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Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill designates the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Heritage Area System. The heritage area encompasses Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, with specific boundaries to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior based on a feasibility study. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc., is designated as the local coordinating entity responsible for developing a management plan for the area, which must be submitted to the Secretary within three years of enactment. Federal assistance for the heritage area is authorized for a period of 15 years from the date of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Daniel Meuser’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $25,535
- SUNDANCE VACATIONS $9,900
- PACE-O-MATIC $9,900
- PENSKE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS $9,300
- PRIDE-MOBILIT PRODUCTS CORP $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Mar 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Mar 26, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2026
Mr. Meuser introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, 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 “Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ENDLESS MOUNTAINS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
(a) Designation.—Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(14) Endless mountains national heritage area.—
“(A) In general.—There is established as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, to consist of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania, and any portions of other counties in the State of Pennsylvania identified in the feasibility study for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area, the specific boundaries of which shall be established by the Secretary based on that feasibility study.
“(B) Local coordinating entity.—The Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A).”.
(b) Management Plan.—For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 772; 136 Stat. 6173), the local coordinating entity for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior for approval a proposed management plan for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Termination of Authority.—For the purposes of subsection
(g)(4) of section 6001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 776), the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under that section for the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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