                          (ii) develop intergovernmental cooperative 
                        agreements to manage and protect the cultural, 
                        historic, and natural resources and recreation 
                        opportunities of the Heritage Area; and
                          (iii) support economic revitalization 
                        efforts;
                  (C) a program of strategies and actions to implement 
                the management plan that--
                          (i) identifies the roles of agencies and 
                        organizations that are involved in the 
                        implementation of the management plan and the 
                        role of the management entity;
                           (ii) includes--
                                  (I) restoration and construction 
                                plans or goals;
                                  (II) a program of public involvement;
                                  (III) annual work plans; and
                                  (IV) annual reports;
                  (D) an analysis of ways in which Federal, State, and 
                local programs may best be coordinated to promote the 
                purposes of this title;
                  (E) an interpretive and educational plan for the 
                Heritage Area;
                  (F) any revisions proposed by the management entity 
                to the boundaries of the Heritage Area and requested by 
                the affected local government; and
                  (G) a process to provide public access to the 
                management entity for the purpose of attempting to 
                resolve informally any disputes arising from the 
                management plan.
    (c) Failure To Submit.--If the management entity fails to submit 
the management plan to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a), 
the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal funding.
    (d) Approval or Disapproval of Management Plan.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of the 
        management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        approve or disapprove the management plan.
          (2) Criteria.--In determining whether to approve the 
        management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
                  (A) the management entity afforded adequate 
                opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
                governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
                management plan;
                  (B) the resource protection and interpretation 
                strategies contained in the management plan would 
                adequately protect the cultural and historic resources 
                of the Heritage Area; and
                  (C) the Secretary has received adequate assurance 
                from the appropriate State and local officials whose 
                support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State and local aspects of the 
                management plan.
          (3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves the management plan under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall--
                  (A) advise the management entity in writing of the 
                reasons for the disapproval;
                  (B) make recommendations for revisions to the 
                management plan; and
                  (C) not later than 60 days after the receipt of any 
                proposed revision of the management plan from the 
                management entity, approval or disapprove the proposed 
                revision.
    (e) Amendments.--
          (1) In general.--In accordance with subsection (b), the 
        Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment to the 
        management plan that the Secretary determines may make a 
        substantial change to the management plan.
          (2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
        shall not be expended by the management entity to implement an 
        amendment described in paragraph (1) until the Secretary 
        approves the amendment.

SEC. 306. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--The Management Entity may, for purposes of 
preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made 
available under this title to--
          (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with, the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire (including 
        a political subdivision thereof), a nonprofit organization, or 
        any person;
          (2) hire and compensate staff;
          (3) obtain funds from any source (including a program that 
        has a cost-sharing requirement); and
          (4) contract for goods and services.
    (b) Duties of the Management Entity.--In addition to developing the 
management plan, the management entity shall--
          (1) give priority to the implementation of actions, goals, 
        and strategies set forth in the management plan, including 
        assisting units of government and other persons in--
                  (A) carrying out the programs that recognize and 
                protect important resource values in the Heritage Area;
                  (B) encouraging economic viability in the Heritage 
                Area in accordance with the goals of the management 
                plan;
                  (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                  (D) developing recreational and educational 
                opportunities in the Heritage Area;
                  (E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the cultural, historical, and natural resources of 
                the Heritage Area;
                  (F) restoring historic buildings that are located in 
                the Heritage Area and relate to the themes of the 
                Heritage Area; and
                  (G) installing throughout the Heritage Area clear, 
                consistent, and appropriate signs identifying public 
                access points and sites of interest;
          (2) prepare and implement the management plan while 
        considering the interests of diverse units of government, 
        business, private property owners, and nonprofit groups within 
        the Heritage Area;
          (3) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding the 
        development and implementation of the management plan;
          (4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds are received 
        under this title--
                  (A) submit to the Secretary a report that describes, 
                for the year--
                          (i) the accomplishments of the management 
                        entity;
                          (ii) the expenses and income of the 
                        management entity; and
                          (iii) each entity to which a grant was made;
                  (B) make available for audit by Congress, the 
                Secretary, and appropriate units of government, all 
                records pertaining to the expenditure of the funds and 
                any matching funds; and
                  (C) require, for all agreements authorizing 
                expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the 
                receiving entity make available for audit all records 
                pertaining to the expenditure of the funds.
    (c) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--
          (1) Federal funds.--The management entity shall not use 
        Federal funds made available under this title to acquire real 
        property or any interest in real property.
          (2) Other funds.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
        management entity may acquire real property or an interest in 
        real property using non-Federal funds.

SEC. 307. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
          (1) In general.--On the request of the management entity, the 
        Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance for 
        the development and implementation of the management plan.
          (2) Priority for assistance.--In providing assistance under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to actions 
        that assist in--
                  (A) conserving the significant cultural, historic, 
                and natural resources of the Heritage area; and
                  (B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
                of the Heritage Area.
          (3) Spending on non-federal property.--The management entity 
        may expend Federal funds made available under this title on 
        nonfederally owned property that is--
                  (A) identified in the management plan; or
                  (B) listed or eligible for listing on the National 
                Register of Historic Places.
          (4) Other assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with public and private organizations to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (b) Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity conducting or 
supporting an activity that directly affects the Heritage Area shall--
          (1) consider the potential effect of the activity on the 
        purposes of the Heritage Area and the management plan;
          (2) consult with the management entity regarding the 
        activity; and
          (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support the 
        activity to avoid adverse effects on the Heritage Area.

SEC. 308. LAND USE REGULATION; APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW.

    (a) Land Use Regulation.--
          (1) In general.--The management entity shall provide 
        assistance and encouragement to State and local governments, 
        private organizations, and persons to protect and promote the 
        resources and values of the Heritage Area.
          (2) Effect.--Nothing in this title--
                  (A) affects the authority of the State or local 
                governments to regulate under law any use of land; or
                  (B) grants any power of zoning or land use to the 
                management entity.
    (b) Private Property.--
          (1) In general.--The management entity shall be an advocate 
        for land management practices consistent with the purposes of 
        the Heritage Area.
          (2) Effect.--Nothing in this title--
                  (A) abridges the rights of any person with regard to 
                private property;
                  (B) affects the authority of the State or local 
                government regarding private property; or
                  (C) imposes any additional burden on any property 
                owner.

SEC. 309. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

SEC. 310. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

              TITLE IV--GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Great Basin National Heritage Area 
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 402. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) the natural, cultural, and historic heritage of the North 
        American Great Basin is nationally significant;
          (2) communities in the Great Basin Heritage Area (including 
        the towns of Delta, Utah, Ely, Nevada, and the surrounding 
        communities) are located in a classic western landscape that 
        contains long natural vistas, isolated high desert valleys, 
        mountain ranges, ranches, mines, historic railroads, 
        archaeological sites, and tribal communities;
          (3) the Native American, pioneer, ranching, mining, timber, 
        and railroad heritages in the Great Basin Heritage Area include 
        the social history and living cultural traditions of a rich 
        diversity of nationalities;
          (4) the pioneer, Mormon and other religious settlements, 
        ranching, timber, and mining activities of the region played 
        and continue to play a significant role in the development of 
        the United States, shaped by--
                  (A) the unique geography of the Great Basin;
                  (B) an influx of people of Greek, Chinese, Basque, 
                Serb, Croat, Italian, and Hispanic descent; and
                  (C) a Native American presence (Western Shoshone, 
                Northern and Southern Paiute, and Goshute) that 
                continues in the Great Basin today;
          (5) the Great Basin housed internment camps for Japanese-
        American citizens during World War II, 1 of which, Topaz, was 
        located within the Heritage Area;
          (6) the pioneer heritage of the Heritage Area includes the 
        Pony Express route and stations, the Overland Stage, and many 
        examples of 19th century exploration of the western United 
        States;
          (7) the Native American heritage of the Heritage Area dates 
        back thousands of years and includes--
                  (A) archaeological sites;
                  (B) petroglyphs and pictographs;
                  (C) the westernmost village of the Fremont culture; 
                and
                  (D) communities of Western Shoshone, Paiute, and 
                Goshute tribes;
          (8) the Heritage Area contains multiple biologically diverse 
        ecological communities that are home to exceptional species 
        such as--
                  (A) bristlecone pines, the oldest living trees in the 
                world;
                  (B) wildlife adapted to harsh desert conditions;
                  (C) unique plant communities, lakes, and streams; and
                  (D) native Bonneville cutthroat trout;
          (9) the air and water quality of the Heritage Area is among 
        the best in the United States, and the clear air permits 
        outstanding viewing of the night skies;
          (10) the Heritage Area includes unique and outstanding 
        geologic features such as numerous limestone caves, classic 
        basin and range topography with playa lakes, alluvial fans, 
        volcanics, cold and hot springs, and recognizable features of 
        ancient Lake Bonneville;
          (11) the Heritage Area includes an unusual variety of open 
        space and recreational and educational opportunities because of 
        the great quantity of ranching activity and public land 
        (including city, county, and State parks, national forests, 
        Bureau of Land Management land, and a national park);
          (12) there are significant archaeological, historical, 
        cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources in the 
        Great Basin to merit the involvement of the Federal Government 
        in the development, in cooperation with the Great Basin 
        Heritage Area Partnership and other local and governmental 
        entities, of programs and projects to--
                  (A) adequately conserve, protect, and interpret the 
                heritage of the Great Basin for present and future 
                generations; and
                  (B) provide opportunities in the Great Basin for 
                education; and
          (13) the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership shall serve as 
        the management entity for a Heritage Area established in the 
        Great Basin.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
          (1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels of 
        government, the private sector, and the local communities 
        within White Pine County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah, and the 
        Duckwater Shoshone Reservation;
          (2) to enable communities referred to in paragraph (1) to 
        conserve their heritage while continuing to develop economic 
        opportunities; and
          (3) to conserve, interpret, and develop the archaeological, 
        historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational 
        resources related to the unique ranching, industrial, and 
        cultural heritage of the Great Basin, in a manner that promotes 
        multiple uses permitted as of the date of enactment of this 
        title, without managing or regulating land use.

SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
          (1) Great basin.--The term ``Great Basin'' means the North 
        American Great Basin.
          (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Great Basin National Heritage Area established by section 
        404(a).
          (3) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' means 
        the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership established by 
        section (404(c).
          (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan developed by the management entity under section 406(a).
          (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 404. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Great Basin National 
Heritage Area.
    (b) Composition.--The Heritage Area shall include historical, 
cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources within White Pine 
County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah, and the Duckwater Shoshone 
Reservation in Nye County, Nevada. The boundaries of the Heritage Area 
shall be specified in detail in the management plan developed in 
section 406.
    (c) Management Entity.--
          (1) In general.--The Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership 
        shall serve as the management entity for the Heritage Area.
          (2) Board of directors.--The Great Basin Heritage Area 
        Partnership shall be governed by a board of directors that 
        consists of--
                  (A) 4 members who are appointed by the Board of 
                County Commissioners for Millard County, Utah:
                  (B) 4 members who are appointed by the Board of 
                County Commissioners for White Pine County, Nevada; and
                  (C) a representative appointed by each Native 
                American Tribe participating in the Heritage Area.

SEC. 405. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Governors of the States of Nevada and Utah, and 
each tribe participating in the Heritage Area, shall enter into a 
memorandum of understanding with the management entity.
    (b) Inclusions.--The memorandum of understanding shall include 
information relating to the objectives and management of the Heritage 
Area, including--
          (1) a description of the resources within the Heritage Area;
          (2) a discussion of the goals and objectives of the Heritage 
        Area, including--
                  (A) an explanation of the proposed approach to 
                conservation, development, and interpretation; and
                  (B) a general outline of the anticipated protection 
                and development measures;
          (3) a description of the management entity;
          (4) a list and statement of the financial commitment of the 
        initial partners to be involved in developing and implementing 
        the management plan; and
          (5) a description of the role of the States of Nevada and 
        Utah in the management of the Heritage Area.
    (c) Additional Requirements.--In developing the terms of the 
memorandum of understanding, the Secretary and the management entity 
shall--
          (1) provide opportunities for local participation; and
          (2) include terms that ensure, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, timely implementation of all aspects of the 
        memorandum of understanding.
    (d) Amendments.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall review any amendments of 
        the memorandum of understanding proposed by the management 
        entity or the Governor of the State of Nevada or Utah.
          (2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
        shall not be expended to implement a change made by a proposed 
        amendment described in paragraph (1) until the Secretary 
        approves the amendment.

