Calumet National Heritage Area Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Dec 17, 2025
What it does
The Calumet National Heritage Area Act would designate the Calumet region—spanning parts of Indiana and Illinois—as a component of the National Heritage Area System to conserve, restore, promote, and interpret its nationally significant cultural, natural, historical, and recreational resources. The bill establishes the Calumet Heritage Partnership as the local coordinating entity responsible for developing a management plan within three years of enactment, and it sets a 15-year limit on federal assistance from the Secretary of the Interior for the area. The designation aims to support ongoing stewardship efforts by local governments, organizations, and businesses while highlighting the…
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
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