[House Report 110-388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-388

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                   CELEBRATING AMERICA'S HERITAGE ACT

                                _______
                                

October 18, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

  Mr. Rahall, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                            DISSENTING VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 1483]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 1483) to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for 
certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment 
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Celebrating America's Heritage Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents is as follows:

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

        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION EXTENSIONS AND VIABILITY STUDIES

Sec. 1001. Extensions of authorized appropriations.
Sec. 1002. Evaluation and report.

           TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

   Subtitle A--Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area

Sec. 2001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2002. Purposes.
Sec. 2003. Definitions.
Sec. 2004. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National 
Heritage Area.
Sec. 2005. Management plan.
Sec. 2006. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2007. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2008. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2009. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2011. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2012. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

            Subtitle B--Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

Sec. 2021. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2022. Purposes.
Sec. 2023. Definitions.
Sec. 2024. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2025. Management plan.
Sec. 2026. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2027. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2028. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission.
Sec. 2029. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2030. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2031. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2032. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2033. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

            Subtitle C--Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

Sec. 2041. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2042. Purposes.
Sec. 2043. Definitions.
Sec. 2044. Designation of Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2045. Management plan.
Sec. 2046. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2047. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2048. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2049. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2050. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2051. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2052. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

            Subtitle D--Freedom's Way National Heritage Area

Sec. 2061. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2062. Purposes.
Sec. 2063. Definitions.
Sec. 2064. Designation of Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2065. Management plan.
Sec. 2066. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2067. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2068. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2069. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2070. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2071. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2072. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

           Subtitle E--Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area

Sec. 2081. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2082. Purposes.
Sec. 2083. Definitions.
Sec. 2084. Designation of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2085. Management plan.
Sec. 2086. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2087. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2088. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2089. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2090. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2091. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2092. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

          Subtitle F--Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area

Sec. 2111. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2112. Purposes.
Sec. 2113. Definitions.
Sec. 2114. Designation of Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2115. Management plan.
Sec. 2116. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2117. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2118. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2119. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2120. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2121. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2122. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

                            TITLE III--STUDY

Sec. 3001. Study and report of proposed Northern Neck National Heritage 
Area.

             TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

Sec. 4001. National Coal Heritage Area technical corrections.
Sec. 4002. Rivers of steel national heritage area addition.
Sec. 4003. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor addition.
Sec. 4004. Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor technical 
corrections.
Sec. 4005. New Jersey Coastal Heritage trail route extension of 
authorization.
Sec. 4006. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor technical 
corrections.

              TITLE V--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING

Sec. 5001. Sense of Congress Regarding Funding.

        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION EXTENSIONS AND VIABILITY STUDIES

SEC. 1001. EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.

  Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104-333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended in each of 
sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 409(a), 508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 810(a) 
(as redesignated by this Act), and 909(c), by striking ``$10,000,000'' 
and inserting ``$15,000,000''.

SEC. 1002. EVALUATION AND REPORT.

  (a) In General.--For the nine National Heritage Areas authorized in 
Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996, not later than 3 years before the date on which authority for 
Federal funding terminates for each National Heritage Area, the 
Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local management entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the investments of Federal, State, Tribal, and 
        local government and private entities in each National Heritage 
        Area to determine the impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The report 
shall include recommendations for the future role of the National Park 
Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage Area.

           TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

   Subtitle A--Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Journey Through 
Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this subtitle is as 
follows:

Sec. 2001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2002. Purposes.
Sec. 2003. Definitions.
Sec. 2004. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National 
Heritage Area.
Sec. 2005. Management plan.
Sec. 2006. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2007. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2008. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2009. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2011. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2012. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

SEC. 2002. PURPOSES.

  (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--
          (1) to recognize the national importance of the natural and 
        cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study 
        entitled ``The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National 
        Heritage Area Feasibility Study'' dated September 2006;
          (2) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret the legacy 
        of the American history created along the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (3) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational tourism 
        and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors 
        and the general public;
          (4) to recognize and interpret important events and 
        geographic locations representing key developments in the 
        creation of America, including Native American, Colonial 
        American, European American, and African American heritage;
          (5) to recognize and interpret the effect of the Civil War on 
        the civilian population of the National Heritage Area during 
        the war and post-war reconstruction period;
          (6) to enhance a cooperative management framework to assist 
        the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, the 
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of West Virginia, and 
        their units of local government, the private sector, and 
        citizens residing in the National Heritage Area in conserving, 
        supporting, enhancing, and interpreting the significant 
        historic, cultural and recreational sites in the National 
        Heritage Area; and
          (7) to provide appropriate linkages among units of the 
        National Park System within and surrounding the National 
        Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and interpret resources 
        outside of park boundaries.

SEC. 2003. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle--
          (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National 
        Heritage Area established in this subtitle.
          (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local coordinating 
        entity'' means the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, 
        a Virginia non-profit, which is hereby designated by Congress--
                  (A) to develop, in partnership with others, the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) to act as a catalyst for the implementation of 
                projects and programs among diverse partners in the 
                National Heritage Area.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
        performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals of the 
        National Heritage Area, in accordance with this subtitle.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 2004. DESIGNATION OF THE JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND NATIONAL 
                    HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Journey Through 
Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The Heritage Area shall consist of the 175-
        mile region generally following the Route 15 corridor and 
        surrounding areas from Adams County, Pennsylvania, through 
        Frederick County, Maryland, including the Heart of the Civil 
        War Maryland State Heritage Area, looping through Brunswick, 
        Maryland, to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, back through Loudoun 
        County, Virginia, to the Route 15 corridor and surrounding 
        areas encompassing portions of Loudoun and Prince William 
        Counties, Virginia, then Fauquier County, Virginia, portions of 
        Spotsylvania and Madison Counties, Virginia, and Culpepper, 
        Rappahannock, Orange, and Albemarle Counties, Virginia.
          (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall 
        include all of those lands and interests as generally depicted 
        on the map titled ``Journey Through Hallowed Ground National 
        Heritage Area'', numbered P90/80,000, and dated October 2006. 
        The map shall be on file and available to the public in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the local 
        coordinating entity.

SEC. 2005. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National Heritage Area 
shall--
          (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
        area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging 
        long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
        funding, management, and development of the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private 
        organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area;
          (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
        fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;
          (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area related to the national importance 
        and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be 
        protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and 
        developed;
          (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) describe a program for implementation for the management 
        plan, including--
                  (A) performance goals;
                  (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                and
                  (C) specific commitments for implementation that have 
                been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                Federal, State, Tribal or local government agency, 
                organization, business, or individual;
          (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by 
        which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be 
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
        and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
        Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
          (8) include a business plan that--
                  (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                of the major activities contained in the management 
                plan; and
                  (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                and other resources necessary to implement the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Deadline.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to develop the management 
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
        additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such 
        time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Approval of Management Plan.--
          (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
        plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
        management plan for a National Heritage Area on the basis of 
        the criteria established under paragraph (3).
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Governor of each State in which the National Heritage Area is 
        located before approving a management plan for the National 
        Heritage Area.
          (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to approve 
        a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
        shall consider whether--
                  (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, 
                including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                governments, natural, and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                private property owners;
                  (B) the local coordinating entity--
                          (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                        public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                        governmental involvement (including through 
                        workshops and hearings) in the preparation of 
                        the management plan; and
                          (ii) provides for at least semiannual public 
                        meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
                        the management plan;
                  (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                strategies described in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;
                  (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                land laws or land use plans;
                  (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                to carry out the plan;
                  (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 
                whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements 
                of the management plan; and
                  (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                Tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
                organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private 
                sector parties for implementation of the management 
                plan.
          (4) Disapproval.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the 
                management plan, the Secretary--
                          (i) shall advise the local coordinating 
                        entity in writing of the reasons for the 
                        disapproval; and
                          (ii) may make recommendations to the local 
                        coordinating entity for revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                  (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
                plan.
          (5) Amendments.--
                  (A) In general.--An amendment to the management plan 
                that substantially alters the purposes of the National 
                Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and 
                approved or disapproved in the same manner as the 
                original management plan.
                  (B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity 
                shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle 
                to implement an amendment to the management plan until 
                the Secretary approves the amendment.
          (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                  (A) provide technical assistance under the authority 
                of this subtitle for the development and implementation 
                of the management plan; and
                  (B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested 
                parties to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 2006. EVALUATION; REPORT.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on which 
authority for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area 
under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, local, and private 
        investments in the National Heritage Area to determine the 
        impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. 
The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the 
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 2007. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

  (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, 
the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, as the local 
coordinating entity, shall--
          (1) prepare a management plan for the National Heritage Area, 
        and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance 
        with this subtitle;
          (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each fiscal 
        year for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal 
        funds under this subtitle, specifying--
                  (A) the specific performance goals and 
                accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
                  (B) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
                entity;
                  (C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
                  (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
                sources of the leveraging; and
                  (E) grants made to any other entities during the 
                fiscal year;
          (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which 
        the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this 
        subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the 
        funds and any matching funds; and
          (4) encourage economic viability and sustainability that is 
        consistent with the purposes of the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing the 
approved management plan for the National Heritage Area, the local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this 
subtitle to--
          (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;
          (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
        expertise in--
                  (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
                  (B) economic and community development; and
                  (C) heritage planning;
          (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including other 
        Federal programs;
          (5) contract for goods or services; and
          (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plan.
  (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local 
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under this 
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 2008. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
  (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on a National 
Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable.
  (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
          (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of a 
        National Heritage Area; or
          (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 2009. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

  Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public 
        or private), including the right to refrain from participating 
        in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies) 
        to the property of the property owner, or to modify public 
        access or use of property of the property owner under any other 
        Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;
          (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority (such as the 
        authority to make safety improvements or increase the capacity 
        of existing roads or to construct new roads) of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or 
        other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
        including but not necessarily limited to development and 
        management of energy or water or water-related infrastructure;
          (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of 
        water or water rights;
          (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and 
        wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the National Heritage Area; or
          (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
        other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
        person injured on the private property.

SEC. 2010. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to subsection (b), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not 
more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended.
  (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more than 
$15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent; the 
non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 2011. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

  Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local coordinating entity 
from using Federal funds available under other laws for the purposes 
for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 2012. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

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

            Subtitle B--Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

SEC. 2021. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Niagara Falls 
National Heritage Area Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this subtitle is as 
follows:

Sec. 2021. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2022. Purposes.
Sec. 2023. Definitions.
Sec. 2024. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2025. Management plan.
Sec. 2026. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2027. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2028. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission.
Sec. 2029. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2030. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2031. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2032. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2033. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

SEC. 2022. PURPOSES.

  (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--
          (1) to recognize the national importance of the natural and 
        cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the National 
        Park Service study report entitled ``Niagara National Heritage 
        Area Study'' dated 2005;
          (2) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret the 
        natural, scenic, cultural, and historic resources within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (3) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational tourism 
        and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors 
        and the general public;
          (4) to recognize and interpret important events and 
        geographic locations representing key developments in American 
        history and culture, including Native American, Colonial 
        American, European American, and African American heritage;
          (5) to enhance a cooperative management framework to assist 
        State, local, and Tribal governments, the private sector, and 
        citizens residing in the National Heritage Area in conserving, 
        supporting, enhancing, and interpreting the significant 
        historic, cultural, and recreational sites in the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) to conserve and interpret the history of the development 
        of hydroelectric power in the United States and its role in 
        developing the American economy; and
          (7) to provide appropriate linkages among units of the 
        National Park System within and surrounding the National 
        Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and interpret resources 
        outside of park boundaries.

SEC. 2023. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle--
          (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area 
        established in this subtitle.
          (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local coordinating 
        entity'' means the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area designated pursuant to this subtitle.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
        performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals of the 
        National Heritage Area, in accordance with this subtitle.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.
          (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Niagara 
        Falls National Heritage Area Commission established under this 
        subtitle.
          (6) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of 
        the State of New York.

SEC. 2024. DESIGNATION OF THE NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Niagara Falls 
National Heritage Area.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall consist of 
        the area from the western boundary of the town of Wheatfield, 
        New York, extending to the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake 
        Ontario, including the city of Niagara Falls, New York, the 
        villages of Youngstown and Lewiston, New York, land and water 
        within the boundaries of the Heritage Area in Niagara County, 
        New York, and any additional thematically related sites within 
        Erie and Niagara Counties, New York, that are identified in the 
        management plan developed under this subtitle.
          (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall 
        be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Niagara Falls 
        National Heritage Area,'' and numbered P76/80,000 and dated 
        July, 2006. The map shall be on file and available to the 
        public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service 
        and the local coordinating entity.

