,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,haaland 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,meng1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1  
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 and
 ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,interior and the ,secretary of    
,agriculture to complete an interagency 
report on the effects of special        
recreation permits on environmental     
justice communities1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,interagency report on   
special recreation permits benefits to  
environmental justice communities  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #c years    

following the enactment of this ,act1   
the ,secretaries shall submit a report  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources of the ,senate on the        
following3 7#a7 ,estimated use of       
special recreation permits by recreation
 service providers serving environmental
 justice communities4  7#b7 ,any        
national1 regional1 ,state1 local1 or   
site-specific policies1 including those 
required under the ,federal ,lands      
,recreation ,enhancement ,act 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #fhja et seq47 that facilitate
 public lands access for recreational   
service providers serving environmental 
justice communities4  7#c7 ,any case    
studies that may provide illustrative   
examples of how special recreation      
permits1 partnerships1 or cooperative   
agreements are being effectively used by
 land managers for the purposes of      
providing public lands access to        
recreation service providers serving    

environmental justice communities4  7#d7
 ,identification of any barriers to     
public lands access for recreation      
service providers serving environmental 
justice communities4  7#e7 ,any         
recommendations for agency policy1 or if
 necessary1 action by ,congress to      
encourage and simplify public lands     
access for recreational service         
providers serving environmental justice 
communities4  7b7 ,voluntary            
participation by special recreation     
providers ,the ,secretaries-- 7#a7 shall
 contact all current or prospective     
special recreation providers to request 
a voluntary estimation of how many user 
days are used by individuals from       
environmental justice communities2  7#b7
 shall request from recreational service
 providers and interested members of the
 public any other information that      
supports the reporting requirements in  
subsection 7a72 and  7#c7 shall not use 
participation or information provided as
 a condition in approving or rejecting a

 special recreation permit4  7c7        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   
term environmental justice community    
means a community with significant      
representation of communities of color1 
low-income communities1 or ,tribal and  
indigenous communities1 that            
experiences1 or is at risk of           
experiencing1 higher or more adverse    
human health or environmental effects   
than other communities4  7#b7 ,the terms
 recreation service provider1 special   
recreation permit1 ,secretaries1 and    
,secretary have the same meaning as     
defined in section #hjb of the ,federal 
,lands ,recreation ,enhancement ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja74