text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm 
  National Heritage Area Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
              (1) The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm transportation 
          corridor is a major gateway to Alaska and includes a range of 
          transportation routes used first by indigenous people who were 
          followed by pioneers who settled the Nation's last frontier;
              (2) the natural history and scenic splendor of the region 
          are equally outstanding; vistas of nature's power include 
          evidence of earthquake subsidence, recent avalanches, 
          retreating glaciers and tidal action along Turnagain Arm, which 
          has the world's second greatest tidal range;
              (3) the cultural landscape formed by indigenous people and 
          then by settlement, transportation and modern resource 
          development in this rugged and often treacherous natural 
          setting stands as powerful testimony to the human fortitude, 
          perseverance, and resourcefulness that is America's proudest 
          heritage from the people who settled the frontier;
              (4) there is a national interest in recognizing, 
          preserving, promoting, and interpreting these resources;
              (5) the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm region is 
          geographically and culturally cohesive because it is defined by 
          a corridor of historic routes--trail, water, railroad, and 
          roadways through a distinct landscape of mountains, lakes, and 
          fjords;
              (6) national significance of separate elements of the 
          region include, but are not limited to, the Iditarod National 
          Historic Trail, the Seward Highway National Scenic Byway, and 
          the Alaska Railroad National Scenic Railroad;
              (7) national heritage area designation provides for the 
          interpretation of these routes, as well as the national 
          historic districts and numerous historic routes in the region 
          as part of the whole picture of human history in the wider 
          transportation corridor including early Native trade routes, 
          connections by waterway, mining trail, and other routes;
              (8) national heritage area designation also provides 
          communities within the region with the motivation and means for 
          ``grass roots'' regional coordination and partnerships with 
          each other and with borough, State, and Federal agencies; and
              (9) national heritage area designation is supported by the 
          Kenai Peninsula Historical Association, the Seward Historical 
          Commission, the Seward City Council, the Hope and Sunrise 
          Historical Society, the Hope Chamber of Commerce, the Alaska 
          Association for Historic Preservation, the Cooper Landing 
          Community Club, the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism 
          Association, Anchorage Historic Properties, the Anchorage 
          Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Cook Inlet Historical 
          Society, the Moose Pass Sportsman's Club, the Alaska 
  Historical Commission, the Girdwood Board of Supervisors, the Kenai 
  River Special Management Area Advisory Board, the Bird/Indian Community 
  Council, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Trails Commission, the Alaska 
  Division of Parks and Recreation, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the 
  Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, and the Anchorage Municipal 
  Assembly.
      (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
              (1) to recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic and 
          modern resource development and cultural landscapes of the 
          Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm historic transportation corridor, 
          and to promote and facilitate the public enjoyment of these 
          resources; and
              (2) to foster, through financial and technical assistance, 
          the development of cooperative planning and partnership among 
          the communities and borough, State, and Federal Government 
          entities.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
          Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area 
          established by section 4(a) of this Act.
              (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
          means the 11 member Board of Directors of the Kenai Mountains-
          Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Communities 
          Association.
              (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
          the management plan for the Heritage Area.
              (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
  
  SEC. 4. KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
  
      (a) Establishment.--There is established the Kenai Mountains-
  Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.
      (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall comprise the lands in the 
  Kenai Mountains and upper Turnagain Arm region generally depicted on 
  the map entitled ``Kenai Peninsula/Turnagain Arm National Heritage 
  Corridor'', numbered ``Map #KMTA-1, and dated ``August 1999''. The map 
  shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of 
  the Alaska Regional Office of the National Park Service and in the 
  offices of the Alaska State Heritage Preservation Officer.
  
  SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
  
      (a) The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
  management entity, to carry out the purposes of this Act. The 
  cooperative agreement shall include information relating to the 
  objectives and management of the Heritage Area, including the 
  following:
              (1) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the 
          Heritage Area.
              (2) An explanation of the proposed approach to conservation 
          and interpretation of the Heritage Area.
              (3) A general outline of the protection measures, to which 
          the management entity commits.
      (b) Nothing in this Act authorizes the management entity to assume 
  any management authorities or responsibilities on Federal lands.
      (c) Representatives of other organizations shall be invited and 
  encouraged to participate with the management entity and in the 
  development and implementation of the management plan, including but 
  not limited to: The State Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation; the 
  State Division of Mining, Land and Water; the Forest Service; the State 
  Historic Preservation Office; the Kenai Peninsula Borough; the 
  Municipality of Anchorage; the Alaska Railroad; the Alaska Department 
  of Transportation; and the National Park Service.
      (d) Representation of ex-officio members in the non-profit 
  corporation shall be established under the bylaws of the management 
  entity.
  
