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America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023

Introduced: March 16, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
Jul 26, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with amendments. With written report No. 118-79.
May 17, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Mar 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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America's Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023

This bill addresses issues regarding public recreation and access to recreation on federal lands and waters, including special recreation permits for outfitting and guiding.

Among other provisions, the bill requires

  • the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to identify long-distance bike trails and opportunities to develop or complete long-distance bike trails;
  • USDA to issue guidance relating to climbing management for National Forest System land;
  • Interior and USDA to identify and establish target shooting ranges within national forests and Bureau of Land Management districts; and
  • Interior and the Forest Service to enter into an agreement with the Department of Commerce to foster the installation or construction of broadband internet infrastructure at developed recreation sites on federal recreational lands and waters.

Interior and the Forest Service must conduct a single inventory and assessment of recreation resources for federal recreational lands and waters and publish the inventory and assessment for public comment.

Interior shall establish a Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation.

Interior and the Forest Service must (1) alert the public to closure or disruption of public campsites, trails, roads, and other public areas and access points; and (2) develop and make public a national strategy to increase the number of youth recreation visits to federal land.

The bill provides for online collection of recreation fees and for the establishment of a digital version of America the Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes.

What's happening now July 26, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.

 Related & companion bills 8
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  • S 1385 Related bill Recreation for All Act
  • S 2105 Related bill Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2023
  • HR 1614 Related bill Range Access Act
  • HR 1065 Related bill Outdoors for All Act
  • S 448 Related bill Outdoors for All Act
  • S 605 Related bill Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 16, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 873: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-873/
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"S. 873: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-873/.
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S. 873, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-873/.
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