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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1458 

To codify the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the 

National Park Service, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 14, 2019 

Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. SMITH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To codify the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoors for All Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti9 ty’’ means— 


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1 (i) a State or territory of the United 

2 States; 

3 (ii) a political subdivision of a State 

4 or territory of the United States, includ5 ing— 

6 (I) a city; and 

7 (II) a county; 

8 (iii) a special purpose district, includ9 ing park districts; and 

10 (iv) an Indian Tribe. 

11 (B) POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIAN

12 TRIBES.—A political subdivision of a State or 

13 territory of the United States or an Indian 

14 Tribe shall be considered an eligible entity only 

15 if the political subdivision or Indian Tribe rep16 resents or otherwise serves a qualifying urban 

17 area. 

18 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

19 has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 

20 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu21 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

22 (3) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNER23 SHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Outdoor Recreation 

24 Legacy Partnership Program’’ means the program 

25 established under section 3(a). 


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1 (4) QUALIFYING URBAN AREA.—The term 

2 ‘‘qualifying urban area’’ means an area identified by 

3 the Census Bureau as an ‘‘urban area’’ in the most 

4 recent census. 

5 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 

9 outdoor recreation legacy partnership program under 

10 which the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities 

11 for projects— 

12 (1) to acquire land and water for parks and 

13 other outdoor recreation purposes; and 

14 (2) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 

15 recreation facilities. 

16 (b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 

18 grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall 

19 provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in20 kind contribution in an amount equal to not less 

21 than 100 percent of the amounts made available 

22 under the grant. 

23 (2) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred 

24 to in paragraph (1) may include amounts made 


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1 available from State, local, nongovernmental, or pri2 vate sources. 

3 SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE USES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use a grant 

5 awarded under this Act— 

6 (1) to acquire land or water that provides out7 door recreation opportunities to the public; and 

8 (2) to develop or renovate outdoor recreational 

9 facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportuni10 ties to the public, with priority given to projects 

11 that— 

12 (A) create or significantly enhance access 

13 to park and recreational opportunities in an 

14 urban neighborhood or community; 

15 (B) engage and empower underserved com16 munities and youth; 

17 (C) provide opportunities for youth em18 ployment or job training; 

19 (D) establish or expand public-private 

20 partnerships, with a focus on leveraging re21 sources; and 

22 (E) take advantage of coordination among 

23 various levels of government. 

24 (b) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—A grant recipient may 

25 not use grant funds for— 


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1 (1) grant administration costs; 

2 (2) incidental costs related to land acquisition, 

3 including appraisal and titling; 

4 (3) operation and maintenance activities; 

5 (4) facilities that support semiprofessional or 

6 professional athletics; 

7 (5) indoor facilities such as recreation centers 

8 or facilities that support primarily non-outdoor pur9 poses; or 

10 (6) acquisition of land or interests in land that 

11 restrict access to specific persons. 

12 SEC. 5. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. 

13 In carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Part14 nership Program, the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) conduct an initial screening and technical 

16 review of applications received; and 

17 (2) evaluate and score all qualifying applica18 tions. 

19 SEC. 6. REPORTING. 

20 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 

21 the last day of each report period, each State lead agency 

22 that receives a grant under this Act shall annually submit 

23 to the Secretary performance and financial reports that— 

24 (1) summarize project activities conducted dur25 ing the report period; and 


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1 (2) provide the status of the project. 

2 (b) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 

3 the earlier of the date of expiration of a project period 

4 or the completion of a project, each State lead agency that 

5 receives a grant under this Act shall submit to the Sec6 retary a final report containing such information as the 

7 Secretary may require. 

8 SEC. 7. REVENUE SHARING. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf 

10 of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 

11 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by inserting before 

12 the period at the end ‘‘, of which 20 percent for each of 

13 fiscal years 2020 through 2055 shall be used by the Sec14 retary of the Interior to provide grants under the Out15 doors for All Act’’. 

16 (b) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 

17 available to the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership 

18 Program as a result of the amendment made by subsection 

19 (a) shall supplement and not supplant any other Federal 

20 funds made available to carry out the Outdoor Recreation 

21 Legacy Partnership Program. 

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