HR5052-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide grants for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities, and to provide training for rural communities on funding opportunities for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide grants for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities, and to provide training for rural communities on funding opportunities for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Education, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H20F90A38BD89490985A3CD8F3D9B8DA1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Outdoor Investment Act.
  • Section HBF8689FDC1C246848C3A12755041E64D: 2. Outdoor recreation grants Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the...
  • Section HEBDCF91FB4004CAC811B7E519968B320: 208. Outdoor recreation grants In this section, the term outdoor recreation means all recreational activities undertaken for pleasure that— generally involve...
  • Section H654BD1B530A146B18B22CECCC6465F41: 3. Training for rural funding opportunities for outdoor recreation Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant...
  • Section HA8EF1429B2A74C70A4CAB43AFC56E1D2: 4. Recreation economy for rural communities In this section, the term program means the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance program...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide grants for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities, and to provide training for rural communities on funding opportunities for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Education, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide grants for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities, and to provide training for rural communities on funding opportunities for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Education Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Ms. Stansbury introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Education Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"outdoor recreation" §HBF8689FDC1C246848C3A12755041E64D

all recreational activities undertaken for pleasure that— generally involve some level of intentional physical exertion

"outdoor recreation" §HEBDCF91FB4004CAC811B7E519968B320

all recreational activities undertaken for pleasure that— generally involve some level of intentional physical exertion

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