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PUBLIC LAW 109–338—OCT. 12, 2006 DuBois, artists Daniel Chester French and Norman Rockwell, and the performing arts centers of Tanglewood, Music Mountain, Norfolk (Connecticut) Chamber Music Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, and Shakespeare & Company. (5) The upper Housatonic Valley is noted for its pioneering achievements in the iron, paper, and electrical generation industries and has cultural resources to interpret those industries. (6) The region became a national leader in scenic beautification and environmental conservation efforts following the era of industrialization and deforestation and maintains a fabric of significant conservation areas including the meandering Housatonic River. (7) Important historical events related to the American Revolution, Shays’ Rebellion, and early civil rights took place in the upper Housatonic Valley. (8) The region had an American Indian presence going back 10,000 years and Mohicans had a formative role in contact with Europeans during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. (9) The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area has been proposed in order to heighten appreciation of the region, preserve its natural and historical resources, and improve the quality of life and economy of the area. (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subtitle are as follows: (1) To establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (2) To implement the national heritage area alternative as described in the document entitled ‘‘Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Feasibility Study, 2003’’. (3) To provide a management framework to foster a close working relationship with all levels of government, the private sector, and the local communities in the upper Housatonic Valley region to conserve the region’s heritage while continuing to pursue compatible economic opportunities. (4) To assist communities, organizations, and citizens in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and developing the historical, cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the region for the educational and inspirational benefit of current and future generations.

SEC. 273. DEFINITIONS.

In this subtitle: (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, established in section 274. (2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Management Entity’’ means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by section 274(d). (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Management Plan’’ means the management plan for the Heritage Area specified in section 276. (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area’’, numbered P17/80,000, and dated February 2003.

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