PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS related term(s) Recreational Vehicles

Amendments

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), H8660, H8661, H8662, H8663, H8664 [30OC]

——— designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8552 [29OC]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S872 [5FE], S926, S996, S1007, S1008, S1009, S1010, S1011, S1016, S1017, S1018, S1019, S1021, S1022 [6FE], S1031, S1101, S1109, S1143, S1145, S1146, S1147 [7FE], S1160, S1161, S1170, S1171, S1172, S1173, S1174 [11FE], S1281 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions

BLM: establish Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Joaquin Rocks Wilderness (see H.R. 403), H358 [9JA]

Bullhead City, AZ: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange (see S. 243), S698 [28JA]

California: expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, establish San Gabriel National Recreation Area, and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see S. 1109), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2215), H3253 [10AP]

——— provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see S. 1110), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2250), H3254 [10AP]

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (see S. 67), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 376), H357 [9JA]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 1259), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2427), H3403 [1MY]

Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 4179), H7496 [9AU]

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. 1482), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2748), H3840 [15MY]

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (see S. 241), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 823), H1242 [28JA]

——— designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H8537 [28OC]

Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3365), H4917 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to nonprofit community organizations for development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 4197), H7511 [20AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Bullhead City, AZ (see H.R. 755), H1210 [24JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 486), H463 [10JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, TN (see H.R. 1130), H1492 [8FE]

——— establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see S. 3060), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 4028), H7465 [25JY]

——— 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. 1458), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 1334), H2100 [25FE] (see H.R. 4512), H8053 [26SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 1723), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 2509), H3440 [2MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2435), H3403 [1MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits for recreation services on lands managed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 316), H283 [8JA]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to meet conservation and deferred maintenance needs of certain departmental lands (see H.R. 1026), H1391 [6FE]

EPA: replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (see H.R. 3949), H7377 [24JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations to provide for temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of outdoor music festivals (see H.R. 4060), H7466 [25JY]

Forest Service: create a publicly available lottery system for permits for motorized or nonmotorized boats in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (see H.R. 1475), H2314 [28FE]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho (see S. 79), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 482), H463 [10JA]

——— provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see S. 1311), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see S. 89), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 114), H205 [3JA]

Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 239), S3253 [5JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 193), S2688 [7MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same funding apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States (see H.R. 1353), H2101 [25FE]

——— provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 3195), H4431 [11JN]

——— reauthorize (see S. 302), S800 [31JA]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, add certain land to National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 1765), S3284 [10JN]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 308), H282 [8JA]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (see S. 500), S1382 [14FE] (see S. 2783), S6391 [5NO]

——— establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2029 [14FE]

——— prioritize certain funds for high-commuter corridors (see H.R. 5503), H12289 [19DE]

National parks and recreation areas: 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. 138), S273 [16JA]

National Parks Conservation Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 128), S2088 [28MR] (see H. Res. 250), H2761 [21MR]

National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (see S. Res. 324), S5663 [24SE] (see H. Res. 610), H8081 [27SE]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (see S. 47), S67 [8JA]

——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2234 [26FE]

Nebraska: facilitate use of certain land for public outdoor recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3651), H5302 [9JY]

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: designate (see S. 2555), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4610), H8095 [4OC]

Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act: clarify certain land descriptions in Arizona (see H.R. 1091), H1461 [7FE]

Ohio: commend historical environmental progress and restoration in Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie, continue to support environmental protections and improvements, and recognize economic benefit of Cuyahoga River (see S. Res. 290), S5141 [29JY]

Outdoor Afro (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 371), H3680 [9MY]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1665), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3879), H7239 [23JY]

——— promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see S. 1967), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3458), H5165 [25JN]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate (see H.R. 972), H1361 [5FE]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (see H.R. 4173), H7492 [6AU]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 2467), S5448 [11SE] (see H.R. 4273), H7596 [10SE]

Tulare, CA: convey and remove reversionary interest of the U.S. in certain lands (see H.R. 340), H284 [8JA]

Wilderness areas: allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which nonmotorized transportation methods may be used (see S. 1695), S3106 [23MY]

Cloture motions

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1117 [7FE], S1161 [11FE]

——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), motion to proceed, S777 [31JA], S858 [5FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act, S900 [6FE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act, S900 [6FE]

Motions

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), H8701 [31OC]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1108, S1109 [7FE], S1160 [11FE]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 823, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, H8676 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Beach Park, IL: tribute to Northern Lakeshore Trail Connectivity Plan implementation, E1523 [3DE]

Buffalo, NY: revitalization of waterfront, H3349 [1MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tree planting in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, E1376 [30OC]

Colorado: codify that High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site flight guidance regulations will not be impacted by legislation to designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas, H8646 [30OC], H8701–H8703 [31OC]

——— designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), H8645–H8665 [30OC], H8698–H8704 [31OC]

——— designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8550–H8552 [29OC]

——— designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (H.R. 823), motion to recommit, H8701–H8703 [31OC]

——— ensure livestock grazing rights in Thompson Divide relative to legislation to designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas, H8662, H8663 [30OC]

——— exempt 3d Congressional District from legislation to designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas, H8660, H8661 [30OC]

Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3365), E796 [19JN]

Curecanti National Recreation Area: ensure legislation to designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas in Colorado does not impact water rights, H8662 [30OC]

——— ensure transfer of Soap Creek Area to National Park Service complies with current memorandum of understanding, H8663, H8664 [30OC]

——— establish boundary, H8646, H8649 [30OC]

Damascus, AR: tribute to Camp Rockefeller Boy Scout Camp, H7236 [23JY]

Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor: Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corp., Economic Development Project of the Year Award recipient, E1489 [21NO]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Chandler Park Conservancy marshland conservation project, E986 [25JY]

——— tribute to opening of Minock-Whitlock Park, E1362 [29OC]

Duluth, MN: tribute to St. Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad, H7669 [12SE]

EPA: replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (H.R. 3949), E974 [24JY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Hidden Oaks Nature Center, E1511 [26NO]

Forest Service: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas in White River National Forest along the Continental Divide in Colorado, H8645, H8649 [30OC]

——— lead any required environmental reviews of proposed copper mine site within Superior National Forest, E1637 [19DE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary, H2216 [26FE]

Gering, NE: anniversary of Scotts Bluff National Monument, H10234 [12DE]

Indialantic, FL: anniversary of Sebastian Inlet District, E1586 [12DE]

Keeseville, NY: anniversary of North Country Camps, E339 [25MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4974, H4975 [20JN], H7607–H7609, H7627, H7628 [11SE], H8482, H8483 [28OC]

Miami-Dade County, FL: anniversary of Miami-Dade Parks, E494 [29AP]

National Park and Recreation Month: observance, H5307 [10JY], H7226 [23JY]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (H.R. 1225), H7388 [25JY], H9083 [20NO]

——— prohibit funding to increase sales of disposable plastic water bottles, H4949 [20JN]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2089 [25FE], H2109, H2141–H2217 [26FE], H2238 [27FE], H2327 [5MR], H9958 [10DE], E224 [27FE], E237 [4MR], E241, E244 [5MR], E316 [18MR], E1026 [2AU]

——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 21), H2219 [26FE]

New Hampshire Snowmobile Association: tribute to fundraising event to fund summer camps for underpriviledged and disabled children, E71 [22JA]

Palmerton, PA: Blue Mountain Resort recipient of Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Chamber Champion Award, E1470 [19NO]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary of Wahconah Park, E998 [25JY]

Placerville, CA: anniversary of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony, E708 [4JN]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate, H2212 [26FE]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (H.R. 4173), E1037 [6AU]

Swoyersville, PA; rededication of Slocum Street Park in honor of Andrew Barilla, Jr., E844 [26JN]

Tulsa, OK: Gathering Place (park) recipient of USA Today Best New Attraction award, E113 [30JA]

Wayne County, MI: anniversary of Wayne County Parks, E1330 [23OC]

White Mountain National Forest: anniversary of Crawford Path Trail, E1036 [6AU]

Remarks in Senate

Boulder, CO: anniversary of Outdoor Industry Association, S4766 [10JY]

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (S. 67), S104 [9JA]

Climate: impact of climate change on tourism, S5382–S5384 [10SE]

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (S. 241), S4766 [10JY]

Congress: legislative priorities, S13–S17 [3JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, S6228 [29OC]

Economy: status, S5292 [1AU]

Great Outdoors Month: designate (S. Res. 239), S3268 [5JN]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, S4564 [26JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 193), S2701 [7MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: impose certain requirements on Federal acquisition of land and allocate funding for deferred maintenance backlog, S1106–S1108 [7FE]

——— prohibit funding for Federal acquisition of land, S6319–S6321 [31OC]

——— provide permanent, dedicated funding, S6227 [29OC]

——— reform, S1102 [7FE]

Montana: tribute, S5225 [31JY]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (S. 500), S5087 [25JY], S5292–S5294 [1AU]

National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (S. Res. 324), S5853 [16OC]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S72 [8JA], S77 [9JA], S1031–S1109, S1149 [7FE], S1152–S1162 [11FE], S1175, S1178–S1182, S1184–S1186, S1193–S1196, S1271 [12FE], S1289, S1304 [13FE], S1373 [14FE], S1457, S1472 [26FE], S1823 [13MR], S5440 [11SE], S5571 [18SE]

——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 21), S1519 [27FE]

——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), motion to proceed, S777 [31JA], S817 [4FE], S841, S858 [5FE], S881, S885, S896–S903 [6FE], S1031 [7FE]

Ohio: commend historical environmental progress and restoration in Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie, continue to support environmental protections and improvements, and recognize economic benefit of Cuyahoga River (S. Res. 290), S5149 [29JY]

Oklahoma: tribute, S5227 [31JY]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (S. 1967), S4508 [25JN]

South Dakota: tribute, S5214 [31JY]

Tulsa, OK: Gathering Place (park) recipient of USA Today Best New Attraction award, S5228 [31JY]

Washoe County, NV: Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area designated as International Dark-Sky Association International Dark Sky Sanctuary, S2266 [4AP]

White Mountain National Forest: anniversary of Crawford Path Trail, S5309 [1AU]

Reports filed

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2427) (H. Rept. 116–276), H8737 [8NO]

Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 116–226), H8094 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 823, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 116–264), H8537 [28OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3195) (H. Rept. 116–277), H8737 [8NO]

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 116–250), H8386 [22OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 21, correction in enrollment of S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act, H2219 [26FE]

H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 823, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, and H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8550 [29OC]

H.R. 823, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, H8652–H8660 [30OC]

S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act, S1196–S1265 [12FE], H2142–H2211 [26FE]

S. Res. 128, National Parks Conservation Association anniversary, S2092 [28MR]

S. Res. 193, Kids to Parks Day, S2700 [7MY]

S. Res. 239, Great Outdoors Month, S3265 [5JN]

S. Res. 290, commend historical environmental progress and restoration in Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie, continue to support environmental protections and improvements, and recognize economic benefit of Cuyahoga River, S5149 [29JY]

S. Res. 324, National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day, S5666 [24SE]