123STA T . 123 8PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9(I)actions to f aci l itat e on g oing an d effecti v e colla b o r ation a m ong p artners to promote plans for reso u rce protection , en h ancement, interpretation, restoration, and construction
and (II) specific commitments for implementation that have been made b y the management entity or any government, organi z ation, or individual for the first 5 years of operation; (v) the identification of sources of funding for car - rying out the management plan; (vi) an analysis of and recommendations for means by w hich F ederal, S tate, and local programs, including the role of the N ational P ar k Service in the H eritage A rea, may best be coordinated to carry out this section; and (vii) an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area; and ( D ) recommend policies and strategies for resource management that consider and detail the application of appropriate land and water management techni q ues, including the development of intergovernmental and inter- agency cooperative agreements to protect the historical, cultural, scenic, recreational, agricultural, and natural resources of the Heritage Area . ( 3 )D EADLIN E. — If a proposed management plan is not sub- mitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the management entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section until the date on which the Secretary receives and approves the management plan. ( 4 )A P P ROV ALORDI S APPROVAL O FM ANA G EMEN T PLAN.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the management plan. ( B ) C RITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In determining whether to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall con- sider whether— (i) the management entity is representative of the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including governments, natural and historical resource protection organizations, educational institutions, local businesses and industries, community organizations, recreational organizations, and tourism organizations; (ii) the management entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the management plan; and (iii) strategies contained in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately balance the vol- untary protection, development, and interpretation of the natural, historical, cultural, scenic, recreational, and agricultural resources of the Heritage Area. (C) A C TION FOLLO W ING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— Deadlin e .
