text: SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND UPDATING AMENDMENTS.
  
      The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 
  (Public Law 100-692) is updated as follows:
              (1) In section 2, by adding at the end the following:
              ``(6) The Corridor contained the only historic system of 
          the Industrial Revolution that integrated anthracite mining and 
          resource extraction, canals and railroads, commerce and heavy 
          industry, and a remarkable number of the historic elements of 
          the system are intact.''.
              (2) In section 4, by striking ``Environmental Resources'' 
          and inserting ``Conservation and Natural Resources''.
              (3) In section 8--
                      (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and review 
                  and approval by the Secretary of the strategic plan'' 
                  after ``in section 10(a)'';
                      (B) by inserting ``and the strategic plan'' after 
                  ``goals of the Plan'';
                      (C) by amending the text of subsection (b)(1) to 
                  read as follows: ``assisting the Commonwealth, 
                  political subdivisions and non-profit agencies in 
                  preserving the historic transportation system of Canals 
                  and overland railroads and the maintenance of the 
                  system as a trail significant to nation;'';
                      (D) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
                  ``governments'' and inserting ``agencies'';
                      (E) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``in the 
                  Corridor'' and inserting ``and heighten the 
                  understanding of the Corridor's nationally important 
                  stories''; and
                      (F) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(c) Stategic Plan.--The Corporation shall develop a Strategic 
  Plan that takes in account the findings and recommendations of the 
  study titled `Connecting Stories, Landscapes and People: Exploring the 
  Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Partnership' conducted 
  by the National Park Service Conservation Study Institute. The 
  strategic plan shall complement the management plan for the Corridor by 
  guiding future investment, strengthening and serving the partnership 
  network, positioning the Corridor to take advantage of opportunities, 
  and prioritizing actions.''.
              (4) In section 9, by adding at the end the following:
      ``(c) Corporation as Local Management Entity.--Upon the date of the 
  enactment of this subsection, the local management entity for the 
  corridor shall be the Corporation.
      ``(d) Implementation of Management Plan.--The Corporation will 
  assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the 
  management action plan.
      ``(e) Use of Funds.--The Corporation may use Federal funds made 
  available under this Act--
              ``(1) to make grants to and enter into cooperative 
          agreements with the Commonwealth, political subdivisions, 
          nonprofit organizations, and individuals;
              ``(2) to hire, train, and compensate staff;
              ``(3) to enter into contracts for goods and services; and
              ``(4) to obtain money from any source under any program or 
          law requiring the recipient of such money to make a 
          contribution in order to receive such money.''.
              (5) In section 10--
                      (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``shall assist 
                  the Commission'' and inserting ``shall, upon the 
                  Corporation's request, assist'';
                      (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Commission'' 
                  each place it appears and inserting ``Corporation''; 
                  and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(e) Transition MOU.--The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum 
  of understanding with the Corporation to assure appropriate transition 
  of the local management to the Corporation and coordination with the 
  Corporation regarding the implementation of the management action plan.
      ``(f) Special Resource Studies.--
              ``(1) Sites and features.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
          special resource study of sites and associated landscape 
          features within the boundaries of the Corridor that contribute 
          to the understanding of the Corridor's national significance. 
          To provide appropriate context regarding the contribution of 
          anthracite mining, industries, transportation and commerce to 
          the nation's growth and industrial development, the special 
          resource study shall review the resources of the greater 
          anthracite region of Pennsylvania covered by other designated 
          national heritage areas.
              ``(2) Potential designation.--
                      ``(A) Authorization.--Not later than 3 years after 
                  the date on which funds are made available to carry out 
                  this subsection, the Secretary, in coordination with 
                  the Corporation, shall complete the special resource 
                  study to evaluate the possibility of--
                              ``(i) designating one or more site or 
                          landscape feature as a unit of the National 
                          Park System; and
                              ``(ii) coordinating and complementing 
                          actions by the Corporation, Commonwealth, 
                          political subdivisions and non-profit agencies, 
                          in the preservation and interpretation of 
                          significant resources within the Corridor and 
                          greater anthracite region.
                      ``(B) Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
                  on which the special resource study is completed, the 
                  Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of 
                  the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                  Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
                  that describes the findings, conclusions, and 
                  recommendations of the study.''.
              (6) In section 12--
                      (A) by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
                  appears and inserting ``Corporation''; and
                      (B) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2019''.
              (7) In section 13, by striking ``Commission'' and inserting 
          ``Corporation''.
              (8) In section 14--
                      (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the 
                  end;
                      (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
                  inserting ``; and''; and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(7) the term `Corporation' means the Delaware and Lehigh 
          National Heritage Corridor, Incorporated, an organization 
          described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
          of 1986 and exempt from taxation.''.
target: Amends the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to revise the appropriate steps the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission is required to take in implementing its Cultural Heritage and Corridor Management Plan for the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor.
  
  Requires the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Incorporated to develop a Strategic Plan for the Corridor that takes into account the findings and recommendations of a specified study conducted by the National Park Service Conservation Study Institute. Requires the plan to compliment the Corridor's management plan.
  
  Makes the Corporation the management entity for the Corridor, assuming the Commission's duties in implementing the management action plan.
  
  Authorizes the Corporation to use federal funds to make grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with Pennsylvania, local governments, nonprofit corporations, and individuals.
  
  
  
  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites and associated landscape features within the Corridor, including resources of the greater anthracite region of Pennsylvania covered by other designated national heritage areas, that contribute to the understanding of the Corridor's national siginificance.
  
  Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Corporation, to evaluate and report to specified congressional committees on the possibility of: (1) designating one or more sites or landscape features as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) coordinating and complementing actions by the Corporation, Pennsylvania, local governments, and nonprofit agencies in the preservation and interpretation of significant resources within the Corridor and greater anthracite region.
  
  Extends the Corporation, in place of the Commission, through November 18, 2019.
feat_title: To reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, and for other purposes.