SEC. 406. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this title, the management entity shall develop and submit to the 
Secretary for approval a management plan for the Heritage Area that 
presents clear and comprehensive recommendations for the conservation, 
funding, management, and development of the Heritage Area.
    (b) Considerations.--In developing the management plan, the 
management entity shall--
          (1) provide for the participation of local residents, public 
        agencies, and private organizations located within the counties 
        of Millard County, Utah, White Pine County, Nevada, and the 
        Duckwater Shoshone Reservation in the protection and 
        development of resources of the Heritage Area, taking into 
        consideration State, tribal, county, and local land use plans 
        in existence on the date of enactment of this title;
          (2) identify sources of funding; and
          (3) include--
                  (A) an inventory of the archaeological, historical, 
                cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources 
                contained in the Heritage Area, including a list of 
                public and tribal property that--
                          (i) is related to the themes of the Heritage 
                        Area; and
                          (ii) should be preserved, restored, managed, 
                        developed, or maintained because of the 
                        archaeological, historical, cultural, natural, 
                        scenic, and recreational significance of the 
                        property;
                  (B) a program for implementation of the management 
                plan by the management entity, including--
                          (i) plans for restoration, stabilization, 
                        rehabilitation, and construction of public or 
                        tribal property; and
                          (ii) specific commitments by the identified 
                        partners referred to in section 405(b)(4) for 
                        the first 5 years of operation; and
                  (C) an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area; and
          (4) develop a management plan that will not infringe on 
        private property rights without the consent of the owner of the 
        private property.
    (c) Failure to Submit.--If the management entity fails to submit a 
management plan to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a), the 
Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal funding.
    (d) Aproval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of a 
        management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Governors of the States of Nevada and 
        Utah, shall approve or disapprove the management plan.
          (2) Criteria.--In determining whether to approve a management 
        plan, the Secretary shall consider whether the management 
        plan--
                  (A) has strong local support from a diversity of 
                landowners, business interests, nonprofit 
                organizations, and governments within the Heritage 
                Area;
                  (B) is consistent with and complements continued 
                economic activity in the Heritage Area;
                  (C) has a high potential for effective partnership 
                mechanisms;
                  (D) infringes on private property rights; and
                  (E) provides methods to take appropriate action to 
                ensure that private property rights are observed.
          (3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
        disapproves a management plan under subsection (d)(1), the 
        Secretary shall--
                  (A) advise the management entity in writing of the 
                reasons for the disapproval;
                  (B) make recommendations for revisions to the 
                management plan; and
                  (C) not later than 90 days after the receipt of any 
                proposed revision of the management plan from the 
                management entity, approve or disapprove the proposed 
                revision.
    (e) Implementation.--On approval of the management plan as provided 
in section 406(d)(1), the management entity, in conjunction with the 
Secretary, shall take appropriate steps to implement the management 
plan.
    (f) Amendments.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall review each amendment to 
        the management plan that the Secretary determines may make a 
        substantial change to the management plan.
          (2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
        shall not be expended to implement an amendment described in 
        paragraph (1) until the Secretary approves the amendment.

SEC. 407. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--The management entity may, for purposes of 
preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made 
available under this title to--
          (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
        with, a State (including a political subdivision), a tribe, a 
        private organization, or any person; and
          (2) hire and compensate staff.
    (b) Duties.--In addition to developing the management plan, the 
management entity shall--
          (1) give priority to implementing the memorandum of 
        understanding and the management plan, including taking steps 
        to--
                  (A) assist units of government, regional planning 
                organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                          (i) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                        exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                          (ii) developing recreational resources in the 
                        Heritage Area;
                          (iii) increasing public awareness of and 
                        appreciation for the archaeological, 
                        historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and 
                        recreational resources and sites in the 
                        Heritage Area; and
                          (iv) if requested by the owner, restoring, 
                        stabilizing, or rehabilitating any private, 
                        public, or tribal historical building relating 
                        to the themes of the Heritage Area;
                  (B) encourage economic viability and diversity in the 
                Heritage Area in accordance with the objectives of the 
                management plan; and
                  (C) encourage the installation of clear, consistent, 
                and environmentally appropriate signage identifying 
                access points and sites of interest throughout the 
                Heritage Area;
          (2) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, 
        and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area;
          (3) conduct public meetings within the Heritage Area at least 
        semiannually regarding the implementation of the management 
        plan;
          (4) submit substantial amendments (including any increase of 
        more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation) 
        to the management plan to the Secretary for approval by the 
        Secretary; and
          (5) for any year for which Federal funds are received under 
        this title--
                  (A) submit to the Secretary a report that describes, 
                for the year--
                          (i) the accomplishments of the management 
                        entity;
                          (ii) the expenses and income of the 
                        management entity; and
                          (iii) each entity to which any loan or grant 
                        was made;
                  (B) make available for audit all records pertaining 
                to the expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
                and
                  (C) require, for all agreements authorizing the 
                expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, that the 
                receiving entity make available for audit all records 
                pertaining to the expenditure of the funds.
    (c) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
management entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this 
title to acquire real property or any interest in real property.
    (d) Prohibition on the Regulation of Land Use.--The management 
entity shall not regulate land use within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 408. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may, on request of the 
        management entity, provide technical and financial assistance 
        to develop and implement the management plan and memorandum of 
        understanding.
          (2) Priority for assistance.--In providing assistance under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, on request of the 
        management entity, give priority to actions that assist in--
                  (A) conserving the significant archaeological, 
                historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational 
                resources of the Heritage Area; and
                  (B) providing education, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities, consistent with those 
                resources.
    (b) Application of Federal Law.--The establishment of the Heritage 
Area shall have no effect on the application of any Federal law to any 
property within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 409. LAND USE REGULATION; APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW.

    (a) Land Use Regulation.--Nothing in this title--
          (1) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of the 
        Federal, State, tribal, or local government to regulate by law 
        (including by regulation) any use of land; or
          (2) grants any power of zoning or land use to the management 
        entity.
    (b) Applicability of Federal Law.--Nothing in this title--
          (1) imposes on the Heritage Area, as a result of the 
        designation of the Heritage Area, any regulation that is not 
        applicable to the area within the Heritage area as of the date 
        of enactment of this title; or
          (2) authorizes any agency to promulgate a regulation that 
        applies to the Heritage Area solely as a result of the 
        designation under this title.

SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

SEC. 411. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.

          TITLE V--NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area Act''.

SEC. 502. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
          (1) northern New Mexico encompasses a mosaic of cultures and 
        history, including eight Pueblos and the descendants of Spanish 
        ancestors who settled in the area in 1598;
          (2) the combination of cultures, languages, folk arts, 
        customs, and architecture make northern new Mexico unique;
          (3) the area includes spectacular natural, scenic, and 
        recreational resources;
          (4) there is broad support from local governments and 
        interested individuals to establish a National Heritage Area to 
        coordinate and assist in the preservation and interpretation of 
        these resources;
          (5) in 1991, the National Park Service study Alternative 
        Concepts for Commemorating Spanish Colonization identified 
        several alternatives consistent with the establishment of a 
        National Heritage Area, including conducting a comprehensive 
        archaeological and historical research program, coordinating a 
        comprehensive interpretation program, and interpreting a 
        cultural heritage scene; and
          (6) establishment of a National Heritage Area in northern New 
        Mexico would assist local communities and residents in 
        preserving these unique cultural, historical and natural 
        resources.

SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title--
          (1) the term ``heritage area'' means the Northern Rio Grande 
        Heritage Area; and
          (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.

SEC. 504. NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Northern Rio 
Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico.
    (b) Boundaries.--The heritage area shall include the counties of 
Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos.
    (c) Management Entity.--(1) The Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area, Inc., a non-profit corporation chartered in the State of 
New Mexico, shall serve as the management entity for the heritage area.
    (2) The Board of Directors for the management entity shall include 
representatives of the State of New Mexico, the counties of Santa Fe, 
Rio Arriba and Taos, tribes and pueblos within the heritage area, the 
cities of Santa Fe, Espanola and Taos, and members of the general 
public. The total number of Board members and the number of Directors 
representing State, local and tribal governments and interested 
communities shall be established to ensure that all parties have 
appropriate representation on the Board.

SEC. 506. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Management Plan.--(1) Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this title, the management entity shall develop and 
forward to the Secretary a management plan for the heritage area.
    (2) The management entity shall develop and implement the 
management plan in cooperation with affected communities, tribal and 
local governments and shall provide for public involvement in the 
development and implementation of the management plan.
    (3) The management plan shall, at a minimum--
          (A) provide recommendations for the conservation, funding, 
        management, and development of the resources of the heritage 
        area;
          (B) identify sources of funding;
          (C) include an inventory of the cultural, historical, 
        archaeological, natural, and recreational resources of the 
        heritage area;
          (D) provide recommendations for educational and interpretive 
        programs to inform the public about the resources of the 
        heritage area; and
          (E) include an analysis of ways in which local, State, 
        Federal, and tribal programs may best be coordinated to promote 
        the purposes of this title.
    (4) If the management entity fails to submit a management plan to 
the Secretary as provided in paragraph (1), the heritage area shall no 
longer be eligible to receive Federal funding under this title until 
such time as a plan is submitted to the Secretary.
    (5) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management plan 
within 90 days after the date of submission. If the Secretary 
disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall advise the 
management entity in writing of the reasons therefor and shall make 
recommendations for revisions to the plan.
    (6) The management shall periodically review the management plan 
and submit to the Secretary any recommendations for proposed revisions 
to the management plan. Any major revisions to the management plan must 
be approved by the Secretary.
    (b) Authority.--The management entity may make grants and provide 
technical assistance to tribal and local governments, and other public 
and private entities to carry out the management plan.
    (c) Duties.--The management entity shall--
          (1) give priority in implementing actions set forth in the 
        management plan;
          (2) coordinate with tribal and local governments to better 
        enable them to adopt land use policies consistent with the 
        goals of the management plan; and
          (3) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in the 
        heritage area consisent with the goals of the management plan; 
        and
          (4) assist local and tribal governments and non-profit 
        organizations in--
                  (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the heritage area;
                  (B) developing recreational resources in the heritage 
                area;
                  (C) increasing public awareness of, and appreciation 
                for, the cultural, historical, archaeological and 
                natural resources and sits in the heritage area;
                  (D) the restoration of historic structures related to 
                the heritage area; and
                  (E) carrying out other actions that the management 
                entity determines appropriate to fulfill the purposes 
                of this title, consistent with the management plan.
    (d) Prohibition on Acquiring Real Property.--The management entity 
may not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or an interest in real property.
    (e) Public Meetings.--The management entity shall hold public 
meetings at least annually regarding the implementation of the 
management plan.
    (f) Annual Reports and Audits.--(1) For any year in which the 
management entity receives Federal funds under this title, the 
management entity shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 
setting forth accomplishments, expenses and income, and each entity to 
which any grant was made by the management entity.
    (2) The management entity shall make available to the Secretary for 
audit all records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds and any 
matching funds. The management entity shall also require, for all 
agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other 
organizations, that the receiving organization make available to the 
Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of those 
funds.

SEC. 506. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, upon 
request of the management entity, provide technical and financial 
assistance to develop and implement the management plan.
    (b) Priority.--In providing assistance under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to actions that facilitate--
          (1) the conservation of the significant natural, cultural, 
        historical, archaeological, scenic, and recreational resources 
        of the heritage area; and
          (2) the provision of educational, interpretive, and 
        recreational opportunities consistent with the resources and 
        associated values of the heritage area.

SEC. 507. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) No Effect on Private Property.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed--
          (1) to modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, 
        State, or local governments to regulate any use of privately 
        owned lands; or
          (2) to grant the management entity any authority to regulate 
        the use of privately owned lands.
    (b) Tribal Lands.--Nothing in this title shall restrict or limit a 
tribe from protecting cultural or religious sites on tribal lands.
    (c) Authority of Governments.--Nothing in this title shall--
          (1) modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, 
        State, tribal, or local governments to manage or regulate any 
        use of land as provided for by law or regulation; or
          (2) authorize the management entity to assume any management 
        authorities over such lands.
    (d) Trust Responsibilities.--Nothing in this title shall diminish 
the Federal government's trust responsibilities or government-to-
government obligations to any Federally recognized Indian tribe.

SEC. 508. SUNSET.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.

SEC. 509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
of any activity assisted under this title shall be not more than 50 
percent.

            TITLE VI--NATIONAL MORMON PIONEER HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Mormon Pioneer Heritage 
Area Act.''.

SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) the historical, cultural, and natural heritage legacies 
        of Mormon colonization and settlement are nationally 
        significant;
          (2) in the area starting along the Highway 89 corridor at the 
        Arizona border, passing through Kane, Garfield, Piute, Sevier, 
        Wayne, and Sanpete Counties in the State of Utah, and 
        terminating in Fairview, Utah, there are a variety of heritage 
        resources that demonstrate--
                  (A) the colonization of the western United States; 
                and
                  (B) the expansion of the United States as a major 
                world power;
          (3) the great relocation to the western United States was 
        facilitated by--
                  (A) the 1,400 mile trek from Illinois to the Great 
                Salt Lake by the Mormon pioneers; and
                  (B) the subsequent colonization effort in Nevada, 
                Utah, the southeast corner of Idaho, the southwest 
                corner of Wyoming, large areas of southeastern Oregon, 
                much of southern California, and areas along the 
                eastern border of California;
          (4) the 250-mile Highway 89 corridor from Kanab to Fairview, 
        Utah, contains some of the best features of the Mormon 
        colonization experience in the United States;
          (5) the landscape, architecture, traditions, beliefs, folk 
        life, products, and events along Highway 89 convey the heritage 
        of the pioneer settlement;
          (6) the Boulder Loop, Capitol Reef National Park, Zion 
        National Park, Bryce
    Canyon National Park, and the Highway 89 area convey the compelling 
story of how early settlers--
                  (A) interacted with Native Americans; and
                  (B) established towns and cities in a harsh, yet 
                spectacular, natural environment;
          (7) the colonization and settlement of the Mormon settlers 
        opened up vast amounts of natural resources, including coal, 
        uranium, silver, gold, and copper;
          (8) the Mormon colonization played a significant role in the 
        history and progress of the development and settlement of the 
        western United States; and
          (9) the artisans, crafters, innkeepers, outfitters, historic 
        landscape, customs, national parks, and architecture in the 
        Heritage Area make the Heritage Area unique.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to establish the 
Heritage Area to--
          (1) foster a close working relationship with all levels of 
        government, the private sector, residents, business interests, 
        and local communities in the State;
          (2) empower communities in the State to conserve, preserve, 
        and enhance the heritage of the communities while strengthening 
        future economic opportunities;
          (3) conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
        cultural, natural, and recreational resources within the 
        Heritage Area; and
          (4) expand, foster, and develop heritage businesses and 
        products relating to the cultural heritage of the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
          (1) Alliance.--The term ``Alliance'' means the Utah Heritage 
        Highway 89 Alliance.
          (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
        of the Alliance.
          (3) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area established by section 
        604(a).
          (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan developed by the Board under section 606(a).
          (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.
          (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

SEC. 604. NATIONAL MORMON PIONEER HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the National Mormon 
Pioneer Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall 
        include areas in the State that are--
                  (A) related to the corridors--
                          (i) from the Arizona border northward through 
                        Kanab, Utah, and to the intersection of Highway 
                        89 and Highway 12, including Highway 12 and 
                        Highway 24 as those highways loop off Highway 
                        89 and rejoin Highway 89 at Sigurd;
                          (ii) from Highway 89 at the intersection of 
                        Highway 12 through Panguitch, Junction, 
                        Marysvale, and Sevier County to Sigurd;
                          (iii) continuing northward along Highway 89 
                        through Axtell and Sterling, Sanpete County, to 
                        Fairview, Sanpete County, at the junction with 
                        Utah Highway 31; and
                          (iv) continuing northward along Highway 89 
                        through Fairview and Thistle Junction, to the 
                        junction with Highway 6; and
                  (B) located in the following communities: Kanab, Mt. 
                Carmel, Orderville, Glendale, Alton, Cannonville, 
                Tropic, Henrieville, Escalante, Boulder, Teasdale, 
                Fruita, Hanksville, Torrey, Bicknell, Loa, Hatch, 
                Panquitch, Circleville, Antimony, Junction, Marysvale, 
                Koosharem, Sevier, Joseph, Monroe, Elsinore, Richfield, 
                Glenwood, Sigurd, Aurora, Salina, Mayfield, Sterling, 
                Gunnison, Fayette, Manti, Ephraim, Spring City, Mt. 
                Pleasant, Moroni, Fountain Green, and Fairview.
          (2) Map.--The Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage 
        Area, which shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
        Service.
          (3) Notice to local governments.--The Alliance shall provide 
        to the government of each city, town, and county that has 
        jurisdiction over property proposed to be included in the 
        Heritage Area written notice of the proposed inclusion.
    (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be administered in 
accordance with this title.

SEC. 605. DESIGNATION OF ALLIANCE AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) In General.--The Alliance shall be the management entity for 
the Heritage Area.
    (b) Federal Funding.--
          (1) Authorization to receive funds.--The Alliance may receive 
        amounts made available to carry out this title.
                  (2) Disqualification.--If a management plan is not 
                submitted to the Secretary as required under section 
                606 within the time period specified in that section, 
                the Alliance may not receive Federal funding under this 
                title until a management plan is submitted to the 
                Secretary.
    (c) Use of Federal Funds.--The Alliance may, for the purposes of 
developing and implementing the management plan, use Federal funds made 
available under this title--
          (1) to make grants and loans to the State, political 
        subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other 
        persons;
          (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to the State, political subdivisions of 
        the State, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations;
          (3) to hire and compensate staff;
          (4) 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
          (5) to contract for goods and services.
    (d) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The Alliance may 
not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property.

SEC. 606. MANAGEMENT OF THE HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Heritage Area Management Plan.--
          (1) Development and submission for review.--Not later than 3 
        years after the date of enactment of this title, the Board, 
        with public participation, shall develop and submit for review 
        to the Secretary a management plan for the Heritage Area.
          (2) Contents.--The management plan shall--
                  (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the 
                conservation, funding, management, and development of 
                the Heritage Area;
                  (B) take into consideration Federal, State, county, 
                and local plans in effect on the date of enactment of 
                this title;
                  (C) involve residents, public agencies, and private 
                organizations in the Heritage Area;
                  (D) include a description of actions that units of 
                government and private organizations are recommended to 
                take to protect the resources of the Heritage Area;
                  (E) specify existing and potential sources of Federal 
                and non-Federal funding for the conservation, 
                management, and development of the Heritage Area; and
                  (F) include--
                          (i) an inventory of resources in the Heritage 
                        Area that--
                                  (I) includes a list of property in 
                                the Heritage Area that should be 
                                conserved, restored, managed, 
                                developed, or maintained because of the 
                                historical, cultural, or natural 
                                significance of the property as the 
                                property relates to the themes of the 
                                Heritage Area; and
                                  (II) does not include any property 
                                that is privately owned unless the 
                                owner of the property consents in 
                                writing to the inclusion;
                          (ii) a recommendation of policies for 
                        resource management that consider the 
                        application of appropriate land and water 
                        management techniques, including policies for 
                        the development of intergovernmental 
                        cooperative agreements to manage the 
                        historical, cultural, and natural resources and 
                        recreational opportunities of the Heritage Area 
                        in a manner that is consistent with the support 
                        of appropriate and compatible economic 
                        viability;
                          (iii) a program for implementation of the 
                        management plan, including plans for 
                        restoration and construction;
                          (iv) a description of any commitments that 
                        have been made by persons interested in 
                        management of the Heritage Area;
                          (v) an analysis of means by which Federal, 
                        State, and local programs may best be 
                        coordinated to promote the purposes of this 
                        title; and
                          (vi) an interpretive plan for the Heritage 
                        Area.
          (3) Approval or disapproval of the management plan.--
                  (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                submission of the management play by the Board, the 
                Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management 
                plan.
                  (B) Disapproval and revisions.--
                          (i) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves 
                        the management plan, the Secretary shall--
                                  (I) advise the Board, in writing, of 
                                the reasons for the disapproval; and
                                  (II) make recommendations for 
                                revision of the management plan.
                          (ii) Approval or disapproval.--The Secretary 
                        shall approve or disapprove proposed revisions 
                        to the management plan not later than 60 days 
                        after receipt of the revisions from the Board.
    (b) Priorities.--The Alliance shall give priority to the 
implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in the 
management plan, including--
          (1) assisting units of government, regional planning 
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                  (A) conserving the historical, cultural, and natural 
                resources of the Heritage Area;
                  (B) establishing maintaining interpretive exhibits in 
                the Heritage Area;
                  (C) developing recreational opportunities in the 
                Heritage Area;
                  (D) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the historical, cultural, and natural resources of 
                the Heritage Area;
                  (E) restoring historic buildings that are--
                          (i) located within the boundaries of the 
                        Heritage Area; and
                          (ii) related to the theme of the Heritage 
                        Area; and
                  (F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                environmentally appropriate signs identifying access 
                points and sites of interest are put in place 
                throughout the Heritage Area; and
          (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan, 
        encouraging economic viability in the affected communities by 
        appropriate means, including encouraging and soliciting the 
        development of heritage products.
    (c) Consideration of Interests of Local Groups.--In developing and 
implementing the management plan, the Board shall consider the 
interests of diverse units of government, businesses, private property 
owners, and nonprofit organizations in the Heritage Area.
    (d) Public Meetings.--The Board shall conduct public meetings at 
least annually regarding the implementation of the management plan.
    (e) Annual Reports.--For any fiscal year in which the Alliance 
receives Federal funds under this title or in which a loan made by the 
Alliance with federal funds under section 605(c)(1) is outstanding, the 
Alliance shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
describes--
          (1) the accomplishments of the Alliance;
          (2) the expenses and income of the Alliance; and
          (3) the entities to which the Alliance made any loans or 
        grants during the year for which the report is made.
    (f) Cooperation with Audits.--For any fiscal year in which the 
Alliance receives Federal funds under this title or in which a loan 
made by the Alliance with federal funds under section 605(c)(1) is 
outstanding, the Alliance shall--
          (1) make available for audit by Congress, the Secretary, and 
        appropriate units of government all records and other 
        information relating to the expenditure of the Federal funds 
        and any matching funds; and
          (2) require, with respect to all agreements authorizing 
        expenditure of the Federal funds by other organizations, that 
        the receiving organizations make available for audit all 
        records and other information relating to the expenditure of 
        the Federal funds.
    (g) Delegation.--
          (1) In general.--The Alliance may delegate the 
        responsibilities and actions under this section for each area 
        identified in section 604(b)(1).
          (2) Review.--All delegated responsibilities and actions are 
        subject to review and approval by the Alliance.

SEC. 607 DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
        grants to.--
                  (A) units of government, nonprofit organizations, and 
                other persons, at the request of the Alliance; and
                  (B) the Alliance, for use in developing and 
                implementing the management plan.
          (2) Prohibition of certain requirements.--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 
        restrictions.
          (3) Determinations regarding assistance.--The Secretary shall 
        determine whether a unit of government, nonprofit organization, 
        or other person shall be awarded technical assistance or grants 
        and the amount of technical assistance--
                  (A) based on the extent to which the assistance--
                          (i) fulfills the objectives of the management 
                        plan; and
                          (ii) achieves the purposes of this title; and
                  (B) after giving special consideration to projects 
                that provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
    (b) Provision of Information.--In cooperation with other Federal 
agencies, the Secretary shall provide the public with information 
concerning the location and character of the Heritage Area.
    (c) Other Assistance.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with public and private organizations for the purposes of 
implementing this section.
    (d) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--A Federal entity conducting 
any activity directly affecting the Heritage Area shall--
          (1) consider the potential effect of the activity on the 
        management plan; and
          (2) consult with the Alliance with respect to the activity to 
        minimize the adverse effects of the activity on the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 608 NO EFFECT ON LAND USE AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) No Effect on Land Use Authority.--Nothing in this title 
modifies, enlarges, or diminished any authority of Federal, State, or 
local government to regulate any use of land under any other law 
(including regulations).
    (b) No Zoning or Land Use Powers.--Nothing in this title grants 
powers of zoning or land use control to the Alliance.
    (c) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--Nothing 
this title affects or authorizes the Alliance to interfere with--
          (1) the right of any person with respect to private property; 
        or
          (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State 
        or a political subdivision of the State.

SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out using funds made available under this title shall not 
exceed 50 percent.

SEC 610. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.

  TITLE VII--JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                                CORRIDOR

SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 10 of Public Law 99-647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Development Funds.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 8(c) for the period of fiscal years 2003 through 2007 
and not more than $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.''.

                                Purpose

    The purpose of H.R. 695, as ordered reported, is to 
designate six national heritage areas, including the Oil Region 
Heritage Area in Pennsylvania; Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area in Georgia; Freedom's Way National Heritage Area 
in Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Great Basin National 
Heritage Area in Utah and Nevada; Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area in New Mexico; and the National Mormon Pioneer 
Heritage Area in Utah. H.R. 695 also authorizes additional 
appropriations for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

                          Background and Need

    In recent years, there has been considerable interest 
across the Nation in the designation of national heritage 
areas, reflecting a need for Federal assistance to private, 
local and State efforts to preserve important areas 
commemorating our national heritage. As ordered reported, H.R. 
695 would designate six new national heritage area and 
authorize additional appropriations for an existing national 
heritage corridor.
    As passed by the House of Representatives, and as ordered 
reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, H.R. 
695 would authorize the established of the Oil Region National 
Heritage Area in a part of northerwestern Pennsylvania that is 
significant in the history of worldwide oil exploration. The 
first successful oil well was drilled in this region in 1859 
and fill-size replica of Edwin Drake's oil well can be seen 
today in Titusville. Other resources within the Oil Region that 
will be commemorated and preserved by the National Heritage 
Area include six national historic districts, 17 separate 
National Register sites, and the Allegheny River, a designated 
component of the national Wild and Scenic River System.
    In addition, as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, title II of H.R. 695 would designate an 
area southeast of Atlanta as the Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area. There is a long and important history of local 
quarries in the numerous granite outcrops in this region. The 
heritage area would focus on these quarries and their history, 
as well as on nearby natural resources, including the Davidson-
Arabia Nature Preserve, Panola Mountain State Conservation 
Park, and local trails and greenways. According to the Arbia 
Mountain National Heritage Area feasibility study, ``the 
National Heritage Area would be a greenway system encompassing 
key natural sites and linking resources, from north to south 
and along the South River. The story and thematic focus will 
focus on the outstanding natural environment and unique granite 
monadnocks, explaining, the early settlement of the area, the 
development and decline of the quarry industry, and the 
recovery of the landscape.''
    Title III of H.R. 695 would establish Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area in 36 Massachusetts communities and six 
New Hampshire communities. This heritage areas would 
commemorate three major characteristics of this region. First, 
the heritage area would memorialize and protect the varied 
geological features of the land, native settlements and 
archaeological sites. A second component of the heritage area 
would center on the settlers themselves and the rise of town 
centers, the surrounding farms and the birth of Northern 
capitalism. Third, the area would commemorate the beginnings of 
democracy in this area of the country, which can be traced back 
to the seventeenth century in some of the communities in this 
region.
    Title IV of H.R. 695 would designate the Great Basin 
National Heritage Area in Nevada and Utah. The geography of the 
Great Basin contains long natural vistas, isolated high desert 
valleys and mountain ranges, mining districts, historic 
railroads, archaeological sites and tribal communities. 
Following thousands of years of Native American habitation, 
this area was settled by Mormon and other religious pioneers, 
followed by Greek, Chinese, Basque, Serb, Croat, Italian, and 
Hispanic immigrants. The Great Basin also was one of the areas 
used for internment camps for Japanese-American citizens during 
World War II, one of which, Topaz, was located within the 
proposed heritage area. Pony Express routes and stations and 
the Overland Stage are also located within this heritage area. 
Finally, it is also home to many biologically diverse 
ecological communities, including bristlecone pines, the oldest 
living trees in the world.
    Title V of H.R. 695 would establish the Northern Rio Grande 
National Heritage Area in northern New Mexico along the Rio 
Grande River. This area includes the cities of Taos and Santa 
Fe and the community of San Juan Pueblo. The rich history of 
this region predates Spanish settlement in 1598--the Taos 
Pueblo has been continuously inhabited for over one thousand 
years. The Nation's oldest church and first Spanish Mission can 
be found in Santa Fe and the San Juan Pueblo, respectively. The 
heritage area would commemorate the important intertwined 
history of the pueblos and Spanish settlement in this region.
    Title VI of the bill designates the National Mormon Pioneer 
Heritage Area in six counties within southern Utah. This 
heritage area commemorates Mormon colonization dating back to 
the mid 1800's, which played a significant role in the history 
of the development and settlement of the Western United States. 
The heritage area will tell the story of Mormon ranching, 
farming, mining, and interaction with Native Americans--a 
record of the struggles of settling an unknown region as well 
as federal public land policies in the West.
    Title VII of H.R. 695 would authorize an additional $5 
million for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National 
Heritage Corridor, which was established in 1986. The 
Blackstone River, gracefully winding through 24 communities in 
the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, served as the 
birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. Slater Mill, 
founded in the 1790's by Samuel Slater, was the first to adapt 
English machine technology for cotton-yard manufacturing, using 
the power of water wheels. The success of Slater Mill brought 
factory-based mass production to this country, which had 
profound economic and social consequences for the nation. The 
increase in the authorization of appropriations for the 
existing National Heritage Corridor will help commemorate this 
part of American History.

                          Legislative History

    H.R. 695, establishing the Oil Region National Heritage 
Area, was introduced by Representative Peterson on January 3, 
2001. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 695 by voice 
vote on September 10, 2001. Companion legislation, S. 1441, was 
introduced by Senators Santorum and Specter on September 20, 
2001. S. 1526, establishing the Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area, was introduced by Senator Cleland on October 10, 
2001. A similar measure, S. 679 was also introduced by Senator 
Cleland on April 3, 2001 and referred to the Committee. 
Companion measures were also introduced--H.R. 1621, introduced 
by Representative McKinney on April 26, 2001 was the companion 
to S. 679, and H.R. 3237, the companion to S. 1526 was 
introduced by Representatives McKinney, Linder Lews (Georgia) 
and Bonior on November 6, 2001. S. 1939, establishing the Great 
Basin National Heritage Area, was introduced by Senators Reid, 
Bennett, Hatch and Ensign on February 13, 2002. A companion 
measure, H.R. 4934, was introduced by Representative Gibbons on 
June 13, 2002. S. 2033, authorizing appropriations for the John 
H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, 
was introduced by Senators Chafee, Reed, Kerry and Kennedy on 
March 19, 2002. A companion measure, H.R. 4004, was introduced 
by Representatives Kennedy of Rhode Island, Langevin, McGovern, 
and Neal of Massachusetts on March 19, 2002. The Subcommittee 
on National Parks held a hearing on all of these bills on April 
18, 2002.
    S. 1925, establishing the Freedom's Way National Heritage 
Area, was introduced by Senator Kerry on February 8, 2002. The 
bill is cosponsored by Senator Kennedy and Senator Gregg. A 
companion measure, H.R. 1027, was introduced by Representatives 
Olver, Meehan, Tierney, McGovern, Bass, and Markey on March 14, 
2001. S. 2196, establishing the Mormon Pioneer National 
Heritage Area, was introduced by Senator Bennett on April 18, 
2002. S. 2576, establishing the Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area, was introduced by Senator Bingaman on June 4, 
2002. A companion measure, H.R. 5239, was introduced on July 
25, 2002 by Representative Udall. The Subcommittee on National 
Parks held a hearing on these bills on June 20, 2002.
    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ordered H.R. 
695 favorably reported, as amended, on July 31, 2002.

                        Committee Recommendation

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open 
business session on July 31, 2002, by a voice vote of a quorum 
present, recommends that the Senate pass H.R. 695, if amended 
as described herein.

                          Committee Amendment

    During the consideration of H.R. 695 the Committee adopted 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute which consolidates 
seven heritage bills into a single omnibus heritage area bill. 
The seven heritage areas included within H.R. 695 are: the Oil 
Region National Heritage Area, which was included in H.R. 695 
as passed by the House of Representatives; the Arabia Mountain 
National Heritage Area (S. 1526); the Freedom's Way National 
Heritage Area (S. 1925); the Great Basin National Heritage Area 
(S. 1939); the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (S. 
2576); the National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area (S. 2196); and 
the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor (S. 2033).
    The substitute amendment also made several clarifying and 
conforming changes to the bill to make the authorizations for 
all of the heritage areas more consistent. In addition, the 
authorization for additional appropriations at the John H. 
Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor was 
reduced from $10 million to $5 million over the fiscal year 
2003 through fiscal year 2007 period.
    The amendment is described in detail in the section-by-
section analysis, below.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

    Section 1 entitles the bill the ``Omnibus National Heritage 
Area Act of 2002.''
    Section 2 lists the table of contents.

               TITLE I--OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

    Section 101 defines key terms.
    Section 102 sets forth the findings and purpose.
    Section 103 establishes the Oil Region National Heritage 
Area as depicted on the referenced map. A nonprofit management 
corporation, Oil Heritage Region, Inc., shall be designated the 
management entity and shall oversee the development of a 
management plan for the heritage area.
    Section 104 directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the management entity. 
The memorandum of understanding shall include the goals and 
objectives for management of the area and the proposed approach 
to the conservation, interpretation and protection of the 
resources of the Heritage Area.
    Section 105 (a) provides the management entity with the 
ability to use funds for preparing, updating and implementing 
the management plan. The funds may be used for making grants, 
entering into cooperative agreements, hiring and compensating 
staff and undertaking initiatives that advance the Heritage 
Area.
    Subsection (b) requires the management entity to prepare a 
management plan for the heritage area and sets forth the 
elements of the plan.
    Subsection (c) requires the management entity to submit the 
management plan within two years after funds are made available 
for the title. If the management plan is not submitted within 
the required time frame, the management entity will no longer 
qualify for Federal assistance.
    Subsection (d) establishes the duties of the management 
entity.
    Subsection (e) states that Federal funds may not be used by 
the management entity to acquire real property or an interest 
in real property.
    Section 106 sets forth the duties and authorities of the 
Secretary. Subsection (a) authorizes technical and financial 
assistance to the management entity on a reimbursable or a non-
reimbursable basis.
    Subsection (b) requires the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Governor of Pennsylvania, to approve or disapprove the 
management plan within ninety days of receipt of the plan and 
sets forth the criteria for review.
    Subsection (c) provides the management entity with the 
opportunity to make recommended changes to the management plan, 
if it is disapproved, in order to receive approval.
    Subsection (d) provides that the Secretary will review and 
approve all significant changes to the original management 
plan. Funds may not be used to implement changes until such 
time as the changes are approved by the Secretary.
    Section 107 sets forth the duties of other Federal 
entities.
    Section 108 states that nothing in this title shall 
preclude the management entity from using Federal funds 
available under Acts.
    Section 109 authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this title with no more than $1,000,000 authorized to 
be appropriated in any given fiscal year. The Federal share may 
not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any activity.
    Section 110 terminates the authority of the Secretary to 
assist the management entity 15 years after the date of 
enactment.

            TITLE II--ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

    Section 201 entitles this title the ``Arabia Mountain 
National Heritage Area Act of 2002.''
    Section 202 sets forth findings and purposes.
    Section 203 defines key terms.
    Section 204 establishes the Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area. The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance is 
designated as the management entity for the heritage area.
    Section 205 establishes the authorities and duties of 
management entity.
    Section 206 sets forth requirements for development and 
approval of the management plan and is self-explanatory
    Section 207 states that the Secretary of the Interior may 
provide technical and financial assistance upon request by the 
management entity for the development and implementation of the 
management plan. Priority will be given to actions that 
facilitate conservation of significant resources and for 
opportunities consistent with the resources and values of the 
heritage area.
    Section 208 states that the title does not impose 
additional occupational, safety, conservation or environmental 
regulations on the heritage area. In addition, land use 
authority is not affected by the title and the management 
entity will not have zoning or land use power.
    Section 209 authorizes $10,000,000 to be appropriated to 
carry out this title, with no more than $1,000,000 authorized 
to be appropriated in any given fiscal year. The Federal share 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to any given 
activity.
    Section 210 terminates the authority of the Secretary to 
assist the management entity 15 years after the date of 
enactment.

            TITLE III--FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

    Section 301 entitles this title as the ``Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area Act.''
    Section 302 sets forth congressional findings and purposes.
    Section 303 defines key terms.
    Section 304 establishes the Freedom's Way National Heritage 
Area with boundaries as depicted on the referenced map. The 
Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc. will serve as the 
management entity.
    Section 305 sets forth requirements for development, 
approval, and amendment of the management plan and are self-
explatory.
    Section 306 establishes the authorities and duties of the 
management entity.
    Section 307 states that the Secretary of the Interior may 
provide technical and financial assistance upon request by the 
management entity, for the development and implementation of 
the management plan. Priority will be given to actions that 
facilitate conservation of significant resources and for 
opportunities consistent with the resources of the heritage 
area.
    Section 308 states that the management entity shall work 
with all governments and organizations involved in the heritage 
area to protect the resources of the heritage area. This title 
does not affect State or local government authority in land use 
regulation, nor does it provide the management entity with the 
zoning or land use authority. Private property rights are not 
affected, and nothing in the title imposes any additional 
burden on any property owner.
    Section 309 authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this title, with no more than $1,000,000 authorized 
to be appropriated in any given fiscal year. The Federal share 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any given 
activity.
    Section 310 terminates the authority of the Secretary to 
assist the management entity 15 years after the date of 
enactment.

              TITLE IV--GREAT BASIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

    Section 401 entitles this title the ``Great Basin National 
Heritage Area Act of 2002.''
    Section 402 sets forth congressional findings and purposes.
    Section 403 defines key terms.
    Section 404 establishes the Great Basin National Heritage 
Area, consisting of the historical, cultural, natural, scenic 
and recreational resources found in White Pine County, Nevada, 
Millard County, Utah and the Duckwater Shoshone Reservation in 
Nye County, Nevada. The Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership 
is designated as the management entity and governed by a board 
of directors consisting of members from the counties involved 
and each Native American Tribe participating in the Heritage 
Area.
    Section 405 directs the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Governors of the States of Nevada and 
Utah and each participating tribe, and following opportunities 
for local participation, to enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with the management entity. The memorandum of 
understanding will provide the objectives for the management of 
the heritage area.
    Section 406 provides for the development, approval, and 
amendment of the management plan and is self-explantory.
    Section 407 sets forth the authority and duties of 
management entity and is self-explanatory.
    Section 408 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide technical and financial assistance upon request by the 
management entity, for the development and implementation of 
the management plan. Priority will be given to actions that 
facilitate conservation of significant resources and for 
opportunities consistent with the resources of the heritage 
area. The establishment of the Heritage Area shall have no 
effect on the application of any Federal law to any property 
within the heritage area.
    Section 409 describes land use regulations and the 
applicability of Federal law and is self-explanatory.
    Section 410 authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this title, with no more than $1,000,000 authorized 
to be appropriated in any given fiscal year. The Federal share 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any given 
activity.
    Section 411 terminates the authority of the Secretary to 
assist the management entity 15 years after the date of 
enactment.

           TITLE V--NOTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

    Section 501 entitles this title the ``Northern Rio Grande 
National Heritage Area Act.''
    Section 502 sets forth congressional findings.
    Section 503 defines key terms.
    Section 504 establishes the Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area encompassing the counties of Santa Fe, Rio 
Arriba, and Taos. The Northern Rio Grande National Heritage 
Area, Inc. shall be designated as the management entity and a 
Board of Directors for the management entity shall be 
established, including representatives of designated parties.
    Section 505 sets forth the authorities and duties of 
management entity.
    Section 506 states that the Secretary of the Interior may 
provide technical and financial assistance upon request by the 
management entity for the development and implementation of the 
management plan. Priority will be given to actions that 
facilitate conservation of significant resources and for 
opportunities consistent with the resources of the heritage 
area.
    Section 507 states that this section does not affect in any 
way any authority of any government to regulate the use of 
private lands within the heritage area or grant the management 
entity authority to regulate privately owned lands or affect 
the Federal Government's trust responsibilities and the 
government-to-government obligations to any federally 
recognized Indian tribes.
    Section 508 terminates the authority to assist the 
management entity 15 years after the date of enactment.
    Section 509 authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this title, with no more than $1,000,000 authorized 
to be appropriated in any given fiscal year. The Federal share 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of any given 
activity.

            TITLE VI--NATIONAL MORMON PIONEER HERITAGE AREA

    Section 601 entitles the title the ``National Mormon 
Pioneer Heritage Area Act.''
    Section 602 sets forth congressional findings and purposes.
    Section 603 defines key terms.
    Section 604 establishes the National Mormon Pioneer 
Heritage Area and designates the boundaries of the heritage 
area. The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and maintain 
on file a map of the area and require that all governments with 
jurisdiction over property within the heritage area be notified 
of potential inclusion in the heritage area.
    Section 605 designates the Utah Heritage Highway 89 
Alliance as the management entity and authorizes it to receive 
funds on behalf of the heritage area. This section also 
prohibits the management entity from continuing to receive 
Federal funds if the management plan is not submitted within 
three years, and authorizes the use of the Federal funds on 
behalf of the management entity. The section prohibits the 
Alliance from using federal funds to purchase real property or 
any interest in real property.
    Section 606 provides for the development, approval and 
amendment of the management plan for the Heritage Area and is 
self-explanatory.
    Section 607 sets forth the duties and authorities of 
Federal agencies and is self-explanatory.
    Section 608 states that the establishment of the heritage 
area will have no effect on the authority of any government to 
regulate land use; no zoning or land use control will be given 
to the management entity; and the Alliance is not authorized to 
interfere with local zoning or land use authorities or private 
property rights.
    Section 609 authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this title, with no more than $1,000,000 authorized 
to be appropriated in any given fiscal year. The Federal share 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any given 
activity.
    Section 610 terminates the authority of the secretary to 
assist the management entity 15 years after the date of 
enactment.

  TITLE VII--JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                                CORRIDOR

    Section 701 amends section 10 of Public Law 99-647 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note) by striking subsection (b) and inserting new 
text authorizing no more than $5,000,000 to carry out section 
8(c), for the period of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

                   Cost and Budgetary Considerations

    The following estimate of the cost of this measure has been 
provided by the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, September 9, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 695, the Omnibus 
National Heritage Area Act of 2002.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 695--Omnibus National Heritage Area Act of 2002

    Summary: H.R. 695 would establish six national heritage 
areas (NHA), which are nonfederal lands and communities managed 
privately in conjunction with the National Park System. The 
bill would authorize the appropriation of $10 million for each 
NHA over the next 15 years. Each of the six NHAs would be 
managed by a specified nonprofit organization under a 
cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS), 
which would provide financial and technical assistance to 
develop and implement management plans. In addition, the bill 
would authorize the appropriation of $5 million over the 2003-
2007 perid for development of the John H. Chafee Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Area in Rhode Island, and NPS 
affiliated area.
    Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO 
estimates that implementing H.R. 695 would cost the federal 
government about $7 million in 2003 and $35 million over the 
2003-2007 period. (We estimate that the remaining $30 million 
authorized would be appropriated and spent after 2007.) The 
bill would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, 
pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
    H.R. 695 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
(UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, and tribal 
governments.
    Estimated cost to the Federal Government: H.R. 695 would 
establish the following national heritage areas:
           Oil Region NHA in Pennsylvania;
           Arabia Mountain NHA in Georgia;
           Freedom's Way NHA in Massachusetts and New 
        Hampshire;
           Great Basin NHA in Nevada and Utah;
           Northern Rio Grande NHA in New Mexico; and
           National Mormon Pioneer NHA in Utah.
    The estimated cost of creating and developing the six NHAs 
and developing the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor is summarized in the following 
table. The costs of this legislation fall within budget 
function 300 (natural resources and environment).

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                                                                       By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
                                                                    --------------------------------------------
                                                                       2003     2004     2005     2006     2007
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Estimated Authorization Level......................................        7        7        7        7        7
Estimated Outlays..................................................        7        7        7        7        7
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    Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that $1 
million, the maximum annual funding authorized by the bill, 
will be appropriated for each of the six proposed heritage 
areas annually over the next 10 years. Such funds would be used 
for preparing and implementing management plans to conserve and 
develop each area's natural, cultural and historical resources. 
We further assume that $1 million of the $5 million authorized 
to be appropriated for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River 
Valley National Heritage Corridor will be appropriated for each 
year through 2007. Outlays are based on historic spending 
patterns for other NHAs and similar areas affiliated with 
National Park System.
    Pay-as-you-go considerations: None.
    Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 695 
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as 
defined under UMRA and would impose no costs on state, local, 
or tribal governments.
    Previous CBO estimate: On July 3, 2001, CBO prepared a cost 
estimate for H.R. 695 as ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Resources on June 23, 2001. The House version of 
the legislation would establish only the Oil Region National 
Heritage Area, while the Senate version would establish five 
others as well as Oil Region. The Senate version also would 
authorize the appropriation of $5 million for the John H. 
Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. The 
CBO cost estimates reflect these differences.
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Deborah Reis; Impact 
on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Marjorie Miller; and 
Impact on the Private Sector: Lauren Marks.
    Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                      Regulatory Impact Evaluation

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out H.R. 695. The bill is not a regulatory measure in 
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or 
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals 
and businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of H.R. 695, as ordered reported.

