Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1334 To provide grants for projects to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and to develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 25, 2019 Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself and Mr. TURNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide grants for projects to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and to develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoor Recreation 4 Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Mar 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1334.IH H1334 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1334 IH (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti- 1 ty’’ means— 2 (i) a State; 3 (ii) a political subdivision of a State, 4 including— 5 (I) a city; and 6 (II) a county; 7 (iii) a special purpose district, includ- 8 ing park districts; and 9 (iv) an Indian tribe (as defined in sec- 10 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 11 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 12 5304). 13 (B) POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIAN 14 TRIBES.—A political subdivision of a State or 15 an Indian tribe shall be considered an eligible 16 entity only if the political subdivision or Indian 17 tribe represents or otherwise serves a qualifying 18 urban area. 19 (2) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNER- 20 SHIP GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Outdoor Recre- 21 ation Legacy Partnership Grant Program’’ means 22 the program established under section 3(a). 23 (3) QUALIFYING URBAN AREA.—The term 24 ‘‘qualifying urban area’’ means an area described in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Mar 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1334.IH H1334 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1334 IH the notice of the Bureau of the Census entitled 1 ‘‘Qualifying Urban Areas for the 2010 Census’’ (77 2 Fed. Reg. 18652 (March 27, 2012)). 3 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 4 the Secretary of the Interior. 5 SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 7 outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program 8 under which the Secretary may award grants to eligible 9 entities for projects— 10 (1) to acquire land and water for parks and 11 other outdoor recreation purposes; and 12 (2) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 13 recreation facilities. 14 (b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 16 grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall 17 provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in- 18 kind contribution in an amount equal to not less 19 than 100 percent of the amounts made available 20 under the grant. 21 (2) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred 22 to in paragraph (1) may include amounts made 23 available from State, local, nongovernmental, or pri- 24 vate sources. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Mar 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1334.IH H1334 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 1334 IH SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE USES. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use a grant 2 awarded under this Act— 3 (1) to acquire land or water that provides out- 4 door recreation opportunities to the public; and 5 (2) to develop or renovate outdoor recreational 6 facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportuni- 7 ties to the public, with priority given to projects 8 that— 9 (A) create or significantly enhance access 10 to park and recreational opportunities in an 11 urban neighborhood or community; 12 (B) engage and empower underserved com- 13 munities and youth; 14 (C) provide opportunities for youth em- 15 ployment or job training; 16 (D) establish or expand public-private 17 partnerships, with a focus on leveraging re- 18 sources; and 19 (E) take advantage of coordination among 20 various levels of government. 21 (b) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—A grant recipient may 22 not use grant funds for— 23 (1) grant administration costs; 24 (2) incidental costs related to land acquisition, 25 including appraisal and titling; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Mar 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1334.IH H1334 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 1334 IH (3) operation and maintenance activities; 1 (4) facilities that support semiprofessional or 2 professional athletics; 3 (5) indoor facilities such as recreation centers 4 or facilities that support primarily non-outdoor pur- 5 poses; or 6 (6) acquisition of land or interests in land that 7 restrict access to specific persons. 8 SEC. 5. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. 9 In carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Part- 10 nership Grant Program, the Secretary shall— 11 (1) conduct an initial screening and technical 12 review of applications received; and 13 (2) evaluate and score all qualifying applica- 14 tions. 15 SEC. 6. REPORTING. 16 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 17 the last day of each report period, each State lead agency 18 that receives a grant under this Act shall annually submit 19 to the Secretary performance and financial reports that— 20 (1) summarize project activities conducted dur- 21 ing the report period; and 22 (2) provide the status of the project. 23 (b) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 24 the earlier of the date of expiration of a project period 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Mar 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1334.IH H1334 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 1334 IH or the completion of a project, each State lead agency that 1 receives a grant under this Act shall submit to the Sec- 2 retary a final report containing such information as the 3 Secretary may require. 4 SEC. 7. REVENUE SHARING. 5 Section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 6 Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 7 109–432) is amended by inserting before the period at the 8 end ‘‘, of which 20 percent for each of fiscal years 2020 9 through 2058 shall be used by the Secretary of the Inte- 10 rior to provide grants under the Outdoor Recreation Leg- 11 acy Partnership Grant Program Act’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Mar 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1334.IH H1334 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS