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S 1017 IS

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana.

May 11, 2009

Ms. LANDRIEU introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Cane River National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2009’.

SEC. 2. CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

(a) Boundaries- Section 401 of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-21) is amended--

(1) in subsection (b)--

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘and’ at the end;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

‘(4) fostering compatible economic development;

‘(5) enhancing the quality of life for local residents; and’; and

(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and inserting the following:

‘(1) the area generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Revised Boundary of Cane National Heritage Area Louisiana’, numbered 494/80021, and dated May 2008;

‘(2) the Fort Jesup State Historic Site; and

‘(3) as satellite site, any properties connected with the prehistory, history, or cultures of the Cane River region that may be the subject of cooperative agreements with the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission or any successor to the Commission.’.

(b) Cane River National Heritage Area Commission- Section 402 of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-22) is amended--

(1) in subsection (b)--

(A) by striking ‘19’ and inserting ‘23’;

(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘the Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission and other’ before ‘local’;

(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘Concern Citizens of Cloutierville’ and inserting ‘Village of Cloutierville’;

(D) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘are landowners in and residents of’ and inserting ‘own land within the heritage area’;

(E) in paragraph (16)--

(i) by striking ‘one member’ and inserting ‘2 members’; and

(ii) by striking ‘and’ at the end;

(F) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (19); and

(G) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:

‘(17) 2 members, 1 of whom represents African-American culture and 1 of whom represents Cane River Creole culture, after consideration of recommendations submitted by the Governor of Louisiana;

‘(18) 1 member with knowledge of tourism, after consideration of recommendations by the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and’.

(2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘, such as a non-profit corporation,’;

(3) in subsection (d)--

(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘for research, historic preservation, and education purposes’ and inserting ‘to further the purposes of title III and this title’;

(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘the preparation of studies that identify, preserve, and plan for the management of the heritage area’ and inserting ‘carrying out projects or programs that further the purposes of title III and this title’; and

(C) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:

‘(8) develop, or assist others in developing, projects or programs to further the purposes of title III and this title;’; and

(4) in the third sentence of subsection (g), by inserting ‘, except that if any of the organizations specified in subsection (b) ceases to exist, the vacancy shall be filled with an at-large member’ after ‘made’.

(c) Preparation of the Plan- Section 403 of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-23) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘(d) Amendments-

‘(1) IN GENERAL- An amendment to the management plan that substantially alters the purposes of the heritage area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same manner as the management plan.

‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION- The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this title to implement an amendment to the management plan until the Secretary approves the amendment.’.

(d) Termination of Heritage Area Commission- Section 404 of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-24) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘the day occurring 10 years after the first official meeting of the Commission’ and inserting ‘August 5, 2025’; and

(2) in the third sentence of subsection (c), by striking ‘, including the potential for a nonprofit corporation,’.