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3. Chattahoochee Trace (study)
PUBLIC LAW 111–11—MAR. 30, 2009
Public Law 111–11 111th Congress
An Act
To designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009’’.
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TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS
******* Subtitle B—Studies
SEC. 8101. CHATTAHOOCHEE TRACE, ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ means the Chattahoo-
chee Trace National Heritage Corridor.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means the study
area described in subsection (b)(2). (b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with State historic preservation officers, State historical societies, State tourism offices, and other appropriate organizations or agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as the Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor.
(2) STUDY AREA.—The study area includes—
(A) the portion of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin and surrounding areas, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Chattahoochee Trace National Herit- age Corridor, Alabama/Georgia’’, numbered T05/80000, and dated July 2007; and
(B) any other areas in the State of Alabama or Georgia that—
(i) have heritage aspects that are similar to the areas depicted on the map described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, those areas.
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include analysis, docu- mentation, and determinations on whether the study area— (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural
123 STAT. 991
Mar. 30, 2009
[H.R. 146]
Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009.
16 USC 1 note.
123 STAT. 1224
123 STAT. 1288
resources that—