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123 STAT. 1253 PUBLIC LAW 111–11—MAR. 30, 2009
16 USC 461 note.
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. (g) PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.—
Nothing in this section—
(1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private
property, including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the Heritage Area;
(2) requires any property owner to—
(A) permit public access (including Federal, tribal,
State, or local government access) to the property; or
(B) modify any provisions of Federal, tribal, State, or local law with regard to public access or use of private
land;
(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulations, approved land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or local agency, or tribal government;
(4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity;
(5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights;
(6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or
(7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any person injured on the private property.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year.
(2) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the total cost
of any activity under this section shall be not more than 50 percent.
(B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution—
(i) shall be from non-Federal sources; and
(ii) may be in the form of in-kind contributions
of goods or services fairly valued.
(i) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The authority of the Sec-
retary to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8006. FREEDOM’S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, MASSACHU- SETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to foster a close working relationship between the Sec- retary and all levels of government, the private sector, and local communities in the States of Massachusetts and New
Hampshire;
(2) to assist the entities described in paragraph (1) to
preserve the special historic identity of the Heritage Area; and
(3) to manage, preserve, protect, and interpret the cultural, historic, and natural resources of the Heritage Area for the educational and inspirational benefit of future generations.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: