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 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-297 2000. This map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the National Park Service, the office of the Commission, and the office of the New York State Canal Corporation in Albany, New York. (c) OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.— The New York State Canal System shall continue to be owned, operated, and managed by the State of New York. SEC. 804. THE ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is established the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission. The purpose of the Commission shall be— (1) to work with Federal, State, and local authorities to develop and implement the Canalway Plan; and (2) to foster the integration of canal-related historical, cultural, recreational, scenic, economic, and community development initiatives within the Corridor. (b) MEMBERSHIP. —The Commission shall be composed of 27 members as follows: (1) The Secretary of the Interior, ex officio or the Secretary's designee. (2) Seven members, appointed by the Secretary after consideration of recommendations submitted by the Governor and other appropriate officials, with knowledge and experience of the following agencies or those agencies' successors: The New York State Secretary of State, the New York State Department of Environment Conservation, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York State Department of Transportation, and the New York State Canal Corporation, and the Empire State Development Corporation. (3) The remaining 19 members who reside within the Corridor and are geographically dispersed throughout the Corridor shall be from local governments and the private sector with knowledge of tourism, economic and community development, regional planning, historic preservation, cultural or natural resource management, conservation, recreation, and education or museum services. These members will be appointed by the Secretary as follows: (A) Eleven members based on a recommendation from each member of the United States House of Representatives whose district shall encompass the Corridor. Each shall be a resident of the district from which they shall be recommended. (B) Two members based on a recommendation from each United States Senator from New York State. (C) Six members who shall be residents of any county constituting the Corridor. One such member shall have knowledge and experience of the Canal Recreationway Commission. (c) APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES.— Members of the Commission other than ex officio members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. Of the original appointments, six shall be for a term of 1 year, six shall be for a term of 2 years, and seven shall be for a term of 3 years. Any member of the Commission appointed

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