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PUBLIC LAW 104-333 —NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4255 (B) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (C) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area; (D) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the natural, historical and architectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area; (E) assist units of government, regional planning organizations and nonprofit organizations in the restoration of any historic building relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; (F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the plan; (G) encourage local governments to adopt land use policies consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the goals of the plan; and (H) assist units of government, regional planning organizations and nonprofit organizations to ensure that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are put in place throughout the Heritage Area; (3) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; (4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding Public the implementation of the management plan; information. (5) submit substantisd changes (including any increase of more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation) to the management plan to the Secretary for the Secretary approval; (6) for any year in which Federal funds have been received Reports, under this title, submit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses and income, and the entity to which any loans and grants were made during the year for which the report is made; and (7) for any year in which Federal funds have been received Records, under this title, make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary as required under paragraph (1) within the specified time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal funding. (c) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. — The management entity may not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real property or an interest in real property. Nothing in this title shall preclude any management entity from using Federal funds from other sources for their permitted purposes. SEC. 407. DUTIES AND AUTHORmES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCL\L ASSISTANCE. —