Correcting the Enrollment of S. 203

CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT OF S. 203

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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.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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