SEC. 2025. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National Heritage Area 
shall--
          (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
        area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging 
        long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
        funding, management, and development of the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private 
        organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area;
          (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
        fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;
          (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area related to the national importance 
        and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be 
        protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and 
        developed;
          (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) describe a program for implementation for the management 
        plan, including--
                  (A) performance goals;
                  (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                and
                  (C) specific commitments for implementation that have 
                been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, 
                organization, business, or individual;
          (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by 
        which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be 
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
        and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
        Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
          (8) include a business plan that--
                  (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                of the major activities contained in the management 
                plan; and
                  (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                and other resources necessary to implement the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Deadline.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to develop the management 
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
        additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such 
        time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Approval of Management Plan.--
          (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
        plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
        management plan for a National Heritage Area on the basis of 
        the criteria established under paragraph (3).
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Governor before approving a management plan for the National 
        Heritage Area.
          (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to approve 
        a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
        shall consider whether--
                  (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, 
                including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                governments, natural and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                private property owners;
                  (B) the local coordinating entity--
                          (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                        public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                        governmental involvement (including through 
                        workshops and hearings) in the preparation of 
                        the management plan; and
                          (ii) provides for at least semiannual public 
                        meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
                        the management plan;
                  (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                strategies described in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;
                  (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                land laws or land use plans;
                  (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                to carry out the plan;
                  (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 
                whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements 
                of the management plan; and
                  (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                Tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
                organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private 
                sector parties for implementation of the management 
                plan.
          (4) Disapproval.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the 
                management plan, the Secretary--
                          (i) shall advise the local coordinating 
                        entity in writing of the reasons for the 
                        disapproval; and
                          (ii) may make recommendations to the local 
                        coordinating entity for revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                  (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
                plan.
          (5) Amendments.--
                  (A) In general.--An amendment to the management plan 
                that substantially alters the purposes of the National 
                Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and 
                approved or disapproved in the same manner as the 
                original management plan.
                  (B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity 
                shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle 
                to implement an amendment to the management plan until 
                the Secretary approves the amendment.
          (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                  (A) provide technical assistance under the authority 
                of this subtitle for the development and implementation 
                of the management plan; and
                  (B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested 
                parties to carry out this subtitle

SEC. 2026. EVALUATION; REPORT.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on which 
authority for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area 
under this subtitle the Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and 
        private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine 
        the impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. 
The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the 
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 2027. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

  (a) Designation.--The local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area 
shall be--
          (1) for the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
        of this subtitle, the Commission; and
          (2) on expiration of the 5-year period described in 
        subparagraph (1), a private nonprofit or governmental 
        organization designated by the Commission.
  (b) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, 
the local coordinating entity, shall--
          (1) prepare a management plan for the National Heritage Area, 
        and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance 
        with this subtitle;
          (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each fiscal 
        year for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal 
        funds under this subtitle, specifying--
                  (A) the specific performance goals and 
                accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
                  (B) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
                entity;
                  (C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
                  (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
                sources of the leveraging; and
                  (E) grants made to any other entities during the 
                fiscal year;
          (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which 
        the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this 
        subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the 
        funds and any matching funds;
          (4) encourage economic viability and sustainability that is 
        consistent with the purposes of the National Heritage Area; and
          (5) coordinate projects, activities, and programs with the 
        Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
  (c) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing the 
approved management plan for the National Heritage Area, the local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this 
subtitle to--
          (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;
          (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
        expertise in--
                  (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
                  (B) economic and community development; and
                  (C) heritage planning;
          (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including other 
        Federal programs;
          (5) contract for goods or services; and
          (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plan.
  (d) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local 
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under this 
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 2028. NIAGARA FALLS HERITAGE AREA COMMISSION.

  (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of the 
Interior the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission.
  (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 17 members, of 
whom--
          (1) 1 member shall be the Director of the National Park 
        Service (or a designee);
          (2) 5 members shall be appointed by the Secretary, after 
        consideration of the recommendation of the Governor, from among 
        individuals with knowledge and experience of--
                  (A) the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation 
                and Historic Preservation, the Niagara River Greenway 
                Commission, the New York Power Authority, the USA 
                Niagara Development Corporation, and the Niagara 
                Tourism and Convention Corporation; or
                  (B) any successors of the agencies described in 
                subparagraph (A);
          (3) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after 
        consideration of the recommendation of the mayor of Niagara 
        Falls, New York;
          (4) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after 
        consideration of the recommendation of the mayor of the village 
        of Youngstown, New York;
          (5) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after 
        consideration of the recommendation of the mayor of the village 
        of Lewiston, New York;
          (6) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after 
        consideration of the recommendation of the Tuscarora Nation;
          (7) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after 
        consideration of the recommendation of the Seneca Nation of 
        Indians; and
          (8) 6 members shall be individuals who have an interest in, 
        support for, and expertise appropriate to tourism, regional 
        planning, history and historic preservation, cultural or 
        natural resource management, conservation, recreation, and 
        education, or museum services, of whom--
                  (A) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
                after consideration of the recommendation of the 2 
                members of the Senate from the State; and
                  (B) 2 members shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
                after consideration of the recommendation of the Member 
                of the House of Representatives whose district 
                encompasses the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Terms; Vacancies.--
          (1) Term.--A member of the Commission shall be appointed for 
        a term not to exceed 5 years.
          (2) Vacancies.--
                  (A) Partial term.--A member appointed to fill a 
                vacancy on the Commission shall serve for the remainder 
                of the term for which the predecessor of the member was 
                appointed.
                  (B) In general.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be 
                filled in the same manner as the original appointment 
                was made.
  (d) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--
          (1) Selection.--The Commission shall select a Chairperson and 
        Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.
          (2) Vice chairperson.--The Vice Chairperson shall serve as 
        the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson.
  (e) Quorum.--
          (1) In general.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
        shall constitute a quorum.
          (2) Transaction.--For the transaction of any business or the 
        exercise of any power of the Commission, the Commission shall 
        have the power to act by a majority vote of the members present 
        at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.
  (f) Meetings.--
          (1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at least quarterly 
        at the call of--
                  (A) the Chairperson; or
                  (B) a majority of the members of the Commission.
          (2) Notice.--Notice of Commission meetings and agendas for 
        the meetings shall be published in local newspapers that are 
        distributed throughout the National Heritage Area.
          (3) Applicable law.--Meetings of the Commission shall be 
        subject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code.
  (g) Authorities of the Commission.--In addition to the authorities 
otherwise granted in this subtitle, the Commission may--
          (1) request and accept from the head of any Federal agency, 
        on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, any personnel of 
        the Federal agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out 
        the duties of the Commission;
          (2) request and accept from the head of any State agency or 
        any agency of a political subdivision of the State, on a 
        reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of the 
        agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties 
        of the Commission;
          (3) seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, grants, or 
        donations of money, personal property, or services; and
          (4) use the United States mails in the same manner as other 
        agencies of the Federal Government.
  (h) Duties of the Commission.--To further the purposes of the 
National Heritage Area, in addition to the duties otherwise listed in 
this subtitle, the Commission shall assist in the transition of the 
management of the National Heritage Area from the Commission to the 
local coordinating entity designated under this subtitle.
  (i) Compensation of Members.--
          (1) In general.--A member of the Commission shall serve 
        without compensation.
          (2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of 
        the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
  (j) Gifts.--For purposes of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, any gift or charitable contribution to the Commission 
shall be considered to be a charitable contribution or gift to the 
United States.
  (k) Use of Federal Funds.--Except as provided for the leasing of 
administrative facilities under subsection (g)(1), the Commission may 
not use Federal funds made available to the Commission under this 
subtitle to acquire any real property or interest in real property.

SEC. 2029. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
  (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on a National 
Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable.
  (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
          (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of a 
        National Heritage Area; or
          (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 2030. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

  Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public 
        or private), including the right to refrain from participating 
        in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies) 
        to the property of the property owner, or to modify public 
        access or use of property of the property owner under any other 
        Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;
          (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or 
        other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
        including but not necessarily limited to development and 
        management of energy, water, or water-related infrastructure;
          (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of 
        water or water rights;
          (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and 
        wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the National Heritage Area; or
          (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
        other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
        person injured on the private property.

SEC. 2031. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to subsection (b), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not 
more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended.
  (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more than 
$15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent; the 
non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 2032. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

  Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local coordinating entity 
from using Federal funds available under other laws for the purposes 
for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 2033. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

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

            Subtitle C--Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

SEC. 2041. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Muscle Shoals 
National Heritage Area Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this subtitle is as 
follows:

Sec. 2041. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2042. Purposes.
Sec. 2043. Definitions.
Sec. 2044. Designation of Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2045. Management plan.
Sec. 2046. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2047. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2048. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2049. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2050. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2051. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2052. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

SEC. 2042. PURPOSES.

  The purposes of this subtitle include--
          (1) to preserve, support conserve and interpret the legacy of 
        the region represented by the National Heritage Area as 
        described in the feasibility study prepared by the National 
        Park Service;
          (2) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational tourism 
        and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors 
        and the general public;
          (3) to recognize and interpret important events and 
        geographic locations representing key developments in the 
        growth of America, including Native American, Colonial 
        American, European American, and African American heritage;
          (4) to recognize and interpret how the distinctive geography 
        of the region shaped the development of settlement, defense, 
        transportation, commerce, and culture there;
          (5) to provide a cooperative management framework to foster a 
        close working relationship with all levels of government, the 
        private sector, and the local communities in the region in 
        identifying, preserving, interpreting, and developing the 
        historical, cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the 
        region for the educational and inspirational benefit of current 
        and future generations; and
          (6) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the 
        National Park System and communities, governments, and 
        organizations within the National Heritage Area.

SEC. 2043. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area 
        established in this subtitle.
          (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local coordinating 
        entity'' means the Muscle Shoals Regional Center, which is 
        hereby designated by Congress--
                  (A) to develop, in partnership with others, the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) to act as a catalyst for the implementation of 
                projects and programs among diverse partners in the 
                National Heritage Area.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
        performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals of the 
        National Heritage Area, in accordance with this subtitle.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 2044. DESIGNATION OF MUSCLE SHOALS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Muscle Shoals 
National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall be 
        comprised of the counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, 
        Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan; including the Wilson Dam; the 
        Handy Home; and the Helen Keller birthplace.
          (2) Map.--The boundary of the National Heritage Area shall be 
        as generally depicted on the map titled ``_______'', numbered 
        _______, and dated ________. The map shall be on file and 
        available to the public in the appropriate offices of the 
        National Park Service and the local coordinating entity.

SEC. 2045. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National Heritage Area 
shall--
          (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
        area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging 
        long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
        funding, management, and development of the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private 
        organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area;
          (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
        fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;
          (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area related to the national importance 
        and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be 
        protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and 
        developed;
          (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) describe a program for implementation for the management 
        plan, including--
                  (A) performance goals;
                  (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                and
                  (C) specific commitments for implementation that have 
                been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, 
                organization, business, or individual;
          (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by 
        which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be 
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
        and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
        Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
          (8) include a business plan that--
                  (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                of the major activities contained in the management 
                plan; and
                  (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                and other resources necessary to implement the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Deadline.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to develop the management 
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
        additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such 
        time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Approval of Management Plan.--
          (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
        plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
        management plan for a National Heritage Area on the basis of 
        the criteria established under paragraph (3).
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Governor of each State in which the National Heritage Area is 
        located before approving a management plan for the National 
        Heritage Area.
          (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to approve 
        a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
        shall consider whether--
                  (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, 
                including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                governments, natural, and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                private property owners;
                  (B) the local coordinating entity--
                          (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                        public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                        governmental involvement (including through 
                        workshops and hearings) in the preparation of 
                        the management plan; and
                          (ii) provides for at least semiannual public 
                        meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
                        the management plan;
                  (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                strategies described in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;
                  (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                land laws or land use plans;
                  (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                to carry out the plan;
                  (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 
                whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements 
                of the management plan; and
                  (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                Tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
                organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private 
                sector parties for implementation of the management 
                plan.
          (4) Disapproval.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the 
                management plan, the Secretary--
                          (i) shall advise the local coordinating 
                        entity in writing of the reasons for the 
                        disapproval; and
                          (ii) may make recommendations to the local 
                        coordinating entity for revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                  (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
                plan.
          (5) Amendments.--
                  (A) In general.--An amendment to the management plan 
                that substantially alters the purposes of the National 
                Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and 
                approved or disapproved in the same manner as the 
                original management plan.
                  (B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity 
                shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle 
                to implement an amendment to the management plan until 
                the Secretary approves the amendment.
          (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                  (A) provide technical assistance under the authority 
                of this subtitle for the development and implementation 
                of the management plan; and
                  (B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested 
                parties to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 2046. EVALUATION; REPORT.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on which 
authority for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area 
under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and 
        private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine 
        the impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. 
The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the 
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 2047. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

  (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, 
the Muscle Shoals Regional Center, as the local coordinating entity, 
shall--
          (1) prepare a management plan for the National Heritage Area, 
        and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance 
        with this subtitle;
          (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each fiscal 
        year for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal 
        funds under this subtitle, specifying--
                  (A) the specific performance goals and 
                accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
                  (B) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
                entity;
                  (C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
                  (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
                sources of the leveraging; and
                  (E) grants made to any other entities during the 
                fiscal year;
          (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which 
        the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this 
        subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the 
        funds and any matching funds; and
          (4) encourage economic viability and sustainability that is 
        consistent with the purposes of the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing the 
approved management plan for the National Heritage Area, the local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this 
subtitle to--
          (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;
          (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
        expertise in--
                  (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
                  (B) economic and community development; and
                  (C) heritage planning;
          (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including other 
        Federal programs;
          (5) contract for goods or services; and
          (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plan.
  (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local 
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under this 
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 2048. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
  (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on a National 
Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable.
  (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
          (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of a 
        National Heritage Area; or
          (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 2049. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

  Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public 
        or private), including the right to refrain from participating 
        in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies) 
        to the property of the property owner, or to modify public 
        access or use of property of the property owner under any other 
        Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;
          (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or 
        other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
        including but not necessarily limited to development and 
        management of energy, water, or water-related infrastructure;
          (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of 
        water or water rights;
          (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and 
        wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the National Heritage Area; or
          (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
        other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
        person injured on the private property.

