Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1073 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1073 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES GATEWAYS. (a) Great Lakes Gateways Network.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator''), shall provide technical and financial assistance, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to-- (A) identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed; (B) identify and use the collective resources as Great Lakes Gateways sites for enhancing public education regarding and access to the Great Lakes; (C) link the Great Lakes Gateways