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Activating National Parks in Cities Act
To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill expands the National Park Service mission to include active use of park system units located in urban areas. The bill defines "active use" to mean use that prioritizes current enjoyment by people and improves quality of life, including playgrounds, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, sports and recreation facilities, community events, programming, and concessions. The bill also defines "urban area" as areas designated as such in the most recent decennial census by the Secretary of Commerce. The legislation amends existing federal law governing the National Park Service.
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- Feb 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Feb 18, 2025 Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E136-137)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To expand the mission of the National Park Service to include active use of System units located in urban areas, 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 “Activating National Parks in Cities Act”.
SEC. 2. ACTIVE USE OF SYSTEM UNITS IN URBAN AREAS.
Title 54, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 100101(a), by inserting “‘, and to promote active use of System units located in urban areas” before the final period.
(2) In section 100102, by adding at the end the following:
“(7) Active use.—The term ‘active use’ means use that prioritizes current enjoyment by people and improves quality of life, and includes playgrounds, pedestrian- and bicycle- friendly infrastructure, sports and recreation facilities, community events, programming, and concessions.
“(8) Urban area.—The term ‘urban area’ means an area that has been defined and designated in the most recent decennial census as an ‘urban area’ by the Secretary of Commerce.”. <all>
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