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123STA T . 122 8PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9car r yout a n ya me n d ment s tot h e mana g ement pl an unt i l the S ecretary has appro v ed the amendments .( e )RELATIONSH I P TO O THE RF E D ERAL AG EN C IES. — ( 1 ) I N GENERAL.— N othing in this section a f fects the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other la w . ( 2 ) C ONS U LTATION AND COORDINATION.— T he head of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on the H eritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the manage - ment entity to the ma x imum extent practica b le. ( 3 ) OTHER F EDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section— (A) modifies , alters, or amends any law or regulation authori z ing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the j urisdiction of the Federal agency

( B ) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan within the bound- aries of the Heritage Area; or (C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. (f) P RI V ATE PROPERT Y AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.— Nothing in this section— (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right to refrain from partici- pating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the Heritage Area; (2) re q uires any property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, State, or local law; (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State or local agency, or conveys any land use or other regu- latory authority to the management entity; ( 4 ) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights; ( 5 ) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or ( 6 ) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any person injured on the private property. (g) E VALUATION; REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Herit- age Area, the Secretary shall— (A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the Heritage Area; and (B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph (3). (2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under para- graph (1)(A) shall— (A) assess the progress of the management entity with respect to— (i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for the Heritage Area; and