Calumet National Heritage Area Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026
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 under the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. 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 conserve, restore, promote, and interpret the region’s significant cultural, natural, historical, and recreational resources, including its industrial heritage,…
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