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Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act

USA118th CongressHR-3200| House 
| Updated: 9/19/2023
Ryan K. Zinke

Ryan K. Zinke

Republican Representative

Montana

Cosponsors (8)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Burgess Owens (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to carry out activities to enhance recreational opportunities for gateway communities and provides for the establishment of a digital National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Gateway community means a community that serves as an entry point or is adjacent to a recreation destination at which there is consistently high seasonal or year-round visitation. Specifically, Interior and the Forest Service must collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify needs and economic impacts in gateway communities, including housing shortages, demands on existing municipal infrastructure, accommodation and management of sustainable visitation, and the expansion and diversification of visitor experiences by bolstering visitation at certain nearby underutilized locations or lesser-known recreation sites. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service shall provide to businesses in gateway communities assistance to establish, operate, or expand infrastructure to accommodate and manage sustainable visitation. Before taking action that will reduce access to a national park (excluding actions due to incident specific events that present a health and safety risk), the office of the superintendent of the affected park must conduct public meetings, consult local stakeholders, and provide an opportunity for public comments. Interior and the Forest Service must (1) establish a single visitation data reporting system to report accurate annual visitation data, and (2) carry out a Real-time Data Pilot Program.
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Timeline
Feb 13, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-390
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Introduced in House
May 10, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Sep 18, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sep 19, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • February 13, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-390
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 10, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.


  • September 18, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • September 19, 2023
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Community life and organizationGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic-private cooperationState and local government operations

Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act

USA118th CongressHR-3200| House 
| Updated: 9/19/2023
Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to carry out activities to enhance recreational opportunities for gateway communities and provides for the establishment of a digital National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Gateway community means a community that serves as an entry point or is adjacent to a recreation destination at which there is consistently high seasonal or year-round visitation. Specifically, Interior and the Forest Service must collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify needs and economic impacts in gateway communities, including housing shortages, demands on existing municipal infrastructure, accommodation and management of sustainable visitation, and the expansion and diversification of visitor experiences by bolstering visitation at certain nearby underutilized locations or lesser-known recreation sites. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service shall provide to businesses in gateway communities assistance to establish, operate, or expand infrastructure to accommodate and manage sustainable visitation. Before taking action that will reduce access to a national park (excluding actions due to incident specific events that present a health and safety risk), the office of the superintendent of the affected park must conduct public meetings, consult local stakeholders, and provide an opportunity for public comments. Interior and the Forest Service must (1) establish a single visitation data reporting system to report accurate annual visitation data, and (2) carry out a Real-time Data Pilot Program.
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Timeline
Feb 13, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-390
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Introduced in House
May 10, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Sep 18, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sep 19, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • February 13, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-390
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 10, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.


  • September 18, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • September 19, 2023
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Ryan K. Zinke

Ryan K. Zinke

Republican Representative

Montana

Cosponsors (8)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Burgess Owens (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Community life and organizationGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic-private cooperationState and local government operations