SENATE 1942117th CongressBecame Public Law No: 117-339.

National Heritage Area Act

Last Action: 1/5/2023

Actions

2023-01-05Became Public Law No: 117-339.
2023-01-05Became Public Law No: 117-339.
2023-01-05Signed by President.
2023-01-05Signed by President.
2022-12-28Presented to President.
2022-12-28Presented to President.
2022-12-22Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-12-22On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 95 (Roll no. 540). (text: CR H10002-10006)
2022-12-22Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 95 (Roll no. 540).
2022-12-22Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10030-10031)
2022-12-22POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 1942, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Westerman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage until a time to be announced.
2022-12-22The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2022-12-22DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 1942.
2022-12-22Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 9640 and S. 1942. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Also provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 9640 and a motion to commit S. 1942. H. Res. 693 and H. Res. 1434 are adopted. Provides for the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multile measures.
2022-12-22Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1529. (consideration: CR H10002-10009)

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-05 (49)

National Heritage Area Act

This act establishes a National Heritage Area System.

The Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of such areas.

The National Heritage Area System shall be composed of

each National Heritage Area, National Heritage Corridor, National Heritage Canalway, Cultural Heritage Corridor, National Heritage Route, and National Heritage Partnership designated by Congress before or on enactment of this act; and
each National Heritage Area designated by Congress after enactment of this act.

A National Heritage Area shall not be considered to be a unit of the National Park System nor subject to the authorities applicable to such units.

Interior may carry out or review a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of each proposed heritage area for designation as a National Heritage Area. Interior must review and certify whether the proposed area meets specified requirements, including that it has natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States.

An area shall be designated as a National Heritage Area only by an act of Congress.

Interior shall conduct studies to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating specified areas in Hawaii as the Kaena Point National Heritage Area and in Virginia and North Carolina as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.

The act also (1) establishes or extends specified National Heritage Areas, (2) redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, and (3) extends the deadline for the management plans for certain heritage areas.

Cosponsors (16)

Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Edward Markey (D-MA)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Rob Portman (R-OH)

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas

Became law: Pub. L. 117-339

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