Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area Technical Amendments Act of 2007

H.R. 591 updates the designation of the Cache la Poudre River Corridor in Colorado to a National Heritage Area and establishes the Poudre Heritage Alliance as its local management organization. The bill requires the Alliance to develop a long-term management plan for the area while prohibiting the use of federal funds to purchase land.

For local residents, the bill emphasizes private property rights by requiring written owner consent before any private land can be included in the area’s preservation or promotion efforts. It also allows property owners to have their land immediately removed from the Heritage Area boundaries upon request. While the bill authorizes federal technical and financial assistance for ten years, it explicitly prevents the government from acquiring land within the area without the owner's permission.