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Union Calendar No. 291
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1014
[Report No. 108–508, Part I] 
To require Federal land managers to support, and to communicate, coordi-
nate, and cooperate with, designated gateway communities, to improve 
the ability of gateway communities to participate in Federal land manage-
ment planning conducted by the Forest Service and agencies of the 
Department of the Interior, and to respond to the impacts of the public 
use of the Federal lands administered by these agencies, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MCINNIS, Mrs. 
CUBIN, Mr. CANNON, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. OTTER, and Mr. BISHOP of 
Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
MAY 20, 2004
Additional sponsor: Ms. DUNN 
Deleted sponsor: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (added February 27, 2003; deleted April 
2, 2003) 
MAY 20, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 20, 2004
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 
later than May 20, 2004
MAY 20, 2004
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2003] 
A BILL 
To require Federal land managers to support, and to commu-
nicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, designated gate-
way communities, to improve the ability of gateway com-
munities to participate in Federal land management 
planning conducted by the Forest Service and agencies 
of the Department of the Interior, and to respond to 
the impacts of the public use of the Federal lands admin-
istered by these agencies, 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 ‘‘Gateway Communities 
Cooperation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEDERAL 
LAND MANAGERS AND GATEWAY COMMU-
NITIES TO SUPPORT COMPATIBLE LAND MAN-
AGEMENT OF BOTH FEDERAL AND ADJACENT 
LANDS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Many communities that abut or are near 
Federal lands, including units of the National Park
System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
units of the National Forest System, and lands ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, are 
vitally impacted by the management and public use 
of these Federal lands. 
(2) Some of these communities, commonly known 
as gateway communities, fulfill an integral part in 
the mission of the Federal lands by providing nec-
essary services, such as schools, roads, search and res-
cue, emergency service, medical support, logistical 
support, living quarters, and drinking water and san-
itary systems for visitors to the Federal lands and 
employees of Federal land management agencies. 
(3) Provision of these vital services by gateway 
communities is an essential ingredient for a meaning-
ful and enjoyable experience by visitors to the Federal 
lands because Federal land management agencies are 
unable to provide, or are prevented from providing, 
these services. 
(4) Many gateway communities serve as an 
entry point for persons who visit the Federal lands 
and are ideal for establishment of visitor services, in-
cluding lodging, food service, fuel, auto repairs, emer-
gency services, and visitor information.
(5) Development in some gateway communities 
may impact the management and protection of these 
Federal lands. 
(6) The planning and management decisions of 
Federal land managers can have unintended con-
sequences for gateway communities and the Federal 
lands when the decisions are not adequately commu-
nicated to, or coordinated with, the elected officials 
and residents of gateway communities. 
(7) Experts in land management planning are 
available to Federal land managers, but persons with 
technical planning skills are often not readily avail-
able to gateway communities, particularly small gate-
way communities. 
(8) Gateway communities are often affected by 
the policies and actions of several Federal land man-
agement agencies and the communities and the agen-
cies would benefit from greater interagency coordina-
tion of those policies and actions. 
(9) Persuading gateway communities to make 
decisions and undertake actions in their communities 
that would also be in the best interest of the Federal 
lands is most likely to occur when such decision-
making and actions are built upon a foundation of 
cooperation and coordination.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re-
quire Federal land managers to communicate, coordinate, 
and cooperate with gateway communities in order to—
(1) improve the relationships among Federal 
land managers, elected officials, and residents of gate-
way communities; 
(2) enhance the facilities and services in gateway 
communities available to visitors to Federal lands 
when compatible with the management of these lands,
including the availability of historical and cultural 
resources; and 
(3) result in better local land use planning in 
gateway communities and decisions by the relevant 
Secretary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) GATEWAY COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘gateway 
community’’ means a county, city, town, village, or 
other subdivision of a State, a federally recognized In-
dian tribe, or Alaska Native village, that—
(A) is incorporated or recognized in a coun-
ty or regional land use plan or within tribal ju-
risdictional boundaries; and 
(B) the relevant Secretary (or the head of 
the tourism office for the State) determines is
significantly affected economically, socially, or 
environmentally by planning and management 
decisions regarding Federal lands administered 
by the relevant Secretary. 
(2) RELEVANT SECRETARY—The term ‘‘relevant 
Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate. 
(d) PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PLANNING AND LAND 
USE.—
(1) PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING.—At the ear-
liest possible time, the relevant Secretary shall solicit 
the involvement of elected and appointed officials of 
governments of gateway communities in the develop-
ment of land use plans, programs, land use regula-
tions, land use decisions, transportation plans, gen-
eral management plans, and any other plans, deci-
sions, projects, or policies for Federal lands under the 
jurisdiction of these Federal agencies that are likely 
to have a significant impact on these gateway com-
munities. 
(2) INFORMATION PROVIDED.—To facilitate such 
involvement, the relevant Secretary shall provide the 
appropriate officials, at the earliest possible time but 
not later than the scoping process, with the following:
(A) A summary, in nontechnical language, 
of the assumptions, purposes, goals, and objec-
tives of the a plan, decision, project, or policy. 
(B) A description of any anticipated sig-
nificant impact of the plan, decision, project, or 
policy on gateway communities. 
(C) Information regarding the technical as-
sistance and training available to the gateway 
community. 
(3) TRAINING
SESSIONS.—At the request of a 
gateway community, the relevant Secretary shall offer 
training sessions for elected and appointed officials of 
gateway communities at which such officials can ob-
tain a better understanding of—
(A) the agency planning processes; and 
(B) the methods by which they can partici-
pate most meaningfully in the development of the 
agency plans, decisions, and policies referred to 
in paragraph (1). 
(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of a 
gateway community, the relevant Secretary shall 
make available personnel, on a temporary basis, to 
assist gateway communities in development of mutu-
ally compatible land use or management plans.
(5) COORDINATION OF LAND USE.—The relevant 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
gateway communities to coordinate the management 
of—
(A) the land use inventory, planning, and 
management activities for the Federal lands ad-
ministered by the relevant Secretary; and 
(B) the land use planning and management 
activities of other Federal agencies, agencies of 
the State in which the Federal lands are located, 
and local and tribal governments in the vicinity 
of the Federal lands. 
(6) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINA-
TION.—To the extent practicable, when the plans and 
activities of 2 or more Federal agencies are antici-
pated to have a significant impact on a gateway com-
munity, the Federal agencies involved shall consoli-
date and coordinate their plans and planning proc-
esses to facilitate the participation of affected gateway 
communities in the planning processes. 
(7) TREATMENT AS COOPERATING AGENCIES.—
To the earliest extent practicable, but not later than 
the scoping process, when a proposed action is deter-
mined to require an environmental impact statement, 
the relevant Secretary shall allow any affected gate-
way communities the opportunity to be recognized as 
cooperating agencies under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(e) GRANTS TO SMALL GATEWAY COMMUNITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The relevant Secretary may 
make grants to any gateway community with a popu-
lation of 10,000 or less to carry out the purposes of 
this section. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
GRANTMAKING.—There are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each fiscal year for 
grants under this subsection. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
(other than for grants under subsection (e)), $10,000,000 
for each fiscal year.