text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Region 
  National Heritage Area Act''.
      (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following 
  definitions shall apply:
              (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
          Oil Region National Heritage Area established in section 3(a).
              (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
          means the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., or its successor entity.
              (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
  
      (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
              (1) The Oil Region of Northwestern Pennsylvania, with 
          numerous sites and districts listed on the National Register of 
          Historic Places, and designated by the Governor of Pennsylvania 
          as one of the State Heritage Park Areas, is a region with 
          tremendous physical and natural resources and possesses a story 
          of State, national, and international significance.
              (2) The single event of Colonel Edwin Drake's drilling of 
          the world's first successful oil well in 1859 has affected the 
          industrial, natural, social, and political structures of the 
          modern world.
              (3) Six national historic districts are located within the 
          State Heritage Park boundary, in Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City, 
          and Titusville, as well as 17 separate National Register sites.
              (4) The Allegheny River, which was designated as a 
          component of the national wild and scenic rivers system in 1992 
          by Public Law 102-271, traverses the Oil Region and connects 
          several of its major sites, as do some of the river's 
          tributaries such as Oil Creek, French Creek, and Sandy Creek.
              (5) The unspoiled rural character of the Oil Region 
          provides many natural and recreational resources, scenic 
          vistas, and excellent water quality for people throughout the 
          United States to enjoy.
              (6) Remnants of the oil industry, visible on the landscape 
          to this day, provide a direct link to the past for visitors, as 
          do the historic valley settlements, riverbed settlements, 
          plateau developments, farmlands, and industrial landscapes.
              (7) The Oil Region also represents a cross section of 
          American history associated with Native Americans, frontier 
          settlements, the French and Indian War, African Americans and 
          the Underground Railroad, and immigration of Swedish and Polish 
          individuals, among others.
              (8) Involvement by the Federal Government shall serve to 
          enhance the efforts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, local 
          subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, volunteer 
          organizations, and private businesses, to promote the cultural, 
          national, and recreational resources of the region in order to 
          fulfill their full potential.
      (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to enhance a cooperative 
  management framework to assist the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its 
  units of local government, and area citizens in conserving, enhancing, 
  and interpreting the significant features of the lands, water, and 
  structures of the Oil Region, in a manner consistent with compatible 
  economic development for the benefit and inspiration of present and 
  future generations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United 
  States.
  
  SEC. 3. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
  
      (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Oil Region 
  National Heritage Area.
      (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall include 
  all of those lands depicted on a map entitled ``Oil Region National 
  Heritage Area'', numbered OIRE/20,000 and dated October, 2000. The map 
  shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
  Service. The Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
  Register, as soon as practical after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, a detailed description and map of the boundaries established under 
  this subsection.
      (c) Management Entity.--The management entity for the Heritage Area 
  shall be the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., the locally based private, 
  nonprofit management corporation which shall oversee the development of 
  a management plan in accordance with section 5(b).
  
  SEC. 4. COMPACT.
  
      To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall enter 
  into a compact with the management entity. The compact shall include 
  information relating to the objectives and management of the area, 
  including a discussion of the goals and objectives of the Heritage 
  Area, including an explanation of the proposed approach to conservation 
  and interpretation and a general outline of the protection measures 
  committed to by the Secretary and management entity.
  
  SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT 
                ENTITY.
  
