Union Calendar No. 246
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4034
[Report No. 103–444]
A BILL
To amend the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act of 1978 to authorize grants for the ex-
pansion of recreation opportunities for at risk
youth in urban areas with a high prevalence of
crime, and for other purposes.
MARCH 21, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee on the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 246
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4034
[Report No. 103–444]
To amend the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 to authorize
grants for the expansion of recreation opportunities for at risk youth
in urban areas with a high prevalence of crime, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 1994
Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. VENTO, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr.
LEHMAN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. SHEPHERD, Ms. MCKINNEY, and
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
MARCH 21, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.
DEAL, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. DOOLEY, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. MINK, Mr. COYNE, Ms.
DELAURO, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. NEAL of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. COLE-
MAN, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FLAKE, and Mr.
FARR
MARCH 21, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 15, 1994]
A BILL
To amend the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act
of 1978 to authorize grants for the expansion of recre-
ation opportunities for at risk youth in urban areas
with a high prevalence of crime, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Urban Recreation and
At-Risk Youth Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 1002 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act of 1978 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end
of subsection (d), by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (e) and inserting ‘‘;’’ and by adding the following
at the end thereof:
‘‘(f) the quality of life in urban areas has suf-
fered because of decline in the availability of park
and recreation and systems, including land, facilities,
and services;
‘‘(g) the deterioration of urban park and recre-
ation facilities is due in part to the underfunding of
Federal grant programs intended to assist in the revi-
talization of urban recreation facilities and allow us
to take back our parks from crime, vandalism, and
dilapidation;
‘‘(h) the urban neighborhoods eligible for assist-
ance under this title have deteriorated, in part, due
to the rapid increase in violent crime among youth;
‘‘(i) accessible, well-maintained recreational fa-
cilities and services have been shown to significantly
decrease the incidence of violent crime among youth
and can be an effective tool in efforts to prevent
crime, increase public safety and improve the quality
of life of urban residents; and
‘‘(j) urban sport and recreation programs teach
important values and life skills including teamwork,
individual responsibility, respect, leadership, and self-
esteem which help prevent young people from engag-
ing in criminal behavior.’’.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE.
Section 1003 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act of 1978 is amended by adding the following at the
end thereof: ‘‘It is further the purpose of this title to improve
recreation facilities and expand recreation services in
urban areas with a high incidence of crime and to help
deter crime through the expansion of recreation opportuni-
ties for at-risk youth. It is the further purpose of this section
to increase the security of urban parks and to promote col-
laboration between local agencies involved in parks and
SEC. 5. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.
Section 1005(c) of the Urban Park and Recreation Re-
covery Act of 1978 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’ and by adding the
following at the end thereof:
‘‘(8) in the case of at-risk youth recreation
grants, the Secretary shall give a priority to each of
the following criteria:
‘‘(A) Programs which are targeted to youth
who are at the greatest risk of becoming involved
in violence and crime.
‘‘(B) Programs which teach important val-
ues and life skills, including teamwork, respect,
leadership, and self-esteem.
‘‘(C) Programs which offer tutoring, reme-
dial education, mentoring, and counseling in ad-
dition to recreation opportunities;
‘‘(D) Programs which offer services during
late night or other nonschool hours.
‘‘(E) Programs which demonstrate collabo-
ration between local park and recreation, juve-
nile justice, law enforcement, and youth social
service agencies and nongovernmental entities,
including the private sector and community and
nonprofit organizations.
‘‘(F) Programs which leverage public or pri-
vate recreation investments in the form of serv-
ices, materials, or cash.
‘‘(G) Programs which show the greatest po-
tential of being continued with non-Federal
funds or which can serve as models for other
communities.’’.
SEC. 6. PARK AND RECREATION ACTION RECOVERY PRO-
GRAMS.
Section 1007(b) of the Urban Park and Recreation Re-
covery Act of 1978 is amended by adding the following at
the end thereof: ‘‘In order to be eligible to receive ‘at-risk
youth recreation grants’ a local government shall amend its
5-year action program to incorporate the goal of reducing
crime and juvenile delinquency and to provide a description
of the implementation strategies to achieve this goal. The
plan shall also address how the local government is coordi-
nating its recreation programs with crime prevention ef-
forts of law enforcement, juvenile corrections, and youth so-
cial service agencies.’’.
SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Section 1013 of the Urban
Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 is amended by
inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ after ‘‘1013.’’ and by add-
ing the following new subsection at the end thereof:
‘‘(b) PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Not more than 25 percent
of the amounts made available under this title to any local
government may be used for program support.’’.
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1003 of the Urban Park and
Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 is amended by striking
‘‘for a period of five years’’ and by striking ‘‘short-term’’.