SEC. 2050. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to subsection (b), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not 
more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended.
  (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more than 
$15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent; the 
non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 2051. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

  Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local coordinating entity 
from using Federal funds available under other laws for the purposes 
for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 2052. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

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

            Subtitle D--Freedom's Way National Heritage Area

SEC. 2061. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this subtitle is as 
follows:

Sec. 2061. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2062. Purposes.
Sec. 2063. Definitions.
Sec. 2064. Designation of Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2065. Management plan.
Sec. 2066. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2067. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2068. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2069. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2070. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2071. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2072. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

SEC. 2062. PURPOSES.

  (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--
          (1) to recognize the significant natural and cultural 
        legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study entitled 
        ``Freedom's Way Heritage Area Feasibility Study'' dated July 
        1997 and the addendum dated March 2003;
          (2) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational tourism 
        and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors 
        and the general public;
          (3) to foster a close working relationship between the 
        Secretary and all levels of government, the private sector, and 
        local communities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the 
        State of New Hampshire in order to preserve the special 
        historic identity of the National Heritage Area;
          (4) to manage, preserve, protect and interpret the cultural, 
        historical, and natural resources of the National Heritage Area 
        for the educational and inspirational benefit of future 
        generations; and
          (5) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the 
        National Park System and communities, governments, and 
        organizations within the National Heritage Area.

SEC. 2063. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area 
        established in this subtitle.
          (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local coordinating 
        entity'' means the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., 
        which is hereby designated by Congress--
                  (A) to develop, in partnership with others, the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) to act as a catalyst for the implementation of 
                projects and programs among diverse partners in the 
                National Heritage Area.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
        performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals of the 
        National Heritage Area, in accordance with this subtitle.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 2064. DESIGNATION OF FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall include the 
        following communities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 
        Winchendon, Ashburnham, Ashby, Gardner, Fitchburg, Westminster, 
        Princeton, Sterling, Leominster, Townsend, Pepperell, 
        Lunenburg, Shirley, Lancaster, Clinton, Bolton, Harvard, Ayer, 
        Groton, Dunstable, Westford, Littleton, Boxborough, Stow, 
        Hudson, Maynard, Sudbury, Concord, Carlisle, Acton, Bedford, 
        Lincoln, Lexington, Woburn, Arlington, Medford, and Malden. 
        Additionally it shall include the following communities in the 
        State of New Hampshire: New Ipswich, Greenville, Mason, 
        Brookline, Milford, Amherst, Hollis, and Nashua.
          (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage area shall 
        be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Freedom's Way 
        National Heritage Area'', numbered T04/80,000, and dated July 
        2007. The map shall be on file and available to the public in 
        the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the 
        local coordinating entity.

SEC. 2065. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National Heritage Area 
shall--
          (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
        area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging 
        long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
        funding, management, and development of the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private 
        organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area;
          (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
        fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;
          (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area related to the national importance 
        and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be 
        protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and 
        developed;
          (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) describe a program for implementation for the management 
        plan, including--
                  (A) performance goals;
                  (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                and
                  (C) specific commitments for implementation that have 
                been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, 
                organization, business, or individual;
          (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by 
        which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be 
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
        and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
        Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
          (8) include a business plan that--
                  (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                of the major activities contained in the management 
                plan; and
                  (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                and other resources necessary to implement the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Deadline.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to develop the management 
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
        additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such 
        time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Approval of Management Plan.--
          (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
        plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
        management plan for the National Heritage Area on the basis of 
        the criteria established under paragraph (3).
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Governor of each State or Commonwealth in which the National 
        Heritage Area is located before approving a management plan for 
        the National Heritage Area.
          (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to approve 
        a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
        shall consider whether--
                  (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, 
                including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                governments, natural and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                private property owners;
                  (B) the local coordinating entity--
                          (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                        public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                        governmental involvement (including through 
                        workshops and hearings) in the preparation of 
                        the management plan; and
                          (ii) provides for at least semiannual public 
                        meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
                        the management plan;
                  (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                strategies described in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;
                  (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                land laws or land use plans;
                  (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                to carry out the plan;
                  (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 
                whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements 
                of the management plan; and
                  (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                Tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
                organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private 
                sector parties for implementation of the management 
                plan.
          (4) Disapproval.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the 
                management plan, the Secretary--
                          (i) shall advise the local coordinating 
                        entity in writing of the reasons for the 
                        disapproval; and
                          (ii) may make recommendations to the local 
                        coordinating entity for revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                  (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
                plan.
          (5) Amendments.--
                  (A) In general.--An amendment to the management plan 
                that substantially alters the purposes of the National 
                Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and 
                approved or disapproved in the same manner as the 
                original management plan.
                  (B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity 
                shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle 
                to implement an amendment to the management plan until 
                the Secretary approves the amendment.
          (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                  (A) provide technical assistance under the authority 
                of this subtitle for the development and implementation 
                of the management plan; and
                  (B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested 
                parties to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 2066. EVALUATION; REPORT.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on which 
authority for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area 
under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and 
        private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine 
        the impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. 
The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the 
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 2067. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

  (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, 
the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., as the local coordinating 
entity, shall--
          (1) prepare a management plan for the National Heritage Area, 
        and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance 
        with this subtitle;
          (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each fiscal 
        year for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal 
        funds under this subtitle, specifying--
                  (A) the specific performance goals and 
                accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
                  (B) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
                entity;
                  (C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
                  (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
                sources of the leveraging; and
                  (E) grants made to any other entities during the 
                fiscal year;
          (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which 
        the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this 
        subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the 
        funds and any matching funds; and
          (4) encourage economic viability and sustainability that is 
        consistent with the purposes of the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing the 
approved management plan for the National Heritage Area, the local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this 
subtitle to--
          (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;
          (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
        expertise in--
                  (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
                  (B) economic and community development; and
                  (C) heritage planning;
          (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including other 
        Federal programs;
          (5) contract for goods or services; and
          (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plan.
  (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local 
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under this 
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 2068. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
  (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on a National 
Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable.
  (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
          (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of a 
        National Heritage Area; or
          (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 2069. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

  Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public 
        or private), including the right to refrain from participating 
        in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies) 
        to the property of the property owner, or to modify public 
        access or use of property of the property owner under any other 
        Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;
          (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or 
        other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
        including but not necessarily limited to development and 
        management of energy, water, or water-related infrastructure;
          (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of 
        water or water rights;
          (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and 
        wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the National Heritage Area; or
          (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
        other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
        person injured on the private property.

SEC. 2070. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to subsection (b), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not 
more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended.
  (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more than 
$15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent; the 
non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 2071. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

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

SEC. 2072. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

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

           Subtitle E--Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area

SEC. 2081. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln 
National Heritage Area Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this subtitle is as 
follows:

Sec. 2081. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2082. Purposes.
Sec. 2083. Definitions.
Sec. 2084. Designation of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2085. Management plan.
Sec. 2086. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2087. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2088. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2089. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2090. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2091. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2092. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

SEC. 2082. PURPOSES.

  (a) The purposes of this subtitle include--
          (1) to recognize the significant natural and cultural 
        legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study entitled 
        ``Feasibility Study of the Proposed Abraham Lincoln National 
        Heritage Area'' prepared for the Looking for Lincoln Heritage 
        Coalition in 2002 and revised in 2007;
          (2) to promote heritage, cultural and recreational tourism 
        and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors 
        and the general public;
          (3) to recognize and interpret important events and 
        geographic locations representing key periods in the growth of 
        America, including Native American, Colonial American, European 
        American, and African American heritage;
          (4) to recognize and interpret the distinctive role the 
        region played in shaping the man who would become the 16th 
        President of the United States, and how Abraham Lincoln's life 
        left its traces in the stories, folklore, buildings, 
        streetscapes, and landscapes of the region;
          (5) to provide a cooperative management framework to foster a 
        close working relationship with all levels of government, the 
        private sector, and the local communities in the region in 
        identifying, preserving, interpreting, and developing the 
        historical, cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the 
        region for the educational and inspirational benefit of current 
        and future generations; and
          (6) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the 
        National Park System and communities, governments, and 
        organizations within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 2083. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area 
        established in this subtitle.
          (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local coordinating 
        entity'' means the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, 
        which is hereby designated by Congress--
                  (A) to develop, in partnership with others, the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) to act as a catalyst for the implementation of 
                projects and programs among diverse partners in the 
                National Heritage Area.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
        performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals of the 
        National Heritage Area, in accordance with this subtitle.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 2084. DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Abraham Lincoln 
National Heritage Area.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall consist of 
        sites as designated by the management plan within a core area 
        located in Central Illinois, consisting of Adams, Brown, 
        Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, 
        Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, 
        Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, 
        Madison, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, 
        Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, 
        Shelby, Tazwell, Vermillion, Warren and Woodford counties.
          (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall 
        be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Proposed Abraham 
        Lincoln National Heritage Area'', and numbered 338/80,000, and 
        dated July 2007. The map shall be on file and available to the 
        public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service 
        and the local coordinating entity.

SEC. 2085. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National Heritage Area 
shall--
          (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
        area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging 
        long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
        funding, management, and development of the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private 
        organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area;
          (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
        fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;
          (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area related to the national importance 
        and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be 
        protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and 
        developed;
          (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) describe a program for implementation for the management 
        plan, including--
                  (A) performance goals;
                  (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                and
                  (C) specific commitments for implementation that have 
                been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, 
                organization, business, or individual;
          (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by 
        which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be 
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
        and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
        Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
          (8) include a business plan that--
                  (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                of the major activities contained in the management 
                plan; and
                  (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                and other resources necessary to implement the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Deadline.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to develop the management 
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
        additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such 
        time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Approval of Management Plan.--
          (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
        plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
        management plan for a National Heritage Area on the basis of 
        the criteria established under paragraph (3).
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Governor of each State in which the National Heritage Area is 
        located before approving a management plan for the National 
        Heritage Area.
          (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to approve 
        a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
        shall consider whether--
                  (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, 
                including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                governments, natural, and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                private property owners;
                  (B) the local coordinating entity--
                          (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                        public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                        governmental involvement (including through 
                        workshops and hearings) in the preparation of 
                        the management plan; and
                          (ii) provides for at least semiannual public 
                        meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
                        the management plan;
                  (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                strategies described in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;
                  (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                land laws or land use plans;
                  (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                to carry out the plan;
                  (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 
                whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements 
                of the management plan; and
                  (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                Tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
                organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private 
                sector parties for implementation of the management 
                plan.
          (4) Disapproval.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the 
                management plan, the Secretary--
                          (i) shall advise the local coordinating 
                        entity in writing of the reasons for the 
                        disapproval; and
                          (ii) may make recommendations to the local 
                        coordinating entity for revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                  (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
                plan.
          (5) Amendments.--
                  (A) In general.--An amendment to the management plan 
                that substantially alters the purposes of the National 
                Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and 
                approved or disapproved in the same manner as the 
                original management plan.
                  (B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity 
                shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle 
                to implement an amendment to the management plan until 
                the Secretary approves the amendment.
          (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                  (A) provide technical assistance under the authority 
                of this subtitle for the development and implementation 
                of the management plan; and
                  (B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested 
                parties to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 2086. EVALUATION; REPORT.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on which 
authority for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area 
under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and 
        private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine 
        the impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. 
The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the 
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 2087. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

  (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, 
the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, as the local coordinating 
entity, shall--
          (1) prepare a management plan for the National Heritage Area, 
        and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance 
        with this subtitle;
          (2) submit an annual report to the secretary for each fiscal 
        year for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal 
        funds under this subtitle, specifying--
                  (A) the specific performance goals and 
                accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
                  (B) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
                entity;
                  (C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
                  (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
                sources of the leveraging; and
                  (E) grants made to any other entities during the 
                fiscal year;
          (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which 
        the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this 
        subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the 
        funds and any matching funds; and
          (4) encourage economic viability and sustainability that is 
        consistent with the purposes of the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing the 
approved management plan for the National Heritage Area, the local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this 
subtitle to--
          (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;
          (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
        expertise in--
                  (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
                  (B) economic and community development; and
                  (C) heritage planning;
          (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including other 
        Federal programs;
          (5) contract for goods or services; and
          (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plan.
  (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local 
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under this 
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 2088. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
  (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on a National 
Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable.
  (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
          (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of a 
        National Heritage Area; or
          (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 2089. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

  Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public 
        or private), including the right to refrain from participating 
        in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies) 
        to the property of the property owner, or to modify public 
        access or use of property of the property owner under any other 
        Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;
          (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or 
        other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
        including but not necessarily limited to development and 
        management of energy, water, or water-related infrastructure;
          (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of 
        water or water rights;
          (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and 
        wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the National Heritage Area; or
          (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
        other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
        person injured on the private property.

