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106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1619
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 14, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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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is amended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to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) 50 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''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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