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Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R–KY
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-01 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would establish the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area across specified Kentucky counties, with the Center for Rural Development serving as its local coordinator. The center would have to submit a management plan for federal approval, and the Interior Secretary’s authority to provide assistance under the referenced law would end 15 years after enactment.
There is established the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky
The Center for Rural Development shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A).
shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior for approval a proposed management plan for the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under that section for the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
The proposed heritage area would cover these Kentucky counties: Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe.
There is established the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, to consist of Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky.
The bill would designate the Center for Rural Development as the organization responsible for local coordination.
The Center for Rural Development shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A).
The local coordinator would have to submit a proposed management plan to the Secretary of the Interior for approval within three years after enactment. This is a submission deadline; the provision does not set a deadline for approval.
the local coordinating entity for the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior for approval a proposed management plan for the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
The Interior Secretary’s authority to provide assistance to this heritage area under the referenced law would expire 15 years after enactment. The termination provision concerns that assistance authority, rather than the heritage-area designation itself.
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under that section for the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area designated under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 9, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 1, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-09T13:48:02Z. 2026-09-01: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2026-09-01: Introduced in House
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