Legis Daily

Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act

USA118th CongressS-390| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2023
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (1)
Angus S. King (Independent)

Energy and 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 state and local governments, Indian tribes, and other 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 the 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. 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. The bill provides for the establishment, by January 1, 2024, of a digital version of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass that is able to be stored on a mobile device.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3551
Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3200
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3551
    Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act


  • February 13, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3200
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 118-873: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023
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 CongressS-390| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2023
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 state and local governments, Indian tribes, and other 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 the 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. 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. The bill provides for the establishment, by January 1, 2024, of a digital version of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass that is able to be stored on a mobile device.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3551
Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3200
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3551
    Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act


  • February 13, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3200
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (1)
Angus S. King (Independent)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 118-873: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023
  • 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