[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2142 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2142

 To authorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail 
                     Route, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2004

 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail 
                     Route, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of Public Law 100-
515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$4,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$8,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``15''.
    (b) Grants.--Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended--
            (1) in section 4, by inserting ``and, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, grants for,'' after ``technical 
        assistance in''; and
            (2) in section 6(b)(2) by inserting ``and grants'' after 
        ``technical assistance''.
    (c) Strategic Plan.--Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 8. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare a strategic plan 
for the route.
    ``(b) Contents.--The strategic plan prepared under subsection (a) 
shall describe--
            ``(1) opportunities to increase participation by national 
        and local private and public interests in the planning, 
        development, and administration of the route; and
            ``(2) organizational options for sustaining the route.''.
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