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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5160 

To establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2006 

Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

CROWLEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WALSH, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. WEINER, Mr. OWENS, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GILCHREST, 

and Mrs. KELLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative. 

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 ‘‘Long Island Sound 

5 Stewardship Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) Long Island Sound is a national treasure of 

2 great cultural, environmental, and ecological impor3 tance; 

4 (2) 8,000,000 people live within the Long Is5 land Sound watershed and 28,000,000 people (ap6 proximately 10 percent of the population of the 

7 United States) live within 50 miles of Long Island 

8 Sound; 

9 (3) activities that depend on the environmental 

10 health of Long Island Sound contribute more than 

11 $5,000,000,000 each year to the regional economy; 

12 (4) the portion of the shoreline of Long Island 

13 Sound that is accessible to the general public (esti14 mated at less than 20 percent of the total shoreline) 

15 is not adequate to serve the needs of the people liv16 ing in the area; 

17 (5) existing shoreline facilities are in many 

18 cases overburdened and underfunded; 

19 (6) large parcels of open space already in public 

20 ownership are strained by the effort to balance the 

21 demand for recreation with the needs of sensitive 

22 natural resources; 

(7) approximately 1 23 ⁄3 of the tidal marshes of 

24 Long Island Sound have been filled, and much of 

25 the remaining marshes have been ditched, dyked, or 


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1 impounded, reducing the ecological value of the 

2 marshes; and 

3 (8) much of the remaining exemplary natural 

4 landscape is vulnerable to further development. 

5 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab6 lish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative to iden7 tify, protect, and enhance sites within the Long Island 

8 Sound ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, 

9 open space, public access, or recreational value through 

10 a bi-State network of sites best exemplifying these values. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

13 (1) ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT.—The term 

14 ‘‘adaptive management’’ means a scientific proc15 ess— 

16 (A) for— 

17 (i) developing predictive models; 

18 (ii) making management policy deci19 sions based upon the model outputs; 

20 (iii) revising the management policies 

21 as data become available with which to 

22 evaluate the policies; and 

23 (iv) acknowledging uncertainty, com24 plexity, and variance in the spatial and 

25 temporal aspects of natural systems; and 


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1 (B) that requires that management be 

2 viewed as experimental. 

3 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ5 mental Protection Agency. 

6 (3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi7 sory Committee’’ means the Long Island Sound 

8 Stewardship Advisory Committee established by sec9 tion 5(a). 

10 (4) POLICY COMMITTEE.— The term ‘‘policy 

11 committee’’ means the decisionmaking body of the 

12 Long Island Sound Study Management Conference 

13 established under section 320 of the Federal Water 

14 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330). 

15 (5) REGION.—The term ‘‘Region’’ means the 

16 Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Region es17 tablished by section 4(a). 

18 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 

19 States of Connecticut and New York. 

20 (7) STEWARDSHIP.—The term ‘stewardship’ 

21 means land acquisition, land conservation agree22 ments, site planning, plan implementation, land and 

23 habitat management, public access improvements, 

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1 hance and preserve natural resource-based recre2 ation and ecological function. 

3 (8) STEWARDSHIP SITE.—The term ‘‘steward4 ship site’’ means a site that— 

5 (A) qualifies for identification by the Advi6 sory Committee under section 8; and 

7 (B) is an area of land— 

8 (i) that is in the Region; and 

9 (ii) that is— 

10 (I) Federal, State, local, or tribal 

11 land; 

12 (II) land owned by a nonprofit 

13 organization; or 

14 (III) privately owned land. 

15 (9) SYSTEMATIC SITE SELECTION.—The term 

16 ‘‘systematic site selection’’ means a process of select17 ing stewardship sites that— 

18 (A) has explicit goals, methods, and cri19 teria; 

20 (B) produces feasible, repeatable, and de21 fensible results; 

22 (C) provides for consideration of natural, 

23 physical, and biological patterns; 


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1 (D) addresses replication, connectivity, 

2 species viability, location, and public recreation 

3 values; 

4 (E) uses geographic information systems 

5 technology and algorithms to integrate selection 

6 criteria; and 

7 (F) will result in achieving the goals of 

8 stewardship site selection at the lowest cost. 

