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PUBLIC LAW 104-333—NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4247 (3) include a description of actions that units of government and private organizations are recommended to take to protect the resources of the area; (4) specify existing and potential sources of funding for the conservation, management, and development of the area; and (5) include the following, as appropriate: (A) An inventory of the resources contained in the national heritage area, including a list of property in the area that should be conserved, restored, managed, developed, or maintained because of the natural, cultural, or historic significance of the property as it relates to the themes of the area. (B) A recommendation of policies for resource msinagement that consider and detail the application of appropriate land and water management techniques, including (but not limited to) the development of intergovernmental cooperative agreements to manage the historical, cultural, and natural resources and the recreational opportunities of the area in a manner consistent with the support of appropriate and compatible economic viability. (C) A program, including plans for restoration and construction, for implementation of the management plan by the management entity specified in the compact for the area and specific commitments, for the first 5 years of operation of the plan, by the partners identified in the compact. (D) An analysis of means by which Federal, State, and local programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of this title. (E) An interpretive plan for the national heritage area. (b) MANAGEMENT ENTITIES. — The management entity for the national heritage area shall do each of the following: (1) Develop and submit to the Secretary a management plan not later than three years after the date of the designation of the area as a national heritage area. (2) Give priority to the implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in the compact and management plan for the area, including— (A) assisting units of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations— (i) in conserving the national heritage area; (ii) in establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the area; (iii) in developing recreational opportunities in the area; (iv) in increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the natural, historical, and cultured resources of the area; (v) in the restoration of historic buildings that are located within the boundaries of the area and relate to the themes of the area; and (vi) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of interest are put in place throughout the area; and