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 PUBLIC LAW 109–338—OCT. 12, 2006

120 STAT. 1813

SEC. 268. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. (b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the total cost of any activity assisted under this subtitle shall be not more than 50 percent. SEC. 269. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

Subtitle F—Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area SEC. 271. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act’’.

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act. Connecticut. Massachusetts. 16 USC 461 note.

SEC. 272. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) The upper Housatonic Valley, encompassing 29 towns in the hilly terrain of western Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut, is a singular geographical and cultural region that has made significant national contributions through its literary, artistic, musical, and architectural achievements, its iron, paper, and electrical equipment industries, and its scenic beautification and environmental conservation efforts. (2) The upper Housatonic Valley has 139 properties and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including— (A) five National Historic Landmarks— (i) Edith Wharton’s home, The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts; (ii) Herman Melville’s home, Arrowhead, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; (iii) W.E.B. DuBois’ Boyhood Homesite, Great Barrington, Massachusetts; (iv) Mission House, Stockbridge, Massachusetts; and (v) Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag Room, Dalton, Massachusetts; and (B) four National Natural Landmarks— (i) Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield, Massachusetts, and Salisbury, Connecticut; (ii) Beckley Bog, Norfolk, Connecticut; (iii) Bingham Bog, Salisbury, Connecticut; and (iv) Cathedral Pines, Cornwall, Connecticut. (3) Writers, artists, musicians, and vacationers have visited the region for more than 150 years to enjoy its scenic wonders, making it one of the country’s leading cultural resorts. (4) The upper Housatonic Valley has made significant national cultural contributions through such writers as Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, and W.E.B.

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