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Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-3949	Federal	Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Child Health Educational Facilities And Institutions Elementary And Secondary Education Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances Outdoor Recreation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Poverty And Welfare Assistance Water Quality
HB-5839	Federal	Explore America Act of 2019 Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Advisory Bodies Congressional Oversight Economic Development Employment And Training Programs Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Historical And Cultural Resources Housing And Community Development Funding Land Use And Conservation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails
HB-5797	Federal	RTP Full Funding Act of 2020 This bill addresses provisions regarding the recreational trails program. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out an assessment of the best available estimate of the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by the Department of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund for the period covered by the assessment; the Federal Highway Administration to establish financial management information system codes for certain motorized and non-motorized use projects, including single and diverse use projects; DOT to reserve certain amounts of the state apportionment of funds each fiscal year for administrative, research, technical assistance, and training expenses to carry out the recreational trails program; and states to obligate a specific amount of reserved funds each fiscal year for the recreational trails program. Democrat: 72% (8) Republican: 27% (3) 72% Democrat support 27% Republican support	Transportation And Public Works Congressional Oversight Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Government Trust Funds Motor Fuels Outdoor Recreation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Roads And Highways Sales And Excise Taxes
HB-5598	Federal	Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act This bill withdraws approximately 234,328 acres of federal land and waters in a specified area in the Rainy River Watershed of Superior National Forest in Minnesota from entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. The area is adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Protection Area. Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States shall be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill. The Forest Service is authorized to permit the removal of sand, granite, iron ore, and taconite from national forest system lands within such area if the removal is not detrimental to the water quality, air quality, and health of forest habitat within the Rainy River Watershed. Democrat: 93% (43) Republican: 6% (3) 93% Democrat support 6% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Air Quality Forests, Forestry, Trees Land Use And Conservation Licensing And Registrations Mining Minnesota Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Water Quality Watersheds
HB-3651	Federal	To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor recreational opportunities, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation to use, or enter into a lease or agreement to use for public outdoor recreation, up to 40 acres of the land in Nebraska City, Nebraska, that was conveyed for use as an historic site and an interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail under conditions that the land shall continue to be maintained in a manner compatible with the use of the conveyed land as an historic site and interpretive center, the nature trail around the perimeter of the land shall remain in place and may be enhanced with educational signage about the flora and fauna that are native to the land and the planting of native flora, and revenue from any use of the land for public outdoor recreation shall be used to offset maintenance and operating costs of the interpretive center. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Land Transfers Land Use And Conservation Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Public-private Cooperation Travel And Tourism
S.3060	Federal	RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot program that authorizes commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Interior shall enter into at most 10 agreements with parties to whom such land has been patented or leased for the establishment of these concessions. A party to such an agreement may enter into agreements with third parties to establish such concessions. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Land Use And Conservation Outdoor Recreation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Public-private Cooperation State And Local Government Operations
HB-4610	Federal	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act This bill redesignates the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia as the "New River Gorge National Park and Preserve." Republican: 100% (3) 100% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Hunting And Fishing Lakes And Rivers Outdoor Recreation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails West Virginia
S.2555	Federal	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act This bill redesignates the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia as the "New River Gorge National Park and Preserve." Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Hunting And Fishing Lakes And Rivers Outdoor Recreation Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails West Virginia
HB-4173	Federal	Rock Creek National Park Act of 2019 This bill redesignates Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources District Of Columbia Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails
HB-3725	Federal	Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act This bill designates as the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park the defenses constructed at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 as a ring of fortifications in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and northern Virginia to protect the nation's capital. The park shall include all areas associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington currently owned by the federal government and under the administration of the National Park Service, including Battleground National Cemetery. Certain eligible sites and certain additional sites associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington may become affiliated with the park pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this bill. The Department of the Interior shall study and consider creative and cost-effective ways to facilitate how the storied history of the Civil War for both the North and the South, including the history of the defenses of Washington and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, can be assembled, arrayed, and conveyed for the benefit of the public. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Conflicts And Wars Congressional Oversight District Of Columbia Government Studies And Investigations Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Maryland Military History Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails U.s. History
S.2467	Federal	Transit to Trails Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to certain governmental and private entities for projects that increase transportation access to public lands, waters, parkland, or monuments for critically underserved communities. Among other things, the bill requires DOT to develop transportation planning procedures for projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes, grant recipients to contribute matching funds equal to not less than 100% of the grant amount, grant awards to be at least $25,000 and not more than $500,000, and publicized schedules and routes for transportation systems that are developed after the receipt of a grant under the program. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Transportation And Public Works Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Government Information And Archives Infrastructure Development Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Transportation Programs Funding Monuments And Memorials Outdoor Recreation Public Transit Rural Conditions And Development
