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Introduced
05/13/2021
05/13/2021
In Committee
10/13/2021
10/13/2021
Crossed Over
07/20/2022
07/20/2022
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in the state of Alabama, consisting of 19 specified counties. The Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama will serve as the local coordinating entity. The bill outlines the authorities and duties of the Secretary of the Interior and the local coordinating entity, including the preparation of a management plan for the National Heritage Area. The bill also addresses the relationship between the National Heritage Area and other federal agencies, as well as private property and regulatory protections. Finally, the bill requires an evaluation and report on the National Heritage Area's accomplishments, and sets a 15-year termination date for the Secretary's authority to provide assistance under the Act.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (14)
Terri Sewell (D)*,
Robert Aderholt (R),
Mo Brooks (R),
Jerry Carl (R),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Felix Moore (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Mike Rogers (R),
Paul Tonko (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (on 07/20/2022)
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