PUBLIC LAW 109–338—OCT. 12, 2006
120 STAT. 1815
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. SEC. 274. UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be comprised of— (1) part of the Housatonic River’s watershed, which extends 60 miles from Lanesboro, Massachusetts to Kent, Connecticut; (2) the towns of Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, and Warren in Connecticut; and (3) the towns of Alford, Becket, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlboro, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West Stockbridge in Massachusetts. (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. (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, Inc. shall be the management entity for the Heritage Area. SEC. 275. 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 276; (2) assist units of local government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in implementing the approved management plan by— (A) carrying out programs and projects that recognize, protect and enhance important resource values within the Heritage Area; (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs within the Heritage Area; (C) developing recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area; (D) increasing public awareness of and appreciation for natural, historical, scenic, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; (E) protecting and restoring historic sites and buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with heritage area themes; (F) ensuring that signs identifying points of public access and sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage Area; and (G) promoting a wide range of partnerships among governments, organizations and individuals to further the purposes of the Heritage Area; (3) 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;
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