United StatesBill would create the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in northeastern Pennsylvania
If it becomes law, four northeastern Pennsylvania counties, plus any other areas named in a feasibility study, would become the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area.
What it does
Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties, plus other areas named in a feasibility study, would become a National Heritage Area.
A local group, Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc., would lead the area and send the Interior Secretary a management plan within 3 years.
The Interior Secretary's authority to help the heritage area would end 15 years after the bill becomes law.
Argument forA heritage area designation could give local groups a recognized way to promote the region's history and draw visitors to the four counties.
Argument againstLeaving some boundaries to a later study could leave landowners in nearby counties unsure whether their land will be included.
More detail
The bill would establish the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area as part of the National Heritage Area System. It covers Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties, plus any other parts of Pennsylvania counties named in the feasibility study. The Secretary of the Interior would set the exact boundaries based on that study.
Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc. would be the local coordinating entity and must send the Secretary of the Interior a proposed management plan for approval. It applies to the new heritage area. The plan is due no later than 3 years after the bill becomes law.
The Secretary of the Interior's authority to give assistance to the heritage area would end. It applies to assistance under section 6001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The authority ends 15 years after the bill becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 17Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.Latest
- Sep 17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
- Jul 29Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Mar 26Introduced in Senate
- Mar 26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Introduced
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