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Calendar No. 286 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1869 

[Report No. 109–179] 

To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 17, 2005 

Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. JEFFORDS, and Mr. CHAFEE) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

NOVEMBER 15, 2005 

Reported by Mr. INHOFE, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal Barrier Re5 sources Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) OTHERWISE PROTECTED AREA.—The term 

4 ‘‘otherwise protected area’’ has the meaning given 

5 the term in section 12 of the Coastal Barrier Im6 provement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public 

7 Law 101–591). 

8 (2) PILOT PROJECT.—The term ‘‘pilot project’’ 

9 means the digital mapping pilot project authorized 

10 under section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources 

11 Reauthorization Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; 

12 Public Law 106–514). 

13 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of the Interior. 

15 (4) SYSTEM UNIT.—The term ‘‘System unit’’ 

16 has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 

17 Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3502). 

18 SEC. 3. DIGITAL MAPPING PILOT PROJECT FINALIZATION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

21 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

22 the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House 

23 of Representatives a report regarding the digital maps of 

24 the System units and otherwise protected areas created 

25 under the pilot project. 
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1 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall prepare 

2 the report required under subsection (a)— 

3 (1) in consultation with the Governors of the 

4 States in which any System units and otherwise pro5 tected areas are located; and 

6 (2) after— 

7 (A) providing an opportunity for the sub8 mission of public comments; and 

9 (B) considering any public comments sub10 mitted under subparagraph (A). 

11 (c) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub12 section (a) shall contain— 

13 (1) the final recommended digital maps created 

14 under the pilot project; 

15 (2) recommendations for the adoption of the 

16 digital maps by Congress; 

17 (3) a summary of the comments received from 

18 the Governors of the States, other government offi19 cials, and the public regarding the digital maps; 

20 (4) a summary and update of the protocols and 

21 findings of the report required under section 6(d) of 

22 the Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act 

23 of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 106– 

24 514); and 
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1 (5) an analysis of any benefits that the public 

2 would receive by using digital mapping technology 

3 for all System units and otherwise protected areas. 

4 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

6 out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 

7 through 2007. 

8 SEC. 4. DIGITAL MAPPING PROJECT FOR THE REMAINING 

9 JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RE10 SOURCES SYSTEM UNITS AND OTHERWISE 

11 PROTECTED AREAS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

13 project to create digital versions of all of the John H. 

14 Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps referred 

15 to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 

16 (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), including maps of otherwise pro17 tected areas, that were not included in the pilot project. 

18 (b) DATA.— 

19 (1) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—To the maximum 

20 extent practicable, in carrying out the project under 

21 this section, the Secretary shall use any digital spa22 tial data in the possession of Federal, State, and 

23 local agencies, including digital orthophotos, color 

24 infrared photography, wetlands data, and property 

25 parcel data. 
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1 (2) PROVISION OF DATA BY OTHER AGEN2 CIES.—The head of a Federal agency that possesses 

3 any data referred to in paragraph (1) shall, on re4 quest of the Secretary, promptly provide the data to 

5 the Secretary at no cost. 

6 (3) PROVISION OF DATA BY NON-FEDERAL

7 AGENCIES.—State and local agencies and any other 

8 non-Federal entities that possess data referred to in 

9 paragraph (1) are encouraged, on request of the 

10 Secretary, to promptly provide the data to the Sec11 retary at no cost. 

12 (4) ADDITIONAL DATA.—If the Secretary deter13 mines that any data necessary to carry out the 

14 project under this section does not exist, the Direc15 tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

16 shall enter into an agreement with the Director of 

17 the United States Geological Survey under which the 

18 United States Geological Survey, in cooperation with 

19 the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 

20 shall obtain and provide to the Director of the 

21 United States Fish and Wildlife Service the data re22 quired to carry out this section. 

23 (5) DATA STANDARDS.—All data used or cre24 ated to carry out this section shall comply with— 
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1 (A) the National Spatial Data Infrastruc2 ture established by Executive Order No. 12906 

3 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671); and 

4 (B) any other standards established by the 

5 Federal Geographic Data Committee estab6 lished by the Office of Management and Budget 

7 circular numbered A–16. 

8 (c) REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 

10 the submission of the report under section 3(a), the 

11 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ12 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com13 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives 

14 a report regarding the digital maps created under 

15 this section. 

16 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall pre17 pare the report required under paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) in consultation with the Governors of 

19 the States in which the System units and other20 wise protected areas are located; and 

21 (B) after— 

22 (i) providing an opportunity for the 

23 submission of public comments; and 

24 (ii) considering any public comments 

25 submitted under clause (i). 
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1 (3) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

2 paragraph (1) shall contain— 

3 (A) a description of the extent to which the 

4 boundary lines on the digital maps differ from 

5 the boundary lines on the original maps; 

6 (B) a summary of the comments received 

7 from Governors, other government officials, and 

8 the public regarding the digital maps created 

9 under this section; 

10 (C) recommendations for the adoption of 

11 the digital maps created under this section by 

12 Congress; 

13 (D) recommendations for expansion of the 

14 John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources Sys15 tem and otherwise protected areas, as in exist16 ence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

17 (E) a summary and update on the imple18 mentation and use of the digital maps created 

19 under the pilot project; and 

20 (F) a description of the feasibility of, and 

21 the amount of funding necessary for— 

22 (i) making all of the System unit and 

23 otherwise protected area maps available to 

24 the public in digital format; and 
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1 (ii) facilitating the integration of dig2 ital System unit and otherwise protected 

3 area boundaries into Federal, State, and 

4 local planning tools. 

5 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

7 out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 

8 through 2010. 

9 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 3510) is amended by striking ‘‘2001, 2002, 2003, 

12 2004, and 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2006 

13 through 2010’’. 

Calendar No. 286 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1869 

[Report No. 109–179] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, 

and for other purposes. 

NOVEMBER 15, 2005 

Reported with an amendment