PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

SEC. 295J. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.(a) Access to Private Property.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require any private property owner to permit public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to such private property. Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed 120 STAT. 1837 to modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access to or use of private lands.(b) Liability.—Designation of the Heritage Corridor shall not be considered to create any liability, or to have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any persons injured on such private property.(c) Recognition of Authority To Control Land Use.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to modify any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use.(d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Corridor.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the owner of any private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Corridor to participate in or be associated with the Heritage Corridor.(e) Effect of Establishment.—The boundaries designated for the Heritage Corridor represent the area within which Federal funds appropriated for the purpose of this subtitle shall be expended. The establishment of the Heritage Corridor and its boundaries shall not be construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use within the Heritage Corridor or its viewshed by the Secretary or the local coordinating entity.(f) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.—No privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by the management plan for the Heritage Corridor until the owner of that private property has been notified in writing by the local coordinating entity and has given written consent for such preservation, conservation, or promotion to the local coordinating entity.(g) Landowner Withdrawal.—Any owner of private property included within the boundary of the Heritage Corridor shall have their property immediately removed from within the boundary by submitting a written request to the local coordinating entity.