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H.R.1619
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage
Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quinebaug and
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act
of 1999''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act a section or other provision
is amended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to
be made to that section or other provision of the Quinebaug and
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103-449; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 102 of the Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts'' after ``State of Connecticut'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3)
through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by inserting ``New
Haven,'' after ``Hartford,''.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL
HERITAGE CORRIDOR; PURPOSE.
(a) Establishment.--Section 103(a) of the Act is amended by
inserting ``and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'' after ``State of
Connecticut''.
(b) Purpose.--Section 103(b) of the Act is amended to read as
follows:
``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to provide
assistance to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, their units of local and regional government and
citizens in the development and implementation of integrated natural,
cultural, historic, scenic, recreational, land, and other resource
management programs in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the
significant features of the lands, water, structures, and history of
the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley.''.
SEC. 4. BOUNDARIES AND ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Boundaries.--Section 104(a) of the Act is amended--
(1) by inserting ``Union,'' after ``Thompson,''; and
(2) by inserting after ``Woodstock'' the following: ``in the
State of Connecticut, and the towns of Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley,
E. Brookfield, Holland, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, and
Webster in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which are contiguous
areas in the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley, related by
shared natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources''.
(b) Administration.--Section 104 of the Act is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(b) Administration.--
``(1) In general.--(A) The Corridor shall be managed by the
management entity in accordance with the management plan, in
consultation with the Governor and pursuant to a compact with the
Secretary.
``(B) The management entity shall amend its by-laws to add the
Governor of Connecticut (or the Governor's designee) and the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or the Governor's
designee) as a voting members of its Board of Directors.
``(C) The management entity shall provide the Governor with an
annual report of its activities, programs, and projects. An annual
report prepared for any other purpose shall satisfy the
requirements of this paragraph.
``(2) Compact.--To carry out the purposes of this Act, the
Secretary shall enter into a compact with the management entity.
The compact shall include information relating to the objectives
and management of the Corridor, including, but not limited to, each
of the following:
``(A) A delineation of the boundaries of the Corridor.
``(B) A discussion of goals and objectives of the Corridor,
including an explanation of the proposed approaches to
accomplishing the goals set forth in the management plan.
``(C) A description of the role of the State of Connecticut
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
``(3) Authorities of management entity.--For the purpose of
achieving the goals set forth in the management plan, the
management entity may use Federal funds provided under this Act--
``(A) to make grants to the State of Connecticut and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their political subdivisions,
nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
``(B) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide
technical assistance to the State of Connecticut and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their political subdivisions,
nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
``(C) to hire and compensate staff; and
``(D) to contract for goods and services.
``(4) Prohibition on acquisition of real property.--The
management entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act
to acquire real property or any interest in real property.''.
SEC. 5. STATES CORRIDOR PLAN.
Section 105 of the Act is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b);
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (a);
(3) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking the first sentence and all that follows
through ``Governor,'' and inserting the following: ``The
management entity shall implement the management plan. Upon
request of the management entity,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``identified pursuant to
the inventory required by section 5(a)(1)''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Grants and Technical Assistance.--For the purposes of
implementing the management plan, the management entity may make grants
or provide technical assistance to the State of Connecticut and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, their political subdivisions, nonprofit
organizations, and other persons to further the goals set forth in the
management plan.''.
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
Section 106 of the Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Governor'' each place it appears and
inserting ``management entity'';
(B) by striking ``preparation and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following: ``Such assistance
shall include providing funds authorized under section 109 and
technical assistance necessary to carry out this Act.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Termination of Authority.--The Secretary may not make any
grants or provide any assistance under this Act after September 30,
2009.''.
SEC. 7. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Section 107 of the Act is amended by striking ``Governor'' and
inserting ``management entity''.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
Section 108 of the Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period the
following: ``and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts''.
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period the
following: ``and the Governor of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts'';
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``each of'' and all that
follows and inserting the following: ``the Northeastern Connecticut
Council of Governments, the Windham Regional Council of
Governments, and the Southeastern Connecticut Council of
Governments in Connecticut, (or their successors), and the Pioneer
Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Southern Worcester
County Regional Planning Commission (or their successors) in
Massachusetts.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) The term `management plan' means the document approved by
the Governor of the State of Connecticut on February 16, 1999, and
adopted by the management entity, entitled `Vision to Reality: A
Management Plan', the management plan for the Corridor, as it may
be amended or replaced from time-to-time.
``(7) The term `management entity' means Quinebaug-Shetucket
Heritage Corridor, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation (or its
successor) incorporated in the State of Connecticut.''.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 109 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 109. 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 may be appropriated for the Corridor under this
title after the date of the enactment of the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999.
``(b) Fifty Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this
title may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or
grant provided or authorized under this title.''.
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Long Title.--The long title of the Act is amended to read as
follows: ``An Act to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor in the State of Connecticut and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.''.
(b) Heading.--The heading for section 110 of the Act is amended by
striking ``service'' and inserting ``system''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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