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 PUBLIC LAW 109–338—OCT. 12, 2006

120 STAT. 1841

(ii) specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating entity or any government, organization, or individual; (D) an analysis of and recommendations for ways in which Federal, State, and local programs, including programs of the National Park Service, may be best coordinated to promote the purposes of this subtitle; and (E) an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area. (c) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the management plan. (2) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— (A) the Board of Directors of the local coordinating entity is representative of the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including— (i) governments; (ii) natural and historic resource protection organizations; (iii) educational institutions; (iv) businesses; and (v) recreational organizations; (B) the local coordinating entity provided adequate opportunity for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the management plan, including public hearings; (C) the resource protection and interpretation strategies in the management plan would adequately protect the cultural, historic, and natural resources of the Heritage Area; and (D) the Secretary has received adequate assurances from the appropriate State and local officials whose support is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the State and local aspects of the management plan. (3) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; (B) make recommendations for revisions to the management plan; and (C) not later than 60 days after the receipt of any proposed revision of the management plan from the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove the proposed revision. (d) AMENDMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment to the management plan that the Secretary determines may make a substantial change to the management plan. (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under this subtitle shall not be expended by the local coordinating entity to implement an amendment described in paragraph (1) until the Secretary approves the amendment. (e) IMPLEMENTATION.—On completion of the 3-year period described in subsection (a), any funding made available under this

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