3.0.0 1746 2022-11-01T06:32:24Z 2022-11-01T06:32:24Z Senate S 2019-06-05 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-05T21:36:56Z Explore America Act of 2019 116 5839 HR 2020-02-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Identical bill CRS 2019-06-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2019-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2019-06-05 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-06-05 True 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 Performance measurement Travel and tourism Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-19T15:00:30Z Explore America Act of 2019

This bill modifies and sets forth new provisions regarding the Preserve America Program and authorizes partnerships with gateway communities adjacent to units of the National Park System.

The Department of the Interior shall offer to enter into partnerships with gateway communities, including Native American communities and National Heritage Areas, to leverage heritage tourism assets in order to strengthen the local economies and create jobs in those communities.

]]> Explore America Act of 2019 Display Title Explore America Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Explore America Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism assets. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1746is/xml/BILLS-116s1746is.xml 2019-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.