3.0.0 2258 2023-03-08T19:57:58Z 2023-03-08T19:57:58Z Senate S 2021-06-24 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2021-12-02T15:00:08Z Referred to 2021-06-24T18:09:08Z Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act 117 1678 HR 2021-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2021-12-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Committee 2021-06-24 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-06-24 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-06-24 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-06-24 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-06-24 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-07-15 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-07-15 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2021-07-15 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Economic development Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment and training programs Historical and cultural resources Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Land transfers Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Sports and recreation facilities State and local government operations Urban and suburban affairs and development Youth employment and child labor Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-12T19:25:41Z Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support park development and delivery of recreation services, and in so doing, help create or preserve jobs, and provide economic stimulus in communities impacted by the COVID-19 (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this bill for

  • acquiring land or water that will be used to provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
  • developing or renovating outdoor recreational facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
  • improving delivery of recreation services to the public, and
  • developing Native American event sites and cultural gathering spaces.
]]> Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support job creation, economic revitalization and park development for communities impacted by COVD-19. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2258is/xml/BILLS-117s2258is.xml 2021-12-02 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. 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.