114 STAT. 822 PUBLIC LAW 106-278—OCT. 6, 2000 (2) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the cooperative agreement and the management plan, including taking steps to— (A) assist units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in— (i) preserving the Heritage Area; (ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (iii) developing recreational resources in the Heritage Area; (iv) increasing public awareness of and, appreciation for, the natural, historical, and architectural resources and sites in the Heritage Area; (v) restoring historic buildings relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; and (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are installed throughout the Heritage Area; (B) encourage economic viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the management plan; and (C) encourage local governments to adopt land use policies consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the goals of the management plan; (3) consider the interests of diverse governmental, business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area; Public (4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding information. the implementation of the management plan; (5) submit substantial changes (including any increase of more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation) to the management plan to the Secretary for the approval of the Secretary; and Records. (6) for any fiscal year in which Federal funds are received under this title— Reports. (A) submit to the Secretary a report describing— (i) the accomplishments of the management entity; (ii) the expenses and income of the management entity; and (iii) each entity to which the management entity made any grant during the fiscal year; (B) make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of Federal funds and any matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by organizations other than the management entity, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds; and (C) require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by organizations other than the management entity, that the receiving organizations make available for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of Federal funds. (c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The management entity shall not use Federal funds received under this title to acquire real property or an interest in real property.
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