U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5422: Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act . SECTION 2. Designation of Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area (a) Designation Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116-9 ; 133 Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) is amended by adding at the end the following: (14) Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area (A) In general There is established as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, to consist of Clay, Greene, Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Arkansas, Lincoln, Jefferson, Desha, Drew, and Chicot Counties, Arkansas. (B) Local coordinating entity Arkansas State University Heritage Sites shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). . (b) Management plan For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116-9 ; 133 Stat. 772; 136 Stat. 6173), the local coordinating entity for the …
Sponsors
- Cotton, Tom (R, SD-AR) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is SB5422?
- SB5422 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act.
- What does SB5422 do?
- In its own words: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5422?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5422?
- Cotton, Tom (R, SD-AR).
- Where is the official record for SB5422?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5422
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