S. 2480 · 117th Congress
Tourism District Protection Act
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This bill allows state and local governments to use criminal justice and law enforcement grant program funds to address crime in tourist areas.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 27, 2021
Tourism District Protection Act
This bill allows state and local governments to use criminal justice and law enforcement grant program funds to address crime in tourist areas.
Specifically, the bill
- creates a preference for grants under the Community Oriented Policing Services program for applicants from states that will use grants to address increased crime in tourist areas,
- allows grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program to support state and local efforts to respond to a significant increase in crime in tourist areas, and
- requires (currently, permits) up to 5% of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be awarded for certain specified purposes and includes as an eligible purpose addressing significant increases in crime in tourist areas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Tourism District Protection Act
Latest action (Jul 27, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 27, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.