A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Lanier Parks Local Access Act," seeks to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992. The primary goal is to modify the Challenge Cost-Sharing Program regarding the management of recreation facilities. Specifically, it changes how user fees can be used for certain sites. The amendment focuses on the location of the recreation site or facility in relation to a civil works project.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill increases flexibility in how user fees are applied to manage recreation facilities within civil works projects.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Flexibility in Fee Usage: By changing the language from "at recreation site at which the fee is collected" to "at any recreation site or facility that is located at the civil works project at which the fee is collected," the bill allows fees collected at one site to potentially be used for other facilities within the same civil works project. This is found in Section 2.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill increases flexibility in how user fees are applied to manage recreation facilities within civil works projects.
- 7/17/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 7/16/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Richard McCormickRepublican · Georgia