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Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to establish a Great Lakes Gateways Network program to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed. The program would connect gateway sites such as parks, historic seaports, archaeological and cultural sites through trails, scenic byways, and water routes (Great Lakes Watertrails) to enhance public education and access to the Great Lakes. The bill establishes a Great Lakes Gateways Grants Assistance Program to provide grants to states, local governments, nonprofits, and private entities for conservation and restoration projects, with grants limited to 50 percent of eligible project costs and requiring matching funds from non-Federal sources. Administrative expenses are capped at 10 percent of eligible project costs. The bill authorizes $6 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to support the program.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
1 cosponsor
Actions (4)
- Feb 10, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H607)
- Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E102)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2025
Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES GATEWAYS.
(a) Great Lakes Gateways Network.—
(1) In general.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”), shall provide technical and financial assistance, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to—
(A) identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed;
(B) identify and use the collective resources as Great Lakes Gateways sites for enhancing public education regarding and access to the Great Lakes;
(C) link the Great Lakes Gateways sites with trails, tour roads, scenic byways, and other connections as determined by the Secretary;
(D) develop and establish Great Lakes Watertrails comprising water routes and connections to Great Lakes Gateways sites and other land resources within the Great Lakes Watershed; and
(E) create a Great Lakes Gateways Network comprised of Great Lakes Gateways sites and Great Lakes Watertrails.
(2) Components.—Components of the Great Lakes Gateways Network may include—
(A) State or Federal parks or refuges;
(B) historic seaports;
(C) archaeological, cultural, historical, or recreational sites; or
(D) other public access and interpretive sites as selected by the Secretary.
(b) Great Lakes Gateways Grants Assistance Program.—
(1) In general.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator, shall establish a Great Lakes Gateways Grants Assistance Program to aid State and local governments, local communities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector in conserving, restoring, and interpreting important historic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed.
(2) Criteria.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator, shall develop appropriate eligibility, prioritization, and review criteria for grants under this section.
(3) Matching funds and administrative expenses.—A grant under this section—
(A) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible project costs;
(B) shall be made on the condition that non-Federal sources, including in-kind contributions of services or materials, provide the remainder of eligible project costs; and
(C) shall be made on the condition that administrative expenses are not more than 10 percent of all eligible project costs.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031. <all>
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