A bill to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Niagara Fall National Heritage Area in New York, which shall comprise the area from the western boundary of the town of Wheatfield, extending to the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, including the City of Niagara Falls, the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston, land and water within the boundaries of the Area in Niagara County, and any additional thematically related sites within Erie and Niagara Counties that are identified in the management plan.
Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Niagara Falls National Heritage Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a management plan for the Area.
Authorizes appropriations.
Limits the federal cost share of any activity carried out using any assistance made available under this Act to 50%.
Became Public Law No: 110-229.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 135.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-104.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-174.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-174.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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