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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 A—Designation of National Heritage Areas
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SEC. 8007. MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Area’’ means the
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area established by sub- section (b)(1).
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘local coordi- nating entity’’ means the local coordinating entity for Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(3)(A).
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ means the management plan for the Heritage Area required under subsection (c)(1)(A).
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Mis- sissippi.
(b) MISSISSIPPI HILLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mississippi
Hills National Heritage Area in the State. (2) BOUNDARIES.—
(A) AFFECTED COUNTIES.—The Heritage Area shall con- sist of all, or portions of, as specified by the boundary description in subparagraph (B), Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Gre- nada, Holmes, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Mar- shall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Web- ster, Winston, and Yalobusha Counties in the State.
(B) BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—The Heritage Area shall have the following boundary description:
(i) traveling counterclockwise, the Heritage Area shall be bounded to the west by U.S. Highway 51
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. 1260 16 USC 461 note.
123 STAT. 1261