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S. 2743

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To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · November 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.
Congress
118th (2023–2025)
Introduced
September 7, 2023
Cosponsors (0)
None
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This bill establishes the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in New York State, encompassing fourteen counties: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates. The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance is designated as the local coordinating entity responsible for managing the heritage area, which recognizes and helps preserve the region's natural, historical, and cultural resources. Within three years of the bill becoming law, the coordinating entity must submit a management plan to the Secretary of the Interior for approval, outlining how the area will be developed and maintained. Federal assistance for the heritage area, likely including funding support from the Department of the Interior, will be authorized for 15 years from the date of enactment, after which that support will end. This designation primarily affects residents, local governments, and tourism organizations in the fourteen-county Finger Lakes region by creating new opportunities for federal recognition, coordinated planning, and potential funding to support heritage tourism and preservation efforts.

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