# 119-hr-2697: Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act

119-hr-2697, Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2697
- Congress: 119
- Title: Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**designate the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area** as a new component of the National Heritage Area System in New York. This creates a coordinated, place-based framework for heritage, tourism, and preservation across the Finger Lakes region. - Communities and visitors: Covers 14 counties including Cayuga, Monroe, and Yates. The designation gives the region a shared National Heritage Area identity to guide local tourism and preservation planning. - Local coordinating entity: Names the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance to lead the area. That group must submit a management plan to the Secretary of the Interior no later than 3 years after enactment. - Federal role and timing: Allows the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under the Dingell Act framework. That assistance authority ends 15 years after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Finger Lakes heritage area with 15-year aid: mixed, low. This bill would create the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in New York. It would cover Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates Counties. The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance would lead local coordination and mus…

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- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2697 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2697)

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- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2697 (as of 2026-04-21).