H.R. 5564 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2016Mr. 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.