9 (10) QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.—The term 

10 ‘qualified applicant’ means a person or governmental 

11 entity applying for designation of a site as a stew12 ardship site. The person or entity must own prop13 erty within the borders of the proposed stewardship 

14 site or own property that is both physically or eco15 logically connected to the proposed site and would 

16 benefit from management as part of the proposed 

17 site. 

18 (11) THREAT.—The term ‘‘threat’’ means a 

19 threat that is likely to destroy or seriously degrade 

20 a conservation target or a recreation area. 

21 SEC. 4. LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE 

22 REGION. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

24 States the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Re25 gion. 


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1 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Region shall encompass the 

2 immediate coastal upland areas along Long Island Sound 

3 between mean high water and the inland boundary, as de4 scribed on the map entitled the ‘‘Long Island Sound Stew5 ardship Region’’ and dated April 21, 2004, and the 

6 Peconic Estuary as described on the map entitled 

7 ‘‘Peconic Estuary Program Study Area Boundaries’’ in8 cluded in the Comprehensive Conservation and Manage9 ment Plan for the Peconic Estuary Program and dated 

10 November 15, 2001. 

11 SEC. 5. LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY 

12 COMMITTEE. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com14 mittee to be known as the ‘‘Long Island Sound Steward15 ship Advisory Committee’’. 

16 (b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Advisory 

17 Committee shall be the Director of the Long Island Sound 

18 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, or a des19 ignee of the Director. 

20 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

21 (1) COMPOSITION.— 

22 (A) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson 

24 shall appoint the members of the Advisory 

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1 section and section 320(c) of the Federal 

2 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

3 1330(c)); except that the Governor of a 

4 State may appoint 2 members of the Advi5 sory Committee. 

6 (ii) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—In addi7 tion to the requirements described in 

8 clause (i), the Advisory Committee shall in9 clude— 

10 (I) a representative from the Re11 gional Plan Association; 

12 (II) a representative of the ma13 rine trade organizations; and 

14 (III) a representative of private 

15 landowner interests. 

16 (B) REPRESENTATION.—In appointing 

17 members to the Advisory Committee, the Chair18 person shall consider— 

19 (i) Federal, State, and local govern20 ment interests; 

21 (ii) the interests of nongovernmental 

22 organizations; 

23 (iii) academic interests; 

24 (iv) private interests; and 


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1 (v) recreational and commercial fish2 ing interests. 

3 (2) DATE OF APPOINTMENTS.—Not later than 

4 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

5 appointment of all members of the Advisory Com6 mittee shall be made. 

7 (d) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

8 (1) TERM.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—A member shall be ap10 pointed for a term of 4 years. 

11 (B) MULTIPLE TERMS.—A person may be 

12 appointed as a member of the Advisory Com13 mittee for more than 1 term. 

14 (2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Advisory 

15 Committee shall— 

16 (A) be filled not later than 90 days after 

17 the vacancy occurs; 

18 (B) not affect the powers of the Advisory 

19 Committee; and 

20 (C) be filled in the same manner as the 

21 original appointment was made. 

22 (3) STAFF.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 

24 Advisory Committee may appoint and terminate 

25 personnel as necessary to enable the Advisory 


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1 Committee to perform the duties of the Advi2 sory Committee. 

3 (B) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOY4 EES.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—Any personnel of 

6 the Advisory Committee who are employees 

7 of the Advisory Committee shall be em8 ployees under section 2105 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, for purposes of chap10 ters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of 

11 that title. 

12 (ii) MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COM13 MITTEE.—Clause (i) does not apply to 

14 members of the Advisory Committee. 

15 (e) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after 

16 the date on which all members of the Advisory Committee 

17 have been appointed, the Advisory Committee shall hold 

18 the initial meeting of the Advisory Committee. 

19 (f) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall meet 

20 at the call of the Chairperson, but no fewer than 4 times 

21 each year. 

22 (g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Ad23 visory Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 

24 number of members may hold hearings. 


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1 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

2 The Advisory Committee shall— 

3 (1) consistent with the guidelines described in 

4 section 8 of this Act— 

5 (A) evaluate applications from government 

6 or nonprofit organizations qualified to hold con7 servation easements for funds to purchase land 

8 or development rights for stewardship sites; 

9 (B) evaluate applications to develop and 

10 implement management plans to address 

11 threats; 

12 (C) evaluate applications to act on oppor13 tunities to protect and enhance stewardship 

14 sites; and 

15 (D) recommend that the Administrator 

16 award grants to qualified applicants; 

17 (2) develop recommended guidelines, criteria, 

18 schedules, and due dates for evaluating information 

19 to identify stewardship sites that fulfill terms of a 

20 multi-year management plan; 

21 (3) publish a list of sites that further the pur22 poses of this Act if owners of sites are— 

23 (A) notified prior to the publication of the 

24 list; and 

25 (B) allowed to decline inclusion on the list; 


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1 (4) raise awareness of the values of and threats 

2 to these sites; and 

3 (5) leverage additional resources for improved 

4 stewardship of the Region. 

5 SEC. 7. POWERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

6 (a) HEARINGS.—The Advisory Committee may hold 

7 such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take 

8 such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Advisory 

9 Committee considers advisable to carry out this Act. 

10 (b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

12 may secure directly from a Federal agency such in13 formation as the Advisory Committee considers nec14 essary to carry out this Act. 

15 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara17 graph (C), on request of the Chairperson of the 

18 Advisory Committee, the head of a Federal 

19 agency shall provide the information requested 

20 by the Chairperson to the Advisory Committee. 

21 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—The furnishing of 

22 information by a Federal agency to the Advi23 sory Committee shall not be considered a waiver 

24 of any exemption available to the agency under 

25 section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 


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1 (C) INFORMATION TO BE KEPT CONFIDEN2 TIAL.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

4 section 1905 of title 18, United States 

5 Code— 

6 (I) the Advisory Committee shall 

7 be considered an agency of the Fed8 eral Government; and 

9 (II) any individual employed by 

10 an individual, entity, or organization 

11 that is a party to a contract with the 

12 Advisory Committee under this Act 

13 shall be considered an employee of the 

14 Advisory Committee. 

15 (ii) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE.— 

16 Information obtained by the Advisory 

17 Committee, other than information that is 

18 available to the public, shall not be dis19 closed to any person in any manner except 

20 to an employee of the Advisory Committee 

21 as described in clause (i) for the purpose 

22 of receiving, reviewing, or processing the 

23 information. 

24 (c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Advisory Committee 

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1 under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal 

2 Government. 

3 (d) DONATIONS.—The Advisory Committee may (1) 

4 accept, use, and dispose of donations from willing land5 owners of property, or (2) help facilitate the transfer or 

6 donations from willing landowners of property to a recipi7 ent eligible accept to real property and conservation ease8 ments as a charitable contribution under section 170 of 

9 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if such donations ad10 vance the goals of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Ini11 tiative. 

12 SEC. 8. STEWARDSHIP SITES. 

13 (a) INITIAL SITES.— 

14 (1) IDENTIFICATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com16 mittee shall identify 20 initial Long Island 

17 Sound stewardship sites that the Advisory Com18 mittee has determined— 

19 (i)(I) are natural resource-based 

20 recreation areas; or 

21 (II) are exemplary natural areas with 

22 ecological value; and 

23 (ii) best promote the purposes of this 

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1 (B) EXEMPTION.—Sites described in sub2 paragraph (A) are not subject to the site identi3 fication process described in subsection (d). 

4 (2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR

5 INITIAL SITES.—In identifying initial sites under 

6 paragraph (1), the Advisory Committee shall exert 

7 due diligence to recommend an equitable distribution 

8 of funds between the States for the initial sites. 

9 (b) APPLICATION FOR IDENTIFICATION AS A STEW10 ARDSHIP SITE.—Subsequent to the identification of the 

11 initial stewardship sites under subsection (a), owners of 

12 sites may submit applications to the Advisory Committee 

13 in accordance with subsection (c) to have the sites identi14 fied as stewardship sites. 

