PUBLIC LAW 109–338—OCT. 12, 2006
120 STAT. 1795
SEC. 220. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 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 subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent unless the Secretary determines that no reasonable means are available through which the local coordinating entity can meet its cost sharing requirement for that activity. SEC. 221. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance to the local coordinating entity under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act. Georgia. 16 USC 461 note.
SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act’’. SEC. 232. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) The Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources that together represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States that are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use. (2) The best methods for managing the resources of the Arabia Mountain area would be through partnerships between public and private entities that combine diverse resources and active communities. (3) Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a 535-acre park in DeKalb County, Georgia— (A) protects granite outcrop ecosystems, wetland, and pine and oak forests; and (B) includes federally-protected plant species. (4) Panola Mountain, a national natural landmark, located in the 860-acre Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, is a rare example of a pristine granite outcrop. (5) The archaeological site at Miners Creek Preserve along the South River contains documented evidence of early human activity. (6) The city of Lithonia, Georgia, and related sites of Arabia Mountain and Stone Mountain possess sites that display the history of granite mining as an industry and culture in Georgia, and the impact of that industry on the United States. (7) The community of Klondike is eligible for designation as a National Historic District. (8) The city of Lithonia has 2 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subtitle are as follows: (1) To recognize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make available for the benefit of the public the natural, cultural,
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