,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjah ,mr4
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,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to e/abli% a     
,gateway ,communities ,improvem5t       
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican
 ,gateway ,communities ,economic        
,developm5t & ,cons]vation ,act4  #b4   
,gateway ,communities ,improvem5t       
,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,int]ior %all       
e/abli% an ,am]ican ,gateway            
,communities ,economic ,developm5t &    
,cons]vation ,program 79 ?is section    
ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to assi/ cov]$  
entities to improve gateways to units ( 
! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em4  7b7 ,grant    
au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !     
,secret>y may aw>d a grant1 on a        

competitive basis1 to a cov]$ entity4   
7c7 ,applications ,to be eligible = a   
grant "u ! ,program1 a cov]$ entity %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
,applications %\ld address ! economic   
developm5t b5efits associat$ ) ! propos$
 activity4  7d7 ,grant uses ,grant      
am\nts aw>d$ "u ! ,program may be us$   
to-- 7#a7 facilitate a plann+1 /udy1 or 
design compon5t ( an activity describ$ 9
 p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 or   
7#f7 9 collaboration ) local resid5ts1  
bus9esses1 elect$ (ficials1             
repres5tatives ( ! unit ( ! ,national   
,p>k ,sy/em ne>by & o!r affect$ public  
ag5cies2  7#b7 prep>e a g5]al plan &    
visual design guidance t reflect ! goals
 ( ! ,gateway ,community & are 9 h>mony 
) ! visual1 hi/oric & cultural "* ( !   
ne>by unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice2  
7#c7 c>ry out1 ) respect to a public    
space1 a l&scap+ project t is consi/5t )
 local "* & ) ! sc5ic1 hi/oric &        

cultural "* ( ! ne>by ,national ,p>k    
,sy/em unit2  7#d7 provide wayf9d+ &    
int]pretation m>k]s to assi/ visitors to
 ! relevant unit ( ! ,national ,p>k     
,sy/em ) ori5tation or int]pretation1   
includ+ b n limit$ to m>k]s at key sites
 ( sc5ic1 hi/oric1 or cultural value1 s 
long z all wayf9d+ m>k]s h a            
non-intrusive design t keeps ) ! "* ( ! 
gateway community & ! unit ( ! ,national
 ,p>k ,sy/em2  7#e7 e/abli% a sc5ic     
easem5t to protect a view ( ! relevant  
unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2 &  7#f7 
mitigation ( visual blight includ+      
scre5+ or removal ( elem5ts n 9 keep+ ) 
! desir$ visual1 hi/oric & cultural "* (
 ! ,gateway ,community & ! unit ( !     
,national ,p>k ,sy/em4  7e7 ,f$]al ,%>e 
,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( an activity     
assi/$ ) grant am\nts aw>d$ "u !        
,program %all be n m ?an #ej p]c5t4  7f7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj to
 c>ry out ! ,program4  7g7 ,cov]$ entity
 def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$      

entity means a local gov]nm5t entity t  
s]ves an area locat$ )9 #e miles ( a    
public entrance to a unit ( ! ,national 
,p>k ,sy/em4 ,! ,secret>y %all h !      
discretion ( waiv+ ! #e-mile limit 9    
cases :]e compatibility betwe5 ! visual1
 hi/oric & cultural "* ( a gateway      
community beyond ! #e-mile limit & !    
unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em is       
significant to bo? z jo9tly atte/$ to by
 ! local gov]nm5t entity & ! ,national  
,p>k ,s]vice4