SEC. 2090. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to subsection (b), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not 
more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended.
  (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more than 
$15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent; the 
non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 2091. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

  Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local coordinating entity 
from using Federal funds available under other laws for the purposes 
for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 2092. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

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

          Subtitle F--Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area

SEC. 2111. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Santa Cruz 
Valley National Heritage Area Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this subtitle is as 
follows:

Sec. 2111. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2112. Purposes.
Sec. 2113. Definitions.
Sec. 2114. Designation of Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.
Sec. 2115. Management plan.
Sec. 2116. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 2117. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 2118. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 2119. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 2120. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2121. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 2122. Sunset for grants and other assistance.

SEC. 2112. PURPOSES.

  The purposes of this subtitle include--
          (1) to establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area 
        in the State of Arizona;
          (2) to implement the recommendations of the ``Alternative 
        Concepts for Commemorating Spanish Colonization'' study 
        completed by the National Park Service in 1991, and the 
        ``Feasibility Study for the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage 
        Area'' prepared by the Center for Desert Archaeology in July 
        2005;
          (3) to provide a management framework to foster a close 
        working relationship with all levels of government, the private 
        sector, and the local communities in the region and to conserve 
        the region's heritage while continuing to pursue compatible 
        economic opportunities;
          (4) to assist communities, organizations, and citizens in the 
        State of Arizona in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and 
        developing the historical, cultural, scenic, and natural 
        resources of the region for the educational and inspirational 
        benefit of current and future generations; and
          (5) to provide appropriate linkages between units of the 
        National Park System and communities, governments, and 
        organizations within the National Heritage Area.

SEC. 2113. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
        Area'' means the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area 
        established in this subtitle.
          (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local coordinating 
        entity'' means the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc., 
        which is hereby designated by Congress--
                  (A) to develop, in partnership with others, the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) to act as a catalyst for the implementation of 
                projects and programs among diverse partners in the 
                National Heritage Area.
          (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
        plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National 
        Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, strategies, 
        performance goals, and recommendations to meet the goals of the 
        National Heritage Area, in accordance with this subtitle.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 2114. DESIGNATION OF SANTA CRUZ VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Santa Cruz Valley 
National Heritage Area.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The National Heritage Area shall consist of 
        portions of the counties of Santa Cruz and Pima.
          (2) Map.--The boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall 
        be as generally depicted on the map titled ``Santa Cruz Valley 
        National Heritage Area'', and numbered _______, and dated 
        _______. The map be on file and available to the public in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the local 
        coordinating entity.

SEC. 2115. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the National Heritage Area 
shall--
          (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
        area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging 
        long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, 
        funding, management, and development of the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private 
        organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area;
          (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
        fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;
          (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
        the National Heritage Area related to the national importance 
        and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be 
        protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and 
        developed;
          (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National 
        Heritage Area;
          (6) describe a program for implementation for the management 
        plan, including--
                  (A) performance goals;
                  (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                and
                  (C) specific commitments for implementation that have 
                been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, 
                organization, business, or individual;
          (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by 
        which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be 
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
        and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
        Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and
          (8) include a business plan that--
                  (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                of the major activities contained in the management 
                plan; and
                  (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                and other resources necessary to implement the 
                management plan for the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Deadline.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to develop the management 
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
        additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such 
        time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Approval of Management Plan.--
          (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
        plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
        management plan for a National Heritage Area on the basis of 
        the criteria established under paragraph (3).
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Governor of each State in which the National Heritage Area is 
        located before approving a management plan for the National 
        Heritage Area.
          (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to approve 
        a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary 
        shall consider whether--
                  (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, 
                including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                governments, natural and historic resource protection 
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                private property owners;
                  (B) the local coordinating entity--
                          (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                        public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                        governmental involvement (including through 
                        workshops and hearings) in the preparation of 
                        the management plan; and
                          (ii) provides for at least semiannual public 
                        meetings to ensure adequate implementation of 
                        the management plan;
                  (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                strategies described in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;
                  (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                land laws or land use plans;
                  (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                to carry out the plan;
                  (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 
                whose support is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements 
                of the management plan; and
                  (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                Tribal, and local governments, regional planning 
                organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private 
                sector parties for implementation of the management 
                plan.
          (4) Disapproval.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves the 
                management plan, the Secretary--
                          (i) shall advise the local coordinating 
                        entity in writing of the reasons for the 
                        disapproval; and
                          (ii) may make recommendations to the local 
                        coordinating entity for revisions to the 
                        management plan.
                  (B) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after 
                receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary 
                shall approve or disapprove the revised management 
                plan.
          (5) Amendments.--
                  (A) In general.--An amendment to the management plan 
                that substantially alters the purposes of the National 
                Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and 
                approved or disapproved in the same manner as the 
                original management plan.
                  (B) Implementation.--The local coordinating entity 
                shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle 
                to implement an amendment to the management plan until 
                the Secretary approves the amendment.
          (6) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                  (A) provide technical assistance under the authority 
                of this subtitle for the development and implementation 
                of the management plan; and
                  (B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested 
                parties to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 2116. EVALUATION; REPORT.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date on which 
authority for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area 
under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--
          (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        National Heritage Area; and
          (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
  (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
          (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with 
        respect to--
                  (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 
                legislation for the National Heritage Area; and
                  (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the National Heritage 
                Area;
          (2) analyze the Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and 
        private investments in the National Heritage Area to determine 
        the impact of the investments; and
          (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
        purposes of identifying the critical components for 
        sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
  (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. 
The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the 
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage 
Area.

SEC. 2117. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

  (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, 
the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc., as the local 
coordinating entity, shall--
          (1) prepare a management plan for the National Heritage Area, 
        and submit the management plan to the Secretary, in accordance 
        with this subtitle;
          (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for each fiscal 
        year for which the local coordinating entity receives Federal 
        funds under this subtitle, specifying--
                  (A) the specific performance goals and 
                accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;
                  (B) the expenses and income of the local coordinating 
                entity;
                  (C) the amounts and sources of matching funds;
                  (D) the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and 
                sources of the leveraging; and
                  (E) grants made to any other entities during the 
                fiscal year;
          (3) make available for audit for each fiscal year for which 
        the local coordinating entity receives Federal funds under this 
        subtitle, all information pertaining to the expenditure of the 
        funds and any matching funds; and
          (4) encourage economic viability and sustainability that is 
        consistent with the purposes of the National Heritage Area.
  (b) Authorities.--For the purposes of preparing and implementing the 
approved management plan for the National Heritage Area, the local 
coordinating entity may use Federal funds made available under this 
subtitle to--
          (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage 
        Area;
          (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
        technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit 
        organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;
          (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
        expertise in--
                  (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, 
                scenic, and recreational resource conservation;
                  (B) economic and community development; and
                  (C) heritage planning;
          (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including other 
        Federal programs;
          (5) contract for goods or services; and
          (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plan.
  (c) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--The local 
coordinating entity may not use Federal funds authorized under this 
subtitle to acquire any interest in real property.

SEC. 2118. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
  (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on a National 
Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities 
with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum 
extent practicable.
  (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
          (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of a 
        National Heritage Area; or
          (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 2119. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

  Nothing in this subtitle--
          (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public 
        or private), including the right to refrain from participating 
        in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies) 
        to the property of the property owner, or to modify public 
        access or use of property of the property owner under any other 
        Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;
          (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or 
        other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, 
        including but not necessarily limited to development and 
        management of energy, water, or water-related infrastructure;
          (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of 
        water or water rights;
          (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and 
        wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the National Heritage Area; or
          (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any 
        other law, of any private property owner with respect to any 
        person injured on the private property.

SEC. 2120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to subsection (b), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not 
more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended.
  (b) Limitation on Total Amounts Appropriated.--Not more than 
$15,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent; the 
non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of 
goods or services fairly valued.

SEC. 2121. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

  Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the local coordinating entity 
from using Federal funds available under other laws for the purposes 
for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 2122. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

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

                            TITLE III--STUDY

SEC. 3001. STUDY AND REPORT OF PROPOSED NORTHERN NECK NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                    AREA.

  (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter referred to as ``the 
Secretary''), in consultation with appropriate State historic 
preservation officers, State historical societies, and other 
appropriate organizations, shall conduct a study of the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the area described in subsection (d) as the 
Northern Neck National Heritage Area in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  (b) Criteria.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall apply the 
following criteria to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the area described in subsection (d) as a National Heritage 
Area:
          (1) The area--
                  (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, cultural, 
                educational, scenic, or recreational resources that 
                together are nationally important to the heritage of 
                the United States;
                  (B) represents distinctive aspects of the heritage of 
                the United States worthy of recognition, conservation, 
                interpretation, and continuing use;
                  (C) is best managed as such an assemblage through 
                partnerships among public and private entities at the 
                local or regional level;
                  (D) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
                folklife that are a valuable part of the heritage of 
                the United States;
                  (E) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve 
                natural, historical, cultural, or scenic features;
                  (F) provides outstanding recreational or educational 
                opportunities; and
                  (G) has resources and traditional uses that have 
                national importance.
          (2) Residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, 
        and governments (including relevant Federal land management 
        agencies) within the proposed area are involved in the planning 
        and have demonstrated significant support through letters and 
        other means for National Heritage Area designation and 
        management.
          (3) The local coordinating entity responsible for preparing 
        and implementing the management plan is identified.
          (4) The proposed local coordinating entity and units of 
        government supporting the designation have documented their 
        commitment to work in partnership to protect, enhance, 
        interpret, fund, manage, and develop resources within the 
        National Heritage Area.
          (5) The proposed local coordinating entity has developed a 
        conceptual financial plan that outlines the roles of all 
        participants (including the Federal Government) in the 
        management of the National Heritage Area.
          (6) The proposal is consistent with continued economic 
        activity within the area.
          (7) A conceptual boundary map has been developed and is 
        supported by the public and participating Federal agencies.
  (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
consult with the managers of any Federal land within the proposed 
National Heritage Area and secure the concurrence of the managers with 
the findings of the study before making a determination for 
designation.
  (d) Boundaries of the Study Area.--The study area referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be comprised of the following:
          (1) The part of Virginia between the Potomac and the 
        Rappahannock Rivers in eastern coastal Virginia.
          (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and 
        Lancaster Counties, Virginia.
          (3) Other areas that have heritage aspects that are similar 
        to those aspects that are in the areas described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) and which are adjacent to or in the vicinity of 
        those areas.
  (e) Report.--The Secretary shall
          (1) review, comment on, and determine if the study meets the 
        criteria specified in subsection (b) for designation as a 
        National Heritage Area;
          (2) consult with the Governor of the Commonwealth of 
        Virginia; and
          (3) not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which 
        funds are first made available for this section, submit to the 
        Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
        a report on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of 
        the study, including--
                  (A) any comments received from the Governor of the 
                Commonwealth of Virginia; and
                  (B) a finding as to whether the proposed National 
                Heritage Area meets the criteria for designation.
  (f) Disapproval.--If the Secretary determines that the proposed 
National Heritage Area does not meet the criteria for designation, the 
Secretary shall include within the study submitted under subsection 
(e)(3) a description of the reasons for the determination.

             TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

SEC. 4001. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

  Title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333 as amended by Public Law 
106-176 and Public Law 109-338) is amended--
          (1) by striking section 103(b) and inserting the following:
  ``(b) Boundaries.--The National Coal Heritage Area shall be comprised 
of Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek 
within Kanawah County, West Virginia, and the counties that are the 
subject of the study by the National Park Service, dated 1993, entitled 
`A Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia' conducted 
pursuant to title VI of Public Law 100-699.'';
          (2) by striking section 105 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 105. ELIGIBLE RESOURCES.

  ``(a) In General.--The resources eligible for the assistance under 
section 104 shall include--
          ``(1) resources in Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint 
        Creek and Cabin Creek in Kanawah County, West Virginia, as 
        determined to be appropriate by the National Coal Heritage Area 
        Authority; and
          ``(2) the resources set forth in appendix D of the study by 
        the National Park Service, dated 1993, entitled `A Coal Mining 
        Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia' conducted pursuant to 
        title VI of Public Law 100-699.
  ``(b) Priority.--Priority consideration shall be given to those sites 
listed as `Conservation Priorities' and `Important Historic Resources' 
as depicted on the map entitled `Study Area: Historic Resources' in 
such study.''; and
          (3) in section 106(a)--
                  (A) by striking ``Governor'' and all that follows 
                through ``Parks,'' and inserting ``National Coal 
                Heritage Area Authority''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``State of West 
                Virginia'' and all that follows through ``entities, 
                or'' and inserting ``National Coal Heritage Area 
                Authority or''; and
          (4) in section 106(b), by inserting ``not'' before ``meet''.

