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[S. 48 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                        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.


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                   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]

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize 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. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEW JERSEY COASTAL 
              HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE.

<DELETED>    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 6 of Public Law 100-515 (16 
U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
        ``$4,000,000'' and all that follows and inserting ``such sums 
        as are necessary''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``10'' and 
        inserting ``12''.</DELETED>
    (a) Reauthorization.--Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is 
amended by striking section 6 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available under subsection 
        (a) shall be used only for--
                    ``(A) technical assistance; and
                    ``(B) the design and fabrication of interpretive 
                materials, devices, and signs.
            ``(2) Limitations.--No funds made available under 
        subsection (a) shall be used for--
                    ``(A) operation, repair, or construction costs, 
                except for the costs of constructing interpretive 
                exhibits; or
                    ``(B) operation, maintenance, or repair costs for 
                any road or related structure.
            ``(3) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                    ``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of any 
                project carried out with amounts made available under 
                subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) may not exceed 50 percent of the 
                        total project costs; and
                            ``(ii) shall be provided on a matching 
                        basis.
                    ``(B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
                share of carrying out a project with amounts made 
                available under subsection (a) may be in the form of 
                cash, materials, or in-kind services, the value of 
                which shall be determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Termination of Authority.--The authorities provided to the 
Secretary under this Act shall terminate on September 30, 2007.''.
    (b) Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than <DELETED>2</DELETED> 3 
        years after the date <DELETED>of enactment of this Act</DELETED> 
         on which funds are made available, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall prepare a strategic plan for the New Jersey 
        Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
            (2) Contents.--The strategic plan shall describe--
                    (A) opportunities to increase participation by 
                national and local private and public interests in the 
                planning, development, and administration of the New 
                Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route; and
                    (B) organizational options for sustaining the New 
                Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
                                                        Calendar No. 57

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 48

                          [Report No. 109-41]

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                                 A BILL

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

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                             March 17, 2005

                        Reported with amendments