Heritage Areas : Background, Proposals, and Current Issues.

Provides background on the Congressional designation of national heritage areas (NHAs) to commemorate, conserve, and promote important areas that include natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources. Discusses NHA funding and management operations; summarizes arguments for and aga...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Culture. Historic sites. Conservation of natural resources. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on the Congressional designation of national heritage areas (NHAs) to commemorate, conserve, and promote important areas that include natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources. Discusses NHA funding and management operations; summarizes arguments for and against heritage areas and the challenges of creating and maintaining NHAs; and describes the administrative actions of the National Park Service regarding NHAs. Reviews legislative activity.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.