S. 3217 · 116th Congress
National Heritage Area Act
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Booker4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill requires a standard for the designation of National Heritage Areas.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 16, 2020
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
- each existing National Heritage Area, National Historic District, National Heritage Corridor, National Heritage Canalway, Cultural Heritage Corridor, and National Heritage Partnership designated by Congress; and
- each National Heritage Area designated by Congress after enactment of this bill, unless the law designating the area exempts that area from the system by specific reference to this bill.
Under the system, Interior shall
- review and approve management plans for heritage areas, and
- submit to Congress reports on the activities conducted with respect to such areas.
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 may be designated only by an Act of Congress.
Management plans must be developed for heritage areas designated under this bill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: National Heritage Area Act
Latest action (Jan 16, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 16, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.