[Terriergal]

All Federal funding and designations only last for 10 years and then have to be resubmitted for approval which is a difficult and time consuming process.

And because it was so difficult to obtain you KNOW that land will never NOT belong to the government again.

[XRdsRev]

What land are you talking about ???

I might agree with you if the Heritage Area's goal was to buy up vast amounts of land but if the Heritage Area doesn't buy or control any land then how can it belong to the government ???

The Heritage Area cannot by law seize or condemn any private land. It also cannot take or control already public land. Ther concept of the Heritage Area is to encourage private and public (state & local) preservation NOT to make a new National Park. What part of that don't you seem to understand.

Your point doesn't make any sense.