Alexandria, VA — In a significant step forward for the outdoor recreation industry and the sport-fishing community, yesterday, President Obama signed into law the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016. The bill, known as the Outdoor REC Act, passed the House of Representatives and the Senate in November.
This new piece of legislation requires the Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, to assess and analyze the contributions of the outdoor recreation industry, including recreational fishing, to the United States economy. The legislation will help to ensure that sport-fishing industry jobs and recreational fishing’s economic impact are accounted for as part of the gross domestic product (GDP).
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