SEC. 4002. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ADDITION.

  Section 403(b) of title IV of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333) is amended by 
inserting ``Butler,'' after ``Beaver,''.

SEC. 4003. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ADDITION.

  Section 604(b)(2) of title VI of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs:
                  ``(O) Berkeley County.
                  ``(P) Saluda County.
                  ``(Q) The portion of Georgetown County that is not 
                part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 
                Corridor.''.

SEC. 4004. OHIO AND ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TECHNICAL 
                    CORRECTIONS.

  Title VIII of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``Canal National Heritage Corridor'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``National Heritage Canalway'';
          (2) by striking ``corridor'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``canalway'', except in references to the feasibility 
        study and management plan;
          (3) in the heading of section 808(a)(3), by striking 
        ``corridor'' and inserting ``canalway'';
          (4) in the title heading, by striking ``CANAL NATIONAL 
        HERITAGE CORRIDOR'' and inserting ``NATIONAL HERITAGE 
        CANALWAY'';
          (5) in section 803--
                  (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                  (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), 
                and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 
                respectively;
                  (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this Act), 
                by striking ``808'' and inserting ``806''; and
                  (D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by this Act), 
                by striking ``807(a)'' and inserting ``805(a)'';
          (6) in the heading of section 804, by striking ``canal 
        national heritage corridor'' and inserting 
        ``national heritage canalway'';
          (7) in the second sentence of section 804(b)(1), by striking 
        ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
          (8) by striking sections 805 and 806;
          (9) by redesignating sections 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, and 
        812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, and 810, respectively;
          (10) in section 805(c)(2) (as redesignated by this Act), by 
        striking ``808'' and inserting ``806'';
          (11) in section 806 (as redesignated by this Act)--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Committee'' 
                and inserting ``Secretary'';
                  (B) in the heading of subsection (a)(1), by striking 
                ``committee'' and inserting ``secretary'';
                  (C) in subsection (a)(3), in the first sentence of 
                subparagraph (B), by striking ``Committee'' and 
                inserting ``management entity'';
                  (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``807(d)(1)'' and 
                inserting ``805(d)(1)''; and
                  (E) in subsection (f), by striking ``807(d)(1)'' and 
                inserting ``805(d)(1)'';
          (12) in section 807 (as redesignated by this Act), in 
        subsection (c) by striking ``Cayohoga Valley National 
        Recreation Area'' and inserting ``Cayohoga Valley National 
        Park'';
          (13) in section 808 (as redesignated by this Act)--
                  (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Committee or''; 
                and
                  (B) in subsection (c), in the matter before paragraph 
                (1), by striking ``Committee'' and inserting 
                ``management entity''; and
          (14) in section 809 (as redesignated by Act), by striking 
        ``assistance'' and inserting ``financial assistance''.

SEC. 4005. NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE EXTENSION OF 
                    AUTHORIZATION.

  Section 6 of Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended as 
follows:
          (1) Strike paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and insert the 
        following new paragraph:
          ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available under subsection 
        (a) shall be used only for--
                  ``(A) technical assistance;
                  ``(B) the design and fabrication of interpretive 
                materials, devices, and signs; and
                  ``(C) the preparation of the strategic plan.''.
          (2) Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) is amended by inserting 
        after subparagraph (B) a new subparagraph as follows:
                  ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A), funds made 
                available under subsection (a) for the preparation of 
                the strategic plan shall not require a non-Federal 
                match.''.
          (3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking ``2007'' and 
        inserting ``2011''.

SEC. 4006. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TECHNICAL 
                    CORRECTIONS.

  The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act (title VIII of 
Appendix D of Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A-295) is amended--
          (1) in section 804(b)--
                  (A) by striking ``27'' and inserting ``at least 21 
                members, but not to exceed 27'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Environment'' and 
                inserting ``Environmental'';
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``19'';
                  (D) in paragraph (3)--
                          (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
                        redesignating subsequent subparagraphs 
                        accordingly;
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
                        clause (i)), by striking the second sentence; 
                        and
                          (iii) by adding after subparagraph (B) the 
                        following new subparagraph:
                  ``(C) The remaining members shall be based on 
                recommendations from each member of the United States 
                House of Representatives whose district encompasses the 
                Corridor, each of whom shall be a resident of or 
                employed within the district from which they shall be 
                recommended.'';
          (2) in section 804(f), by striking ``Fourteen members of the 
        Commission'' and inserting ``A majority of the seated (sworn) 
        Commissioners'';
          (3) in section 804(g), by striking ``14 of its members.'' and 
        inserting ``a majority of the seated (sworn) Commissioners.'';
          (4) in section 804(h)(4), by striking ``staff to carry out 
        its duties;'' and inserting ``such staff as may be necessary to 
        carry out its duties. Staff appointed by the Commission--
                  ``(A) may be appointed subject to the provisions of 
                title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
                the competitive service; and
                  ``(B) may be paid in accordance with the provisions 
                of chapter 51 and subchapter III of Chapter 53 of such 
                title relating to the classification and General 
                Schedule pay rates;''.
          (5) in section 804(j), by striking ``10 years after the date 
        of enactment of this title'' and inserting ``15 years after the 
        date of the enactment of this title'';
          (6) in section 807(e), by striking ``duties with regard to 
        the preparation and approval of the Canalway Plan.'' and 
        inserting ``duties.'';
          (7) in section 807, by adding at the end the following:
  ``(f) Operational Assistance.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Superintendent of Saratoga National Historical Park 
may, on request, provide to public and private organizations in the 
Heritage Area, including the Commission, any operational assistance 
that is appropriate for the purpose of supporting the implementation of 
the management plan.''; and
          (8) in section 810(a)(1), by inserting after the first 
        sentence: ``Such sums shall remain available until expended.''.

              TITLE V--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING

SEC. 5001. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not 
fund a national heritage area in perpetuity.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 1483, as ordered reported, is to amend 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
extend the funding authorization for certain national heritage 
areas, designate six new national heritage areas, provide for 
the study of a potential new area, and make other changes in 
the administration of certain national heritage areas.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    National Heritage Areas are locally-driven projects which 
conserve and interpret historic and cultural resources through 
coordinated efforts by federal, state and local governmental 
entities as well as private parties. The Department of the 
Interior, acting through the National Park Service, provides 
limited matching funds and technical assistance to a designated 
local entity responsible for coordinating management of the 
area. Heritage areas are not units of the National Park System, 
but require Congressional authorization and must have a 
completed study, acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, 
supporting designation. To date, Congress has approved 37 
national heritage areas.
    As reported, H.R. 1483 would establish six new national 
heritage areas: Journey through Hallowed Ground NHA in 
Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia; Niagara 
Falls NHA in New York, Muscle Shoals NHA in Alabama, Freedom's 
Way NHA in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Abraham Lincoln NHA 
in Illinois; and Santa Cruz Valley NHA in Arizona.
    Each of these areas have been studied and meet the 
standards set forth for suitability and feasibility of such 
areas, including having an assemblage of natural, historic, and 
cultural resources that together represent distinctive aspects 
of American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, 
interpretation, and continuing use; and which would be best 
managed through partnerships among public and private entities 
so as to combine their diverse and sometimes noncontiguous 
resources and active communities.
    The areas also reflect traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
folklife that are a valuable part of the national story; 
provide outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
historic, cultural, or scenic features; provide outstanding 
recreational and educational opportunities; and contain 
resources important to the identified theme or themes of the 
area that retain a degree of integrity capable of supporting 
interpretation.
    Supporters of each area include residents, business 
interests, nonprofit organizations, and local and state 
governments who are all involved in the planning. Each proposed 
heritage area has developed a conceptual financial plan that 
outlines the roles of all participants (including the Federal 
Government), and has demonstrated support for the concept of a 
national heritage area. Each proposed heritage area has also 
identified a potential management entity and developed a 
conceptual boundary map that is supported by the public.
    As reported, H.R. 1483 would also authorize additional 
funding for nine existing national heritage areas: America's 
Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Silos and Smokestacks) (IA), 
Augusta Canal (GA), Essex (MA), Hudson River Valley (NY), Coal 
(WV), Ohio and Erie Canal (OH), Rivers of Steel (PA), South 
Carolina (SC), and Tennessee Civil War (TN), and requires the 
Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the long-term viability 
of each area.
    H.R. 1483 as reported also would require a study of 
Virginia's Northern Neck as a possible heritage area; make 
technical changes to the management language governing the Ohio 
and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, the National Coal 
Heritage Area, and Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor 
(NY); would add counties to the South Carolina and Rivers of 
Steel NHAs; and would extend the authorization of the New 
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 1483 was introduced on March 12, 2007, by Rep. Ralph 
Regula (R-OH). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
    H.R. 1483 was the subject of a hearing before the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands on May 
15, 2007. Free standing bills establishing the Journey through 
Hallowed Ground NHA and the Niagara Falls NHA were approved by 
the Natural Resources Committee on March 7, 2007, and May 2, 
2007, respectively.
    Hearings on the other four new national heritage areas were 
held on June 14, 2007, for the Abraham Lincoln NHA (H.R. 1625) 
and on July 12, 2007, for Muscle Shoals (H.R. 1145), Freedom's 
Way (H.R. 1297) and Santa Cruz Valley (H.R. 1885).
    The July 12 hearing also featured H.R. 105, which would 
mandate the Northern Neck study; H.R. 1083, which would add a 
county to the Rivers of Steel NHA; and H.R. 1815, which would 
grant a short extension to the authorization of the New Jersey 
Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
    On September 26, 2007, the Full Natural Resources Committee 
met to consider H.R. 1483.
    Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute to raise the appropriations ceiling for 
each of the nine national heritage areas identified in the 
original bill from the current $10 million to $15 million, 
rather than $20 million as specified in the bill as introduced. 
The substitute does not provide any extension of the current 
sunset dates for these areas. The substitute would also require 
an evaluation and report procedure as requested by the National 
Park Service, would designate six new national heritage areas 
and set out management, evaluation, sunset and other 
requirements for each area; direct the National Park Service to 
study the suitability and feasibility of designating a national 
heritage area in the Northern Neck of Virginia; make technical 
corrections in the establishing legislation of three existing 
national heritage areas, incorporate additional counties within 
the boundaries of two existing areas, and extend the 
authorization of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route 
for four years and make other technical changes relating to a 
report required by Public Law 109-338.
    An amendment offered by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to express 
the sense of Congress that the federal government should not 
fund a national heritage area in perpetuity was agreed to by 
voice vote.
    An amendment offered by Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) to delete 
the sixth congressional district of Maryland and the fifth 
congressional district of Virginia from the Journey through 
Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area was rejected on a voice 
vote.
    An amendment offered by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) to insert 
a savings clause relating to the development and management of 
energy, water and water-related infrastructure was offered then 
withdrawn.
    Subsequently, an amendment offered by Chairman Nick Rahall 
(D-WV) to specify that development and management of energy, 
water and water-related infrastructure are included in the 
regulatory activities that are not altered by new heritage area 
designations was agreed to by voice vote.
    An amendment offered by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) to require 
notification of each private property owner whose land would be 
preserved, conserved or promoted by the management plan, and to 
require that any property owner be allowed to withdraw their 
property from the heritage area by written request, was 
rejected on a voice vote.
    The Grijalva amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was agreed to by voice vote.
    The bill, as amended, was then ordered favorably reported 
to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 23 to 
12, as follows:


                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

    Section 1 states that the bill may be cited as the 
``Celebrating America's Heritage Act.''

Section 2. Table of contents

    Section 2 lays out the bill's table of contents.

        TITLE I: AUTHORIZATION EXTENSIONS AND VIABILITY STUDIES

    Title I would increase the total funding authorization from 
$10 million to $15 million for nine existing national heritage 
areas (NHAs): America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership 
(Silos and Smokestacks) (IA), Augusta Canal (GA), Essex (MA), 
Hudson River Valley (NY), Coal (WV), Ohio and Erie Canal (OH), 
Rivers of Steel (PA), South Carolina (SC), and Tennessee Civil 
War (TN).
    Title I would also require the National Park Service to 
evaluate the accomplishments of each of those areas, report to 
Congress on those accomplishments, as well as on government and 
private investment in the area and make recommendations on the 
future role, if any, of the National Park Service in that 
heritage area. The evaluation would begin not later than three 
years before the sunset date for the area.

