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Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act

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What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether Saratoga and Washington Counties in New York should be added to the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. The study will examine if it is suitable and possible to include these counties in the existing heritage area that was created in 1996.

Who It Affects

The Secretary of the Interior directly carries out this study. State and local historic preservation officers, historical societies, tourism offices, and other government agencies in New York will be consulted during the study process.

Key Provisions

• The Secretary of the Interior must conduct a study to assess whether Saratoga and Washington Counties should become part of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. (Sec. 3) • The Secretary must consult with state and local historic preservation officers, historical societies, tourism offices, and other appropriate organizations and government agencies during the study. (Sec. 3) • The study must follow the procedures outlined in federal law for conducting national heritage area studies. (Sec. 3)

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, a formal study process begins to evaluate adding all of Saratoga and Washington Counties to the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area's boundaries.

Important Definitions

• Secretary: the Secretary of the Interior • State: the State of New York • Study area: Saratoga and Washington Counties in New York

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

IIB 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 5, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 54 U.S.C. 320101 note) to include all of Saratoga and Washington Counties in the boundaries of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. 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 03:16 Dec 06, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H390.RFS H390 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 HR 390 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maurice D. Hinchey 2 Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhance- 3 ment Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 5 In this Act: 6 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 7 the Secretary of the Interior. 8 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 9 of New York. 10 (3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 11 means Saratoga and Washington Counties in the 12 State. 13 SEC. 3. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 14 STUDY. 15 The Secretary, in consultation with State and local 16 historic preservation officers, State and local historical so- 17 cieties, State and local tourism offices, and other appro- 18 priate organizations and governmental agencies, shall 19 carry out, in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 20 54, United States Code, a study to assess the suitability 21 and feasibility of designating the study area as part of 22 the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National 23 Heritage Area established under the Hudson River Valley 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:16 Dec 06, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H390.RFS H390 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 HR 390 RFS National Heritage Area Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 1 333; 54 U.S.C. 320101 note). 2 Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2024. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:16 Dec 06, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H390.RFS H390 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS

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