PUBLIC LAW 109–226—MAY 25, 2006
120 STAT. 383
(B) any other standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee established by the Office of Management and Budget circular numbered A–16. (c) REPORT.— (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 (B) after— (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.
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