S. 5422
Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act
Sponsor: Tom Cotton · 0 cosponsors
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(a) Designation. Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(14) Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area
(A) In general. There is established as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, to consist of Clay, Greene, Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Arkansas, Lincoln, Jefferson, Desha, Drew, and Chicot Counties, Arkansas.
(B) Local coordinating entity. Arkansas State University Heritage Sites shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A).
(b) Management plan. For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 772; 136 Stat. 6173), the local coordinating entity for the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior for approval a proposed management plan for the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Termination of authority. For the purposes of subsection (g)(4) of section 6001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 776), the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under that section for the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.