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Calendar No. 57 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 48 

[Report No. 109–41] 

To reauthorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail 

Route, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24, 2005 

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. CORZINE) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources 

MARCH 17, 2005 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal 

Heritage Trail Route, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

2 NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL 

3 ROUTE. 

4 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 6 of Public Law 

5 100–515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 

7 ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 

8 ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in10 serting ‘‘12’’. 

11 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Public Law 100–515 (16 

12 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended by striking section 6 and in13 serting the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro16 priated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry 

17 out this Act. 

18 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available 

20 under subsection (a) shall be used only for— 

21 ‘‘(A) technical assistance; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the design and fabrication of interpre23 tive materials, devices, and signs. 

24 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No funds made available 

25 under subsection (a) shall be used for— 
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1 ‘‘(A) operation, repair, or construction 

2 costs, except for the costs of constructing inter3 pretive exhibits; or 

4 ‘‘(B) operation, maintenance, or repair 

5 costs for any road or related structure. 

6 ‘‘(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

7 ‘‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 

8 of any project carried out with amounts made 

9 available under subsection (a)— 

10 ‘‘(i) may not exceed 50 percent of the 

11 total project costs; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) shall be provided on a matching 

13 basis. 

14 ‘‘(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

15 non-Federal share of carrying out a project with 

16 amounts made available under subsection (a) 

17 may be in the form of cash, materials, or in-kind 

18 services, the value of which shall be determined 

19 by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authorities 

21 provided to the Secretary under this Act shall terminate 

22 on September 30, 2007.’’. 

23 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 3 years 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act on which 
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1 funds are made available, the Secretary of the Inte2 rior shall prepare a strategic plan for the New Jer3 sey Coastal Heritage Trail Route. 

4 (2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall de5 scribe— 

6 (A) opportunities to increase participation 

7 by national and local private and public inter8 ests in the planning, development, and adminis9 tration of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage 

10 Trail Route; and 

11 (B) organizational options for sustaining 

12 the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route. 

Calendar No. 57 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 48 

[Report No. 109–41] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize appropriations for the New Jersey 

poses. Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purMARCH 17, 2005 

Reported with amendments