National Heritage Area Act
This act establishes a National Heritage Area System.
The Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of such areas.
The National Heritage Area System shall be composed of
A National Heritage Area shall not be considered to be a unit of the National Park System nor subject to the authorities applicable to such units.
Interior may carry out or review a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of each proposed heritage area for designation as a National Heritage Area. Interior must review and certify whether the proposed area meets specified requirements, including that it has natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States.
An area shall be designated as a National Heritage Area only by an act of Congress.
Interior shall conduct studies to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating specified areas in Hawaii as the Kaena Point National Heritage Area and in Virginia and North Carolina as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.
The act also (1) establishes or extends specified National Heritage Areas, (2) redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, and (3) extends the deadline for the management plans for certain heritage areas.
National Heritage Area Act
This bill establishes a National Heritage Area System.
Through administering the heritage areas of such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of such areas.
The National Heritage Area System shall be composed of
A National Heritage Area shall not be considered to be a unit of the National Park System nor subject to the authorities applicable to such units.
Interior may carry out or review a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of each proposed heritage area for designation as a National Heritage Area. Interior must review and certify whether the proposed area meets specified requirements, including that it has natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States.
An area shall be designated as a National Heritage Area only by an act of Congress.
Interior shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating specified areas in Virginia and North Carolina as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.
The bill also establishes or extends specified National Heritage Areas.
The bill redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
The bill extends the deadline for the management plans for certain heritage areas.
National Heritage Area Act
This bill requires a standard for the designation of National Heritage Areas.
The bill establishes a National Heritage Area System through which the Department of the Interior may furnish technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of the National Heritage Areas.
Such system shall be composed of
Under the system, Interior shall
Interior may carry out or review a study that assesses the suitability and feasibility of each proposed heritage area. Interior must review and certify whether a study conducted by others determines an area meets specified requirements, including that it has natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States.
The bill declares that a heritage area shall be designated only by an act of Congress.
Management plans must be developed for heritage areas designated under this bill.
Res. 1529. (consideration: CR H10002-10009)
9640 and S. 1942. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Also provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 9640 and a motion to commit S. 1942. H. Res. 693 and H. Res. 1434 are adopted. Provides for the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multile measures.
1942, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Westerman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage until a time to be announced.
(consideration: CR H10030-10031)
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 95 (Roll no. 540).
326 - 95 (Roll no. 540). (text: CR H10002-10006)
Res. 1529 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 9640 and S. 1942. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Also provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 9640 and a motion to commit S. 1942. H. Res. 693 and H. Res. 1434 are adopted. Provides for the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multile measures.
Res. 1529 passed House.
(consideration: CR S9614-9618)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9677-9681)
Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-156.
Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-156.
Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.