15 (c) IDENTIFICATION.—The Advisory Committee shall 

16 review applications submitted by owners of potential stew17 ardship sites to determine whether the sites should be 

18 identified as exhibiting values consistent with the purposes 

19 of this Act. 

20 (d) SITE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS.— 

21 (1) NATURAL RESOURCE-BASED RECREATION

22 AREAS.—The Advisory Committee shall identify ad23 ditional recreation areas with potential as steward24 ship sites using a selection technique that includes— 

25 (A) public access; 


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1 (B) community support; 

2 (C) areas with high population density; 

3 (D) environmental justice (as defined in 

4 section 385.3 of title 33, Code of Federal Regu5 lations (or successor regulations)); 

6 (E) connectivity to existing protected areas 

7 and open spaces; 

8 (F) cultural, historic, and scenic areas; and 

9 (G) other criteria developed by the Advi10 sory Committee. 

11 (2) NATURAL AREAS WITH ECOLOGICAL

12 VALUE.—The Advisory Committee shall identify ad13 ditional natural areas with ecological value and po14 tential as stewardship sites— 

15 (A) based on measurable conservation tar16 gets for the Region; and 

17 (B) following a process for prioritizing new 

18 sites using systematic site selection, which shall 

19 include— 

20 (i) ecological uniqueness; 

21 (ii) species viability; 

22 (iii) habitat heterogeneity; 

23 (iv) size; 

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1 (vi) connectivity to existing protected 

2 areas and open spaces; 

3 (vii) land cover; 

4 (viii) scientific, research, or edu5 cational value; 

6 (ix) threats; and 

7 (x) other criteria developed by the Ad8 visory Committee. 

9 (3) PUBLICATION OF LIST.—After completion 

10 of the site identification process, the Advisory Com11 mittee shall— 

12 (A) publish in the Federal Register a list 

13 of sites that further the purposes of this Act; 

14 and 

15 (B) prior to publication of the list, provide 

16 to owners of the sites to be published— 

17 (i) a notification of publication; and 

18 (ii) an opportunity to decline inclusion 

19 of the site of the owner on the list. 

20 (4) DEVIATION FROM PROCESS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com22 mittee may identify as a potential stewardship 

23 site, a site that does not meet the criteria in 

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1 under paragraph (1) or (2), if the Advisory 

2 Committee— 

3 (i) selects a site that makes signifi4 cant ecological or recreational contribu5 tions to the Region; 

6 (ii) publishes the reasons that the Ad7 visory Committee decided to deviate from 

8 the systematic site selection process; and 

9 (iii) before identifying or rejecting the 

10 potential stewardship site, provides to the 

11 owners of the site the notification of publi12 cation, and the opportunity under para13 graph (3)(B) to decline inclusion of the 

14 site on the list published under paragraph 

15 (3)(A). 

16 (5) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In identifying potential 

17 stewardship sites, the Advisory Committee shall con18 sider public comments. 

19 (e) GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

21 shall use an adaptive management framework to 

22 identify the best policy initiatives and actions 

23 through— 

24 (A) definition of strategic goals; 


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1 (B) definition of policy options for methods 

2 to achieve strategic goals; 

3 (C) establishment of measures of success; 

4 (D) identification of uncertainties; 

5 (E) development of informative models of 

6 policy implementation; 

7 (F) separation of the landscape into geo8 graphic units; 

9 (G) monitoring key responses at different 

10 spatial and temporal scales; and 

11 (H) evaluation of outcomes and incorpora12 tion into management strategies. 

13 (2) APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

14 FRAMEWORK.—The Advisory Committee shall apply 

15 the adaptive management framework to the process 

16 for updating the list of recommended stewardship 

17 sites. 

18 SEC. 9. REPORTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2007 

20 through 2014, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the 

21 Administrator and the policy committee an annual report 

22 that contains— 

23 (1) a detailed statement of the findings and 

24 conclusions of the Advisory Committee since the last 

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1 (2) a description of all sites recommended by 

2 the Advisory Committee to be approved as steward3 ship sites; 

4 (3) the recommendations of the Advisory Com5 mittee for such legislation and administrative actions 

6 as the Advisory Committee considers appropriate; 

7 and 

8 (4) in accordance with subsection (b), the rec9 ommendations of the Advisory Committee for the 

10 awarding of grants. 

