Bill Sponsor
House Bill 159
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Community Parks Revitalization Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 4, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 4, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 8, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
159
Congress
117
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Jersey
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Community Parks Revitalization Act

This bill provides assistance for local park and recreation facilities, programs, and infrastructure.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program to award grants to local governments for various park and recreation purposes. The grants must be used for (1) rehabilitation and construction of recreational areas and facilities, (2) recreation programming and innovation in delivering such programming, and (3) development of local parks and recreation recovery action programs. To be eligible to receive a rehabilitation and construction grant or a recreation programming grant, a local government must submit a local park and recreation recovery action program.

Additionally, HUD may make secured loans for parks and infrastructure projects to entities such as governmental entities, special purpose districts, and corporations. Among other purposes, these loans may be used to develop parks and recreational facilities and to plan, design, and construct trails for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Text (1)
January 4, 2021
Actions (3)
03/08/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
01/04/2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
01/04/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:41 PM