Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act

Summary

Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities. The bill defines an environmental justice community as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities. Interior and USDA shall contact all existing or prospective recreation service providers to request a voluntary estimate of the number of user days used by, or, in the case of a prospective recreation service provider, expected to be used by, individuals from environmental justice communities during the period covered by the report; request from recreation service providers and interested members of the public any other information required for the report; and not use the participation of, or the provision of information to the Secretaries by, a recreation service provider under this subsection as a condition of a special recreation permit.

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Timeline

1. 4 June 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 June 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 June 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 June 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 June 2021

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 June 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 June 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 June 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 June 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act
• related to → A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.