Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act. It amends previous legislation to officially designate the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area as a component of the National Heritage Area System in the State of New York. The designated area covers specific counties including Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates. The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance is named as the local coordinating entity for this area. The bill requires the local coordinating entity to submit a proposed management plan to the Secretary of the Interior within 3 years of the enactment of the Act. Additionally, the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for this area will end 15 years after the date of enactment.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +3
Is this likely to create jobs?
The establishment of a National Heritage Area can stimulate local tourism and related job growth.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to grow the economy?
Heritage Area designations often support regional economic development through tourism.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
Designating a National Heritage Area often includes emphasis on preserving natural and cultural landscapes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2: This section designates the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in the State of New York as a component of the National Heritage Area System. This is positive because it officially establishes the region within the National Heritage Area System, using the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance as the local coordinating entity.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2: The provided text does not explicitly mention any specific negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — Heritage Area designations often support regional economic development through tourism. Is this likely to create jobs? — The establishment of a National Heritage Area can stimulate local tourism and related job growth. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Increased tourism visibility can benefit local small businesses in the Finger Lakes region.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Designating a National Heritage Area often includes emphasis on preserving natural and cultural landscapes. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — National Heritage Areas are managed through coordination with federal and local entities to preserve land. Does this invest in rural communities? — The designation targets several rural counties in New York to promote heritage and tourism.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill designates several rural New York counties for heritage development. Would business owners be better off under this? — The tourism focus likely benefits local business owners in the designated area.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill involves federal designation of a specific geographic area in New York.
- 9/17/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632.
- 6/10/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 4/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.