S 5422 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
Arkansas Delta 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 Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor (1)
-
![Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/C001095.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Cotton, Tom (R-AR)
Actions (2)
- Sep 17, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Sep 17, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
Bills are re-published as they move (Introduced → Reported → Engrossed → Enrolled …). Each stage below is a separate text; pick two to see what changed. Data from Congress.gov.
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 17, 2026
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, 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 “Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ARKANSAS DELTA 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) Arkansas delta national heritage area.—
“(A) In general.—There is established as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, to consist of Clay, Greene, Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Arkansas, Lincoln, Jefferson, Desha, Drew, and Chicot Counties, Arkansas.
“(B) Local coordinating entity.—Arkansas State University Heritage Sites 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 Arkansas Delta 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 Arkansas Delta 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 Arkansas Delta 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>
Comments