Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act

HR 2697 designates the Finger Lakes region in 14 New York counties (including Cayuga, Monroe, and Seneca) as a National Heritage Area, managed by the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance. It requires the local entity to submit a management plan to the Interior Secretary within three years of enactment. The program will end automatically 15 years after the bill's passage. This bill creates a formal framework for preserving and promoting the area's cultural and natural resources, directly affecting local tourism and conservation efforts across the designated counties.