IIB 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1286 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 20, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To establish the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 1286 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southern Campaign 2 of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 3 2021’’. 4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 5 In this Act: 6 (1) NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—The 7 term ‘‘National Heritage Corridor’’ means the 8 Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Her- 9 itage Corridor established by section 3(a). 10 (2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 11 ‘‘Local Coordinating Entity’’ means the local coordi- 12 nating entity for the National Heritage Corridor. 13 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage- 14 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na- 15 tional Heritage Corridor required under section 5(a). 16 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- 17 titled ‘‘Southern Campaign of the Revolution Pro- 18 posed National Heritage Corridor’’, numbered 257/ 19 177,271, and dated September 2021. 20 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 21 the Secretary of the Interior. 22 (6) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 23 States of South Carolina and North Carolina. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 1286 RFS SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE 1 REVOLUTION NATIONAL HERITAGE COR- 2 RIDOR. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Southern 4 Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor 5 in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, as 6 generally depicted on the map. 7 (b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The University 8 of South Carolina shall serve as the local coordinating en- 9 tity for the National Heritage Corridor. 10 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 11 (a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying out the 12 management plan for the National Heritage Corridor, the 13 Secretary acting through the local coordinating entity may 14 use amounts made available under this Act— 15 (1) to make grants to the States or a political 16 subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, nonprofit 17 organizations, and other persons; 18 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 19 or provide technical assistance to, the States or a 20 political subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, 21 nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; 22 (3) to hire and compensate staff, which shall in- 23 clude individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, 24 and historical resources protection and heritage pro- 25 gramming; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 HR 1286 RFS (4) to obtain money or services from any 1 source, including any money or services that are pro- 2 vided under any other Federal law or program, pro- 3 vided that any money specifically authorized for Na- 4 tional Heritage areas shall be subject to a 50 per- 5 cent cost-share requirement; 6 (5) to contract for goods or services; and 7 (6) to undertake or be a catalyst for any other 8 activity that furthers the purposes of the National 9 Heritage Corridor and is consistent with the ap- 10 proved management plan. 11 (b) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity for the 12 National Heritage Corridor shall— 13 (1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and 14 submit a management plan for the National Herit- 15 age Corridor to the Secretary; 16 (2) assist Federal agencies, the States or a po- 17 litical subdivision of the States, Indian Tribes, re- 18 gional planning organizations, nonprofit organiza- 19 tions, and other interested parties in carrying out 20 the approved management plan by— 21 (A) carrying out programs and projects 22 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 23 resource values in the National Heritage Cor- 24 ridor; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 HR 1286 RFS (B) establishing and maintaining interpre- 1 tive exhibits and programs in the National Her- 2 itage Corridor; 3 (C) developing recreational, interpretive, 4 and educational opportunities in the National 5 Heritage Corridor; 6 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 7 appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and 8 cultural resources of the National Heritage Cor- 9 ridor; 10 (E) protecting and restoring historic sites 11 and buildings in the National Heritage Corridor 12 that are consistent with the themes of the Na- 13 tional Heritage Corridor; 14 (F) ensuring that clear, consistent, and ap- 15 propriate signs identifying points of public ac- 16 cess and sites of interest are posted throughout 17 the National Heritage Corridor; and 18 (G) promoting a wide range of partner- 19 ships among the Federal Government, State, 20 Tribal, and local governments, organizations, 21 and individuals to further the purposes of the 22 National Heritage Corridor; 23 (3) consider the interests of diverse units of 24 government, businesses, organizations, and individ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 HR 1286 RFS uals in the National Heritage Corridor in the prepa- 1 ration and implementation of the management plan; 2 (4) conduct meetings open to the public not less 3 frequently than semiannually regarding the develop- 4 ment and implementation of the management plan; 5 and 6 (5) for any year that Federal funds have been 7 received under this Act— 8 (A) submit to the Secretary an annual re- 9 port that describes the activities, expenses, and 10 income of the local coordinating entity (includ- 11 ing grants to any other entities during the year 12 that the report is made); 13 (B) make available to the Secretary for 14 audit all records relating to the expenditure of 15 the funds and any matching funds; and 16 (C) encourage by appropriate means eco- 17 nomic viability that is consistent with the Na- 18 tional Heritage Corridor. 19 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL 20 PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity shall not use 21 Federal funds to acquire real property or any interest in 22 real property. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 HR 1286 RFS SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 2 date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity 3 shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed 4 management plan for the National Heritage Corridor. 