# 119-hr-10217: Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act

119-hr-10217, Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY); status introduced (as of 2026-09-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10217
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-11

## Summary

**Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area** — this bill would add a new National Heritage Area covering 34 Kentucky counties to the National Heritage Area System. It names the Center for Rural Development as the local coordinator and sets deadlines for a management plan and for federal assistance. - Residents and local governments in 34 named Kentucky counties would be included in the designated National Heritage Area. - The Center for Rural Development would serve as the local coordinating entity and must submit a proposed management plan to the Secretary of the Interior within 3 years. - The Secretary of the Interior would be authorized to provide assistance under the existing National Heritage Area framework, but that authority would terminate 15 years after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Kentucky Wildlands heritage area: mixed, low. This bill would designate the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area for the listed counties in Kentucky. The Center for Rural Development would be the local coordinating entity. That entity would have to submit a management plan to the Interior Secretary within 3 years of enactment. The Interio…

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- 119-hr-5342: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3131: Community Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10217 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10217)

## Related
- [119-hr-5342: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5342)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3131: Community Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3131)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10217 (as of 2026-09-11).