Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act
The Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act (HR 3200) helps communities near federal recreation areas - like national parks and forests - manage tourism impacts. It requires the Interior and Agriculture Secretaries to assess local needs (such as housing shortages and infrastructure demands) and provide financial or technical assistance to businesses (e.g., hotels, campgrounds) to support sustainable visitation. The bill also establishes a unified system for tracking annual visitor numbers, launches a pilot program for real-time visitation data at 20+ recreation sites, and mandates a digital version of national park passes by January 2024. These changes directly affect gateway communities, federal land managers, and tourism businesses, aiming to distribute visitor traffic more evenly and improve data transparency.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 10, 2023
Last action Sep 19, 2023
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Total actions
5
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Committee
4
Sep 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Sep 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
lower
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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