ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMERICA’S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP.

SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMERICA’S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP. (a) Establishment.—To carry out this title, there is established in the State of Iowa the “America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership” (in this title referred to as the “Partnership”), upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal Register of notice that a Partnership Management Plan has been approved by the Secretary under this title. (b) Activities.—The Partnership’s activities shall be limited to the counties of northeast Iowa that are generally depicted in “Alternatives #2 and #3” described in the 1995 National Park Service “Special Resource Study, Cedar Valley, Iowa.”. (c) Participation.—Nothing in this title shall require any resident located in the area in which the Partnership’s activities occur to participate in or be associated with the Partnership or the Partnership’s activities. (d) Affiliations.—Nothing in this title shall prohibit future affiliations or designations of the Partnership or Partnership Management Entity. (e) Grants, Technical Assistance, and Cooperative Agreements.— (1) Grants and technical assistance.—The Secretary may make grants and provide technical assistance to America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership to assist it in carrying out its purposes. (2) Cooperative agreements.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, the State of Iowa, any political subdivision thereof, and other Federal entities, to further the purposes of this title, the Partnership, or the Partnership Management Entity.