119-hr1073

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1073 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1073

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and 
 financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret 
 natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the 
 Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 6, 2025

Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and 
 financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret 
 natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the 
 Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES GATEWAYS.

    (a) Great Lakes Gateways Network.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
 in this section as the ``Secretary''), in cooperation with the 
 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred 
 to in this section as the ``Administrator''), shall provide 
 technical and financial assistance, in cooperation with other 
 Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit 
 organizations, and the private sector to--
        (A) identify, conserve, restore, and interpret 
 natural, recreational, historical, and cultural 
 resources within the Great Lakes Watershed;
        (B) identify and use the collective resources as 
 Great Lakes Gateways sites for enhancing public 
 education regarding and access to the Great Lakes;
            (C) link the Great Lakes Gateways sites with 
 trails, tour roads, scenic byways, and other 
 connections as determined by the Secretary;
            (D) develop and establish Great Lakes Watertrails 
 comprising water routes and connections to Great Lakes 
 Gateways sites and other land resources within the 
 Great Lakes Watershed; and
        (E) create a Great Lakes Gateways Network comprised 
 of Great Lakes Gateways sites and Great Lakes 
 Watertrails.

    (2) Components.--Components of the Great Lakes Gateways 
 Network may include--
        (A) State or Federal parks or refuges;
        (B) historic seaports;
            (C) archaeological, cultural, historical, or 
 recreational sites; or
            (D) other public access and interpretive sites as 
 selected by the Secretary.

    (b) Great Lakes Gateways Grants Assistance Program.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
 Administrator, shall establish a Great Lakes Gateways Grants 
 Assistance Program to aid State and local governments, local 
 communities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector in 
 conserving, restoring, and interpreting important historic, 
 cultural, recreational, and natural resources within the Great 
 Lakes Watershed.

    (2) Criteria.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
 Administrator, shall develop appropriate eligibility, 
 prioritization, and review criteria for grants under this 
 section.

    (3) Matching funds and administrative expenses.--A grant 
 under this section--
        (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible project 
 costs;
        (B) shall be made on the condition that non-Federal 
 sources, including in-kind contributions of services or 
 materials, provide the remainder of eligible project 
 costs; and
            (C) shall be made on the condition that 
 administrative expenses are not more than 10 percent of 
 all eligible project costs.
            (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2031.
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