[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 26, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H5901-H5902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT OF S. 203

  Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 456) providing for a correction to 
the enrollment of the bill, S. 203.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 456

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill, S. 203, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall make the following correction: 
     After section 702 insert the following new section (and amend 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 703. NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 interpretative 
     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 interpretative 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 3 years after the date 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
Mexico (Mr. Pearce) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Mexico.
  Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, this concurrent resolution directs the Clerk 
of the Senate to make a simple enrollment correction to S. 203, passed 
by the House of Representatives on Monday by an overwhelming vote of 
323-39.
  I urge adoption of the resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, the majority has already explained the 
purpose of H. Con. Res. 456, which would correct an inadvertent error 
in the House-passed version of S. 203 involving the New Jersey Coastal 
Heritage Trail Route.
  Correcting this error would ensure the proper inclusion of language 
from H.R. 472, introduced by my colleague from New Jersey, Mr. 
LoBiondo. I was proud to join the rest of the New Jersey congressional 
delegation in being an original cosponsor of this bill, which would 
reauthorize appropriations for the route and requires the Secretary of 
the Interior to develop a strategic plan.
  The Coastal Heritage Trail extends for nearly 300 miles from Perth 
Amboy south to Cape May, then along the Delaware Bay to the Delaware 
Memorial Bridge. It is a partnership between the National Park Service 
and the State of New Jersey, with the help of other organizations 
working to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the New Jersey 
coastline.
  The Coastal Heritage Trail program has done a great deal to help New 
Jersey residents and tourists better understand the Shore area, and it 
is critical that it be reauthorized.
  Mr. Speaker, we support H. Con. Res. 456. I urge its adoption by the 
House today.

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  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce) that the House suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 456.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the concurrent resolution was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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