5 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall— 6 (1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 7 approach for the protection, enhancement, and inter- 8 pretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, 9 and recreational resources of the National Heritage 10 Corridor; 11 (2) take into consideration Federal, State, local, 12 and Tribal plans and treaty rights; 13 (3) include— 14 (A) an inventory of— 15 (i) the resources located in the Na- 16 tional Heritage Corridor; and 17 (ii) any other property in the National 18 Heritage Corridor that— 19 (I) is related to the themes of the 20 National Heritage Corridor; and 21 (II) should be preserved, re- 22 stored, managed, or maintained be- 23 cause of the significations of the prop- 24 erty; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 HR 1286 RFS (B) comprehensive policies, strategies, and 1 recommendations for conservation, funding, 2 management, and development of the National 3 Heritage Corridor; 4 (C) a description of the actions that the 5 Federal Government, State, Tribal, and local 6 governments, private organizations, and individ- 7 uals have agreed to take to protect the natural, 8 historical, cultural, scenic, and recreational re- 9 sources of the National Heritage Corridor; 10 (D) a program of implementation for the 11 management plan by the local coordinating en- 12 tity that includes a description of— 13 (i) actions to facilitate ongoing col- 14 laboration among partners to promote 15 plans for resource protection, restoration, 16 and construction; and 17 (ii) specific commitments for imple- 18 mentation that have been made by the 19 local coordinating entity or any unit of 20 government, organization, or individual for 21 the first 5 years of operation; 22 (E) the identification of sources of funding 23 for carrying out the management plan; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 HR 1286 RFS (F) analysis and recommendations for 1 means by which Federal, State, local, and Trib- 2 al programs, including the role of the National 3 Park Service in the Corridor, may best be co- 4 ordinated to carry out this Act; and 5 (G) an interpretative plan for the National 6 Heritage Corridor; and 7 (4) recommend policies and strategies for re- 8 source management that consider and detail the ap- 9 plication of appropriate land and water management 10 techniques, including the development of intergov- 11 ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 12 to protect the natural, historical, cultural, edu- 13 cational, scenic, and recreational resources of the 14 National Heritage Corridor. 15 (c) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management plan is 16 not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years 17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi- 18 nating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional fund- 19 ing under this Act until the date that the Secretary re- 20 ceives and approves the management plan. 21 (d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 22 PLAN.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 24 after the date of receipt of the management plan 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 10 HR 1286 RFS under section 5, the Secretary, in consultation with 1 States and Tribal governments, shall approve or dis- 2 approve the management plan. 3 (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining 4 whether to approve the management plan, the Sec- 5 retary shall consider whether— 6 (A) the local coordinating entity is rep- 7 resentative of the diverse interests of the Na- 8 tional Heritage Corridor, including Federal, 9 State, Tribal, and local governments, natural 10 and historic resources protection organizations, 11 educational institutions, businesses, recreational 12 organizations; 13 (B) the local coordinating entity has af- 14 forded adequate opportunity, including public 15 hearings, for public and governmental involve- 16 ment in the preparation of the management 17 plan; and 18 (C) the resource preservation and interpre- 19 tation strategies contained in the management 20 plan would adequately protect the natural, his- 21 torical, and cultural resources of the National 22 Heritage Corridor. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 11 HR 1286 RFS (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the 1 Secretary disapproves the management plan, the 2 Secretary shall— 3 (A) advise the local coordinating entity in 4 writing of the reasons for the disapproval; 5 (B) make recommendations for revisions to 6 the management plan; and 7 (C) not later than 180 days after the re- 8 ceipt of any proposed revision of the manage- 9 ment plan from the local coordinating entity, 10 approve or disapprove the proposed revision. 11 (4) AMENDMENTS.— 12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap- 13 prove or disapprove each amendment to the 14 management plan that the Secretary determines 15 make a substantial change to the management 16 plan. 17 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—The local coordi- 18 nating entity shall not use Federal funds to 19 carry out any amendments to the management 20 plan until the Secretary has approved the 21 amendments. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 12 HR 1286 RFS SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects the au- 2 thority of a Federal agency to provide technical or finan- 3 cial assistance under any other law. 4 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The head 5 of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that 6 may have an impact on the National Heritage Corridor 7 is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with 8 the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the max- 9 imum extent practicable. 10 (c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 11 section— 12 (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regu- 13 lation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Fed- 14 eral land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agen- 15 cy; 16 (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land man- 17 ager to implement an approved land use plan within 18 the boundaries of the National Heritage Corridor; or 19 (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized 20 use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Fed- 21 eral agency. 22 SEC. 7. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC- 23 TIONS. 24 Nothing in this Act— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Jul 21, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1286.RFS H1286 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 13 HR 1286 RFS (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 1 (whether public or private), including the right to re- 2 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro- 3 gram, or activity conducted within the National Her- 4 itage Corridor; 5 (2) requires any property owner— 6 (A) to permit public access (including ac- 7 cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 8 property of the property owner; or 9 (B) to modify public access or use of prop- 10 erty of the property owner under any other 11 Federal, State, or local law; 12 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 13 approved land use plan, or other regulatory author- 14 ity of any Federal, State, T [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]