Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act
Sponsored By: Representative Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced
Summary
Designates the Endless Mountains as a National Heritage Area. This would add Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania to the National Heritage Area System, set final boundaries using a feasibility study, require a local management plan within 3 years, and limit federal assistance to 15 years.
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- Communities and local economies in the named counties gain federal recognition that can support coordinated preservation, recreation, and heritage tourism efforts.
- Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc. is named the local coordinating entity and must submit a management plan to the Secretary of the Interior within 3 years for approval.
- The Secretary of the Interior will establish final boundaries based on the feasibility study and federal assistance authority for the area ends 15 years after enactment.
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New heritage area for rural Pennsylvania
If enacted, this bill would designate the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. The area would include Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties and any other county parts identified in the feasibility study. The Secretary of the Interior would set final boundaries and would name Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc. as the local coordinating entity. That entity would have to submit a management plan to the Secretary for approval within 3 years. The Secretary's authority to provide federal assistance for the area would end 15 years after enactment. Local residents, local governments, nonprofits, and small businesses in the area would be the main groups affected.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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