S5560-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024.

2. Youth sports facility eligibility Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by inserting youth sports, after public service,; in subsection (b)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting or youth sports facilities after facilities; and in subparagraph (C), by inserting or underemployed after unemployed; by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection (b) the following: In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may consider the extent to which a project would— lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located; address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community; benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure; primarily serve children who— are from low-income families in rural or underserved communities; lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities for covered physical education and sports activities; and live or attend school in communities with high rates of opioid use disorders or community violence; support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities; promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities; and promote travel and tourism. (c)Additional considerationsIn awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may consider the extent to which a project would—(1)lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located;(2)address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;(3)benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;(4)primarily serve children who—(A)are from low-income families in rural or underserved communities;(B)lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities for covered physical education and sports activities; and(C)live or attend school in communities with high rates of opioid use disorders or community violence;(5)support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities;(6)promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities; and(7)promote travel and tourism..