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 114 STAT. 1280 PUBLIC LAW 106-319—OCT. 19, 2000 Public Law 106-319 106th Congress Oct. 19, 2000 [H.R. 2833] Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000. 16 USC 461 note. An Act To establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. (a) SHORT TITLE. —Th is Act may be cited as the "Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000". (b) DEFINITIONS. —In this Act: (1) HERITAGE AREA.— The term "Heritage Area" means the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area established in section 3. (2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.— The term "management entity" shall mean the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Board of Directors referred to section 3(c). (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term "management plan" shall mean the management plan for the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. (4) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS. —The Congress finds the following: (1) Certain events that led to the establishment of the Yuma Crossing as a natural crossing place on the Colorado River and to its development as an important landmark in America's westward expansion during the mid-19th century are of national historic and cultural significance in terms of their contribution to the development of the new United States of America. (2) It is in the national interest to promote, preserve, and protect physical remnants of a community with almost 500 years of recorded history which has outstanding cultural, historic, and architectural value for the education and benefit of present and future generations. (3) The designation of the Yuma Crossing as a national heritage area would preserve Yuma's history and provide related educational opportunities, provide recreational opportunities, preserve natural resources, and improve the city and county of Yuma's ability to serve visitors and enhance the local economy through the completion of the major projects identified within the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. (4) The Department of the Interior is responsible for protecting the Nation's cultural and historic resources. There are significant examples of these resources within the Yuma region

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