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538 NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS
14. Northern Neck (study)
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. 1288
123 STAT. 1289
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
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SEC. 8102. NORTHERN NECK, VIRGINIA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) PROPOSED HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘proposed Herit-
age Area’’ means the proposed Northern Neck National Herit- age Area.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Virginia.
(3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means the area that is comprised of—
(A) the area of land located between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers of the eastern coastal region of the State;
(B) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and Lancaster Counties of the State; and
(C) any other area that—
(i) has heritage aspects that are similar to the
heritage aspects of the areas described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and
(ii) is located adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, those areas.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with paragraphs (2) and
(3), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate State his- toric preservation officers, State historical societies, and other appropriate organizations, shall conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as the Northern Neck National Heritage Area.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include analysis, docu- mentation, and determinations on whether the study area— (A) has an assemblage of natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, or recreational resources that together
Public Law 111–11 111th Congress
An Act
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