To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project to establish a greenway for purposes of environmental preservation along the portion of State Route 11 proposed for construction between Salem and Waterford, Connecticut.

January 7, 2003

Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project to establish a greenway for purposes of environmental preservation along the portion of State Route 11 proposed for construction between Salem and Waterford, Connecticut.

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 `Route 11 Greenway Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. GREENWAY PROJECT AUTHORIZATION, CONNECTICUT.

(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a project to establish a greenway for purposes of environmental preservation along the portion of State Route 11 proposed for construction between Salem and Waterford, Connecticut.

(b) ACQUISITION OF LAND- In establishing a greenway under this section, the Secretary shall acquire land that is in addition to any land required to mitigate the environmental impacts of the highway construction project referred to in subsection (a).

(c) DELEGATION- Upon the request of the State of Connecticut, the Secretary shall delegate responsibility for carrying out the project to the State, acting through the Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized to carry out this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of the project shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.

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