NOTICE OF INTENT: Implementation of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Management Plan

National Heritage Areas are places where natural, cultural, historic and scenic resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally important landscape arising from human activity shaped by geography. These patterns make National Heritage Areas representative of the national experience through the physical features that remain and the traditions that have evolved in them. These regions are acknowledged by Congress for their capacity to tell nationally important stories about our nation. The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTANHA) was established in 2009 through P.L. 111-11, Section 8010 (hereinafter ¿Act¿) which directs the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter ¿Secretary¿) to provide financial assistance to the heritage area¿s management entity, the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Corridor Communities Association (hereinafter ¿Association¿). This cooperative agreement is the required assistance instrument.