      (a) Authorities of the Management Entity.--The management entity 
  may use funds made available under this Act for purposes of preparing, 
  updating, and implementing the management plan developed under 
  subsection (b). Such purposes may include--
              (1) making grants to, and entering into cooperative 
          agreements with, States and their political subdivisions, 
          private organizations, or any other person;
              (2) hiring and compensating staff; and
              (3) undertaking initiatives that advance the purposes of 
          the Heritage Area.
      (b) Management Plan.--The management entity shall develop a 
  management plan for the Heritage Area that--
              (1) presents comprehensive strategies and recommendations 
          for conservation, funding, management, and development of the 
          Heritage Area;
              (2) takes into consideration existing State, county, and 
          local plans and involves residents, public agencies, and 
          private organizations working in the Heritage Area;
              (3) includes a description of actions that units of 
          government and private organizations have agreed to take to 
          protect the resources of the Heritage Area;
              (4) specifies the existing and potential sources of funding 
          to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
              (5) includes an inventory of the resources contained in the 
          Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the Heritage 
          Area that is related to the themes of the Heritage Area and 
          that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
          maintained because of its natural, cultural, historic, 
          recreational, or scenic significance;
              (6) describes a program for implementation of the 
          management plan by the management entity, including plans for 
          restoration and construction, and specific commitments for that 
          implementation that have been made by the management entity and 
          any other persons for the first 5 years of implementation;
              (7) lists any revisions to the boundaries of the Heritage 
          Area proposed by the management entity and requested by the 
          affected local government; and
              (8) includes an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area.
      (c) Deadline; Termination of Funding.--
              (1) Deadline.--The management entity shall submit the 
          management plan to the Secretary within 2 years after the funds 
          are made available for this Act.
              (2) Termination of funding.--If a management plan is not 
          submitted to the Secretary in accordance with this subsection, 
          the management entity shall not qualify for Federal assistance 
          under this Act.
      (d) Duties of Management Entity.--The management entity shall--
              (1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the 
          compact and management plan;
              (2) assist units of government, regional planning 
          organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                      (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                  exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                      (B) developing recreational resources in the 
                  Heritage Area;
                      (C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                  for the natural, historical, and architectural 
                  resources and sites in the Heritage Area;
                      (D) the restoration of any historic building 
                  relating to the themes of the Heritage Area;
                      (E) ensuring that clear signs identifying access 
                  points and sites of interest are put in place 
                  throughout the Heritage Area; and
                      (F) carrying out other actions that the management 
                  entity determines to be advisable to fulfill the 
                  purposes of this Act;
              (3) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in 
          the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management 
          plan;
              (4) consider the interests of diverse governmental, 
          business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; and
              (5) for any year in which Federal funds have been provided 
          to implement the management plan under subsection (b)--
                      (A) conduct public meetings at least annually 
                  regarding the implementation of the management plan;
                      (B) submit an annual report to the Secretary 
                  setting forth accomplishments, expenses and income, and 
                  each person to which any grant was made by the 
                  management entity in the year for which the report is 
                  made; and
                      (C) require, for all agreements entered into by the 
                  management entity authorizing expenditure of Federal 
                  funds by any other person, that the person making the 
                  expenditure make available to the management entity for 
                  audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such 
                  funds.
      (e) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
  management entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act to 
  acquire real property or an interest in real property.
  
  SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.
  
      (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
              (1) In general.--
                      (A) Overall assistance.--The Secretary may, upon 
                  the request of the management entity, and subject to 
                  the availability of appropriations, provide technical 
                  and financial assistance to the management entity to 
                  carry out its duties under this Act, including updating 
                  and implementing a management plan that is submitted 
                  under section 5(b) and approved by the Secretary and, 
                  prior to such approval, providing assistance for 
                  initiatives.
                      (B) Other assistance.--If the Secretary has the 
                  resources available to provide technical assistance to 
                  the management entity to carry out its duties under 
                  this Act (including updating and implementing a 
                  management plan that is submitted under section 5(b) 
                  and approved by the Secretary and, prior to such 
                  approval, providing assistance for initiatives), upon 
                  the request of the management entity the Secretary 
                  shall provide such assistance on a reimbursable basis. 
                  This subparagraph does not preclude the Secretary from 
                  providing nonreimbursable assistance under subparagraph 
                  (A).
              (2) Priority.--In assisting the management entity, the 
          Secretary shall give priority to actions that assist in the--
                      (A) implementation of the management plan;
                      (B) provision of educational assistance and advice 
                  regarding land and water management techniques to 
                  conserve the significant natural resources of the 
                  region;
                      (C) development and application of techniques 
                  promoting the preservation of cultural and historic 
                  properties;
                      (D) preservation, restoration, and reuse of 
                  publicly and privately owned historic buildings;
                      (E) design and fabrication of a wide range of 
                  interpretive materials based on the management plan, 
                  including guide brochures, visitor displays, audio-
                  visual and interactive exhibits, and educational 
                  curriculum materials for public education; and
                      (F) implementation of initiatives prior to approval 
                  of the management plan.
              (3) Documentation of structures.--The Secretary, acting 
          through the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic 
          American Engineering Record, shall conduct studies necessary to 
          document the industrial, engineering, building, and 
          architectural history of the Heritage Area.
      (b) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plans.--The Secretary, 
  in consultation with the Governor of Pennsylvania, shall approve or 
  disapprove a management plan submitted under this Act not later than 90 
  days after receiving such plan. In approving the plan, the Secretary 
  shall take into consideration the following criteria:
              (1) The extent to which the management plan adequately 
          preserves and protects the natural, cultural, and historical 
          resources of the Heritage Area.
              (2) The level of public participation in the development of 
          the management plan.
              (3) The extent to which the board of directors of the 
          management entity is representative of the local government and 
          a wide range of interested organizations and citizens.
      (c) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
  management plan, the Secretary shall advise the management entity in 
  writing of the reasons for the disapproval and shall make 
  recommendations for revisions in the management plan. The Secretary 
  shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days after 
  the date it is submitted.
      (d) Approving Changes.--The Secretary shall review and approve 
  amendments to the management plan under section 5(b) that make 
  substantial changes. Funds appropriated under this Act may not be 
  expended to implement such changes until the Secretary approves the 
  amendments.
      (e) Effect of Inaction.--If the Secretary does not approve or 
  disapprove a management plan, revision, or change within 90 days after 
  it is submitted to the Secretary, then such management plan, revision, 
  or change shall be deemed to have been approved by the Secretary.
  
