One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six
An Act
To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization
Act of 2005'.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(1) OTHERWISE PROTECTED AREA- The term `otherwise protected area' has
the meaning given the term in section 12 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 101-591).
(2) PILOT PROJECT- The term `pilot project' means the digital mapping
pilot project authorized under section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources
Reauthorization Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 106-514).
(3) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) SYSTEM UNIT- The term `System unit' has the meaning given the term
in section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3502).
SEC. 3. DIGITAL MAPPING PILOT PROJECT FINALIZATION.
(a) IN GENERAL- Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
a report regarding the digital maps of the System units and otherwise protected
areas created under the pilot project.
(b) CONSULTATION- The Secretary shall prepare the report required under
subsection (a)--
(1) in consultation with the Governors of the States in which any System
units and otherwise protected areas are located; and
(A) providing an opportunity for the submission of public comments;
and
(B) considering any public comments submitted under subparagraph (A).
(c) CONTENTS- The report required under subsection (a) shall contain--
(1) the final recommended digital maps created under the pilot project;
(2) recommendations for the adoption of the digital maps by Congress;
(3) a summary of the comments received from the Governors of the States,
other government officials, and the public regarding the digital maps;
(4) a summary and update of the protocols and findings of the report required
under section 6(d) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 106-514); and
(5) an analysis of any benefits that the public would receive by using
digital mapping technology for all System units and otherwise protected
areas.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years
2006 through 2007.
SEC. 4. DIGITAL MAPPING PROJECT FOR THE REMAINING JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL
BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM UNITS AND OTHERWISE PROTECTED AREAS.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall carry out a project to create digital
versions of all of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps
referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C.
3503(a)), including maps of otherwise protected areas, that were not included
in the pilot project.
(1) USE OF EXISTING DATA- To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying
out the project under this section, the Secretary shall use any digital
spatial data in the possession of Federal, State, and local agencies,
including digital orthophotos, color infrared photography, wetlands data,
and property parcel data.
(2) PROVISION OF DATA BY OTHER AGENCIES- The head of a Federal agency
that possesses any data referred to in paragraph (1) shall, on request
of the Secretary, promptly provide the data to the Secretary at no cost.
(3) PROVISION OF DATA BY NON-FEDERAL AGENCIES- State and local agencies
and any other non-Federal entities that possess data referred to in paragraph
(1) are encouraged, on request of the Secretary, to promptly provide the
data to the Secretary at no cost.
(4) ADDITIONAL DATA- If the Secretary determines that any data necessary
to carry out the project under this section does not exist, the Director
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement
with the Director of the United States Geological Survey under which the
United States Geological Survey, in cooperation with the heads of other
Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall obtain and provide to the Director
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service the data required to carry
out this section.
(5) DATA STANDARDS- All data used or created to carry out this section
shall comply with--
(A) the National Spatial Data Infrastructure established by Executive
Order No. 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671); and
(B) any other standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee
established by the Office of Management and Budget circular numbered
A-16.
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 5 years after the submission of the report
under section 3(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives a report regarding the digital maps created under this
section.
(2) CONSULTATION- The Secretary shall prepare the report required under
paragraph (1)--
(A) in consultation with the Governors of the States in which the System
units and otherwise protected areas are located; and
(i) providing an opportunity for the submission of public comments;
and
(ii) considering any public comments submitted under clause (i).
(3) CONTENTS- The report required under paragraph (1) shall contain--
(A) a description of the extent to which the boundary lines on the digital
maps differ from the boundary lines on the original maps;
(B) a summary of the comments received from Governors, other government
officials, and the public regarding the digital maps created under this
section;
(C) recommendations for the adoption of the digital maps created under
this section by Congress;
(D) recommendations for expansion of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System and otherwise protected areas, as in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act;
(E) a summary and update on the implementation and use of the digital
maps created under the pilot project; and
(F) a description of the feasibility of, and the amount of funding necessary
for--
(i) making all of the System unit and otherwise protected area maps
available to the public in digital format; and
(ii) facilitating the integration of digital System unit and otherwise
protected area boundaries into Federal, State, and local planning
tools.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3510) is amended
by striking `2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005' and inserting `2006 through
2010'.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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