April 10, 2025
Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain grants, 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 Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024
.
Sec. 2. Youth sports facility eligibility
Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by inserting youth sports,
after public service,
;
(2)
in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting or youth sports facilities
after facilities
; and
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (7), by striking or
at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(9)
address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;
(10)
benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;
(11)
primarily serve children who—
(A)
are from low-income families in rural or underserved communities;
(B)
lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities for covered physical education and sports activities; and
(C)
live or attend school in communities with high rates of opioid use disorders or community violence;
(12)
support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities; or
(13)
promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities.