New bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress this week to help tourism-reliant areas like Las Vegas develop strategies to better handle economic downturns.
Introduced by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev, the INVEST in Our Communities Act would establish new federal grants and programs that would help “areas tied to the tourism economy” have more resiliency to economic downturns by investing in workforce development programs, creating economic development plans and improving outdoor infrastructure, according to a news release from Titus’ office.
These goals would be accomplished by creating a new program called Hospitality and Outdoor-Recreation Supporting Tourism or HOST at the U.S. Economic Development Administration as well as creating a Capacity Building Grant Program.
