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Bookmark or Share- National Heritage Areas: Background and Issues for CongressThe National Heritage Area Act (NHA Act; P.L. 117-339), enacted on January 5, 2023, established the National Heritage Area System. This act was the first comprehensive statute outlining formal criteria for designating NHAs and providing uniform standards for their funding and management.
- National Heritage Areas - U.S. Department of the InteriorThrough public-private partnerships, national heritage areas support historic preservation, natural resource conservation, recreation, heritage tourism, and educational projects. The first national heritage area was designated 37 years ago, and since that time, Congress has established a total of 55 national heritage areas in 34 states.
- NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT - Congress.govTo standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, 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 ‘‘National Heritage Area Act’’. SEC. 2. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.
- S.1942 - National Heritage Area Act 117th Congress (2021-2022)The act also (1) establishes or extends specified National Heritage Areas, (2) redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, and (3) extends the deadline for the management plans for certain heritage areas.
- Landmark Heritage Area Legislation Becomes LawOn January 5, 2023, President Joseph Biden signed the National Heritage Area Act into law (PL 117-339). The National Heritage Area Act creates for the first time an official system of National Heritage Areas within the National Park Service, codifying the relationship between the NPS and NHAs and recognizing the effectiveness of this public ...
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