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 PUBLIC LAW 106-319—OCT. 19, 2000 114 STAT. 1283 (G) an analysis of ways in which local, State, and Federal programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; and (H) an interpretation plan for the Heritage Area. (3) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY.—The management entity shall submit the management plan to the Secretary for approval not later than 3 >ears after the date of the enactment of this Act. If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary as required within the specified time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal funding. (c) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY. —In addition to its duties under subsection (b), the management entity shall— (1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the compact and management plan, including steps to assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in preserving the Heritage Area; (2) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations with— (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (B) developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area; (C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the natural, historical, and architectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area; (D) restoring any historic building relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; and (E) ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are put in place throughout the Heritage Area; (3) encourage, by appropriate means, economic viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management plan; (4) encourage local governments to adopt land use policies consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the goals of the management plan; (5) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; (6) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding the implementation of the management plan; and (7) for any year in which Federal funds have been received under this Act, make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. (d) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.— The management entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall preclude any management entity from using Federal funds from other sources for their permitted purposes. (e) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTY. — The management entity may spend Federal funds directly on non-federally owned property to further the purposes of this Act, especially

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