Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Applauds Final Passage of Economic Development Reauthorization Act with New Emphasis on Outdoor Recreation

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauds the House and Senate passage of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, which includes language reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in two decades. This landmark legislation not only modernizes EDA’s authority to strengthen local economies, but also acknowledges the significance of…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Welcomes Bipartisan Support for Outdoor Recreation in Senate’s Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024

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Legislation includes Rural Outdoor Investment Act, clears key committee with unanimous support   Washington, D.C. – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauds the markup of the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024, which has a historic focus on outdoor recreation through the inclusion of the Rural Outdoor Investment Act (ROI). The legislation passed unanimously out…

EDA Competitive Recreation Funding Hub

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In 2021, ORR worked to ensure funding for outdoor recreation as part of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) American Rescue Plan funding. This effort was rewarded when EDA announced $750 million in funding for Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation projects, helping grow the recreation economy nationwide. $510 million of this funding was distributed in the…