                        Executive Communications

    On July 30, 2002 the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources requested legislative reports from the Department of 
the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget setting 
forth Executive agency recommendations on H.R. 695 some of 
these reports had not been received at the time the report on 
H.R. 695 was filed. When the reports become available, the 
Chairman will request that they be printed in the Congressional 
Record for the advice of the Senate. The legislative reports 
received by the Committee for S. 1526 (Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area), S. 1925 (Freedom's Way National Heritage Area), 
S. 2033 (John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National 
Heritage Corridor), S. 2196 (National Mormon Pioneer Heritage 
Area), and S. 2576 (Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area) 
follow, as well as the testimony provided by the Park Service 
at the Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 695 (Oil Region National 
Heritage Area) and S. 1939 (Great Basin National Heritage Area) 
are set forth below:

                        Department of the Interior,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                     Washington, DC, July 16, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter sets forth the views of the 
Department of the Interior on S. 1526, to establish the Arabia 
Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia.
    The Department recognizes the appropriateness of 
designating the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, as the 
area has the characteristics necessary to be established as a 
national heritage area and the potential to meet the 
expectations of the National Park Service's national heritage 
area program. To meet the President's Initiative to eliminate 
the deferred maintenance backlog, we need to continue to focus 
our resources on caring for existing areas in the National Park 
System. Therefore, we recommend that the committee defer action 
on S. 1526 during the remainder of the 107th Congress. While 
designation of the heritage area will not result in additional 
acquisition or capital costs, the authorization provides for up 
to $1 million per year in grant assistance costs not to exceed 
$10 million through September 30, 2016.
    The proposed Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area would 
include parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Henry Counties that lie 
within the eastern side of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The 
heritage area would encompass the Davidson-Arabia Mountain 
Nature Preserve, the city of Lithonia, the Panola Mountain 
State conservation Park, portions of the South River, and 
several active granite quarries.
    The Arabia Mountain area, which is known primarily for its 
granite quarries, is rich in natural, cultural, and historic 
resources. Arabia Mountain and other nearby prominent granite 
formations have been linked to human settlement and activity 
for thousands of years, starting over 7,000 years ago with the 
quarrying and trading of soapstone. The area contains specific 
types of granite outcroppings that are very rare and do not 
occur anywhere outside the Piedmont Region. Granite from this 
area has been quarried and used around the nation, including in 
buildings at the military academies at West Point and 
Annapolis.
    The area retains an open and small-scale character, in 
contrast to the more intensively developed areas closer in to 
the city of Atlanta. The rapid growth of the metropolitan area 
in recent years has prompted a recognition among those involved 
in this proposal that there may be only a narrow window of 
opportunity to retain open lands and protect important 
resources before land costs and economics of development make 
such efforts much more difficult. The local governmental 
entities in the proposed national heritage area and the State 
of Georgia support national heritage area designation for this 
area.
    S. 1526 would establish the Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area within the boundary defined by the map developed 
for the feasibility study for the heritage area. The 
legislation would name the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area 
Alliance as the management entity for the heritage area and 
provide for the Secretary of the Interior and the Alliance to 
carry out the legislation through a cooperative agreement. 
Provisions of the bill regarding the authority and duties of 
the management entity, the development of a management plan, 
and Federal technical and financial assistance that would be 
available to the heritage area are similar to provisions that 
have been included in legislation designating other heritage 
areas in recent years.
    National heritage area are places where natural, cultural, 
historic, and recreational resources combine to form a 
nationally distinctive landscape arising from patterns of human 
activity shaped by geography. Heritage conservation efforts are 
grounded in a community's pride in its history and traditions, 
and its interest in seeing them retained. The areas are 
designed to protect large, regional landscapes and resources 
that tell the story of its residents. They are best managed by 
entities with broad community representation and the ability to 
foster partnerships throughout the region.
    In the view of the National Park Service, there are four 
critical steps that need to be completed before Congress 
establishes a national heritage area. These steps are: the 
completion of a suitability/feasibility study; public 
involvement in the suitability/feasibility study; a 
demonstration of widespread public support among heritage area 
residents for the proposed designation; and commitment to the 
proposal from the appropriate players which may include 
governments, industry, and private non-profit organizations, in 
addition to the local citizenry.
    The National Park Service believes that those criteria have 
been fulfilled through the work that was done by the Arabia 
Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and other entities, including 
the National Park Service, in conducting the feasibility study 
that was issued in February, 2001. The work that has been done 
by the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and its many 
partners in recent years has served to confirm our view that 
this area would be an appropriate candidate for designation as 
a national heritage area, once sufficient progress has been 
made in addressing the backlog of deferred maintenance in the 
National Park System.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                              Craig Manson,
               Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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                        Department of the Interior,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                      Washington, DC, July 1, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter sets forth the Department's 
views on S. 1925, a bill to establish the Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 
the State of New Hampshire.
    While the Department recognizes the appropriateness of 
designating the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area, we 
recommend that the Committee defer action on S. 1925 during the 
remainder of the 107th Congress. To meet the President's 
initiative to eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog, we 
need to continue to focus our resources on caring for existing 
areas in the National Park System. While designation of the 
heritage area will not result in additional acquisition or 
capital costs, the authorization provides for up to $1 million 
per year in grant assistance costs not to exceed $10 million 
over the 15-year period after the date of the bill's enactment.
    The proposed Freedom's Way National Heritage Area includes 
36 Massachusetts and 6 New Hampshire communities northwest of 
Boston. It includes the Minute Man National Historical Park, 
the Oxbow and Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuges, the 
Concord, Assabet and Sudbury Wild and Scenic Rivers, as well as 
National Historic Landmarks and Districts, and many sites 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    This is a region that substantively influenced our 
democratic forms of governance and the development of 
intellectual traditions that underpin the concepts of American 
freedom, democracy, conservation, social justice, and ethnic 
diversity. Historically prominent leaders in literature and 
intellectual thought found the region to be a source of 
inspiration including Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott. It was also the 
locale for expressions of religious freedom and social 
experimentation with the settlements of the Shakers, Millerites 
and Transcendentalists. Its natural and community resources are 
exceptional examples of the rural beauty of the New England 
landscape. The events that occurred here during the American 
Revolution include the ride of Paul Revere and the engagements 
at Lexington and Concord, which are known to virtually every 
elementary school child in the nation.
    The concept of a Freedom's Way National Heritage Area was 
defined in a feasibility study undertaken by the proposed 
management entity, the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc. 
Priorities outlined in this study speak to linkages through 
education and preservation of the region's nationally 
distinctive natural and cultural resources through 
partnerships. The region has a strong partnership base among 
its many cultural institutions, businesses, non-profit 
organizations, local governments, and citizens. The governors 
of both states have endorsed the designation.
    In the opinion of the National Park Service there are four 
critical steps that need to be taken and documented prior to 
the Congress designating a heritage area. The stages are: a 
completion of a suitability/feasibility study; the public 
involvement in the suitability/feasibility study; gather a 
demonstration of widespread public support among heritage area 
residents for the proposed designation; and a commitment to the 
proposal from the appropriate players which may include 
governments, industry, and private, non-profit organizations, 
in addition to the local citizenry.
    The National Park Service reviewed the national heritage 
area feasibility study undertaken by the proposed management 
entity in July 1997. Since it did not fully address the interim 
national heritage area criteria, representatives of our 
Northeast Region conducted field reconnaissance visits in 
November 2000. Based on the findings of the reconnaissance 
team, the Freedom's Way Heritage Association submitted an 
addendum in April 2001 to the 1997 Freedom's Way National 
Heritage Area Feasibility Study entitled ``The Proposed 
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area and Compliance with the 
National Park Service Interim Criteria for National Heritage 
Area Designation.'' The Service has evaluated that addendum, as 
well as the original feasibility study, and finds that the 
criteria have been fully addressed and met. We believe that the 
management entity will have an opportunity during the 
development of a heritage area management plan to refine the 
many available themes for the heritage area so that a more 
selective and cohesive vision of the region and its rich 
assemblage of natural and cultural resources may be achieved.
    We also note that Section 4(b)(1) of the bill does not 
contain a map reference number and does not require that a copy 
of the map be available at the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. Should the committee decide to take 
further action on this bill, we would be willing to work with 
the committee on the appropriate language for this section of 
the bill.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                              Craig Manson,
               Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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                        Department of the Interior,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                     Washington, DC, July 16, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter sets forth the views of the 
Department of the Interior on S. 2033, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor. S. 2033 provides for an 
authorization of $10 million in development funds to the 
Secretary for 4 years. The legislation would provide authority 
to the Secretary to make matching grants through Fiscal Year 
2006, and encourage the implementation of the remaining 
portions of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan, as 
approved by the Secretary in 1998. The funds would be available 
until expended.
    The Department would support this legislation if amended to 
authorize not more than $5 million, available for fiscal years 
2003 through 2007, of which not more than $1 million may be 
used any fiscal year. This amendment would bring the funding 
language of the underlying Act in line with the appropriations 
authorization language for other National Heritage Areas and 
Corridors and, as noted below, would fulfill the commitment to 
the 1988 management plan. Moreover the amendment would 
forestall the expectation of additional funding for other 
National Heritage Areas and Corridors. Additionally, we believe 
that the $5 million increase is reasonable within the larger 
context of the Department's commitment to the President's 
Initiative to eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog.
    The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor was 
one of the first National Heritage Areas when Congress 
established it in 1986. Public Law 99-647 established the 
Blackstone Corridor to preserve and interpret, for the 
educational and inspirational benefit of future generations, 
the unique and significant contributions to our national 
heritage of historic and cultural lands, waterways and 
structures within the Blackstone River Valley in Massachusetts 
and Rhode Island. A Federal Commission was established to 
develop and implement an integrated resource management plan 
for the Heritage Corridor. Under current law, the term of the 
Heritage Corridor Commission expires in 2006, while the federal 
designation of the area and its boundaries continues in 
perpetuity.
    In 1996, Congress, pursuant to Public Law 104-333, extended 
the life of the National Heritage Corridor Commission until 
November 12, 2006. Because the plan for the Heritage Corridor 
had not been revised and approved, Congress only authorized 
preliminary funding of $5 million in development funds for 3 
years. The Secretary did not sign the management plan until 
1998 and Congress again authorized $5 million in development 
funds for an additional 2 years. To date the Heritage Corridor 
has received $5.7 million dollars under these two 
authorizations for development funds. S. 2033 in effect would 
authorize development funds for the remaining 4 years of the 
term of the Commission and for the remaining commitment to the 
Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan.
    The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National 
Heritage Corridor has special value to the National Park 
Service, as well as to the nation. With almost 15 years of 
experience behind it, the John H. Chafee Blackstone River 
Valley National Heritage Corridor has been the model of a 
successful partnership between the federal government, state 
and local government, and partner organizations. The unique 
qualities of the Heritage Corridor is exemplified by the fact 
that there are permanent park staff assigned to the area. 
Matching grants from the Secretary permit the Heritage Corridor 
Commission and the Secretary to provide seed funding to allow 
important resources to be protected and interpreted.
    Traditionally Congress would have addressed the nationally 
significant resources of the Blackstone Valley by establishing 
a unit of the National Park System. The area, with well over 
10,000 historic structures and over 40 historic New England 
villages is nationally significant as the birthplace of the 
American Industrial Revolution. Rather than one town or one 
factory, the Blackstone River Valley contained hundreds of 
historic factories and farms making it the first area in the 
nation to make widespread use of waterpower.
    A multi-agency partnership with emphasis in the 
interpretation of a cultural landscape rather than federal 
ownership and regulation, was considered the more appropriate 
protection strategy for such a large area where people continue 
to live and work. The Blackstone Valley exemplifies a seamless 
system of local, state and federal efforts where people are 
working on a regional scale to maintain historical integrity by 
developing integrated protection and economic development 
strategies to enhance their quality of life and the quality of 
resources. As one of the first National Heritage Areas 
established, the Heritage Corridor has become a model of how 
the National Park Service can work cooperatively with partners 
to achieve resource protection and public support. By 
comparison to the significant management expense of national 
parks in the Northeast, the Heritage Corridor demonstrates what 
can be achieved with modest investment, and a small but 
enthusiastic team of NPS professionals on the ground. Land 
ownership and operations of the area remain with the non-
federal partners and the NPS assists with interpretation and 
planning.
    The Heritage Corridor has been so successful in leveraging 
hundreds of millions of dollars toward projects that enhance 
the cultural and natural resources that Congress recognized the 
late Senator Chafee and his dedication and hard work in 
establishing the Heritage Corridor, by renaming it the John H. 
Chafee Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor. Of all his 
notable activities, as a U.S. Marine, as Secretary of the Navy, 
as Governor of Rhode Island, and as United States Senator, his 
wife, Mrs. Virginia Chafee, said most of all it would have been 
his wish for this Heritage Corridor to carry his name.
    The 1998 plan has four core commitments totaling $15 
million: (1) shaping a visitor experience that engages people 
in the understanding of the American Industrial Revolution; (2) 
preserving and enhancing the communities of the Blackstone 
Valley; (3) balancing conservation and growth that allows for 
the preservation of cultural and natural resources while 
encouraging economic growth; and (4) a commitment to improving 
the health of the Blackstone River and its watershed. The 
proposed $5 million increase in authorization to the Secretary 
for development funds would fulfill the commitment to the 1998 
management plan.
    Having received a total of $10.7 million in construction 
funds in the last ten years, which includes funds previously 
authorized as development and demonstration funds, the 
Commission is well on its way to achieving the commitments of 
the management plan. Several examples of how the heritage 
partnership formula has worked include the following:
    Blackstone Valley Visitor Center/Slater Mill Historic Site: 
A $5.4 million historic development, with Heritage Corridor 
funding of approximately $800,000.
    Museum of Work and Culture: an abandoned mill building 
located in the center of the City of Woonsocket, total cost 
$2.9 million, with Heritage Corridor funding of approximately 
$500,000.
    River Bend Farm Interpretive Center: A diary farm in 
Worcester County, MA restored as an interpretive center and 
outdoor recreation center, total cost of project $468,000, with 
Heritage Corridor funding of approximately $143,000.
    The Blackstone Riverway: A major restoration project 
providing for recreation, riverfront development, and restored 
water quality, total cost approximately $180 million, with 
Heritage Corridor funding of approximately $1.2 million.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                              Craig Manson,
               Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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                        Department of the Interior,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                      Washington, DC, July 1, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter sets forth the views of the 
Department of the Interior on S. 2196, a bill to authorize the 
establishment of the National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area in 
the State of Utah.
    While the Department recognizes the appropriateness of 
designating the National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area, we 
recommend that the Committee defer action on S. 2196 during the 
remainder of the 107th Congress. To meet the President's 
initiative to eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog, we 
need to continue to focus our resources on caring for existing 
areas in the National Park System. While designation of the 
heritage area will not result in additional acquisition or 
capital costs, the authorization provides for up to $1 million 
per year in grant assistance costs not to exceed $10 million 
through the fiscal year 2020.
    S. 2196 would establish the National Mormon Pioneer 
Heritage Area along the Highway 89 corridor and other specified 
highways passing through Utah's Kane, Garfield, Piute, Sevier, 
Wayne and Sanpete Counties. The bill designates the Utah 
Heritage Highway 89 Alliance as the management entity for the 
heritage area. The Alliance is the heritage arm of the 
Panoramaland Resource Conservation and Development Council, 
which is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit 
organization. The bill also authorizes the development of a 
management plan for the heritage area. If the plan is not 
submitted within three years, the heritage area becomes 
ineligible for federal funding until a plan is submitted to the 
Secretary. Additionally, S. 2196 outlines the duties of the 
management entity and prohibits the use of federal funds to 
acquire real property or interests in real property. The 
Secretary would be authorized to provide technical and 
financial assistance to develop and implement the management 
plan.
    The proposed National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would 
help to tell the nationally significant story of the settlement 
of a large portion of the western United States by members of 
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The proposed 
area contains the best remaining examples of a series of small 
agricultural communities that were typical of this Mormon 
colonization.
    The settlement story builds on the story of Mormon 
emigration, which is preserved by the Mormon Pioneer National 
Historic Trail. The National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would 
help complete this story by speaking to the hardships faced by 
these pioneers in creating communities in this rugged landscape 
and the unique pattern of settlement that at one time 
encompassed a major portion of the western United States.
    In addition to this primary theme, the proposed Mormon 
Pioneer National Heritage Area has numerous additional themes 
and assets. Native Americans occupied the area prior to Mormon 
settlement and the story of the three-way conflict between the 
Mormon settlers, Native Americans and the United States Army is 
a fascinating chapter in United States history. There is also 
extensive evidence of prehistoric inhabitants in the area.
    The proposed heritage area is set in a dramatic and diverse 
natural landscape, encompassing everything from the red 
sandstone country to beautiful valleys to high alpine country. 
Recreational opportunities are plentiful; the area provides 
linkages to three National Parks, three National Monuments, 
eight State Parks, three National Forests, and many miles of 
Scenic Byways and Backways. The area is also unique because of 
the collection of artisans, craftspeople, innkeepers, 
outfitters, museums and tour operators that are already telling 
the story of the area's heritage.
    The National Park Service has defined a National Heritage 
Area as a place where natural, cultural, historic and 
recreational resources combine to form a nationally distinctive 
landscape arising from patterns of human activity. Heritage 
conservation efforts are grounded in a community's pride and 
interest in its history and traditions. Preserving the 
integrity of the cultural landscape and local stories means 
that future generations will be able to understand and define 
who they are, where they come from, and what ties them to their 
home. Thus, through the designation of the National Mormon 
Pioneer Heritage Area, communities of the region would be 
better able to understand their rich and complex heritage as 
well as share it with visitors to the region.
    As we have previously testified, there are several steps 
the National Park service believes should be taken prior to 
Congress designating a national heritage area to help ensure 
that the heritage area is successful. The steps are: a 
completion of a suitability/feasibility study; the public 
involvement in the suitability/feasibility study; gather a 
demonstration of widespread public support among heritage area 
residents for the proposed designation; and a commitment to the 
proposal from the appropriate players which may include 
governments, industry, and private, non-profit organizations, 
in addition to the local citizenry.
    We believe that studies that have been completed or are 
underway meet the intent of these criterion. The proposed 
establishment is based on many years of work conducted by 
various local community organizations in Utah.
    A Utah State University study, completed this year, 
documented the extensive heritage, recreational and educational 
resources within the area. It supports the designation of the 
area as a heritage area. It would also serve as an excellent 
foundation for the management plan for the heritage area, for 
it identifies significant resources and provides preliminary 
suggestions on how to improve and protect the resources of the 
region. Numerous additional studies have been done to evaluate 
the historical resources of the area, for the communities 
included in the proposed heritage area contain six National 
Historic Districts and over 4,000 buildings that are either on 
or have the potential to be listed on the National Register of 
Historic Places.
    The Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance is governed by a 
board that has members from each of the six counties involved 
representing artists, craftspeople, heritage-related business 
owners, innkeepers, restaurateurs, tour operators and 
outfitters, county extension agents, local government 
representatives, county economic development directors, and 
organizations such as Chambers of Commerce and Main street. 
This broad-based organization is representative of the strong 
local political support for heritage preservation and the 
creation of the proposed National Heritage Area. We understand 
that the mayors of all the communities and each of the six 
county commissions are supporting the proposed heritage area.
    A number of Federal agencies, including prominently the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are major land managers within 
the area covered by this legislation. For example, the BLM is 
the predominant Federal land manager in the southern potion of 
the proposed National Heritage Area which includes portions of 
the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, several 
visitor contact stations, and important historic and scenic 
sites. We believe that the legislation should allow for the 
participation of all Federal partners, along with state, tribal 
and local partners, in the proposed National Heritage Area.
    Section 5(c)(1) of the bill gives the management entity the 
authority to make loans to various entities. Section 6 makes 
additional references to loans. No criteria or administrative 
guidelines are provided, and possible liability is not 
addressed. We believe there are more effective ways for 
management entities to use limited federal funds than creating 
loan programs, and we recommend that the provisions concerning 
loans be removed from the bill.
    We would also request that the boundaries be clarified to 
assist the Secretary in preparing a map of the proposed 
National Heritage Area as the bill provides. Additionally, 
should the committee decide to take further action on this 
bill, we would be willing to provide appropriate language to 
address the role of all federal partners, revise the language 
concerning loans and clarify the boundaries.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                              Craig Manson,
               Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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                        Department of the Interior,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                      Washington, DC, July 1, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter sets forth the views of the 
Department of the Interior on S. 2576, a bill to authorize the 
establishment of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area 
in New Mexico.
    The Department recognizes the appropriateness of 
designating the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, as 
it has the characteristics necessary to be established as a 
national heritage area and the potential to meet the 
expectations of the National Park Service's National Heritage 
Area Program. We recommend, however, that the committee defer 
action on S. 2576 during the remainder of the 107th Congress. 
The Department has reviewed our progress on the President's 
Initiative to eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog, and 
it is clear that we need to continue to focus our resources on 
caring for existing areas in the National Park System. While 
the designation of the heritage area will not result in 
additional acquisition or capital costs, the authorization 
provides for technical and grant assistance costs. Under this 
Act, total appropriations of $10 million are authorized through 
the fiscal year 2017, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
appropriated for any fiscal year. The Federal share of the 
costs for any activity funded under this Act shall not exceed 
50 percent.
    S. 2576 would establish the Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area in Santa Fe County, Rio Arriba County, and Taos 
County in New Mexico. The bill designates the Northern Rio 
Grande National Heritage Area, Inc. a non-profit corporation 
chartered in the State of New Mexico, as the management entity 
for the heritage area. The management entity would be made up 
of representatives from Santa Fe County, Rio Arriba County, and 
Taos County, New Mexico, and Native American Tribes 
participating in the heritage area. The bill also authorizes 
the development of a management plan for the heritage area. If 
the plan is not submitted within three years, the heritage area 
becomes ineligible for federal funding until a plan is 
submitted to the Secretary. Additionally, S. 2576 outlines the 
duties of the management entity and prohibits the use of 
federal funds to acquire real property or interests in real 
property. At the request of the management entity, the 
Secretary would be authorized to provide technical and 
financial assistance to develop and implement the management 
plan.
    The creation of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage 
Area would encompass the long history of the cultural mosaic 
developed by Native American occupation, early Spanish 
settlement, Mexican Period settlement, mining, ranching, and 
other pioneer settlements, and the continuing influence of 
people of Hispanic, Anglo-American, and Native American 
descent. The area demonstrates the antiquity of native cultures 
as well as the genealogical longevity of the descendants of 
Spanish ancestors who settled in the area in 1598. The 
combination of cultures, languages, folk-arts, customs, and 
architecture make northern New Mexico unique within our 
national culture and history.
    The National Park Service has defined a National Heritage 
Area as a place where natural, cultural, historic and 
recreational resources combine to form a nationally distinctive 
landscape arising from patterns of human activity. Heritage 
conservation efforts are grounded in a community's pride and 
interest in its history and traditions. Preserving the 
integrity of the cultural landscape and local stories means 
that future generations will be able to understand and define 
who they are, where they come from, and what ties them to their 
home. Thus, through the designation of the Northern Rio Grande 
National Heritage Area, these peoples will be better able to 
understand their rich and complex heritage as well as share it 
with the many visitors to northern New Mexico.
    On a natural scale, the heritage area would provide a new 
partnership for management and protection of long natural 
vistas, isolated high desert valleys, mountain ranges and among 
the best air, water and night sky qualities found in the United 
States. Few roadways interrupt the ridges and range topography. 
A variety of flora and fauna are often present. Aside from its 
spectacular natural and scenic vistas, the area includes 
outstanding recreational resources.
    As we have previously testified, there are several steps 
the National Park Service believes should be taken prior to 
Congress designating a national heritage area to help ensure 
that the heritage area is successful.
    The stages are: a completion of a suitability/feasibility 
study; the public involvement in the suitability/feasibility 
study; gather a demonstration of widespread public support 
among heritage area residents for the proposed designation; and 
a commitment to the proposal from the appropriate players which 
may include governments, industry, and private, non-profit 
organizations, in addition to the local citizenry.
    We believe that studies that have been completed or are 
underway meet the intent of these criterion. The proposed 
establishment is based on many years of work conducted by 
various local community organizations in New Mexico. One such 
study by the National Park Service, Alternative Concepts for 
Commemorating Spanish Colonization (1991), identified several 
alternatives consistent with the establishment of a National 
Heritage Area, including coordination with supporting 
historical research programs, such as the NPS Intermountain 
Spanish Colonial Research Center in Albuquerque, and NPS 
archaeological research programs in Santa Fe. This report and 
other related reports such as, The Camino Real de Tierra 
Adentro Feasibility Study (1997), conducted in New Mexico have 
included input from organizations, agencies, tribal 
representatives, a cross-section of citizens in the region, and 
potential partners who would be involved in the creation and 
management of a National Heritage Area. This activity is 
consistent with Secretary Norton's ``4-Cs'' effort, 
demonstrating the benefits of consultation, communication and 
coordination in the service of conservation.
    A number of Federal agencies, including prominently the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service are 
major land managers within the area covered by this 
legislation. For example, the BLM manages over a half million 
acres of Federal land within the proposed Heritage Area 
including important cultural, prehistoric, and historic sites 
as well as several Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 
(ACECs). We believe that the legislation should allow for the 
participation of all Federal partners, along with state, tribal 
and local partners, in the Heritage Area.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                              Craig Manson,
               Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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 Statement of Brenda Barrett, National Coordinator for Heritage Areas, 
           National Park Service, Department of the Interior

    Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for 
the opportunity to appear before you today to present the 
Department's views on S. 1441 and H.R. 695, bills which would 
establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area.
    While the Department recognizes the appropriateness of 
designating the Oil Region National Heritage Area, we recommend 
that the committee defer action on S. 1441 and H.R. 695 during 
the remainder of the 107th Congress. To meet the President's 
Initiative to eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog, we 
need to continue to focus our resources on caring for existing 
areas in the National Park System. While designation of the 
heritage area will not result in additional acquisition or 
capital costs, the authorization provides for up to $1 million 
per year in grant assistance costs not to exceed $10 million 
over the 15-year period after the date of the bill's enactment.
    The Oil Heritage region comprises all of Venango County and 
a portion of Crawford County in western Pennsylvania. It is 
known, appropriately, as ``The Valley That Changed the World'' 
due to the first successful oil well drilled by Colonel Edwin 
Drake with the assistance of William Smith, a Pennsylvania salt 
well digger, in 1859. This event had an overriding impact on 
the industrial revolution and continues to affect the daily 
life of the nation and the world.
    The region contains the world renowned Drake Well Museum in 
Titusville, Oil Creek State Park and portions of the Allegheny 
Wild and Scenic River, the latter designated by Congress in 
1992, and administered by the U.S. Forest Service. It also 
contains 6 National Historic Districts, 17 sites listed on the 
National Register of Historic Places and an extensive 
collection of Victorian styled architecture in Franklin, Oil 
City, Emlenton and Titusville. Remnants of the oil boom era, 
including McClintock Well #1, the oldest operating well in the 
United States, can be found throughout the region. The stories 
of early oil magnates and those who worked in the oil fields 
provide exceptionally rich interpretive opportunities related 
to the region's natural and cultural resources. This important 
heritage contributes not only to our own national story, but 
also to the advancement of industries and transportation 
systems throughout the world.
    Oil Heritage Region is currently designated a State 
Heritage Park by the State of Pennsylvania and its management 
entity, the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., is experienced in 
natural and cultural resources preservation and heritage 
related programming. The management entity enjoys the support 
of local governments and organizations in the proposed national 
heritage area. Its board of directors is already representative 
of many interests in the region. The bill provides that the 
Secretary will confirm its expanded representation in approving 
the required management plan for the heritage area.
    In the opinion of the National Park Service there are four 
critical steps that need to be taken and documented prior to 
the Congress designating a heritage area. These stages are:
          1. Completion of a suitability/feasibility study;
          2. Public involvement in the suitability/feasibility 
        study;
          3. Demonstration of widespread public support among 
        heritage area residents for the proposed designation; 
        and
          4. Commitment to the proposal from the appropriate 
        players which may include governments, industry, and 
        private, non-profit organizations, in addition to the 
        local citizenry.
    The National Park Service has reviewed the existing 
heritage and interpretive plans undertaken by Oil Region 
Heritage, Inc. beginning in 1994 and, at the request of 
Congressman John Peterson, conducted a week-long reconnaissance 
visit to confirm the region's eligibility for designation in 
early August 2000. A feasibility report entitled ``Field Report 
on the Oil Region Heritage Park, Pennsylvania, as a National 
Heritage Area'' was issued subsequent to the reconnaissance 
visit on September 15, 2000. It concludes that the Oil Heritage 
Region meets the above-listed feasibility criteria for 
designation as a national heritage area.
    That completes my testimony. I would be happy to answer any 
questions that you or any of the members of the subcommittee 
may have.
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 Statement of Brenda Barrett, National Coordinator for Heritage Areas, 
         National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