11 (b) GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR RECOMMENDA12 TIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

14 shall recommend that the Administrator award 

15 grants to qualified applicants to help to secure and 

16 improve the open space, public access, or ecological 

17 values of stewardship sites, through— 

18 (A) purchase of the property of the site; 

19 (B) purchase of relevant property rights of 

20 the site; or 

21 (C) entering into any other binding legal 

22 arrangement that ensures that the values of the 

23 site are sustained, including entering into an 

24 arrangement with a land manager or owner to 

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1 plan that is necessary for the conservation of 

2 natural resources. 

3 (2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

4 The Advisory Committee shall exert due diligence to 

5 recommend an equitable distribution of funds be6 tween the States. 

7 (c) ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 receiving a report under subsection (a), the Adminis10 trator shall— 

11 (A) review the recommendations of the Ad12 visory Committee; and 

13 (B) take actions consistent with the rec14 ommendations of the Advisory Committee, in15 cluding the approval of identified stewardship 

16 sites and the award of grants, unless the Ad17 ministrator makes a finding that any rec18 ommendation is unwarranted by the facts. 

19 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

21 shall develop and publish a report that— 

22 (A) assesses the role of the Long Island 

23 Sound Initiative in protecting the Long Island 

24 Sound; 


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1 (B) establishes guidelines, criteria, sched2 ules, and due dates for evaluating information 

3 to identify stewardship sites; 

4 (C) includes information about any grants 

5 that are available for the purchase of land or 

6 property rights to protect stewardship sites; 

7 (D) accounts for funds received and ex8 pended during the previous fiscal year; 

9 (E) shall be made available to the public 

10 on the Internet and in hardcopy form; and 

11 (F) shall be updated at least every other 

12 year, except that information on funding and 

13 any new stewardship sites identified shall be 

14 published more frequently. 

15 SEC. 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 

16 (a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in 

17 this Act— 

18 (1) requires any private property owner to allow 

19 public access (including Federal, State, or local gov20 ernment access) to the private property; or 

21 (2) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or 

22 local law with regard to public access to or use of 

23 private property, except as entered into by voluntary 

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1 (b) LIABILITY.—Approval of the Long Island Sound 

2 Stewardship Initiative Region does not create any liability, 

3 or have any effect on any liability under any other law, 

4 of any private property owner with respect to any person 

5 injured on the private property. 

6 (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND

7 USE.—Nothing in this Act modifies the authority of Fed8 eral, State, or local governments to regulate land use. 

9 (d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS

10 IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE

11 REGION.—Nothing in this Act requires the owner of any 

12 private property located within the boundaries of the Re13 gion to participate in or be associated with the Initiative. 

14 (e) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries approved for 

16 the Region represent the area within which Federal 

17 funds appropriated for the purpose of this Act may 

18 be expended. 

19 (2) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The establish20 ment of the Region and the boundaries of the Re21 gion does not provide any regulatory authority not 

22 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act on 

23 land use in the Region by any management entity, 

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1 cluding the Federal Government or a State or local 

2 government, if applicable). 

3 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro5 priated to carry out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 

6 years 2006 through 2013. 

7 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—For each fiscal year, funds 

8 made available under subsection (a) shall be used by the 

9 Administrator, after reviewing the recommendations of the 

10 Advisory Committee submitted under section 9, for— 

11 (1) acquisition of land and interests in land; 

12 (2) development and implementation of site 

13 management plans; 

14 (3) site enhancements to reduce threats or pro15 mote stewardship; and 

16 (4) administrative expenses of the Advisory 

17 Committee. 

18 (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

19 of an activity carried out using any assistance or grant 

20 under this Act shall not exceed 75 percent of the total 

21 cost of the activity. 

22 SEC. 12. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

23 The Advisory Committee shall terminate on Decem24 ber 31, 2014. 

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