IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 825 

Recognizing the impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation and 

supporting policies that address the causes and effects of climate change. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2018 

Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Ms. DELBENE, and Mrs. 

LOVE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation and supporting policies that address the causes 

and effects of climate change. 

Whereas the outdoor recreation economy generates 

$887,000,000,000 in consumer spending annually and 

supports 7,600,000 jobs in the United States; 

Whereas conservation of our land, water, and climate are important principles of responsible environmental stewardship; 

Whereas the United States Global Change Research Program 

recently reported the Earth’s temperatures are increasing 

and that the last 3 years have been the warmest in recorded history, resulting in rising ocean temperatures, 

rising sea levels, ocean acidification, dramatic glacier 


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melt, shorter winter seasons, reduced snowpack, and an 

increase in extreme weather in the United States; 

Whereas this increase in average temperatures threatens ecosystems, wildlife, and habitat across the United States 

and negatively impacts outdoor activities such as fishing, 

hunting, skiing, rafting, bird watching, climbing, and 

other activities, due to impacts on the environment and 

the health of people in the United States; 

Whereas natural disasters across the United States are becoming increasingly devastating, as exemplified through 

recent hurricanes and wildfires and increasing threats 

and prevalence of droughts, impacting the health of communities and economies; 

Whereas the impacts of climate change will increasingly 

threaten communities, economies, land, and water, unless 

addressed through mitigation and adaptation efforts; 

Whereas the impacts of climate change cause supply chain 

and operations disruptions, affecting the outdoor industry’s ability to manufacture, distribute, and sell products; 

and 

Whereas implementing policy solutions that address carbon 

emissions, clean energy, and climate change adaptation 

and mitigation can support a more stable climate and 

new economy that supports local communities, economies, 

and vulnerable populations: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the harmful impact of climate 

3 change on the lands, waters, and ecosystems used 

4 for outdoor recreation; 


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1 (2) acknowledges the related impacts on com2 munities and economies that depend on outdoor 

3 recreation; and 

4 (3) supports policies at the Federal, State, and 

5 local level that address the causes and effects of cli6 mate change by promoting conservation of our land 

7 and water, while supporting urban and rural popu8 lations, sustaining tourism-focused communities, and 

9 growing the economy of the United States. 

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