National Parks for America's Children Act

Bill: 114-hr-5564
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-22
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Biological and life sciences

Elementary and secondary education

Government information and archives

Marketing and advertising

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Transportation costs

Travel and tourism

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Parks for America's Children Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks.</p> <p>The program shall include: </p> <ul> <li>an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks,</li> <li>partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and </li> <li>a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can afford attendance and lodging fees at the National Parks. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2016 Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, create a program to help ensure that youth from urban areas have access to National Parks, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Parks for America’s Children Act . 2. Access to National Parks for Urban Youth The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall create a program to help ensure that youth from urban areas have access to National Parks. The program shall include— (1) an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths; (2) transportation programs to help ensure urban youth have better access to National Parks; (3) partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology; and (4) a grant program to help ensure that urban youth can afford the attendance and lodging fees at National Parks.