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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3756 
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation 
permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2023 
Ms. TLAIB (for herself and Ms. STANSBURY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the 
effects of special recreation permits on environmental 
justice communities, 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 ‘‘Environmental Justice 
in Recreation Permitting Act’’. 
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(4) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT.—The term 
‘‘special recreation permit’’ means a permit issued 
by a Federal land management agency for special-
ized individual or group uses of Federal recreational 
lands and waters, including— 
(A) for outfitting, guiding, or other recre-
ation services; 
(B) for recreation or competitive events, 
which may include incidental sales; 
(C) for the use of— 
(i) a special area; or 
(ii) an area in which use is allocated; 
(D) for motorized recreational vehicle use 
in compliance with an applicable travel manage-
ment plan or other regulation; and 
(E) for a group activity or event. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report that describes— 
(1) the estimated use of special recreation per-
mits by recreation service providers serving environ-
mental justice communities; 
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(2) any national, regional, State, local, or site- 
specific policies, including any policies required 
under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.), that facilitate public 
land access for recreation service providers serving 
environmental justice communities; 
(3) any case studies that may provide illus-
trative examples of the manner in which special 
recreation permits, partnerships, or cooperative 
agreements are being effectively used by land man-
agers for the purpose of providing public land access 
to recreation service providers serving environmental 
justice communities; 
(4) any barriers to public land access for recre-
ation service providers serving environmental justice 
communities; and 
(5) any recommendations for agency policy, or 
if necessary, action by Congress, to encourage and 
simplify public land access for recreation service pro-
viders serving environmental justice communities. 
(c) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION
BY RECREATION 
SERVICE PROVIDERS.—For purposes of preparing the re-
port under subsection (b), the Secretaries— 
(1) shall contact all existing or prospective 
recreation service providers to request a voluntary 
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estimate of the number of user days used by or, in 
the case of a prospective recreation service provider, 
expected to be used by, individuals from environ-
mental justice communities during the period cov-
ered by the report; 
(2) shall request from recreation service pro-
viders and interested members of the public any 
other information required for the report; and 
(3) shall not use the participation of, or the 
provision of information to the Secretaries by, a 
recreation service provider under this subsection as 
a condition of a special recreation permit. 
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