HB-4273	Federal	Transit to Trails Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to certain governmental and private entities for projects that increase transportation access to public lands, waters, parkland, or monuments for critically underserved communities. Among other things, the bill requires DOT to develop transportation planning procedures for projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes, grant recipients to contribute matching funds equal to not less than 100% of the grant amount, grant awards to be at least $25,000 and not more than $500,000, and publicized schedules and routes for transportation systems that are developed after the receipt of a grant under the program. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Transportation And Public Works Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Government Information And Archives Infrastructure Development Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Transportation Programs Funding Monuments And Memorials Outdoor Recreation Public Transit Rural Conditions And Development
HB-3879	Federal	SOAR Act Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters. Democrat: 54% (13) Republican: 45% (11) 54% Democrat support 45% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Civil Actions And Liability Department Of Agriculture Department Of The Interior Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Forests, Forestry, Trees Government Liability Land Use And Conservation Licensing And Registrations
HB-4179	Federal	No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for the creation, maintenance, or display of any Confederate symbol on federal public land or other federal property. An exception to such prohibition is provided (1) if the use of such funds is necessary to allow for the removal of the Confederate symbol to address public safety; or (2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational exhibit. The Department of Defense shall redesignate the following military installations with such designation as it determines appropriate: Fort Rucker, Alabama, Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Fort Lee, Virginia, and Fort Pickett, Virginia. Democrat: 100% (15) 100% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Alabama Conflicts And Wars Georgia Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property Louisiana Military Facilities And Property Military History Military Personnel And Dependents Monuments And Memorials
HB-3681	Federal	Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), the Forest Service, and the National Park Service (NPS) (appropriate agencies) to collaborate on the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System lands, NPS lands, and specified lands owned by units of local government or Indian tribes. DOE and such appropriate agencies shall facilitate such installation and use, including by acquiring zero-emissions vehicles for the fleets of the Forest Service and the NPS. For purposes of determining whether the acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles is practical for the fleet of the Forest Service or the NPS, DOE shall take into account the availability on National Forest System land or NPS land, as applicable, of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Air Quality Alternative And Renewable Resources Congressional Oversight Energy Efficiency And Conservation Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand Environmental Technology Forests, Forestry, Trees Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property Government Information And Archives
HB-3794	Federal	Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 Republican: 32% (23) Democrat: 65% (46) Independent: 1% (1) 32% Republican support 65% Democrat support 1% Independent support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Alternative And Renewable Resources Budget Deficits And National Debt Congressional Oversight Department Of The Interior Economic Performance And Conditions Electric Power Generation And Transmission Energy Revenues And Royalties Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Executive Agency Funding And Structure
HB-3824	Federal	Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act This bill provides for the establishment of the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois; Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and St. Louis City County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that land owned by such states or their political subdivisions may only be acquired by donation. Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with such states and their political subdivisions, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and individuals to (1) mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural and natural resources related to the life of the Mississippi culture within the park, if the agreement provides for reasonable public access; and (2) conduct research related to Mississippi culture. Republican: 50% (7) Democrat: 50% (7) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources General Native American Affairs Matters Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Historical And Cultural Resources Illinois Land Transfers Missouri Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Public-private Cooperation
S.2302	Federal	America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 This bill addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs; provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive grants to certain governmental entities for projects that improve (1) the condition of bridges; and (2) the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; requires the Department of Transportation to encourage each state to develop a voluntary plan that provides for the immediate and long-term personnel and workforce needs of the state to deliver transportation and public infrastructure projects; establishes a two-year goal for the completion of environmental review with respect to highway projects and a 90-day timeline for related project authorizations; sets forth several new climate-related grant programs, including for resiliency, carbon reduction, charging and refueling, alternative road user fees, carbon capture, and diesel emissions; expands the flexibility and eligible uses of formula funds provided out of the Highway Trust Fund; and prioritizes the research and development of animal detection systems that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Transportation And Public Works Accidents Advanced Technology And Technological Innovations Advisory Bodies Air Quality Alaska Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships Appalachian Regional Commission Atmospheric Science And Weather Caribbean Area
HB-3814	Federal	Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2019 This bill increases the revenue Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) receive from certain federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and eliminates the revenue sharing cap. Democrat: 40% (6) Republican: 60% (9) 40% Democrat support 60% Republican support	Energy Alabama Aquatic Ecology Energy Revenues And Royalties Floods And Storm Protection Government Trust Funds Gulf Of Mexico Land Use And Conservation Louisiana Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries
HB-3936	Federal	Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2019 Democrat: 41% (5) Republican: 58% (7) 41% Democrat support 58% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Conflicts And Wars Congressional Oversight Higher Education Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Historical And Cultural Resources Indian Lands And Resources Rights Land Use And Conservation North Carolina Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails

Title: Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3949

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Child Health, Educational Facilities And Institutions, Elementary And Secondary Education, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Poverty And Welfare Assistance, Water Quality

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Explore America Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5839

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Advisory Bodies, Congressional Oversight, Economic Development, Employment And Training Programs, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Historical And Cultural Resources, Housing And Community Development Funding, Land Use And Conservation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: RTP Full Funding Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5797

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Congressional Oversight, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Government Trust Funds, Motor Fuels, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Roads And Highways, Sales And Excise Taxes

Democrat: 72% (8) Republican: 27% (3)

Title: Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5598

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Air Quality, Forests, Forestry, Trees, Land Use And Conservation, Licensing And Registrations, Mining, Minnesota, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Water Quality, Watersheds

Democrat: 93% (43) Republican: 6% (3)

Title: To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3651

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Land Transfers, Land Use And Conservation, Nebraska, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Public-private Cooperation, Travel And Tourism

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3060

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Land Use And Conservation, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Public-private Cooperation, State And Local Government Operations

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4610

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Hunting And Fishing, Lakes And Rivers, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, West Virginia

Republican: 100% (3)

Title: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2555

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Hunting And Fishing, Lakes And Rivers, Outdoor Recreation, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, West Virginia

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: Rock Creek National Park Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4173

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, District Of Columbia, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3725

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Conflicts And Wars, Congressional Oversight, District Of Columbia, Government Studies And Investigations, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Maryland, Military History, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, U.s. History

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Transit to Trails Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2467

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Government Information And Archives, Infrastructure Development, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Transportation Programs Funding, Monuments And Memorials, Outdoor Recreation, Public Transit, Rural Conditions And Development

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: Transit to Trails Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4273

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Government Information And Archives, Infrastructure Development, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Transportation Programs Funding, Monuments And Memorials, Outdoor Recreation, Public Transit, Rural Conditions And Development

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: SOAR Act Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3879

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Civil Actions And Liability, Department Of Agriculture, Department Of The Interior, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Forests, Forestry, Trees, Government Liability, Land Use And Conservation, Licensing And Registrations

Democrat: 54% (13) Republican: 45% (11)

Title: No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4179

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security, Alabama, Conflicts And Wars, Georgia, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, Louisiana, Military Facilities And Property, Military History, Military Personnel And Dependents, Monuments And Memorials

Democrat: 100% (15)

Title: Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3681

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Air Quality, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Congressional Oversight, Energy Efficiency And Conservation, Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand, Environmental Technology, Forests, Forestry, Trees, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, Government Information And Archives

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3794

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Budget Deficits And National Debt, Congressional Oversight, Department Of The Interior, Economic Performance And Conditions, Electric Power Generation And Transmission, Energy Revenues And Royalties, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Executive Agency Funding And Structure

Republican: 32% (23) Democrat: 65% (46) Independent: 1% (1)

Title: Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3824

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, General Native American Affairs Matters, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Historical And Cultural Resources, Illinois, Land Transfers, Missouri, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Public-private Cooperation

Republican: 50% (7) Democrat: 50% (7)

Title: America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2302

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Accidents, Advanced Technology And Technological Innovations, Advisory Bodies, Air Quality, Alaska, Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships, Appalachian Regional Commission, Atmospheric Science And Weather, Caribbean Area

Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2)

Title: Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3814

Subjects: Energy, Alabama, Aquatic Ecology, Energy Revenues And Royalties, Floods And Storm Protection, Government Trust Funds, Gulf Of Mexico, Land Use And Conservation, Louisiana, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries

Democrat: 40% (6) Republican: 60% (9)

Title: Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3936

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Conflicts And Wars, Congressional Oversight, Higher Education, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Historical And Cultural Resources, Indian Lands And Resources Rights, Land Use And Conservation, North Carolina, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails

Democrat: 41% (5) Republican: 58% (7)

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