Melissa Manno reports in the Times Union that the House and Senate both voted for a bill this week that Rep. Paul Tonko sponsored. The National Heritage Area Act goes to President Joe Biden's desk now, and if he signs the measure would support and develop locally run heritage sites. The bill would also reauthorize all heritage areas for the next 15 years. Tonko said, “My National Heritage Area Act secures a stable foundation of federal support for these partnerships, streamlines bureaucracy, and puts the sites themselves on the strongest possible footing for the future.” Read more about this story in the Times Union.