,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjbc,ms4  
,b>ragn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4
 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4
 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4
 ,fro/1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 
,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 & ,mr4 ,g>ca (  
,ill9ois7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
importance ( engagem5t ) ! ,lat9o       
community to get into ! outdoors &      
p>ticipate 9 activities to protect      
,unit$ ,/ates natural res\rces1 &       
express+ support = ! designation ( !    
?ird week ( ,july z ,lat9o ,cons]vation 
,week4  ,:]eas ,lat9o ,cons]vation ,week
 0 creat$ by ! ,hispanic ,access        
,f\ndation to support ! ,lat9o community
 gett+ into ! outdoors & p>ticipat+ 9   
activities to protect ,unit$ ,/ates     
natural res\rces2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ?is week1

 ,lat9o community1 nonpr(it1 fai?-bas$1 
& gov]nm5t organizations & ag5cies      
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates w g on hik+ or   
camp+ out+s 9 ,national ,cons]vation    
,l&s1 national monum5ts1 & p>ks & o!r   
public l&s1 le>n ab\t cons]vation ef=ts 
9 _! community1 & %[ _! support =       
p]man5tly protect+ ,unit$ ,/ates l&1    
wat]1 & air2 ,:]eas local activities    
include community-wide public ev5ts1    
private ev5ts1 film scre5+s1 discussion1
 gr\nd hikes1 birdwat*+1 picnics1       
neighborhood cleanups1 & m2 ,:]eas      
national monum5t designations celebrate 
! ,lat9o community's contribution to ?is
 c\ntry1 contribute to local economies1 
& provide beautiful spaces = outdoor    
recreation2 ,:]eas #gh p]c5t ( ,lat9os  
say !y h directly exp]i5c$ ! effects (  
climate *ange2 ,:]eas two-?irds (       
,lat9os say air pollution & contam9ants 
9 dr9k+ wat] are s]i\s ?reats to ! heal?
 ( _! families2 ,:]eas ,lat9o *ildr5 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates are #dj p]c5t m likely to
 die f a/hma ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts1 9  

"p due to ! disproportionate pollution  
burd5s _! communities are expos$ to2    
,:]eas ,lat9os are m likely to lack     
access to heal? insurance & ?us are less
 able to treat heal? ailm5ts caus$ by   
exposure to poor air quality2 ,:]eas    
access to natural spaces-- 7#a7 provide 
m5tal & physical heal? b5efits2  7#b7 c 
save almo/ ?ree doll>s 9 heal? c>e on e 
doll> sp5t on creat+ & ma9ta9+ p>k      
trails2 &  7#c7 helps mitigate climate  
*ange & c aid economic recov]y2 ,:]eas  
communities ( color 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
are #c times z likely z ,:ite           
communities to live 9 nature-depriv$    
places1 :i* means !re are f> few] p>ks1 
=e/s1 /reams1 bea*es1 & o!r natural     
places ne> ,black1 ,lat9o1 & ,asian     
communities2 ,:]eas ,lat9os are #ba     
p]c5t m likely ?an non-,hispanic ,:ites 
to live 9 urban heat isl&s1 or areas    
dom9at$ by asphalt & concrete )\t access
 to p>ks t provide %ade = urban cool+2  
,:]eas public l&s are a key compon5t ( !
 ,lat9o id5tity1 & !y weave a n>rative (

 ! div]se & complex hi/ory ( ! ,nation2 
,:]eas ,lat9os are ! l>ge/ m9ority gr\p 
9 ,am]ica1 ) ov] #fb4e million p mak+ up
 #ai p]c5t ( ! ,nation's population &   
are project$ to become ne>ly "o-?ird ( !
 population by #bjej2 ,:]eas #d4d       
million ,lat9os p>ticipate 9 fi%+1      
av]ag+ m out+s p] ye> ?an ! g5]al fi%+  
population2 ,:]eas all communities %\ld 
h equitable access to ne>by gre5 space1 
! ability to rea* x1 & features t honor 
& welcome div]se languages1 inclusive   
hi/ories1 & uses ( p>kl&2 & ,:]eas !    
?ird week ( ,july is an appropriate week
 to designate z ,lat9o ,cons]vation     
,week3 ,n[1 !re=e be x ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
,lat9o community's commitm5t to         
cons]vation & ! importance ( gett+      
outdoors2  7#b7 recognizes ! future (   
public l&s dep5ds on engag+ & welcom+   
our div]se y\? & ,lat9o communities t   
already deeply c>e ab\t our environm5t &
 feel a moral obligation to take c>e (  
x2 &  7#c7 supports ! designation (     

,lat9o ,cons]vation ,week4