Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
The Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024 amends federal law to make youth sports facilities eligible for economic development grants previously available only for traditional public works projects. The bill expands the Public Works and Economic Development Act to allow the federal government to fund construction and improvement of youth sports facilities as part of economic development efforts in communities. When awarding these grants, federal officials are instructed to consider whether projects would reduce obesity and sedentary lifestyle health problems, create jobs, support economically disadvantaged rural and urban areas, promote tourism, and drive economic diversification. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or timelines but directs the Secretary of Commerce to evaluate these additional factors when deciding which youth sports facility projects receive federal grants. The bill is intended to help communities lacking sufficient local tax revenue to build or improve recreational infrastructure that serves youth while generating economic benefits.
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