Designates the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in central and western New York as a component of the National Heritage Area System, naming the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance as its local coordinating entity.

Official title: Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 03-APR-2025

Referred 03-APR-2025

Approved by committee 10-JUN-2026

Reported 17-SEP-2026

On the calendar 17-SEP-2026

Key points

Adds a 14-county Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, covering Cayuga through Yates Counties, to the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Names the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance as the local coordinating entity for the area
Requires the local coordinating entity to submit a proposed management plan to the Secretary of the Interior within 3 years after enactment
Ends the Secretary of the Interior's authority to provide assistance for the area 15 years after enactment

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Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) Cosponsors · 0

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