HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-07-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - GET OUTDOORS ACT HR4100 (2)Agenda Item:
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
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CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Laurene Weste
DATE: July 13, 2004
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE GET OUTDOORS ACT OF 2004
(H.R. 4100)
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution in support of the Get Outdoors Act of 2004 (GO Act, H.R. 4100)
and transmit statements of support for H.R. 4100 to Representative George Miller,
Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, and Members of the House Resources Committee's
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
BACKGROUND
On April 1, 2004, U.S. Representatives George Miller of California and Don Young of Alaska
introduced the Get Outdoors Act of 2004. This bill has been referred to the House Resources
Committee. The Get Outdoors Act seeks to address the nation's obesity crisis by providing
funds for recreational places across the country, thereby expanding opportunities for Americans
to stay physically active.
The Get Outdoors Act of 2004 is a bill to establish a permanent trust fund to get Americans
outdoors by providing access to parks and recreation areas in urban and rural communities,
preservation of historic places, promotion of healthy and active lifestyle, and to provide for
hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing for the people of the United States.
The legislation seeks to establish a permanent source of annual funding for local governments,
states, and federal agencies to encourage physical activity and recreation in urban, suburban, and
rural areas. This bill would annually set aside $3.125 billion for capital investments in public
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recreation, parks, and other conservation activities. Young states that the proposed $3.125
billion annual spending in the GO Act is about 3 percent of annual health care costs borne by the
Federal government for obesity -related illnesses.
The bill encourages more recreation activity, because studies have shown that adequate lighting,
good trails, easy access, and community based recreation infrastructure all result in increases in
physical activity. More physical activity will help decrease this nation's obesity epidemic. The
GO Act proactively addresses this problem by providing a permanent source of annual funding
for local governments, states, and federal agencies to encourage physical activity and recreation
in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact associated with this recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution