[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 390 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 390


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2024

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-333; 54 U.S.C. 320101 note) to include all of Saratoga 
 and Washington Counties in the boundaries of the Hudson River Valley 
                        National Heritage Area.

    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 ``Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River 
Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.
            (3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means Saratoga and 
        Washington Counties in the State.

SEC. 3. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    The Secretary, in consultation with State and local historic 
preservation officers, State and local historical societies, State and 
local tourism offices, and other appropriate organizations and 
governmental agencies, shall carry out, in accordance with section 
120103(a) of title 54, United States Code, a study to assess the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as part of 
the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area 
established under the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104-333; 54 U.S.C. 320101 note).

            Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.