A resolution designating June 2021 as "Great Outdoors Month".

III 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 273 Designating June 2021 as ‘‘Great Outdoors Month’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 16, 2021 Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. KING, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. HEINRICH) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating June 2021 as ‘‘Great Outdoors Month’’. Whereas hundreds of millions of individuals in the United States participate in outdoor recreation annually; Whereas Congress enacted the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–249; 130 Stat. 999) to assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects attributable to the outdoor recreation economy on the overall economy of the United States; Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, updated in September 2020 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, shows that outdoor recreation generated more than $788,000,000,000 in eco- nomic output in 2019, comprising approximately 2.1 per- cent of the current-dollar gross domestic product; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 Jun 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR273.ATS SR273 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 273 ATS Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, in 2019, the outdoor recreation sector experienced faster growth in real gross output, compensation, and employment than the overall economy of the United States, while also providing 5,200,000 jobs across the United States; Whereas the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 13) encouraged the Department of Commerce to continue its work with the Outdoor Recre- ation Satellite Account; Whereas the Great American Outdoors Act provides billions of dollars over the next 5 years to help improve infra- structure on public lands and waters and expand access to outdoor recreation for all people of the United States; Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with eco- nomic growth, positive health outcomes, and better qual- ity of life; Whereas many outdoor recreation businesses are small busi- nesses, which have been heavily impacted by the COVID– 19 pandemic; Whereas outdoor recreation businesses are cornerstones of rural communities and outdoor recreation is part of the national heritage of the United States; and Whereas June 2021 is an appropriate month to designate as ‘‘Great Outdoors Month’’ to provide an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the great outdoors: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) designates June 2021 as ‘‘Great Outdoors 2 Month’’; and 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 Jun 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR273.ATS SR273 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 273 ATS (2) encourages all individuals in the United 1 States to responsibly participate in recreation activi- 2 ties in the great outdoors during June 2021 and 3 year-round. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 Jun 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR273.ATS SR273 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS