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Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act

Introduced: May 30, 2023 Introduced by: Tlaib, Rashida Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 31, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2670)
May 30, 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.
May 30, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities.

The bill defines an environmental justice community as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities.

Interior and USDA (1) shall contact all existing or prospective special recreation service providers to request a voluntary estimate of the number of user days used by, or, in the case of a prospective recreation service provider, expected to be used by, individuals from environmental justice communities; (2) shall request from recreation service providers and interested members of the public any other information required for the report; and (3) shall not use participation or the provision of information to Interior and USDA by a recreation service provider as a condition of a special recreation permit.

What's happening now June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1