AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

SEC. 206. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY. (a) Authorities of the Management Entity.—For purposes of preparing and implementing the management plan, the management entity may— (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the State and political subdivisions of the State, private organizations, or any person; and (2) hire and compensate staff. (b) Duties of the Management Entity.—The management entity shall— (1) develop and submit the management plan under section 205;114 STAT. 822 (2) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the cooperative agreement and the management plan, including taking steps to— (A) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in— (i) preserving the Heritage Area; (ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (iii) developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area; (iv) increasing public awareness of and, appreciation for, the natural, historical, and architectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area; (v) restoring historic buildings relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; and (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are installed throughout the Heritage Area; (B) encourage economic viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management plan; and (C) encourage local governments to adopt land use policies consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the goals of the management plan; (3) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; (4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding the implementation of the management plan; (5) submit substantial changes (including any increase of more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation) to the management plan to the Secretary for the approval of the Secretary; and (6) for any fiscal year in which Federal funds are received under this title— (A) submit to the Secretary a report describing— (i) the accomplishments of the management entity; (ii) the expenses and income of the management entity; and (iii) each entity to which the management entity made any grant during the fiscal year; (B) make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of Federal funds and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by organizations other than the management entity, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds; and (C) require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by organizations other than the management entity, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of Federal funds. (c) Use of federal funds.— (1) In general.—The management entity shall not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real property or an interest in real property.114 STAT. 823 (2) Other sources.—Nothing in this title precludes the management entity from using Federal funds from other sources for their permitted purposes. (d) Spending for Non-Federally Owned Property.—The management entity may spend Federal funds directly on non-federally owned property to further the purposes of this title, especially in assisting units of government in appropriate treatment of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.