[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 129 (Sunday, October 10, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S11173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE

  The bill (S. 2142) to authorize appropriations for the New Jersey 
Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes, was considered, 
read the third time, and passed; as follows:

                                S. 2142

       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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