; (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resource protection and heritage programming; (4) obtain money or services from any source, including any money or services that are provided under any other Federal law or program; (5) contract for goods or services; and (6) undertake to be a catalyst for other activities that— (A) further the purposes of the Heritage Area; and (B) are consistent with the management plan. (c) Local coordinating entity duties The local coordinating entity shall— (1) in accordance with section 5, prepare and submit a management plan to the Secretary; (2) assist units of Federal, State, and local government, Tribes, regional planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties in carrying out the approved management plan by— (A) carrying out programs and projects that recognize, protect, and enhance important resource values in the Heritage Area; (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; (C) developing recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area; and (D) increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for, the natural, cultural, historical, Tribal, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; (3) consider the interests of diverse units of government, Tribes, business, organizations, and individuals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of the management plan; (4) conduct meetings open to the public at least semiannually regarding the development and implementation of the management plan; (5) encourage, by appropriate means, economic viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area; and (6) submit a report to the Secretary every five years after the Secretary has approved the management plan, specifying— (A) the expenses and income of the local coordinating entity