Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage = Corrider

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April 26, 2000		2000-R-0329
QUINEBAUG-SHETUCKET=20 RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR

By: Sandra N. = Bragg,=20 Legislative Fellow

You asked if development is limited = or=20 restricted in the federally designated Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers Valley = National Heritage Corridor.

SUMMARY

Neither the federal law that = designates the=20 corridor nor the state law that authorizes the corridor's management = plan=20 limits, bans, or restricts development in it (Attachment 1 and 2 are the = relevant laws). But federal law does "encourage" the corridor's = management plan=20 to include non-binding land use and development criteria (P.L. 103-449 = =A7105).=20 Ultimately, towns in the corridor continue to regulate development = within their=20 jurisdictions.

Connecticut law created an advisory = council to=20 develop the management plan (CGS =A725-109q), and the governor = designated the=20 non-profit Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc. (QSHC) to = administer the=20 federal funds for implementing the plan.

CORRIDOR DESIGNATION =

In 1994, Congress designated the = Quinebaug and=20 Shetucket Rivers Valley as a national heritage corridor to recognize the = valley's unique natural and historical qualities (Attachment 1). This = federal=20 designation was partly due to a grassroots effort. One reason Congress = cited for=20 designating the corridor was that Connecticut ranked last among the = states in=20 the amount of federally protected park and open space land (P.L. 103-449 = =A7102=20 (3)). The law designating the corridor encouraged the state to prepare a = non-binding management plan and authorized matching funds to help = implement it.=20

QUINEBAUG-SHETUCKET RIVERS = NATIONAL=20 HERITAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Federal law encouraged public = participation in=20 the preparation of the management plan. In order to comply with federal = law, the=20 Connecticut legislature created the Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers National = Heritage=20 Advisory Council (CGS 478b =A7 25-109q). It consisted of members from = seven state=20 agencies and 12 appointed members (see Attachment 2). The Council = prepared the=20 management plan with public input and then disbanded.

CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CORRIDOR = MANAGEMENT=20 PLAN

Federal law encouraged the = management plan to=20 be based on existing federal, state and local plans. The plan must = "protect the=20 Corridor's historical, cultural, recreational, scenic, and natural = resources in=20 a manner consistent with supporting appropriate and compatible economic=20 revitalization efforts" (P.L. 103-449 =A7105 (4)).

But the plan is only an advisory = document that=20 lays out desirable land uses. It is intended to help citizens, = non-profit=20 organizations, businesses, and local and state government entities on = ways to=20 retain, enhance, and interpret the corridor's significant natural = features and=20 structures.

QUINEBAUG-SHETUCKET HERITAGE = CORRIDOR,=20 INC.

QSHC, Inc. was created shortly after = Congress=20 designated the corridor to receive and administer federal matching = grants and=20 implement the plan. Governor Rowland designated QSHC, Inc. for this = purpose in=20 1996. Federal law authorizes up to $250,000 per year in matching funds = (P.L.=20 103-449 =A7 109). According to its 1999 annual report, QSHC, Inc. used = $200,000 in=20 federal funds to leverage $3.35 million. QSHC, Inc. awards the grants = according=20 to established criteria.

PROJECTS

QSHC, Inc. funds two types of = projects:=20 "direct awards" and "programmic funding" [sic]. The board of directors = selects=20 the projects based on written eligibility criteria. From fiscal years = 1996 to=20 1999, QSHC, Inc. provided $333,297 for 62 direct awards projects, which = allowed=20 the recipients to leverage $2,945,826 from other sources. These included = the=20 Partnership Program and Mill Reuse projects (see Attachment 3). The = Partnership=20 Program funds projects that relate to historical preservation, = recreation, or=20 tourism (see attachment 4 for a list of requirements). Mill Reuse = projects funds=20 the preservation of historical mills within the corridor.

For FY 1996 to 1999, $716,646.70 of = QSHC,=20 Inc.'s programmic funds were spent on activities that promoted the = corridor.=20 These include the Corridor Circuit Rider (a cooperative venture with the = University of Connecticut Extension to educate students in land use, = natural=20 resource protection, and historic preservation), and publishing the = "Wild Guide"=20 and "Walking Weekend Guide".

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