text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage 
  Area Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
  
      The purposes of this Act include the following:
              (1) To establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage 
          Area in the State of Arizona.
              (2) To implement the recommendations of the ``Alternative 
          Concepts for Commemorating Spanish Colonization'' study 
          completed by the National Park Service in 1991, and the 
          ``Feasibility Study for the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage 
          Area'' prepared by the Center for Desert Archaeology in July 
          2005.
              (3) To provide a management framework to foster a close 
          working relationship with all levels of government, the private 
          sector, and the local communities in the region and to conserve 
          the region's heritage while continuing to pursue compatible 
          economic opportunities.
              (4) To assist communities, organizations, and citizens in 
          the State of Arizona in identifying, preserving, interpreting, 
          and developing the historical, cultural, scenic, and natural 
          resources of the region for the educational and inspirational 
          benefit of current and future generations.
              (5) To provide appropriate linkages between units of the 
          National Park System and communities, governments, and 
          organizations within the Heritage Area.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
          Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, established in 
          section 4.
              (2) Management entity.--The term ``Management Entity'' 
          means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
          section 4(d).
              (3) Management plan.--The term ``Management Plan'' means 
          the management plan for the Heritage Area specified in section 
          6.
              (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled ``Boundary 
          Map Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area'', numbered 
          _______, and dated ____________.
              (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
              (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.
  
  SEC. 4. SANTA CRUZ VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
  
      (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Santa Cruz 
  Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Arizona.
      (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall include the portions of 
  the counties of Santa Cruz and Pima, as identified on the map.
      (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
  for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
  Service, Department of the Interior, and the Management entity.
      (d) Management Entity.--The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, 
  Inc., shall be the management entity for the Heritage Area.
  
  SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
  
      (a) Duties of the Management Entity.--To further the purposes of 
  the Heritage Area, the management entity shall--
              (1) prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage 
          Area to the Secretary in accordance with section 6;
              (2) assist units of local and tribal governments, regional 
          planning organizations, non-profit organizations, private land-
          owners, and other entities by--
                      (A) carrying out programs and projects that 
                  recognize, protect and enhance important resources 
                  values within the Heritage Area;
                      (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                  exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area;
                      (C) developing recreational, educational, and 
                  economic, and community development opportunities 
                  within the Heritage Area;
                      (D) increasing public awareness of, and 
                  appreciation for, the natural, cultural, historical, 
                  archaeological, scenic, and outdoor recreational 
                  resources and sites in the Heritage Area;
                      (E) protecting and restoring historic sites and 
                  structures, archaeological sites, and natural resources 
                  related to the Heritage Area;
                      (F) ensuring that signs identifying points of 
                  public access and sites of interest are posted 
                  throughout the Heritage Area;
                      (G) promoting cultural, traditional, and nature-
                  themed events and attractions in the Heritage Area; and
                      (H) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
                  governments, organizations and individuals to further 
                  the purposes of the Heritage Area;
              (3) coordinate with tribal and local governments to better 
          enable them to participate in ways consistent with the goals of 
          the management plan;
              (4) consider the interests of diverse units of government, 
          businesses, organizations and individuals in the Heritage Area 
          in the preparation and implementation of the management plan;
              (5) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
          annually regarding the development and implementation of the 
          management plan;
              (6) submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal 
          year in which the management entity receives Federal funds 
          under this Act, setting forth its accomplishments, expenses, 
          and income, including grants to any other entities during the 
          year for which the report is made;
              (7) make available for audit for any fiscal year in which 
          it receives Federal funds under this Act, all information 
          pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching 
          funds; and
              (8) encourage by appropriate means economic development 
          that is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area.
      (b) Authorities.--The management entity may, for the purposes of 
  preparing and implementing the management plan for the Heritage Area, 
  use Federal funds made available under this Act to--
              (1) make grants to the State of Arizona, its political 
          subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and other 
          entities;
              (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
          technical assistance to the State of Arizona its political 
          subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, Federal 
          agencies, and other entities;
              (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 
          expertise in natural cultural, and historical resources 
          protection, economic and community development, and heritage 
          programming;
              (4) obtain money or services from any source including any 
          that are provided under any other Federal law or program;
              (5) contract for goods or services; and
              (6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other activity that 
          furthers the purposes of the Heritage Area and is consistent 
          with the approved management plan.
      (c) Prohibitions on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
  management entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act to 
  acquire real property, but may use any other source of funding, 
  including other Federal funding outside this authority, intended for 
  the acquisition of real property.
  
  SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
  
      (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the Heritage Area 
  shall--
              (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and 
          recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the 
          area covered by the Heritage Area and encourage long-term 
          resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, 
          management, and development of the Heritage Area;
              (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
          governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to 
          protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the 
          natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
          recreational resources of the Heritage Area;
              (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or 
          economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, 
          fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
              (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, 
          cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of 
          the Heritage Area related to the national importance and themes 
          of the Heritage Area that should be protected, enhanced, 
          interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;
              (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
          management, including the development of intergovernmental and 
          interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, 
          manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, 
          educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
          Area;
              (6) describe a program for implementation for the 
          management plan, including--
                      (A) performance goals;
                      (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, 
                  interpretation, funding, management, and development; 
                  and
                      (C) specific commitments for implementation that 
                  have been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                  government agency, organization, business, or 
                  individual;
              (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means 
          by which Federal, State, and local programs may best be 
          coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service 
          and other Federal agencies associated with the Heritage Area) 
          to further the purposes of this Act; and
              (8) include a business plan that--
                      (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and 
                  functions of the local coordinating entity and of each 
                  of the major activities contained in the management 
                  plan; and
                      (B) provides adequate assurances that the local 
                  coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial 
                  and other resources necessary to implement the 
                  management plan for the Heritage Area.
      (b) Deadline.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
          which funds are first made available to develop the management 
          plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local 
          coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the 
          Secretary for approval.
              (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not 
          submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), 
          the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any 
          additional financial assistance under this Act until such time 
          as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the 
          Secretary.
  
  SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.
  
      (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, upon 
  the request of the management entity, provide technical assistance on a 
  reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis and financial assistance to the 
  Heritage Area to develop and implement the approved management plan. 
  The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with 
  the management entity and other public or private entities for this 
  purpose. In assisting the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give 
  priority to actions that in general assist in--
              (1) conserving the significant natural, historical 
          cultural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; and
              (2) providing educational, interpretive, and recreational 
          opportunities consistent with the purposes of the Heritage 
          Area.
      (b) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
          the management plan not later than 180 days after receiving the 
          management plan.
              (2) Criteria for approval.--In determining the approval of 
          the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
                      (A) the management entity is representative of the 
                  diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
                  governments, natural and historic resource protection 
                  organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                  and recreational organizations;
                      (B) the management entity has afforded adequate 
                  opportunity, including public hearings, for public and 
                  governmental involvement in the preparation of the 
                  management plan;
                      (C) the resource protection and interpretation 
                  strategies contained in the management plan, if 
                  implemented, would adequately protect the natural, 
                  historical, and cultural resources of the Heritage 
                  Area; and
                      (D) the management plan is supported by the 
                  appropriate State and local officials whose cooperation 
                  is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the 
                  State and local aspects of the management plan.
              (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to 
          approve a management plan for the Heritage Area, the Secretary 
          shall consider whether--
                      (A) the local coordinating entity represents the 
                  diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including 
                  governments, natural, and historic resource protection 
                  organizations, educational institutions, businesses, 
                  recreational organizations, community residents, and 
                  private property owners;
                      (B) the local coordinating entity--
                              (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for 
                          public and governmental involvement (including 
                          through workshops and hearings) in the 
                          preparation of the management plan; and
                              (ii) provides for at least semiannual 
                          public meetings to ensure adequate 
                          implementation of the management plan;
                      (C) the resource protection, enhancement, 
                  interpretation, funding, management, and development 
                  strategies described in the management plan, if 
                  implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, 
                  interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, 
                  historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                  recreational resources of the Heritage Area;
                      (D) the management plan would not adversely affect 
                  any activities authorized on Federal land under public 
                  land laws or land use plans;
                      (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated 
                  the financial capability, in partnership with others, 
                  to carry out the plan;
                      (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances 
                  from the appropriate State and local officials whose 
                  support is needed to ensure the effective 
                  implementation of the State and local elements of the 
                  management plan; and
                      (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships 
                  among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, 
                  and local governments, regional planning organizations, 
                  nonprofit organizations, or private sector parties for 
                  implementation of the management plan.
              (4) Approval of amendments.--Substantial amendments to the 
          management plan shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved 
          in the same manner as provided for the original management 
          plan. The management entity shall not use Federal funds 
          authorized by this Act to implement any amendments until such 
          amendments have been approved by the Secretary.
  
  SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
  
      Any Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly 
  affecting the Heritage Area is encouraged to--
              (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 which will not have adverse effects 
          on the Heritage Area.
  
  SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.
  
      Nothing in this Act--
              (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether 
          public or private), including the right to refrain from 
          participating in any plan, project, program, or activity 
          conducted within the Heritage Area;
              (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
          (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
          property of the property owner, or to modify public access or 
          use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, 
          State, or local law;
              (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
          land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
          State or local agency, or conveys any land use or other 
          regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity;
              (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
          of water or water rights;
              (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
          and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
          within the Heritage Area; or
              (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under 
          any other law, of any private property owner with respect to 
          any person injured on the private property.
  
  SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
  out this Act $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
  authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
      (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost 
  of any activity assisted under this Act shall be not more than 50 
  percent.
  
  SEC. 11. SUNSET.
  
      The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act 
  shall terminate on the day occurring 15 years after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act.
target: Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Designates the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the management entity for the Area.
  
  Requires the management entity to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval.
  
  Prohibits the management entity from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.
  
  Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to the Area for the development and implementation of the approved management plan.
feat_title: To establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.