Calumet National Heritage Area Act

Sponsor: Robin L. Kelly (Democratic-IL)December 17, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Creates a new National Heritage Area in Indiana and Illinois to protect local history and nature.

This bill would create the Calumet National Heritage Area across parts of Indiana and Illinois. This designation would help local groups protect and promote the region's unique history, nature, and culture for residents and visitors. Federal support for this effort would last for 15 years.

What Would Change

Today, the Calumet region in Indiana and Illinois is not a federally recognized National Heritage Area. If this bill passes, it would officially designate the Calumet National Heritage Area. This would allow the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for 15 years to help protect and promote its unique cultural, natural, and historical resources.

Key Provisions

Designates the Calumet region in Indiana and Illinois as a component of the National Heritage Area System.
Names the Calumet Heritage Partnership as the local group responsible for coordinating the new heritage area.
Requires the Calumet Heritage Partnership to submit a management plan for the area within 3 years of the bill becoming law.
Ends the federal government's authority to provide assistance for the Calumet National Heritage Area after 15 years from the bill becoming law.

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Calumet National Heritage Area Act

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