# 119-s-5677: Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act

119-s-5677, Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5677
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Would create the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area** as a new National Park System unit to conserve and promote the Upper and Middle Texas Gulf Coast’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources through local partnerships and voluntary participation. - Communities and local economies: would support conservation, recreation, and heritage promotion across five Texas Gulf Coast counties. The Network includes associated sites that can join by local agreement without changing ownership. - Private landowners: could keep title and control. Inclusion in the Network requires written consent and does not impose new federal land‑use rules on private property. - Federal, State, and local partners: would form a Lone Star Coastal Partnership with up to 31 members and must produce an Integrated Resource Management Plan within 3 years. Cooperative projects could receive up to 25 percent federal funding and must meet a minimum 3:1 non‑Federal match.

## Provisions PRIA read

- How the recreation area would work: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would establish the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area after the Secretary finds enough land has been acquired and publishes notice within 60 days. The bill limits Federal land buys to donations, willing sales, exchanges, or transfers and forbids condemnation. Landowner…
- Grants, matching, and repayment rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary make cooperative agreements to pay up to 25 percent of eligible project costs for resource protection, access, education, and recreation, subject to appropriations. Recipients would have to provide at least $3 of non‑Federal match for every $1 of Federal…
- Local partnership and planning rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Lone Star Coastal Partnership of up to 31 members to coordinate coastal planning and conservation. The Secretary would appoint members within 180 days and members would serve without pay but could get travel expenses. The Partnership would have to produce an Inte…

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- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4726: PEACE in Sudan Act
- 119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5677 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5677)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4726: PEACE in Sudan Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4726)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5677 (as of 2026-11-01).