,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #degg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjba,mr4 
,quigley 7for himself and ,mr4 ,garca of
 ,illinois7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,interior to establish a ,park         
,district ,community ,support ,grant    
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,park ,district ,community ,support 
,grant ,program ,act4  #b4 ,park        
,district ,community ,support ,grant    
,program  7a7 ,establishment ,the       
,secretary shall establish a ,park      
,district ,community ,support ,grant    
,program under which the ,secretary may 
award grants to eligible entities for   
projects to-- 7#a7 maintain land and    
water for parks and other outdoor       
recreation purposes2  7#b7 operate new  
or renovate existing outdoor recreation 
facilities2 and  7#c7 build1 operate1   

maintain1 or refurbish indoor or outdoor
 facilities owned and operated1 in whole
 or in part by a park district and used 
by or to support the public4  7b7       
,matching requirement  7#a7 ,in general 
,as a condition of receiving a grant    
under subsection 7a71 an eligible entity
 shall provide matching funds in the    
form of cash or in-kind contributions in
 an amount equal to not less than #ajj  
percent of the amounts made available   
under the grant4  7#b7 ,sources ,the    
matching amounts referred to in         
paragraph 7#a7 may include amounts made 
available from ,state1 local1           
nongovernmental1 or private sources4    
7#c7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary may waive  
all or part of the matching requirement 
under paragraph 7#a7 if the ,secretary  
determines that-- 7,a7 no reasonable    
means are available through which an    
applicant can meet the matching         
requirement2 and  7,b7 the probable     
benefit of such project outweighs the   
public interest in such matching        

requirement4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term
 eligible entity means a special purpose
 district1 including park districts4    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to the ,secretary #ajj1jjj1jjj to carry
 out this section4