A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Senator Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Passed Senate
Summary
Cross-agency Native American tourism grants. This adds a new grant program that lets the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, and other federal agencies fund tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to support Native tourism and visitor experience projects.
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- Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations gain direct access to grants and agreements aimed at carrying out the Act's purposes, including projects to promote tourism and improve visitor services.
- Federal agencies including Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor can act as conduits to award grants and coordinate funding across programs.
- Communities and local tourism efforts can receive coordinated support across multiple federal offices, aligning funding to the Act's goals for tourism development and visitor experience improvements.
*Authorizes $35 million in appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to fund the grant program.*
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Tourism grants for tribes and Native Hawaiians
This bill would set up federal grants for Native American and Native Hawaiian tourism. Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations could apply. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, and other agencies (Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor) could award funds. It would authorize $35 million total for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. If enacted, the program would start upon enactment and end September 30, 2029.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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