118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3756Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act

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.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced May 30, 2023
Last action Jun 23, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 30, 2023
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Referred
Jun 23, 2023
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities. The bill defines an environmental justice community as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities. Interior and USDA (1) shall contact all existing or prospective special recreation service providers to request a voluntary estimate of the numb...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 31, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
May 30, 2023
Introduced in House
May 30, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 30, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.