PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS see also Recreational Vehicles

Bills and resolutions

BLM: establish Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, and designate additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system in California (see H.R. 1838), H2305 [16AP]

California: establish certain conservation and recreation areas (see H.R. 4060), H8359 [18NO]

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (see S. 414), S858 [9FE]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 519), S983 [12FE]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1601), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 2804), H4490 [17JN]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Corps of Engineers: permit the collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreational facilities at lakes and reservoirs (see H.R. 176), H42 [6JA]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of adjacent municipalities (see H.R. 3620), H6306 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the U.S. (see S. 2219), S7655 [29OC]

Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 201), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 3711), H6935 [8OC]

——— convey land in Blaine County, ID, to Ketchum, ID, to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage (see H.R. 2816), H4491 [17JN]

——— establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see S. 2380), S8547 [9DE]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see H.R. 2312), H2957 [13MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend authority to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (see H.R. 1991), H2463 [23AP]

EPA: repeal authorization for program development and implementation grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification (see H.R. 2556), H3560 [21MY]

Forest Service: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see S. 1777), S5129 [15JY]

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 2024), S6605 [10SE] (see H.R. 3480), H5941 [10SE]

Kaibab National Forest: clarify mapping error to allow the purchase of certain lands by Young Life (organization) (see S. 1592), S4249 [17JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S2530 [29AP] (see S. Res. 179), S2933 [14MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands (see S. 390), S832 [5FE]

——— reauthorize (see S. 338), S697 [2FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE] (see S. 2164), S7219 [7OC] (see S. 2165, 2169), S7272 [8OC] (see S. 2318), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP] (see H.R. 4151), H8859 [1DE]

Land use: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 1995), S6381 [5AU]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H8240 [16NO]

Michigan: anniversary of Fort Michilimackinac (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3212 [14MY]

National parks and recreation areas: broaden an exemption to minimum wage and maximum hours provisions for certain seasonal workers in national parks and forests (see H.R. 2215), H2791 [1MY]

——— modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see S. 1943), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 87), H39 [6JA]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (see H.R. 3619), H6260 [25SE]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (see S. Res. 221), S4953 [9JY]

Safety: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (see H.R. 83), H38 [6JA]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of 1915 Panama-California Exposition and establishment of Balboa Park (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2599 [4MY] (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2792 [1MY]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Coon Rapids, IA: tribute to Whiterock Conservancy, E1094 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park System Everglades Restoration funding, H4736, H4737 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify eligibility of projects within national scenic areas for Federal funding, H7580, H7581 [3NO]

East St. Louis, IL: anniversary of Gateway Geyser fountain, E1534 [26OC]

Forest Service: capital improvement and maintenance funding through reductions in vegetation and watershed program funding, H4760 [25JN]

Harris County, TX: tribute to Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center, E1410 [1OC]

Houston, TX: tribute to Camp Logan, E1581 [3NO]

Kings Canyon National Park: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4588 [23JN], H4734 [25JN]

——— reauthorize, H6939 [9OC], H8366 [19NO], E1298 [16SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H4606 [24JN], H4871 [8JY], H4970 [9JY], H6007–H6010 [16SE], H6798 [6OC], H7049 [21OC], H7260 [28OC], E986 [25JN]

Las Vegas, NV: opening of Siegfried and Roy Park, E1694 [2DE]

Libertyville, IL: anniversary of Lake County Forest Preserves, H3882 [4JN]

National Great Outdoors Month: observance, H4448 [17JN]

National Park Service: Centennial Challenge funding, H4739, H4740 [25JN]

——— funding, H4729 [25JN]

——— maintenance backlog funding, H4738, H4739 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce a ban on sale of water in disposable plastic bottles, H4838, H4839 [7JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Holcombe Rucker Park and Rucker Pro Basketball Tournament, E1844 [18DE]

Pendleton County, WV: anniversary of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, H6311 [29SE]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (H.R. 3619), E1363 [25SE]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (H.R. 3820), H7142 [23OC]

Sequoia National Park: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]

Weaver, H. Dwight: Missouri Humanities Award recipient, E565 [23AP]

Western States Trail Foundation: anniversary of Tevis Cup Ride, E1155 [29JY]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary, E1379 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (S. 414), S860 [9FE]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (S. 519), S995 [12FE]

Idaho: anniversary of Arrowrock Dam, S7589 [28OC]

Kaibab National Forest: clarify mapping error to allow the purchase of certain lands by Young Life (organization) (S. 1592), S4251 [17JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 179), S2946 [14MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S1484 [12MR]

——— reauthorize, S526, S536 [27JA], S566 [28JA], S622, S623 [29JA], S691 [2FE], S7407 [21OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), S702 [2FE], S707 [3FE], S817 [5FE], S7242 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), unanimous-consent request, S816, S817 [5FE], S7241 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7022–S7027 [30SE], S7071–S7073 [1OC], S7156 [6OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), unanimous-consent request, S7042, S7043 [30SE], S7067, S7070 [1OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), S7281 [8OC], S7306 [19OC], S7561–S7566 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), unanimous-consent request, S7245 [8OC], S7561 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2169), S7281 [8OC], S7306 [19OC]

——— reform, S8526 [9DE]

National parks and recreation areas: acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks, S391 [22JA]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (S. Res. 221), S4984 [9JY]

Sierra Club: anniversary of Southern Nevada Group, S6973 [28SE]

South Dakota: anniversary of Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, S6527 [9SE]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary, S7715 [3NO]

Reports filed

Clarify Mapping Error To Allow the Purchase of Certain Kaibab National Forest Lands by Young Life (organization): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1592) (S. Rept. 114–186), S8724 [16DE]

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1991) (H. Rept. 114–151), H4342 [12JN]

Texts of

S. 519, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network reauthorization, S995 [12FE]

S. Con. Res. 15, 1915 Panama-California Exposition anniversary and Balboa Park establishment in San Diego, CA, S2602 [4MY]

S. Res. 154, Kids to Parks Day, S2539 [29AP]

S. Res. 179, Kids to Parks Day, S2937 [14MY]

S. Res. 221, Rocky Mountain National Park anniversary, S4962 [9JY]