Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Sep 1, 2026
What it does
The bill would designate the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area, encompassing 34 counties in eastern Kentucky, as a component of the National Heritage Area System under the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. It establishes The Center for Rural Development as the local coordinating entity responsible for developing and submitting a management plan to the Secretary of the Interior within three years of enactment. Federal assistance for the area would be authorized for 15 years after enactment, after which the Secretary’s authority to provide support would terminate.
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