PUBLIC LAW 105-355 —NOV. 6, 1998 112 STAT. 3251 (F) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are put in place throughout the Heritage Area; and (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan, encouraging economic viability in the affected communities by appropriate means. (c) CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS OF LOCAL GROUPS. —The Part-. nership shall, in preparing and implementing the management plan for the Heritage Area, consider the interest of diverse units of government, businesses, private property owners, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area. (d) PUBLIC MEETINGS. —The Partnership shall conduct public meetings at least annually regarding the implementation of the Heritage Area management plan. (e) ANNUAL REPORTS. — The Partnership shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under this title or in which a loan made by the Partnership with Federal funds under section 105(c)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses and income, and the entities to which it made any loans and grants during the year for which the report is made. (0 COOPERATION WITH AUDITS. — The Partnership shall, for any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under this title or in which a loan made by the Partnership with Federal funds under section 105(c)(1) is outstanding, make available for audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and appropriate units of government all records and other information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations make available for such audit all records and other information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. (g) DELEGATION.— The Partnership may delegate the responsibilities and actions under this section for each corridor identified in section 104(b)(1). All delegated actions are subject to review and approval by the Partnership. SEC. 107. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may provide technical assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations, grants to units of government, nonprofit organizations, and other persons upon request of the Partnership, and to the Partnership, regarding the management plan and its implementation. (2) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. — The Secretary may not, as a condition of the award of technical assistance or grants under this section, require any recipient of such technical assistance or a grant to enact or modify land use restrictions. (3) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary shall decide if a unit of government, nonprofit organization, or other person shall be awarded technical assistance or grants and the amount of that assistance. Such decisions shall be based on the relative degree to which the assistance effectively fulfills the objectives contained in the Heritage Area
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