MANAGEMENT PLAN.

SEC. 404. MANAGEMENT PLAN.(a) Requirements.—The management plan for the National Heritage Area shall—(1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development of the National Heritage Area;(2) include a description of actions and commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;(3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage Area;(4) include an inventory of the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;(5) recommend policies and strategies for resource management, including the development of intergovernmental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;(6) describe a program for implementation for the management plan, including—(A) performance goals;(B) plans for resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development; and(C) specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, organization, business, or individual;122 STAT. 805(7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs may best be coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the National Heritage Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and(8) include a business plan that—(A) describes the role, operation, financing, and functions of the local coordinating entity and of each of the major activities contained in the management plan; and(B) provides adequate assurances that the local coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial and other resources necessary to implement the management plan for the National Heritage Area.(b) Deadline.—(1) In general.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to develop the management plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the Secretary for approval.(2) Termination of funding.—If the management plan is not submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the Secretary.(c) Approval of Management Plan.—(1) Review.—Not later than 180 days after receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on the basis of the criteria established under paragraph (3).(2) Consultation.—The Secretary shall consult with the Governor of each State in which the National Heritage Area is located before approving a management plan for the National Heritage Area.(3) Criteria for approval.—In determining whether to approve a management plan for a National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall consider whether—(A) the local coordinating entity represents the diverse interests of the National Heritage Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, natural, and historic resource protection organizations, educational institutions, businesses, recreational organizations, community residents, and private property owners;(B) the local coordinating entity—(i) has afforded adequate opportunity for public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local governmental involvement (including through workshops and hearings) in the preparation of the management plan; and(ii) provides for at least semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate implementation of the management plan;(C) the resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development strategies described in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and 122 STAT. 806 develop the natural, historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;(D) the management plan would not adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal land under public land laws or land use plans;(E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership with others, to carry out the plan;(F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials whose support is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the State, Tribal, and local elements of the management plan; and(G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, regional planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, or private sector parties for implementation of the management plan.(4) Disapproval.—(A) In general.—If the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the Secretary—(i) shall advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; and(ii) may make recommendations to the local coordinating entity for revisions to the management plan.(B) Deadline.—Not later than 180 days after receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised management plan.(5) Amendments.—(A) In general.—An amendment to the management plan that substantially alters the purposes of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same manner as the original management plan.(B) Implementation.—The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this subtitle to implement an amendment to the management plan until the Secretary approves the amendment.(6) Authorities.—The Secretary may—(A) provide technical assistance under the authority of this subtitle for the development and implementation of the management plan; and(B) enter into cooperative agreements with interested parties to carry out this subtitle.