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PUBLIC LAW 104-333 —NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4251 (B) whether the plan is consistent with and complements continued economic activity in the area; (C) whether the plan has a high potential for effective partnership mechanisms; (D) whether the plan improperly infringes on private property rights; and (E) whether the plan will take appropriate action to ensure private property rights are observed. (3) DISAPPROVAL. — (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary disapproves the Notification. proposed management plan, the Secretary shall notify the Augusta Canal Authority of the disapproval in writing. (B) CONTENTS.—A notification under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) the reasons for the disapproval; and (ii) recommendations for revision. (C) REVISED PLAN.—The Augusta Canal Authority shall revise and resubmit the management plan to the Secretary for approval. Not later than 180 days after receipt of the revised plan, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the plan as provided in paragraph (2). The Augusta Canal Authority shall revise and submit the management plan until the management plan is approved by the Secretary. (e) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Upon approval of the management plan as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary, in conjunction with the Augusta Canal Authority, shall take appropriate steps to implement the management plan. (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Georgia, political subdivisions of the State, the Augusta Canal Authority, or any organization or individual to implement the management plan. (f) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.— It is the sense of Congress that the Augusta Canal Authority, the State of Greorgia, the City of Augusta, and other political subdivisions of the State of Georgia should encourage, by appropriate means, enhanced economic and industrial development in the area consistent with the goals of the Augusta Canal Master Plan. SEC. 306. GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. The Secretary may provide grants and technical assistance for the purposes of this title. SEC. 307. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. The Augusta Canal Authority may not use any Federal funds that it may receive pursuant to this title to acquire real property or an interest in real property. SEC. 308. OCCUPATIONAL, SAFETY, CONSERVATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION. Nothing in this title shall be construed to— (1) impose any occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation on the Heritage Area that is more stringent than the regulations that would be applicable to the Heritage Area but for the designation of the Heritage Area under section 303; or