           TITLE II: ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS

    The six subtitles of Title II would each establish a new 
national heritage area: Journey through Hallowed Ground NHA in 
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania (Subtitle 
A), Niagara Falls NHA in New York (Subtitle B), Muscle Shoals 
NHA in Alabama (Subtitle C), Freedom's Way NHA in Massachusetts 
and New Hampshire (Subtitle D), Abraham Lincoln NHA in Illinois 
(Subtitle E); and Santa Cruz Valley NHA in Arizona (Subtitle 
F).
    Each subtitle sets forth the definitions and purposes of 
the particular NHA, specifies the states and counties involved, 
cites a National Park Service map describing the boundaries, 
identifies the local coordinating entity responsible for the 
area, sets out requirements for development and implementation 
of a management plan, establishes an evaluation requirement 
identical to that contained in Title I, describes the duties 
and authorities of the local coordinating entity, outlines the 
area's relationship to other federal agencies, sets forth 
protections for private property owners and makes clear that 
the designation does not alter existing regulations or land use 
plans, authorizes up to $1 million annually for 15 years for a 
total of up to $15 million, and terminates the authority of the 
National Park Service to provide assistance under each subtitle 
15 years after the date of enactment.
    Each subtitle includes property rights language identical 
to that which has already been approved several times by this 
committee, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 
and the full Senate. That language includes provisions making 
clear that nothing in each subtitle abridges any property right 
``including the right to refrain from participating in any 
plan, project, program of activity conducted within the 
National Heritage Area,'' and that property owners may not be 
required under this act to grant access to or through their 
property.
    Additionally, each subtitle includes language that would 
prohibit the local coordinating entity from using Federal funds 
authorized under this act to acquire any interest in real 
property.
    Each subtitle also makes clear that duly adopted land use 
regulations and plans as well as any other Federal, state, 
local or tribal regulatory authority are unaffected by the 
legislation, including development and management of 
infrastructure related to energy and water projects.
    Each subtitle also expressly states that no water rights 
are authorized or implied, and that states' authority to manage 
fish and wildlife (including hunting within the National 
Heritage Area) are unaffected.

                            TITLE III: STUDY

    Title III would direct the National Park Service to study 
the suitability and feasibility of designating certain portions 
of the Commonwealth of Virginia as the Northern Neck National 
Heritage Area.

             TITLE IV: TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

    Title IV would make technical corrections in the 
establishing legislation of the National Coal Heritage Area, 
the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and the Erie 
Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
    Specifically, the changes for the National Coal Heritage 
Area would authorize the transition of the management entity to 
a new organization, the National Coal Heritage Area Authority, 
and make other technical changes. The technical corrections for 
the Ohio & Erie Canal are mostly related to a name change for 
the area and the deauthorization of the Ohio & Erie Canal 
National Heritage Corridor Committee, whose duties have already 
been assumed by a non-profit management entity.
    Title IV would also make a series of technical changes in 
the legislation (PL 106-554) authorizing the Erie Canalway 
National Heritage Corridor. The changes relate to the makeup 
and operation of the commission established in the original law 
to develop a management plan; the amendments would also allow 
appropriated funds to remain available until spent.
    Title IV would also add Butler County, PA, to the Rivers of 
Steel NHA; and Berkeley, Saluda and part of Georgetown County 
to the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.
    Title IV would also extend the authorization of the New 
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route by three years to allow 
completion of a strategic plan ordered by the 109th Congress 
(PL 109-338) and authorize the use of federal funding to 
complete the plan.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for 
certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate 
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

H.R. 1483--Celebrating America's Heritage Act

    Summary: H.R. 1483 would establish six national heritage 
areas (NHAs), which are nonfederal lands and communities 
managed privately in conjunction with the National Park System. 
For each of the new areas, the bill would authorize the 
appropriation of $1 million annually, up to $15 million over 15 
years. In addition, the bill would increase the ceiling on 
authorizations of appropriations for nine existing NHAs.
    Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO 
estimates that the National Park Service (NPS) would spend $6 
million in 2008 and $46 million over the 2008-2012 period to 
implement H.R. 1483. An additional $60 million would be spent 
after 2012. Enacting H.R. 1483 would have no significant effect 
on revenues or direct spending.
    The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    Estimated cost to the federal government: The estimated 
budgetary impact of H.R. 1483 is shown 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--
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                                                  2008      2009      2010      2011      2012
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                                  CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION

Spending for Proposed NHAs:
    Estimated Authorization Level.............................         6         6         6         6         6
    Estimated Outlays.........................................         6         6         6         6         6
Spending for Existing NHAs:
    Estimated Authorization Level.............................         0         3         4         4         5
    Estimated Outlays.........................................         0         3         4         4         5
Total Spending Under H.R. 1483:
    Estimated Authorization Level.............................         6         9        10        10        11
    Estimated Outlays.........................................         6         9        10        10        11
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    Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 
1483 will be enacted early in fiscal year 2008 and that the 
authorized amounts will be appropriated for each year. The NPS 
would use such appropriations to provide technical and 
financial assistance to the managing entities of the NHAs, 
which are usually local nonprofit organizations. Historically, 
the NPS has received appropriations of between $8 million and 
$14 million a year for that purpose.

Spending for proposed NHAs

    The authorization levels in the table include $1 million 
annually for each of the six NHAs that would established by the 
bill:
     Journey Through Hallowed Ground NHA in Maryland 
and Virginia;
     Niagara Falls NHA in New York;
     Muscle Shoals NHA in Alabama;
     Freedom's Way NHA in Massachusetts and New 
Hampshire;

 Abraham Lincoln NHA in Illinois; and Santa Cruz Valley NHA in Arizona.

    Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO 
estimates that the NPS would spend $6 million in 2008 and $30 
million over the 2008-2012 period to assist the NHAs with 
planning and development. We estimate that $60 million would be 
spent for this purpose after 2012.

Spending for existing NHAs

    The bill would raise, from $10 million to $15 million, the 
authorization ceiling for nine NHAs that were established in 
1996. Under this provision, the nine NHAs would be eligible to 
receive additional payments of up to $1 million annually after 
they have reached the existing ceiling. The affected areas, and 
their aggregate appropriations to date, include:
         America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership 
        ($5.1 million);
         Augusta Canal NHA ($4.7 million);
         Essex NHA ($9.3 million);
         Hudson River Valley NHA ($6 million);
         National Coal Heritage Area ($1.9 million);
         Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway 
        ($9.4 million);
         Rivers of Steel NHA ($9.4 million);
         South Carolina National Heritage Corridor 
        ($7.9 million); and
         Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area ($2.1 
        million)
    Based on appropriations to date and assuming appropriation 
of the additional amounts authorized by the bill for each area 
after it reaches the existing ceiling, CBO estimates that 
implementing this aspect of H.R. 1483 would cost $16 million 
over the 2008-2012 period. We expect that three of the NHAs 
would begin receiving the additional funding in 2009. That 
number would increase to five by 2012. As under existing law, 
authority for funding for those nine areas would expire after 
fiscal year 2012; therefore, no additional amounts would be 
spent after that period under the legislation.
    Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 1483 
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as 
defined in UMRA and would impose no costs on state, local, or 
tribal governments.
    Previous CBO estimates: CBO has transmitted cost estimates 
during the 110th Congress for several bills that would 
establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground NHA (see S. 289 
and H.R. 319), the Niagara Falls NHA (see S. 800 and H.R. 713), 
and the Abraham Lincoln NHA (see S. 955). The estimated costs 
of those bills were the same as those for the similar 
provisions in H.R. 1483.
    Estimate prepared by: Federal costs: Deborah Reis; Impact 
on state, local, and tribal governments: Leo Lex; Impact on the 
private sector: Amy Petz.
    Estimate approved by: Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                           Earmark Statement

    H.R. 1483 does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
clause 9(d), 9(e) or 9(f) of rule XXI.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as 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):

         OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996

(Division II of Public Law 104-333)

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                              DIVISION II

                  TITLE I--NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``National Coal Heritage Area 
Act of 1996''.

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SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT.

  (a) * * *
  [(b) Boundaries.--The Area shall be shall be comprised of the 
following:
          [(1) The counties; and in the State of West Virginia 
        that are the subject of the study by the National Park 
        Service, dated 1993, entitled ``A Coal Mining Heritage 
        Study: Southern West Virginia'' conducted pursuant to 
        title VI of Public Law 100-699.
          [(2) Lincoln County, West Virginia.
          [(3) Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within Kanawha 
        County, West Virginia.]
  (b) Boundaries.--The National Coal Heritage Area shall be 
comprised of Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek and 
Cabin Creek within Kanawah County, West Virginia, and the 
counties that are the subject of the study by the National Park 
Service, dated 1993, entitled ``A Coal Mining Heritage Study: 
Southern West Virginia'' conducted pursuant to title VI of 
Public Law 100-699.

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[SEC. 105. ELIGIBLE RESOURCES.

  [The resources eligible for the assistance under paragraph 
(2) of section 104 shall include those set forth in appendix D 
of the study by the National Park Service, dated 1993, entitled 
``A Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia'', 
conducted pursuant to title VI of Public Law 100-699. Priority 
consideration shall be given to those sites listed as 
``Conservation Priorities'' and ``Important Historic 
Resources'' as depicted on the map entitled ``Study Area: 
Historic Resources'' in such study.]

SEC. 105. ELIGIBLE RESOURCES.

  (a) In General.--The resources eligible for the assistance 
under section 104 shall include--
          (1) resources in Lincoln County, West Virginia, and 
        Paint Creek and Cabin Creek in Kanawah County, West 
        Virginia, as determined to be appropriate by the 
        National Coal Heritage Area Authority; and
          (2) the resources set forth in appendix D of the 
        study by the National Park Service, dated 1993, 
        entitled ``A Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern West 
        Virginia'' conducted pursuant to title VI of Public Law 
        100-699.
  (b) Priority.--Priority consideration shall be given to those 
sites listed as ``Conservation Priorities'' and ``Important 
Historic Resources'' as depicted on the map entitled ``Study 
Area: Historic Resources'' in such study.

SEC. 106. COAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

  (a) In General.--Pursuant to the contractual agreement 
referred to in section 104, within three years after the date 
of enactment of this title, the [Governor of the State of West 
Virginia, acting through the Division of Culture and History 
and the Division of Tourism and Parks,] National Coal Heritage 
Area Authority shall submit to the Secretary a Coal Heritage 
Management Plan for the Area. The plan shall at a minimum--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) set forth the responsibilities of the [State of 
        West 
        Virginia, units of local government, nonprofit 
        entities, or] National Coal Heritage Area Authority or 
        the 
        Secretary to administer any properties acquired 
        pursuant to section 104.
  (b) Plan Approval.--The Secretary shall approve the plan 
submitted under subsection (a) unless he determines that it 
would not meet the objectives of this title.

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SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the Area under this title.

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TITLE II--TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA

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SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the national heritage area under this title.

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TITLE III--AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

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SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the Heritage Area under this title.

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TITLE IV--STEEL INDUSTRY HERITAGE PROJECT

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SEC. 403. STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of the 
counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, 
Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland in Pennsylvania.

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SEC. 409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the Heritage Area under this title.

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TITLE V--ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

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SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the Area under this title.

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TITLE VI--SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR

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SEC. 604. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Included counties.--The Corridor shall consist of 
        the following counties of South Carolina, in part or in 
        whole, as the heritage plan may specify on the 
        recommendations of the units of local government with 
        the Corridor area:
                  (A) Oconee.

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                  (O) Berkeley County.
                  (P) Saluda County.
                  (Q) The portion of Georgetown County that is 
                not part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural 
                Heritage Corridor.

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SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the Corridor under this title.

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         TITLE VII--AMERICA'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP

SEC. 708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the Partnership under this title.

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  TITLE VIII--OHIO & ERIE [CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR] NATIONAL 
                           HERITAGE CANALWAY

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Ohio & Erie [Canal National 
Heritage Corridor] National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996''.

SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) * * *

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          (6) A 1993 Special Resources Study of the Ohio & Erie 
        Canal Corridor conducted by the National Park Service 
        entitled ``A Route to Prosperity'' has concluded that 
        the [corridor] canalway is eligible as a National 
        Heritage Corridor.
          (7) Local governments, the State of Ohio, and private 
        sector interests have embraced the heritage [corridor] 
        canalway concept and desire to enter into partnership 
        with the Federal Government to preserve, protect, and 
        develop the [corridor] canalway for public benefit.
  (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
          (1) * * *
          (2) to encourage within the [corridor] canalway a 
        broad range of economic opportunities enhancing the 
        quality of life for present and future generations;
          (3) to provide a management framework to assist the 
        State of Ohio, its political subdivisions, and 
        nonprofit organizations, or combinations thereof, in 
        preparing and implementing an integrated Corridor 
        Management Plan and in developing 
        policies and programs that will preserve, enhance, and 
        interpret the cultural, historical, natural, 
        recreation, and scenic resources of the [corridor] 
        canalway; and

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SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS.

  For the purposes of this title:
          (1) The term ``[corridor] canalway'' means the Ohio & 
        Erie [Canal National Heritage Corridor] National 
        Heritage Canalway established by section 804.
          [(2) The term ``Committee'' means the Ohio & Erie 
        Canal National Heritage Area Committee established by 
        section 805.]
          [(3)] (2) The term ``Corridor Management Plan'' means 
        the management plan developed under section [808] 806.
          [(4)] (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
          [(5)] (4) The term ``technical assistance'' means any 
        guidance, advice, help, or aid, other than financial 
        assistance, provided by the Secretary of the Interior.
          [(6)] (5) The term ``financial assistance'' means 
        funds appropriated by Congress and made available to 
        the management entity for the purposes of preparing and 
        implementing a 
        Corridor Management Plan.
          [(7)] (6) The term ``management entity'' means the 
        entity recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 
        [807(a)] 805(a) to receive, distribute, and account for 
        Federal funds appropriated for the purposes of this 
        title.

