National Heritage Area Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 25, 2018 ASSUMING FRIST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. McKinley asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1002, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Heritage Area Act of 2017
This bill establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage. Through such 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 system shall be comprised of:
- such areas designated by Congress under this bill;
- such areas designated after enactment of this bill, unless the law designating the area exempts it from inclusion in the system; and
- 49 specified areas; and
- any other national heritage areas designated before this bill's enactment.
National heritage areas shall not be considered to be units of the National Park System.
Interior shall: (1) undertake studies as directed by Congress to assess the feasibility of designating proposed national heritage areas, (2) approve or disapprove the management plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for an area, and (3) evaluate the accomplishments of an area every 10 years after its designation and submit a recommendation on whether federal funding for such area should be continued, reduced, or eliminated.
The bill: (1) specifies the criteria that Interior shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed national heritage areas, and (2) states that the designation of an area shall be by federal statute and contingent on the prior completion of a management plan and an affirmative determination by Interior that the area meets such criteria.
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2017 to Jul 27, 2018, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Feb 24, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2018ASSUMING FRIST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. McKinley asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1002, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Colorado
- Congressional oversight
- Connecticut
- Dams and canals
- Florida
- Georgia
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Historical and cultural resources
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Military history
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York State
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Property rights
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House
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