  SEC. 7. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.
  
      Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly 
  affecting the Heritage Area shall--
              (1) consult with the Secretary and the management entity 
          with respect to such activities;
              (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management entity 
          in carrying out their duties under this Act and, to the maximum 
          extent practicable, coordinate such activities with the 
          carrying out of such duties; and
              (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support 
          such activities in a manner that the management entity 
          determines shall not have an adverse effect on the Heritage 
          Area.
  
  SEC. 8. SUNSET.
  
      The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assistance 
  under this Act after the expiration of the 15-year period beginning on 
  the date that funds are first made available for this Act.
  
  SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE 
                PROPERTY.
  
      (a) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No 
  privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by 
  the management plan for the Heritage Area until the owner of that 
  private property has been notified in writing by the management entity 
  and has given written consent for such preservation, conservation, or 
  promotion to the management entity.
      (b) Landowner Withdraw.--Any owner of private property included 
  within the boundary of the Heritage Area shall have their property 
  immediately removed from the boundary by submitting a written request 
  to the management entity.
  
  SEC. 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.
  
      (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
  construed to--
              (1) require any private property owner to allow public 
          access (including Federal, State, or local government access) 
          to such private property; or
              (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law 
          with regard to public access to or use of private property.
      (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be 
  considered to create any liability, or to have any effect on any 
  liability under any other law, of any private property owner with 
  respect to any persons injured on such private property.
      (c) Recognition of Authority To Control Land Use.--Nothing in this 
  Act shall be construed to modify the authority of Federal, State, or 
  local governments to regulate land use.
      (d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Area.--
  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the owner of any 
  private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to 
  participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.
      (e) Effect of Establishment.--The boundaries designated for the 
  Heritage Area represent the area within which Federal funds 
  appropriated for the purpose of this Act may be expended. The 
  establishment of the Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not be 
  construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use 
  within the Heritage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, the National 
  Park Service, or the management entity.
  
  SEC. 11. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.
  
      Nothing in this Act shall preclude the management entity from using 
  Federal funds available under Acts other than this Act for the purposes 
  for which those funds were authorized.
  
  SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
  out this Act--
              (1) not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year; and
              (2) not more than a total of $10,000,000.
      (b) 50 Percent Match.--Financial assistance provided under this Act 
  may not be used to pay more than 50 percent of the total cost of any 
  activity carried out with that assistance.
target: Oil Region National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania.
  
  Designates the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., to be the management entity for the Area. Directs such entity to: (1) prepare and implement a management plan for the Area, which shall be approved or disapproved by the Secretary of the Interior; (2) assist local governments, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits, developing recreational resources, and restoring historic buildings in the Area; and (3) encouraging economic viability in the Area. Prohibits such entity from using Federal funds under this Act to acquire real property. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to such entity. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record, to conduct studies to document the industrial, engineering, building, and architectural history of the Area. Prohibits any privately owned property from being preserved, conserved, or promoted by the management plan until the owner has been notified and has consented. Requires removal of private property from Area boundaries upon the owner's request. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the Federal assistance match to 50 percent of any activity's total cost.
feat_title: To establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area.