,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ghd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ad1 #bjbc,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,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 the benefits of special recreation permits to environmental justice communities 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,environmental justice community ,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 ,federal land management agency2 ,federal recreational lands and waters2 ,secretaries ,the terms ,federal land management agency1 ,federal recreational lands and waters1 and ,secretaries have the meanings given the terms in section #hjb of the ,federal ,lands ,recreation ,enhancement ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja74 7#c7 ,recreation service provider ,the term recreation service provider means an individual or entity that-- 7,a7 provides outfitting1 guiding1 or other recreation services2 or 7,b7 conducts recreational or competitive events1 including incidental sales4 7#d7 ,special recreation permit ,the term special recreation permit means a permit issued by a ,federal land management agency for specialized individual or group uses of ,federal recreational lands and waters1 including-- 7,a7 for outfitting1 guiding1 or other recreation services2 7,b7 for recreation or competitive events1 which may include incidental sales2 7,c7 for the use of-- 7i7 a special area2 or 7ii7 an area in which use is allocated2 7,d7 for motorized recreational vehicle use in compliance with an applicable travel management plan or other regulation2 and 7,e7 for a group activity or event4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives a report that describes-- 7#a7 the estimated use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities2 7#b7 any national1 regional1 ,state1 local1 or site-specific policies1 including any policies required under the ,federal ,lands ,recreation ,enhancement ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja et seq471 that facilitate public land access for recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities2 7#c7 any case studies that may provide illustrative examples of the manner in which special recreation permits1 partnerships1 or cooperative agreements are being effectively used by land managers for the purpose of providing public land access to recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities2 7#d7 any barriers to public land access for recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities2 and 7#e7 any recommendations for agency policy1 or if necessary1 action by ,congress1 to encourage and simplify public land access for recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities4 7c7 ,voluntary participation by recreation service providers ,for purposes of preparing the report under subsection 7b71 the ,secretaries-- 7#a7 shall contact all existing or prospective recreation service providers to request a voluntary estimate of the number of user days used by or1 in the case of a prospective recreation service provider1 expected to be used by1 individuals from environmental justice communities during the period covered by the report2 7#b7 shall request from recreation service providers and interested members of the public any other information required for the report2 and 7#c7 shall not use the participation of1 or the provision of information to the ,secretaries by1 a recreation service provider under this subsection as a condition of a special recreation permit4