[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 191 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 191

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project to 
 establish a greenway for purposes of environmental preservation along 
 the portion of State Route 11 proposed for construction between Salem 
                      and Waterford, Connecticut.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

 Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project to 
 establish a greenway for purposes of environmental preservation along 
 the portion of State Route 11 proposed for construction between Salem 
                      and Waterford, Connecticut.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Route 11 Greenway Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. GREENWAY PROJECT AUTHORIZATION, CONNECTICUT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a 
project to establish a greenway for purposes of environmental 
preservation along the portion of State Route 11 proposed for 
construction between Salem and Waterford, Connecticut.
    (b) Acquisition of Land.--In establishing a greenway under this 
section, the Secretary shall acquire land that is in addition to any 
land required to mitigate the environmental impacts of the highway 
construction project referred to in subsection (a).
    (c) Delegation.--Upon the request of the State of Connecticut, the 
Secretary shall delegate responsibility for carrying out the project to 
the State, acting through the Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2008.
    (e) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized to carry out this section 
shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds 
were apportioned under subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of the project 
shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available until 
expended.
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