SEC. 804. OHIO & ERIE [CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR] NATIONAL 
                    HERITAGE CANALWAY.

  (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of Ohio 
the Ohio & Erie [Canal National Heritage Corridor] National 
Heritage Canalway.
  (b) Boundaries.--
          (1) In general.--The boundaries of the [corridor] 
        canalway shall be composed of the lands that are 
        generally the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal from 
        Cleveland to Zoar, Ohio, as depicted in the 1993 
        National Park Service Special Resources Study, ``A 
        Route to Prosperity'', subject to paragraph (2). The 
        specific boundaries shall be those specified in the 
        management plan submitted under section [808] 806. The 
        Secretary shall prepare a map of the [corridor] 
        canalway which shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the office of the Director of the 
        National Park Service.
          (2) Consent of local governments.--No privately owned 
        property shall be included within the boundaries of the 
        [corridor] canalway unless the municipality in which 
        the property is located agrees to be so included and 
        submits notification of such agreement to the 
        Secretary.
  (c) Administration.--The [corridor] canalway shall be 
administered in accordance with the provisions of this title.

[SEC. 805. THE OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMITTEE.

  [(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Committee 
to be known as the ``Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage 
Corridor Committee'', whose purpose shall be to assist Federal, 
State, and local authorities and the private sector in the 
preparation and implementation of an integrated Corridor 
Management Plan.
  [(b) Membership.--The Committee shall be comprised of 21 
members, as follows:
          [(1) Four individuals, appointed by the Secretary 
        after consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        Greater Cleveland Growth Association, the Akron 
        Regional Development Board, the Stark Development 
        Board, and the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce, 
        who shall include one representative of business and 
        industry from each of Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, 
        Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas.
          [(2) One individual, appointed by the Secretary after 
        consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        Director of the Ohio Department of Travel and Tourism, 
        who is a director of a convention and tourism bureau 
        within the corridor.
          [(3) One individual, appointed by the Secretary after 
        consideration of recommendations submitted by the Ohio 
        Historic Preservation Officer, with knowledge and 
        experience in the field of historic preservation.
          [(4) One individual, appointed by the Secretary after 
        consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        Director of the National Park Service, with knowledge 
        and experience in the field of historic preservation.
          [(5) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary 
        after consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        county or metropolitan park boards in the Ohio counties 
        of Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark.
          [(6) Eight individuals appointed by the Secretary 
        after consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        county commissioners or county chief executive of the 
        Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark and 
        Tuscarawas, including--
                  [(A) from each county, one representative of 
                the 
                planning offices of the county; and
                  [(B) from each county, one representative of 
                a 
                municipality in the county.
          [(7) Two individuals appointed by the Secretary after 

        consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        Governor of Ohio, who shall be representatives of the 
        Directors of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 
        and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
          [(8) The Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley 
        National Recreation Area, ex officio.
  [(c) Appointments.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), members of the Committee shall be appointed for 
        terms of three years and may be reappointed.
          [(2) Initial appointments.--The Secretary shall 
        appoint the initial members of the Committee within 30 
        days after the date on which the Secretary has received 
        all recommendations pursuant to subsection (b). Of the 
        members first appointed--
                  [(A) the members appointed pursuant to 
                subsection (b)(6)(B) shall be appointed to a 
                term of two years and may not be reappointed to 
                a consecutive term; and
                  [(B) the member appointed pursuant to 
                subsection (b)(2) shall be appointed to a term 
                of two years and may not be reappointed to a 
                consecutive term.
  [(d) Chair and Vice Chair.--The chair and vice chair of the 
Committee shall be elected by the members of the Committee. The 
terms of the chair and vice chair shall be two years.
  [(e) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled in 
the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any 
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which their predecessor was 
appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such 
term. Any member of the Committee appointed for a definite term 
may serve after the expiration of their term until their 
successor has taken office.
  [(f) Compensation and Expenses.--Members of the Committee 
shall serve without compensation for their service on the 
Committee.
  [(g) Quorum.--Eleven members of the Committee shall 
constitute a quorum.
  [(h) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at least quarterly 
at the call of the chairperson or 11 of its members. Meetings 
of the Committee shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to open meetings).
  [(i) Not Treated as Advisory Committee.--The Committee shall 
not be treated as an Advisory Committee for purposes of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

[SEC. 806. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                    CORRIDOR COMMITTEE.

  [(a) Hearings.--The Committee may, for the purpose of 
carrying out this title, hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
evidence, as the Committee considers appropriate. The Committee 
may not issue subpoenas or exercise any subpoena authority.
  [(b) Bylaws.--The Committee may make such bylaws and rules, 
consistent with this title, as it considers necessary to carry 
out its functions under this title.
  [(c) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of 
the Committee, if so authorized by the Committee, may take any 
action which the Committee is authorized to take by this title.
  [(d) Corridor Management Plan.--Upon submission of a draft 
Corridor Management Plan to the Committee from the management 
entity, the Committee shall, within 60 days, review such plan 
for consistency with the purposes of this title and endorse the 
plan or return it to the management entity for revision. Upon 
endorsement of the Corridor Management Plan, the Committee 
shall submit such plan to the Secretary for approval pursuant 
to section 808.
  [(e) Review of Budget.--The Committee shall review on an 
annual basis the proposed expenditures of Federal funds by the 
management entity for consistency with the purpose of this 
title and the Corridor Management Plan.]

SEC. [807] 805. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

  (a) Entity.--Upon petition, the Secretary is authorized to 
recognize the Ohio & Erie Canal Association as the management 
entity for the Heritage Corridor.
  (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for designation as the 
management entity of the [corridor] canalway, an entity must 
possess the legal ability to--
          (1) receive Federal funds for use in preparing and 
        implementing the management plan for the [corridor] 
        canalway;
          (2) disburse Federal funds to other units of 
        government or other organizations for use in preparing 
        and implementing the management plan for the [corridor] 
        canalway;
          (3) account for all Federal funds received or 
        disbursed; and
          (4) sign agreements with the Federal Government.
  (c) Federal Funding.--
          (1) Authorization to receive.--The management entity 
        is authorized to receive appropriated Federal funds.
          (2) Disqualification.--If a management plan for the 
        [corridor] canalway is not submitted to the Secretary 
        as required under section [808] 806 within the time 
        specified herein, the management entity shall cease to 
        be eligible for Federal funding under this title until 
        such a plan regarding the [corridor] canalway is 
        submitted to the Secretary.
  (d) Authorities of Management Entity.--The management entity 
of the [corridor] canalway may, for purposes of preparing and 
implementing the management plan for the [corridor] canalway, 
use Federal funds made available under this title--
          (1) * * *

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  (e) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
management entity for the [corridor] canalway may not use 
Federal funds received under this title to acquire real 
property or any interest in real property.

SEC. [808] 806. DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

  (a) Corridor Management Plan.--
          (1) Submission for review by [committee] secretary.--
        Within 3 years after the date on which the Secretary 
        has recognized the management entity for the [corridor] 
        canalway, the management entity shall develop and 
        submit for review to the [Committee] Secretary a 
        management plan for the [corridor] canalway.
          (2) Plan requirements.--A management plan submitted 
        under this title shall present comprehensive 
        recommendations for the conservation, funding, 
        management, and development of the [corridor] canalway. 
        The plan shall be prepared with public participation. 
        The plan shall take into consideration existing 
        Federal, State, county, and local plans and involve 
        residents, public agencies, and private organizations 
        in the [corridor] canalway. The plan shall include a 
        description of actions that units of government and 
        private organizations are recommended to take to 
        protect the resources of the [corridor] canalway. The 
        plan shall specify existing and potential sources of 
        funding for the conservation, management, and 
        development of the [corridor] canalway. The plan also 
        shall include the following, as appropriate:
                  (A) An inventory of the resources contained 
                in the [corridor] canalway, including a list of 
                property in the [corridor] canalway that should 
                be conserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
                maintained because of the natural, cultural, or 
                historic significance of the property as it 
                relates to the themes of the [corridor] 
                canalway.
                  (B) A recommendation of policies for resource 
                management that consider and detail the 
                application of appropriate land and water 
                management techniques, including (but not 
                limited to) the development of 
                intergovernmental cooperative agreements to 
                manage the historical, cultural, and natural 
                resources and recreational opportunities of the 
                [corridor] canalway in a manner consistent with 
                the support of appropriate and compatible 
                economic viability.
                  (C) A program, including plans for 
                restoration and construction, for 
                implementation of the management plan by the 
                management entity and specific commitments, for 
                the first six years of operation of the plan by 
                the partners identified in said plan.
                  (D) An analysis of means by which Federal, 
                State, and local programs may best be 
                coordinated to promote the purposes of this 
                title.
                  (E) An interpretive plan for the [corridor] 
                canalway.
          (3) Approval and disapproval of the [corridor] 
        canalway management plan.--
                  (A) In general.--Upon submission of the 
                Corridor Management Plan from the Committee, 
                the Secretary shall approve or disapprove said 
                plan not later than 60 days after receipt of 
                the plan. If the Secretary has taken no action 
                after 60 days upon receipt, the plan shall be 
                considered approved.
                  (B) Disapproval and revisions.--If the 
                Secretary 
                disapproves the Corridor Management Plan, the 
                Secretary shall advise the [Committee] 
                management entity, in writing, of the reasons 
                for the disapproval and shall make 
                recommendations for revision of the plan. The 
                Secretary shall approve or disapprove proposed 
                revisions to the plan not later than 60 days 
                after receipt of such revision. If the 
                Secretary has taken no action for 60 days after 
                receipt, the plan shall be considered approved.
  (b) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority to 
the implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in 
the management plan for the [corridor] canalway, including--
          (1) assisting units of government, regional planning 
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations--
                  (A) in conserving the [corridor] canalway;
                  (B) in establishing and maintaining 
                interpretive 
                exhibits in the [corridor] canalway;
                  (C) in developing recreational opportunities 
                in the [corridor] canalway;
                  (D) in increasing public awareness of and 
                appreciation for the natural, historical, and 
                cultural resources of the [corridor] canalway;
                  (E) in the restoration of historic buildings 
                that are located within the boundaries of the 
                [corridor] canalway and relate to the themes of 
                the [corridor] canalway; and
                  (F) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                environmentally appropriate signs identifying 
                access points and sites of interest are put in 
                place throughout the [corridor] canalway; and
          (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan, 
        encouraging economic viability in the affected 
        communities by appropriate means.
  (c) Consideration of Interests of Local Groups.--The 
management entity shall, in preparing and implementing the 
management plan for the [corridor] canalway, consider the 
interest of diverse units of government, businesses, private 
property owners, and nonprofit groups within the geographic 
area.
  (d) Public Meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 
public meetings at least quarterly regarding the implementation 
of the Corridor Management Plan.
  (e) Annual Reports.--The management entity shall, for any 
fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under this title 
or in which a loan made by the entity with Federal funds under 
section [807(d)(1)] 805(d)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual 
report to the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its 
expenses and income, and the entities to which it made any 
loans and grants during the year for which the report is made.
  (f) Cooperation With Audits.--The management entity shall, 
for any fiscal year in which its receives Federal funds under 
this title or in which a loan made by the entity with Federal 
funds under section [807(d)(1)] 805(d)(1) is outstanding, make 
available for audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and 
appropriate units of government all records and other 
information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any 
matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing 
expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the 
receiving organizations make available for such audit all 
records and other information pertaining to the expenditure of 
such funds.

SEC. [809] 807. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

  (a) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and grants to units of government, nonprofit 
        organizations, and other persons, upon request of the 
        management entity of the [corridor] canalway, and to 
        the management entity, regarding the management plan 
        and its implementation.
          (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 such technical assistance or 
        grant to enact or modify land use restrictions.
          (3) Determinations regarding assistance.--The 
        Secretary shall decide if the [corridor] canalway shall 
        be awarded technical assistance or grants and the 
        amount of that assistance. Such decisions shall be 
        based on the relative degree to which the [corridor] 
        canalway effectively fulfills the objectives contained 
        in the Corridor Management Plan and achieves the 
        purposes of this title. Such decisions shall give 
        consideration to projects which provide a greater 
        leverage of Federal funds.
  (b) Provision of Information.--In cooperation with other 
Federal agencies, the Secretary shall provide the general 
public with information regarding the location and character of 
the [corridor] canalway.
  (c) Other Assistance.--Upon request, the Superintendent of 
[Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area] Cuyahoga Valley 
National Park may provide to public and private organizations 
within the [corridor] canalway (including the management entity 
for the [corridor] canalway) such operational assistance as 
appropriate to support the implementation of the Corridor 
Management Plan, subject to the availability of appropriated 
funds. The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 
agreements with public and private organizations for the 
purposes of implementing this subsection.
  (d) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity 
conducting any activity directly affecting the [corridor] 
canalway shall consider the potential effect of the activity on 
the Corridor Management Plan and shall consult with the 
management entity of the [corridor] canalway with respect to 
the activity to minimize the adverse effects of the activity on 
the [corridor] canalway.

SEC. [810] 808. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE 
                    PROPERTY.