  SEC. 6. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT 
                ENTITY.
  
      (a) Management Plan.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the Secretary 
          enters into a cooperative agreement with the management entity, 
          the management entity shall develop a management plan for the 
          Heritage Area, taking into consideration existing Federal, 
          State, borough, and local plans.
              (2) Contents.--The management plan shall include, but not 
          be limited to--
                      (A) comprehensive recommendations for conservation, 
                  funding, management, and development of the Heritage 
                  Area;
                      (B) a description of agreements on actions to be 
                  carried out by Government and private organizations to 
                  protect the resources of the Heritage Area;
                      (C) a list of specific and potential sources of 
                  funding to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage 
                  Area;
                      (D) an inventory of the resources contained in the 
                  Heritage Area; and
                      (E) a description of the role and participation of 
                  other Federal, State, and local agencies that have 
                  jurisdiction on lands within the Heritage Area.
      (b) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority to the 
  implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in the 
  cooperative agreement with the Secretary and the heritage plan, 
  including assisting communities within the region in--
              (1) carrying out programs which recognize important 
          resource values in the Heritage Area;
              (2) encouraging economic viability in the affected 
          communities;
              (3) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in 
          the Heritage Area;
              (4) improving and interpreting heritage trails;
              (5) increasing public awareness and appreciation for the 
          natural, historical, and cultural resources and modern resource 
          development of the Heritage Area;
              (6) restoring historic buildings and structures that are 
          located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; and
              (7) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 
          identifying public access points and sites of interest are 
          placed throughout the Heritage Area.
      (c) Public Meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 2 or more 
  public meetings each year regarding the initiation and implementation 
  of the management plan for the Heritage Area. The management entity 
  shall place a notice of each such meeting in a newspaper of general 
  circulation in the Heritage Area and shall make the minutes of the 
  meeting available to the public.
  
  SEC. 7. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
  
      (a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of Alaska, or 
  his designee, is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with 
  the management entity. The cooperative agreement shall be prepared with 
  public participation.
      (b) In accordance with the terms and conditions of the cooperative 
  agreement and upon the request of the management entity, and subject to 
  the availability of funds, the Secretary may provide administrative, 
  technical, financial, design, development, and operations assistance to 
  carry out the purposes of this Act.
  
  SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
  
      (a) Regulatory Authority.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
  to grant powers of zoning or management of land use to the management 
  entity of the Heritage Area.
      (b) Effect on Authority of Governments.--Nothing in this Act shall 
  be construed to modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of the 
  Federal, State, or local governments to manage or regulate any use of 
  land as provided for by law or regulation.
      (c) Effect on Business.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
  obstruct or limit business activity on private development or resource 
  development activities.
  
  SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OR REAL PROPERTY.
  
      The management entity may not use funds appropriated to carry out 
  the purposes of this Act to acquire real property or interest in real 
  property.
  
  SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) First Year.--For the first year $350,000 is authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act, and is made 
  available upon the Secretary and the management entity completing a 
  cooperative agreement.
      (b) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated not more 
  than $1,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act for any fiscal 
  year after the first year. Not more than $10,000,000, in the aggregate, 
  may be appropriated for the Heritage Area.
      (c) Matching Funds.--Federal funding provided under this Act shall 
  be matched at least 25 percent by other funds or in-kind services.
      (d) Sunset Provision.--The Secretary may not make any grant or 
  provide any assistance under this Act beyond 15 years from the date 
  that the Secretary and management entity complete a cooperative 
  agreement.
target: Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in Alaska.
  
  Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Board of Directors of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Communities Association; and (2) the Association to develop a management plan for the Heritage Area. Prohibits the Association from using funds appropriated to carry out this Act to acquire real property.
feat_title: A bill to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.