AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

SEC. 106. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY. (a) Authorities of Management Entity.—The management entity may, for the purposes of preparing and implementing the management plan, use funds made available under this title to hire and compensate staff. (b) Management Plan.— (1) In general.—The management entity shall develop a management plan for the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive recommendations for the conservation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage Area. (2) Consideration of other plans and actions.—The management plan shall— (A) take into consideration State, county, and local plans; (B) involve residents, public agencies, and private organizations working in the Heritage Area; and (C) include actions to be undertaken by units of government and private organizations to protect the resources of the Heritage Area. (3) Specification of funding sources.—The management plan shall specify the existing and potential sources of funding available to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area. (4) Other required elements.—The management plan shall include the following: (A) An inventory of the resources contained in the Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the Heritage Area that is related to the purposes of the Heritage Area and that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or maintained because of its historical, cultural, natural, recreational, or scenic significance. (B) A recommendation of policies for resource management that considers and details application of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development of intergovernmental cooperative agreements to protect the historical, cultural, natural, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area in a manner that is consistent with the support of appropriate and compatible economic viability. (C) A program for implementation of the management plan by the management entity, including— (i) plans for restoration and construction; and (ii) specific commitments of the partners for the first 5 years of operation. (D) An analysis of ways in which local, State, and Federal programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of this Act. (E) An interpretation plan for the Heritage Area. (5) Submission to secretary for approval,— (A) In general.—Not later than the last day of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the management entity shall submit the management plan to the Secretary for approval. (B) Effect of failure to submit.—If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the day referred to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall not, after that day, provide any grant or other assistance under this title 114 STAT. 817with respect to the Heritage Area until a management plan for the Heritage Area is submitted to the Secretary. (c) Duties of Management Entity.—The management entity shall— (1) give priority to implementing actions specified in the compact and management plan, including steps to assist units of government and nonprofit organizations in preserving the Heritage Area; (2) assist units of government and nonprofit organizations in— (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (B) developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area; (C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the historical, natural, and architectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area; and (D) restoring historic buildings that relate to the purposes of the Heritage Area; (3) encourage economic viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management plan; (4) encourage local governments to adopt land use policies consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the goals of the management plan; (5) assist units of government and nonprofit organizations to ensure that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are placed throughout the Heritage Area; (6) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; (7) conduct public meetings not less often than quarterly concerning the implementation of the management plan; (8) submit substantial amendments (including any increase of more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation) to the management plan to the Secretary for the Secretary’s approval; and (9) for each year in which Federal funds have been received under this title— (A) submit a report to the Secretary that specifies— (i) the accomplishments of the management entity; and (ii) the expenses and income of the management entity, (B) make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds; and (C) require, with respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations make available to the Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of such funds. (d) Use of Federal Funds.— (1) Funds made available under this title.—The management entity shall not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real property or any interest in real property.114 STAT. 818 (2) Funds from other sources.—Nothing in this title precludes the management entity from using Federal funds obtained through law other than this title for any purpose for which the funds are authorized to be used.