,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eefj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,oss(f 7= himself & ,mr4 ,"y7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,public ,works & ,economic   
,developm5t ,act ( #aife ) respect to ! 
eligibility ( y\? sports facilities =   
c]ta9 grants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,y\? ,sports ,facilities ,act ( #bjbd4  
#b4 ,y\? sports facility eligibility    
,section #bja ( ! ,public ,works &      
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a77#a71 by ins]t+ y\?       
sports1 aft] public s]vice12  7#b7 9    
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 by ins]t+ or y\? sports facilities
 aft] facilities2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 
7,c71 by ins]t+ or und]employ$ aft]     
unemploy$2  7#c7 by r$esignat+          

subsection 7c7 z subsection 7d72 &  7#d7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3
  7c7 ,additional consid]ations ,9 aw>d+
 grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may 
consid] ! ext5t to :i* a project w\ld-- 
7#a7 lead to economic div]sification 9 !
 area1 or a "p ( ! area1 9 :i* ! project
 is or w be locat$2  7#b7 address &     
mitigate ! m5tal & physical heal?       
impacts ( s$5t>y life/yles & obesity on 
! heal? ( a community by improv+ access 
to recreational space1 includ+ by       
develop+ y\? sports facilities s]v+ !   
community2  7#c7 b5efit highly rural    
communities )\t adequate tax rev5ues to 
inve/ 9 active life/yle infra/ructure2  
7#d7 prim>ily s]ve *ildr5 :o-- 7,a7 are 
f l[-income families 9 rural or und]s]v$
 communities2  7,b7 lack access to      
indoor or outdoor facilities = cov]$    
physical education & sports activities2 
&  7,c7 live or att5d s*ool 9           
communities ) high rates ( opioid use   
disord]s or community viol5ce2  7#e7    
support y\? sports & recreation to spur 

economic developm5t1 ) a focus on urban 
& rural communities lack+ facilities2   
7#f7 promote job creation ?r\gh y\?     
sports facilities & adjac5t bus9esses t 
support su* facilities2 &  7#g7 promote 
travel & t\rism4  4