A resolution designating June 2023 as "Great Outdoors Month".

III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 248 Designating June 2023 as ‘‘Great Outdoors Month’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 13, 2023 Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. KING, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. MAR- SHALL, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. TESTER, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating June 2023 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 November 2022 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, shows that outdoor recreation generated more than $862,000,000,000 in eco- VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Jun 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR248.ATS SR248 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •SRES 248 ATS nomic output in 2021, comprising approximately 2 per- cent of the current-dollar gross domestic product; Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, in 2021, the outdoor recreation sector grew 3 times faster than the overall economy of the United States, while also providing 4,500,000 jobs across the United States; Whereas the Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116– 152; 134 Stat. 682) provides billions of dollars to help eliminate the maintenance backlog on public lands and waters and fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with eco- nomic growth, positive health outcomes, and better qual- ity of life; Whereas outdoor recreation activities at the Federal, State, and local levels have seen a recent surge in participation; Whereas many outdoor recreation businesses are small busi- nesses that are cornerstones of rural communities, and outdoor recreation is part of the national heritage of the United States; Whereas it is imperative that the United States ensure that access to outdoor recreation is available to all its people for generations to come; and Whereas June 2023 is an appropriate month to designate as ‘‘Great Outdoors Month’’ to provide an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the great outdoors: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Jun 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR248.ATS SR248 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •SRES 248 ATS (1) designates June 2023 as ‘‘Great Outdoors 1 Month’’; and 2 (2) encourages all individuals in the United 3 States to responsibly participate in recreation activi- 4 ties in the great outdoors during June 2023 and 5 year-round. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Jun 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR248.ATS SR248 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB