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HR 4345 111th Congress House

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act

Official title: To establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AlabamaHistoric sites and heritage areasHistorical and cultural resources
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Dec 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. (Describes the Black Belt area as a region in the lower-central portion of Alabama that sustains an abundance of natural resources, historical sites, cultural diversity, and recreational activities shaped by its fertile black soil.)

Designates the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, requires the Center to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area, and sets forth procedures for the approval or disapproval of such plan.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2892 Identical bill Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 16, 2009
Bright, Bobby
· Dec 16, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Dec 16, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Dec 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4345: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4345/
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"H.R. 4345: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4345/.
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