    Mr. Chairman, and members of the subcommittee, thank you 
for the opportunity to appear before you to present the views 
of the Department of the Interior on S. 1939, a bill to 
authorize the establishment of the Great Basin National 
Heritage Area in Nevada and Utah.
    The Department recognizes the appropriateness of 
designating the Great Basin National Heritage Area, as the area 
has the characteristics necessary to be established as a 
national heritage area and the potential to meet the 
expectations of the National Park Service's national heritage 
area program. However, we recommend that the committee defer 
action on S. 1939 during the remainder of the 107th Congress. 
The Department has reviewed our progress on the President's 
Initiative to eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog, and 
it is clear that we need to continue to focus our resources on 
caring for existing areas in the National Park System. While 
the designation of the heritage area will not result in 
additional acquisition or capital costs, the authorization 
provides for grant assistance costs not to exceed $10 million 
through the year 2020. At such time as this legislation moves 
forward, we support the amendments outlined in this testimony.
    S. 1939 would establish the Great Basin National Heritage 
Area in White Pine County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah and on 
the Duckwater Shoshone Reservation, including the towns of 
Delta, Utah, Ely, Nevada, and the surrounding communities.
    The bill designates the Great Basin Heritage Area 
Partnership as the management entity for the Heritage Area. The 
management entity would be made up of representatives appointed 
by the Board of County Commissioners of Millard County, Utah, 
White Pine County Nevada, and Native American Tribes 
participating in the heritage area. The bill also authorizes 
the development of a management plan for the Heritage Area. If 
the plan is not submitted within five years, the Heritage Area 
becomes ineligible for federal funding. Additionally, S. 1939 
outlines the duties of the management entity and prohibits the 
use of federal funds to acquire real property or interests in 
real property.
    The management entity is authorized to spend federal funds 
on non-federally owned property. At the request of the 
management entity, the Secretary would be authorized to provide 
technical and financial assistance to develop and implement the 
management plan. S. 1939 authorizes $10,000,000 in 
appropriations, through the year 2020, and limits federal 
funding to 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or 
grant.
    The creation of the Great Basin National Heritage Area 
would encompass the long history of Western habitation and 
development related to the pony express, mining, ranching, 
railroading, Native Americans, and Mormon and other pioneer 
settlements, as well as demonstrating the diversity of western 
culture and how people of Greek, Chinese, Basque, Serb, Croat, 
Italian, Hispanic, and Native American descent have influenced 
it.
    On a natural scale the heritage area would provide a new 
partnership for management and protection of long natural 
vistas, isolated high desert valleys, mountain ranges and among 
the best air, water and night sky qualities found in the United 
States. Few roadways interrupt the basin and range topography. 
Large herds of mammals are often present. The area is 
recognized by the state of Nevada as the ``Loneliest Highway in 
America,'' capitalizing on western landscape values.
    A natural partnership between Great basin National Park and 
the Management Entity of the Heritage Area could be created; 
one which incorporates the enabling legislation of the park, 
allowing further interpretation of the 200,000 square miles of 
the Great Basin through association with other organizations.
    The National Park Service has defined a National Heritage 
Area as a place where natural, cultural, historic and 
recreational resources combine to form a nationally distinctive 
landscape arising from patterns of human activity. Heritage 
conservation efforts are grounded in a community's pride and 
interest in its history and traditions. Preserving the 
integrity of the cultural landscape and local stories means 
that future generations will be able to understand and define 
who they are, where they come from, and what ties them to their 
home.
    As we have previously testified, there are several steps 
the National Park Service believes should be taken prior to 
congress designating a national heritage area to help ensure 
that the heritage area is successful. The steps are:
          1. Completion of a suitability/feasibility study;
          2. Public involvement in the suitability/feasibility 
        study;
          3. Demonstration of widespread public support among 
        heritage area residents for the proposed designation; 
        and
          4. Commitment to the proposal from the appropriate 
        players which may include governments, industry, and 
        private, non-profit organizations, in addition to the 
        local citizenry.
    We believe that studies that have been completed or are 
underway meet the intent of these criteria. The proposed 
establishment is based on many years of work conducted by 
various local community organizations in Utah and Nevada, 
culminating in The Strategy for Development of the Great Basin 
Heritage Route prepared by the Great Basin Heritage Route 
Partnership, with input from a cross-section of citizens in the 
region. This report and other related reports conducted in Utah 
and Nevada have included organizations, agencies, tribal 
representatives, and potential partners who would be involved 
in the creation and management of a National Heritage Area. 
This coalition is consistent with Secretary Norton's ``4-Cs'' 
effort, demonstrating the benefits of consultation, 
communication and collaboration in the service of conservation.
    Additional reports and studies that address a Great Basin 
National Heritage Area include The Baker and Great Basin 
National Park Business Plan: A Regional Integrated Tourism 
Development Study, prepared in part by the Great Basin Business 
and Tourism Council and the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation. Additionally, a Cultural Resources Survey, funded 
through the Utah State Division of History, is in the process 
of being completed. Funds have also been set aside by the 
Nevada Department of Economic Development to begin writing a 
management plan for the area. Although not specifically related 
to the Great Basin National Heritage Area when they were 
prepared, the National Park Service completed two new area 
studies, in 1980 and 1981, of the Great Basin area which 
examined resources and identified sites with potential for 
representing the Great Basin theme.
    The completed studies as well as those in progress have 
generated popular support for this proposal and have been 
accomplished with little involvement from the National Park 
Service. Taken together, the studies accomplish goals similar 
to those undertaken in a National Park Service study.
    At such time as S. 1939 moves forward, we recommend the 
following amendments. These suggestions are either consistent 
with amendments we have suggested in previous heritage area 
bills or will conform S. 1939 to recent heritage area 
legislation.
    Section 7(a)(1) of the bill gives the management entity the 
authority to make loans to various entities. No criteria or 
administrative guidelines are provided, and possible liability 
is not addressed. We believe these are more effective ways for 
management entities to use limited federal funds than creating 
loan programs.
    Section 8(b) authorizes the Secretary to expand federal 
funds on non-federally owned property to further the purposes 
of the Act. Section 8(b)(2) directs the Historic American 
Building Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering 
Record (HAER) to conduct studies necessary to document the 
industrial, engineering, building, and architectural history of 
the region. We feel that federal funds authorized in the bill 
for the heritage area's management entity are for 
implementation of their plan and to address these types of 
issues. Money for any studies by HABS/HAER should come from the 
heritage area's funding as part of its planning process. We 
strongly urge that this section be removed from the bill.
    We also suggest several amendments that would conform S. 
1939 to similar, recently passed heritage area legislation. 
These amendments include defining the boundaries, clarifying 
the role of tribal representatives in the management entity, 
standardizing the development of the management plan, as well 
as the termination of authority and appropriations language. 
Our proposed amendment are attached to this testimony.
    Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared remarks. I would 
be pleased to answer any questions you or other members of the 
subcommittee may have.

                      Proposed Amendments--S. 1939

    Page 6, line 25, before the period, insert ``in Nye County, 
Nevada. The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall be specified 
in detail in the management plan developed in Section 6.''.
    Page 7, line 2, strike ``As a condition for the receipt of 
Federal funds under this Act, the'' and insert ``The''.
    Page 7, line 21, after ``Utah,'' insert ``and the tribal 
governing body of each Native American Tribe participating in 
the Heritage Area''.
    Page 9, line 12, strike ``5'' and insert ``3''.
    Page 9, line 13, strike ``may'' and insert ``shall''.
    Page 13, line 16, strike ``loans and''.
    Page 17, line 4, strike ``(b) Spending for Non-Federal 
Property.'' and all that follows through line 18, and 
redesignate subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (b), 
(c), and (d), respectively.
    Page 17, line 25, strike ``Federal,''.
    Page 19, line 3, strike ``September 20, 2020'' and insert 
``September 30, 2012''.
    Page 19, line 6, insert before the period ``, of which not 
more than $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for any 1 
fiscal year''.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by 
the Act H.R. 695, as ordered reported, are shown as follows 
(existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black 
brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in 
which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

                    Public Law 99-647--Nov. 10, 1986


AN ACT To establish Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
                   in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

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SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) There is authorized to be appropriated annually to the 
Commission $650,000 for the next five fiscal years to carry out 
the purposes of this Act; except that the Federal contribution 
to the Commission shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual 
operating costs of the Commission.
    [(b) Development Funds.--For fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 
1998, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
section 8(c) not to exceed $5,000,000.]
    (b) Development Funds.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 8(c) for the period of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007 not more than $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                                  
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