  (a) Lack of Effect on Authority of Governments.--Nothing in 
this title shall be construed to modify, enlarge, or diminish 
any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to 
regulate any use of land as provided for by law or regulation.
  (b) Lack of Zoning or Land Use Powers.--Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to grant powers of zoning or land use 
control to the [Committee or] management entity of the 
[corridor] canalway.
  (c) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect or to 
authorize the [Committee] management entity to interfere with--
          (1) the rights of any person with respect to private 
        property; or
          (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of 
        the State of Ohio or a political subdivision thereof.

SEC. [811] 809. SUNSET.

  The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any financial 
assistance under this title after September 30, 2012.

SEC. [812] 810. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under 
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not 
more than a total of [$10,000,000] $15,000,000 may be 
appropriated for the [corridor] canalway under this title.
  (b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this 
title, after the designation of this [corridor] canalway, may 
not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or 
grant provided or authorized under this title.

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TITLE IX--HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

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SEC. 909. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Implementation.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary, for grants (and the administration thereof) 
for the implementation of the management plans for the Heritage 
Area pursuant to section 908, not more than [$10,000,000] 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, subject to the 
following conditions:
          (1) * * *

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                SECTION 6 OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 20, 1988

                          (Public Law 100-515)

 AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Coastal Heritage Trail 
       Route in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
  (b) Use of Funds.--
          [(1) In general.--Amounts made available under 
        subsection (a) shall be used only for--
                  [(A) technical assistance; and
                  [(B) the design and fabrication of 
                interpretative materials, devices, and signs.]
          (1) In general.--Amounts made available under 
        subsection (a) shall be used only for--
                  (A) technical assistance;
                  (B) the design and fabrication of 
                interpretive materials, devices, and signs; and
                  (C) the preparation of the strategic plan.

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          (3) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A), funds 
                made available under subsection (a) for the 
                preparation of the strategic plan shall not 
                require a non-Federal match.
  (c) Termination of Authority.--The authorities provided to 
the Secretary under this Act shall terminate on September 30, 
[2007] 2011.
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              ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT

          TITLE VIII--ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

  (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Erie 
Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act''.

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SEC. 804. THE ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of [27] at 
least 21 members, but not to exceed 27 members as follows:
          (1) * * *
          (2) Seven members, appointed by the Secretary after 
        consideration of recommendations submitted by the 
        Governor and other appropriate officials, with 
        knowledge and experience of the following agencies or 
        those agencies' successors: The New York State 
        Secretary of State, the New York State Department of 
        [Environment] Environmental Conservation, the New York 
        State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic 
        Preservation, the New York State Department of 
        Agriculture and Markets, the New York State Department 
        of Transportation, and the New York State Canal 
        Corporation, and the Empire State Development 
        Corporation.
          (3) The remaining [19] members who reside within the 
        Corridor and are geographically dispersed throughout 
        the Corridor shall be from local governments and the 
        private sector with knowledge of tourism, economic and 
        community development, regional planning, historic 
        preservation, cultural or natural resource management, 
        conservation, recreation, and education or museum 
        services. These members will be appointed by the 
        Secretary as follows:
                  [(A) Eleven members based on a recommendation 
                from each member of the United States House of 
                Representatives whose district shall encompass 
                the Corridor. Each shall be a resident of the 
                district from which they shall be recommended.]
                  [(B)] (A) Two members based on a 
                recommendation from each United States Senator 
                from New York State.
                  [(C)] (B) Six members who shall be residents 
                of any county constituting the Corridor. [One 
                such member shall have knowledge and experience 
                of the Canal Recreationway Commission.]
                  (C) The remaining members shall be based on 
                recommendations from each member of the United 
                States House of Representatives whose district 
                encompasses the Corridor, each of whom shall be 
                a resident of or employed within the district 
                from which they shall be recommended.

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  (f) Quorum and Voting.--[Fourteen members of the Commission] 
A majority of the seated (sworn) Commissioners shall constitute 
a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings. Any member of 
the Commission may vote by means of a signed proxy exercised by 
another member of the Commission, however, any member voting by 
proxy shall not be considered present for purposes of 
establishing a quorum. For the transaction of any business or 
the exercise of any power of the Commission, the Commission 
shall have the power to act by a majority vote of the members 
present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.
  (g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at least quarterly 
at the call of the chairperson or [14 of its members.] a 
majority of the seated (sworn) Commissioners. Notice of 
Commission meetings and agendas for the meeting shall be 
published in local newspapers throughout the Corridor. Meetings 
of the Commission shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to open meetings).
  (h) Powers of the Commission.--To the extent that Federal 
funds are appropriated, the Commission is authorized--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) to appoint and fix the compensation of [staff to 
        carry out its duties;] such staff as may be necessary 
        to carry out its duties. Staff appointed by the 
        Commission--
                  (A) may be appointed subject to the 
                provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
                governing appointments in the competitive 
                service; and
                  (B) may be paid in accordance with the 
                provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
                Chapter 53 of such title relating to the 
                classification and General Schedule pay rates;

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  (j) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the day 
occurring [10 years after the date of enactment of this title] 
15 years after the date of the enactment of this title.

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SEC. 807. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Detail.--Each fiscal year during the existence of the 
Commission and upon the request of the Commission, the 
Secretary shall detail to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 
basis, two employees of the Department of the Interior to 
enable the Commission to carry out the Commission's [duties 
with regard to the preparation and approval of the Canalway 
Plan.] duties. Such detail shall be without interruption or 
loss of civil service status, benefits, or privileges.
  (f) Operational Assistance.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Superintendent of Saratoga National 
Historical Park may, on request, provide to public and private 
organizations in the Heritage Area, including the Commission, 
any operational assistance that is appropriate for the purpose 
of supporting the implementation of the management plan.

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SEC. 810. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--
          (1) Corridor.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        for the Corridor not more than $1,000,000 for any 
        fiscal year. Such sums shall remain available until 
        expended. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be 
        appropriated for the Corridor under this title.

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                     DISSENTING VIEWS ON H.R. 1483

    We oppose H.R. 1483 because it is an irresponsible bill 
further marred by Committee Democrats in markup on September 
26, 2007. While the intent of H.R. 1483 was evident--extending 
the authorization and funding for nine heritage areas that have 
nearly hit their authorized funding cap--it is not clear why 
the Democrats chose to take this bill and turn it into a 
vehicle for more spending. The Grijalva amendment in the nature 
of a substitute (ANS) passed by the Democrats is a thumb in the 
eye to private property rights advocates and fiscal 
responsibility. Inexplicably the Democrats gave the six new 
heritage areas included in the ANS a $5 million raise over what 
was requested in their respective bills as introduced. Each 
heritage area will now receive $15 million in federal money and 
remain eligible for additional federal funds. The total cost of 
the bill with the Democrat ANS is over $135 million. While one 
committee member described this as a ``small paltry pittance,'' 
it should be recorded that $135 million is equal to the total 
annual federal income taxes paid by 33,276 middle-class 
taxpayers.
    Taxpayer advocates testified against H.R. 1483 in 
subcommittee. Heritage areas must become self-sufficient. Even 
former National Parks Subcommittee Chairman, the late Bruce 
Vento, agreed with this principle. On October 5, 1994, during 
floor debate on the heritage areas that will be reauthorized in 
H.R. 1483 he explained, ``there is a limit to the length of 
time or the amount of money the Federal Government can be in a 
heritage area. In 10 years, we are out of there. Then they are 
on their own and we get the benefit of that conservation.'' We 
ought to heed the counsel of Chairman Vento, a known advocate 
of heritage areas, and block these second and third bites of 
the apple.
    The Democrats made a supposed gesture of responsibility by 
cutting the original H.R. 1483 request for additional funds 
from $10 million to $5 million per reauthorized heritage area. 
That would have been a $45 million dollar savings over the bill 
as introduced. Unfortunately for taxpayers, the Democrats 
seized on the opportunity to pile on six new heritage areas and 
rename the monster the ``Celebrating America's Heritage Act.'' 
This bill is indeed a celebration for those who will receive 
new heritage areas and the federal funds that accompany it. 
Those who will not celebrate are private property owners who 
may have an empowered, enriched, and Congressionally-blessed 
heritage area management entity to spar with. Congressman Rob 
Bishop offered a common sense amendment to allow property 
owners the opportunity to remove their land from the heritage 
area boundaries and require the management entity of a heritage 
area to obtain written consent from an owner before their 
property is conserved, preserved, or promoted. Democrats 
contend that the bill language offers protection because owners 
are not required to participate. They fail to mention that 
property owners remain under the sphere of influence of the 
management entity because they are in the Congressionally 
designated boundaries. Predictably, Democrats turned their back 
on property rights and rejected the Bishop amendment.
    Of the six new heritage areas in H.R. 1483 as reported, two 
have been shuttled through Committee by the Democrats. The 
Journey Through Hallowed Ground Heritage Area, was marked up on 
March 7, 2007, following a contentious meeting with the hope 
that concerns of Members whose districts will be in the 
proposed heritage area would be worked out. While efforts were 
made, agreements were not reached, but the Democrats pressed 
forward despite appeals from Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6) 
and Congressman Virgil Goode (VA-5) to remove their districts 
from the designation. This is a simple request and it is 
astonishing that such a request was belittled by the Democrats. 
At Mr. Goode and Mr. Bartlett's request, Congressman Dean 
Heller (NV-2) offered an amendment to remove those districts, 
but democrats rebuffed it, claiming that Mr. Goode and Bartlett 
should be satisfied with the language Democrats have written. 
Subcommittee Chairman Grijalva explained, ``I think the 
protections are there for the constituents of my colleagues for 
them to opt in or opt out, and I think those protections 
suffice.'' We agree that those protections would suffice, but 
unfortunately they are not included in the Grijalva amendment, 
and as stated earlier democrats rejected opt out authority 
included in the Bishop amendment. Why would private property 
owners believe they will be able to ``opt out'' when two 
Members of Congress could not have their districts removed? We 
believe a Member's wish to be included in a Federal designation 
is an essential qualification to its creation. It is 
distressing that a federal designation, especially a 
controversial Heritage Area, which is typically billed as 
``voluntary,'' is being forced on two Congressional districts.
    Title II, Subtitle B of the Grijalva ANS previously passed 
the Natural Resources Committee as H.R. 713. This Heritage Area 
is being quickly advanced while lacking the same private 
property rights protection that was provided to the previous 
twelve established heritage areas. Additionally, this heritage 
area lacks local support in the form of a management entity 
responsible for its operation. In its place, the Secretary of 
the Interior will establish a top down commission and control 
the Heritage Area. We understand the proponents of this 
legislation hope this Heritage Area will play a role in the 
economic redevelopment of the Niagara Falls region. A casino is 
at the heart of the economic redevelopment plan that this bill 
is designed to promote. This raises the question: What role 
will the National Heritage Area play in the promotion of the 
casino? We believe advocacy of gaming should never be part of 
legislation to establish heritage areas. If the heritage area 
is to play an integral role in the redevelopment plans of the 
Niagara Falls region, and the center of that plan is the 
casino, Congress must create a firewall between the heritage 
area and gaming. Congressman Rob Bishop offered an amendment to 
delineate those interests and to our astonishment, the Majority 
voted in a straight party line that such separation was 
unnecessary. We hope the Majority extends the courtesy of 
investigating these issues before further railroading this 
bill.
    Some of these troubling issues may have been resolved had 
regular order been followed. Despite Chairman Rahall's 
insistence on February 7, 2007, in a full Committee meeting, 
that regular order would be followed, only one of the ANS 
subtitles has gone through regular order with a hearing and 
subcommittee markup. We are perplexed as to why National Parks, 
Recreation, Forests and Public Lands Chairman Grijalva's 
subcommittee is consistently bypassed despite the other 
subcommittees' work to follow regular order. We have found that 
this rush to move legislation results in an inferior work 
product. For example, the Grijalva ANS establishes the Muscle 
Shoals National Heritage Area. The feasibility study for this 
potential heritage area has yet to be completed. Clearly, it 
would be shortsighted and irresponsible to establish this 
heritage area and write it a $15 million check when the 
necessary preparation has not been completed. How often have we 
heard the Democrats and their allies in the environmental 
movement complain that land use decisions are sometimes made 
before lengthy studies are completed to their satisfaction? 
Evidently, if a federal designation is something Democrats and 
environmentalists favor, no serious study is needed. When it is 
something they oppose, no study can be long enough, expensive 
enough, onerous enough, or litigated enough to satisfy them. It 
is far beyond the time to ``let the subcommittees do their 
work'' as Chairman Rahall asserted.
    In conclusion, while this bill is flawed, we look forward 
to finding reasonable compromises on the Floor of the House 
under an open rule where a fair and open debate may occur.

                                   Rob Bishop.
                                   Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
                                   Dean Heller.
                                   Elton Gallegly.
                                   Jeff Flake.
                                   Bill Sali.
                                   Bill Shuster.
                                   Kevin McCarthy.
                                   Chris Cannon.
                                   John J. Duncan, Jr.
                                   Mary Fallin.
                                   Don Young.
                                   Stevan Pearce.

                                  
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