To reauthorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.

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. 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.

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.

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.