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Rural Outdoor Investment Act

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Outdoor Investment Act

This bill establishes programs that support outdoor recreation and economic development in rural communities.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce to make grants for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities. Economic development districts, Indian tribes, states, local governments, institutions of higher education, or nonprofits may apply for the grants.

Commerce, in consultation with the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must develop a partnership agreement to provide for the development of, among other things, basic training for small businesses and rural communities relating to existing funding opportunities for outdoor recreation.

Additionally, USDA's Rural Development must partner with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service to carry out a grant program for developing action plans under the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance program.

What's happening now September 19, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

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