Sec. 7. Property owners and regulatory protections
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— abridge the rights of any property owner, whether public or private, including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the National Heritage Area; require any property owner to permit public access (including Federal, Tribal, State, or local government access) to such property or to modify any provisions of Federal, Tribal, State, or local law with regard to public access or use of private lands; alter any duly adopted land use regulation or any approved land use plan or any other regulatory authority of any Federal, Tribal, or State, or local government, or to convey any land use or other regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity; authorize or imply the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights; diminish the authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife including the regulation of fishing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; create any liability, or have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any persons injured on such private property; affect the authority of any Federal official to provide technical or financial assistance under any other law; modify any law or regulation authorizing Federal officials to manage Federal land under their control or limit the discretion of Federal land managers to implement approved land use plans within the boundaries of a National Heritage Area, nor shall this Act be construed to modify, alter, or amend any authorized uses of these Federal lands; or enlarge or diminish the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area.