America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3266
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aquatic ecology
Community life and organization
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Forests, forestry, trees
Geography and mapping
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Pest management
Photography and imaging
Public participation and lobbying
Public-private cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sports and recreation facilities
Travel and tourism
Urban and suburban affairs and development
User charges and fees
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Outdoor Recreation Act

 
This bill provides for additional recreation opportunities and facilitates greater access to federal public lands. 
 
 If the public does not need to obtain a permit or reservation to access an existing picnic area, neither the Department of the Interior nor the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may require an outfitter or guide serving fewer than 40 clients to obtain a permit to access that site.
 
Interior and USDA shall construct and designate shooting ranges on National Forest System land and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management for the public to use for recreational target shooting.
 
Interior and the Forest Service shall enter into an agreement with the Rural Utilities Service to install or construct broadband internet infrastructure at recreation sites on federal land. 
 
The Bureau of Reclamation shall establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to conduct inspections and decontamination of watercraft in reservoirs operated and maintained by Interior, including to purchase and operate a watercraft inspection and decontamination station.
 
Interior and USDA shall establish a pilot program under which Interior or USDA may enter into an agreement with a private entity providing for capital improvements (including the construction of structures and improvements), management, and maintenance by the private entity of a campground on federal land. 

action_date: 2022-09-21
text: 

America's Outdoor Recreation Act
 
of 2022

 
This bill provides for additional recreation opportunities on public lands and facilitates access to public lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-158.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-158.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate