Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024”.
Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain grants, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Youth sports facility eligibility
Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended—
in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “youth sports,” after “public service,”;
in subsection (b)(1)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or youth sports facilities” after “facilities”; and
in subparagraph (C), by inserting “or underemployed” after “unemployed”;
by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
“(c) Additional considerations—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may consider the extent to which a project would—
“(1) lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located;
“(2) address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;
“(3) benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;
“(4) support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities;
“(5) promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities; and
“(6) promote travel and tourism.”