This bill establishes the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area, a new federally designated heritage area encompassing 34 counties in eastern Kentucky. The area includes counties across the Appalachian region known for their natural landscapes and cultural heritage. A nonprofit organization called Eastern Kentucky PRIDE will serve as the local coordinator responsible for developing and implementing a management plan, which must be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior within three years of the bill's enactment. Federal assistance through the National Heritage Area System will be available to support conservation and heritage preservation efforts in the designated area, though this assistance authority is set to expire 15 years after the bill becomes law. The designation integrates Kentucky's wildlands into the existing National Heritage Area System, a federal program that supports regions with significant cultural, natural, and historical importance.
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