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123 STAT. 991 PUBLIC LAW 111–11—MAR. 30, 2009
Mar. 30, 2009
[H.R. 146]
Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009.
16 USC 1 note.
123 STAT. 1224
123 STAT. 1267 16 USC 461 note.
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 A—Designation of National Heritage Areas
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SEC. 8008. MISSISSIPPI DELTA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors of the local coordinating entity.
(2) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area established by sub- section (b)(1).
(3) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi- nating entity’’ means the local coordinating entity for the Herit- age Area designated by subsection (b)(4)(A).
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ means the management plan for the Heritage Area developed under subsection (d).
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Mis- sissippi Delta National Heritage Area’’, numbered T13/80,000, and dated April 2008.
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior.
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Mis- sissippi.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the State the
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall include all coun-
ties in the State that contain land located in the alluvial floodplain of the Mississippi Delta, including Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Desoto, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo Counties in the State, as depicted on the map.
Public Law 111–11 111th Congress
An Act

