MANAGEMENT PLAN.

SEC. 295F. MANAGEMENT PLAN.(a) In General.—The management plan for the Heritage Corridor shall—(1) include comprehensive policies, strategies, and recommendations for conservation, funding, management, and development of the Heritage Corridor;(2) take into consideration existing State, county, and local plans in the development of the management plan and its implementation;(3) include a description of actions that governments, private organizations, and individuals have agreed to take to protect the historical, cultural, and natural resources of the Heritage Corridor;(4) specify the existing and potential sources of funding to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Corridor in the first 5 years of implementation;(5) include an inventory of the historical, cultural, natural, resources of the Heritage Corridor related to the themes of 120 STAT. 1835 the Heritage Corridor that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or maintained;(6) recommend policies and strategies for resource management that consider and detail the application of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative agreements to protect the Heritage Corridor’s historical, cultural, and natural resources;(7) describe a program for implementation of the management plan including plans for resources protection, restoration, construction, and specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating entity or any government, organization, or individual for the first 5 years of implementation;(8) include an analysis and recommendations for the ways in which Federal, State, or local programs may best be coordinated to further the purposes of this subtitle; and(9) include an interpretive plan for the Heritage Corridor.(b) Submittal of Management Plan.—The local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the Secretary for approval not later than 3 years after funds are made available for this subtitle.(c) Failure To Submit.—If the local coordinating entity fails to submit the management plan to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b), the Heritage Corridor shall not qualify for Federal funding until the management plan is submitted.(d) Approval or Disapproval of Management Plan.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management plan not later than 90 days after receiving the management plan.(2) Criteria.—In determining whether to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether—(A) the local coordinating entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the management plan;(B) the resource preservation and interpretation strategies contained in the management plan would adequately protect the cultural and historic resources of the Heritage Corridor; and(C) the Secretary has received adequate assurances from appropriate State and local officials whose support is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the State and local aspects of the plan.(3) Action following disapproval.—If the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons therefore and shall make recommendations for revisions to the management plan. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed revision not later than 60 days after the date it is submitted.(4) Approval of amendments.—Substantial amendments to the management plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary in the same manner as provided in the original management plan. The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle to implement any amendments until the Secretary has approved the amendments.120 STAT. 1836