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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 873 (Reported in Senate) — To improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes. · Sec. 133

Sec. 133. Gateway communities

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In this section, the term gateway community means a community that serves as an entry point or is adjacent to a recreation destination on Federal recreational lands and waters or non-Federal land at which there is consistently high, in the determination of the Secretaries, seasonal or year-round visitation. Subject to the availability of existing funds, the Secretaries— shall collaborate with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, housing authorities, applicable trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to identify needs and economic impacts in gateway communities, including— housing shortages; demands on existing municipal infrastructure; accommodation and management of sustainable visitation; and the expansion and diversification of visitor opportunities by bolstering the visitation at— underutilized locations, as identified under section 141(c)(1)(B), on nearby Federal recreational lands and waters; or lesser-known recreation sites, as identified under section 144(b)(1)(B), on nearby land managed by a State agency or a local agency; and may address a need identified under paragraph
(1)by— providing financial or technical assistance to a gateway community under an existing program; issuing a lease, right-of-way, or easement, in accordance with applicable laws; or issuing an entity referred to in paragraph
(1)a special use permit (other than a special recreation permit), in accordance with applicable laws. The Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Administrator of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service) and the Secretary of Commerce shall provide information on applicable agency resources and programs available to provide financing, technical assistance, and other services in gateway communities to support economic opportunities through tourism, including support for the food service and accommodations sectors with an emphasis on new and diversifying businesses. In carrying out this section, the Secretaries may, in accordance with applicable laws, enter into a public-private partnership, cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or similar agreement with a gateway community or a business in a gateway community.
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