S. 4238

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4238 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4238

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 
Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage 
Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State 
of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 26, 2026

Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 
Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage 
Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State 
of Pennsylvania, 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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Endless Mountains National Heritage 
Area Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ENDLESS MOUNTAINS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

(a) Designation.--Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 
Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(14) Endless mountains national heritage area.--
``(A) In general.--There is established as a 
component of the National Heritage Area System the 
Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State 
of Pennsylvania, to consist of Bradford, Sullivan, 
Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania, and 
any portions of other counties in the State of 
Pennsylvania identified in the feasibility study for 
the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area, the 
specific boundaries of which shall be established by 
the Secretary based on that feasibility study.
``(B) Local coordinating entity.--The Endless 
Mountains Heritage Region, Inc., shall be the local 
coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area 
designated by subparagraph (A).''.
(b) Management Plan.--For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the 
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
(Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 772; 136 Stat. 6173), the local 
coordinating entity for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area 
designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall submit to 
the Secretary of the Interior for approval a proposed management plan 
for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Termination of Authority.--For the purposes of subsection 
(g)(4) of section 6001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 776), the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under 
that section for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area 
designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall terminate 
on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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