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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4089 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 18, 2012 

Received 

AN ACT 

To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 

hunting, fishing and shooting. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE AND 

OPPORTUNITIES 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Findings. 

Sec. 103. Definition. 

Sec. 104. Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting. 

TITLE II—RECREATIONAL SHOOTING PROTECTION 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Recreational shooting. 

TITLE III—POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 

in Canada. 

TITLE IV—HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING 

PROTECTION 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Modification of definition. 

TITLE V—HUNTING IN KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST 

Sec. 501. Hunting in Kisatchie National Forest. 

TITLE VI—DESIGNATION OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON NATIONAL 

MONUMENTS 

Sec. 601. Designation of and restrictions on national monuments. 


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1 TITLE I—RECREATIONAL FISH2 ING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 

3 AND OPPORTUNITIES 

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Fishing 

6 and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act’’. 

7 SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds that— 

9 (1) recreational fishing and hunting are impor10 tant and traditional activities in which millions of 

11 Americans participate; 

12 (2) recreational anglers and hunters have been 

13 and continue to be among the foremost supporters 

14 of sound fish and wildlife management and conserva15 tion in the United States; 

16 (3) recreational fishing and hunting are envi17 ronmentally acceptable and beneficial activities that 

18 occur and can be provided on Federal public lands 

19 and waters without adverse effects on other uses or 

20 users; 

21 (4) recreational anglers, hunters, and sporting 

22 organizations provide direct assistance to fish and 

23 wildlife managers and enforcement officers of the 

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1 ernments by investing volunteer time and effort to 

2 fish and wildlife conservation; 

3 (5) recreational anglers, hunters, and the asso4 ciated industries have generated billions of dollars of 

5 critical funding for fish and wildlife conservation, re6 search, and management by providing revenues from 

7 purchases of fishing and hunting licenses, permits, 

8 and stamps, as well as excise taxes on fishing, hunt9 ing, and shooting equipment that have generated bil10 lions of dollars of critical funding for fish and wild11 life conservation, research, and management; 

12 (6) recreational shooting is also an important 

13 and traditional activity in which millions of Ameri14 cans participate, safe recreational shooting is a valid 

15 use of Federal public lands, including the establish16 ment of safe and convenient shooting ranges on such 

17 lands, and participation in recreational shooting 

18 helps recruit and retain hunters and contributes to 

19 wildlife conservation; 

20 (7) opportunities to recreationally fish, hunt, 

21 and shoot are declining, which depresses participa22 tion in these traditional activities, and depressed 

23 participation adversely impacts fish and wildlife con24 servation and funding for important conservation ef25 forts; and 


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1 (8) the public interest would be served, and our 

2 citizens’ fish and wildlife resources benefitted, by ac3 tion to ensure that opportunities are facilitated to 

4 engage in fishing and hunting on Federal public 

5 land as recognized by Executive Order No. 12962, 

6 relating to recreational fisheries, and Executive 

7 Order No. 13443, relating to facilitation of hunting 

8 heritage and wildlife conservation. 

9 SEC. 103. DEFINITION. 

10 In this title: 

11 (1) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘Federal public 

14 land’’ means any land or water that is— 

15 (i) owned by the United States; and 

16 (ii) managed by a Federal agency (in17 cluding the Department of the Interior and 

18 the Forest Service) for purposes that in19 clude the conservation of natural resources. 

20 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal pub21 lic land’’ does not include any land or water 

22 held in trust for the benefit of Indians or other 

23 Native Americans. 

24 (2) HUNTING.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

2 subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘hunting’’ means 

3 use of a firearm, bow, or other authorized 

4 means in the lawful— 

5 (i) pursuit, shooting, capture, collec6 tion, trapping, or killing of wildlife; 

7 (ii) attempt to pursue, shoot, capture, 

8 collect, trap, or kill wildlife; or 

9 (iii) the training of hunting dogs, in10 cluding field trials. 

11 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ 

12 does not include the use of skilled volunteers to 

13 cull excess animals (as defined by other Federal 

14 law, including laws applicable to the National 

15 Park System). 

16 (3) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec17 reational fishing’’ means the lawful— 

18 (A) pursuit, capture, collection, or killing 

19 of fish; or 

20 (B) attempt to capture, collect, or kill fish. 

21 (4) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.—The term 

22 ‘‘recreational shooting’’ means any form of sport, 

23 training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or 

24 informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, hand25 gun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow. 


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1 SEC. 104. RECREATIONAL FISHING, HUNTING, AND SHOOT2 ING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

4 and subsection (g), and cooperation with the respective 

5 State and fish and wildlife agency, Federal public land 

6 management officials shall exercise their authority under 

7 existing law, including provisions regarding land use plan8 ning, to facilitate use of and access to Federal public 

9 lands, including Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study 

10 Areas, or lands administratively classified as wilderness el11 igible or suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas, for 

12 fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting except as 

13 limited by— 

14 (1) statutory authority that authorizes action or 

15 withholding action for reasons of national security, 

16 public safety, or resource conservation; 

17 (2) any other Federal statute that specifically 

18 precludes recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting 

19 on specific Federal public lands, waters, or units 

20 thereof; and 

21 (3) discretionary limitations on recreational 

22 fishing, hunting, and shooting determined to be nec23 essary and reasonable as supported by the best sci24 entific evidence and advanced through a transparent 

25 public process. 


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1 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 

2 the head of each Federal public land management agency 

3 shall exercise its land management discretion— 

4 (1) in a manner that supports and facilitates 

5 recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportu6 nities; 

7 (2) to the extent authorized under applicable 

8 State law; and 

9 (3) in accordance with applicable Federal law. 

10 (c) PLANNING.— 

11 (1) EFFECTS OF PLANS AND ACTIVITIES.— 

12 (A) EVALUATION OF EFFECTS ON OPPOR13 TUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN RECREATIONAL FISH14 ING, HUNTING, OR SHOOTING.—Federal public 

15 land planning documents, including land re16 sources management plans, resource manage17 ment plans, travel management plans, general 

18 management plans, and comprehensive con19 servation plans, shall include a specific evalua20 tion of the effects of such plans on opportuni21 ties to engage in recreational fishing, hunting, 

22 or shooting. 

23 (B) NOT MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—No 

24 action taken under this title, or under section 

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1 ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), as 

2 amended by the National Wildlife Refuge Sys3 tem Improvement Act of 1997, either individ4 ually or cumulatively with other actions involv5 ing Federal public lands, shall be considered to 

6 be a major Federal action significantly affecting 

7 the quality of the human environment, and no 

8 additional identification, analysis, or consider9 ation of environmental effects, including cumu10 lative effects, is necessary or required. 

11 (C) OTHER ACTIVITY NOT CONSIDERED.— 

12 Federal public land management officials are 

13 not required to consider the existence or avail14 ability of recreational fishing, hunting, or shoot15 ing opportunities on adjacent or nearby public 

16 or private lands in the planning for or deter17 mination of which Federal public lands are 

18 open for these activities or in the setting of lev19 els of use for these activities on Federal public 

20 lands, unless the combination or coordination of 

21 such opportunities would enhance the rec22 reational fishing, hunting, or shooting opportu23 nities available to the public. 

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1 uments listed in paragraph (1)(A) of an agency 

2 shall, after appropriate coordination with State fish 

3 and wildlife agencies, allow the participation of 

4 skilled volunteers in the culling and other manage5 ment of wildlife populations on Federal public lands 

6 unless the head of the agency demonstrates, based 

7 on the best scientific data available or applicable 

8 Federal statutes, why skilled volunteers shall not be 

9 used to control overpopulations of wildlife on the 

10 land that is the subject of the planning documents. 

11 (d) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND FOREST

12 SERVICE LANDS.— 

13 (1) LANDS OPEN.—Lands under the jurisdic14 tion of the Bureau of Land Management and the 

15 Forest Service, including Wilderness Areas, Wilder16 ness Study Areas, lands designated as wilderness or 

17 administratively classified as wilderness eligible or 

18 suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas but 

19 excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, shall 

20 be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shoot21 ing unless the managing Federal agency acts to 

22 close lands to such activity. Lands may be subject 

23 to closures or restrictions if determined by the head 

24 of the agency to be necessary and reasonable and 

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1 ing resource conservation, public safety, energy or 

2 mineral production, energy generation or trans3 mission infrastructure, water supply facilities, pro4 tection of other permittees, protection of private 

5 property rights or interests, national security, or 

6 compliance with other law. 

7 (2) SHOOTING RANGES.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Fed9 eral agency shall use his or her authorities in 

10 a manner consistent with this Act and other ap11 plicable law, to— 

12 (i) lease or permit use of lands under 

13 the jurisdiction of the agency for shooting 

14 ranges; and 

15 (ii) designate specific lands under the 

16 jurisdiction of the agency for recreational 

17 shooting activities. 

18 (B) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Any des19 ignation under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not 

20 subject the United States to any civil action or 

21 claim for monetary damages for injury or loss 

22 of property or personal injury or death caused 

23 by any activity occurring at or on such des24 ignated lands. 


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1 (e) NECESSITY IN WILDERNESS AREAS AND ‘‘WITH2 IN AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO’’ WILDERNESS PURPOSES.— 

3 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINIS4 TRATION.—The provision of opportunities for hunt5 ing, fishing and recreational shooting, and the con6 servation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable 

7 use recreational opportunities on designated wilder8 ness areas on Federal public lands shall constitute 

9 measures necessary to meet the minimum require10 ments for the administration of the wilderness area. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘within and supplemental to’’ 

12 Wilderness purposes in section 4(a) of Public Law 

13 88–577, means that any requirements imposed by 

14 that Act shall be implemented only insofar as they 

15 do not prevent Federal public land management offi16 cials and State fish and wildlife officials from car17 rying out their wildlife conservation responsibilities 

18 or providing recreational opportunities on the Fed19 eral public lands subject to a wilderness designation. 

20 (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are not intended to 

21 authorize or facilitate commodity development, use, 

22 or extraction, or motorized recreational access or 

23 use. 

24 (f) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of every other 

25 year, beginning with the second October 1 after the date 


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1 of the enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal 

2 agency who has authority to manage Federal public land 

3 on which fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting occurs 

4 shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 

5 the House of Representatives and the Committee on En6 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that 

7 describes— 

8 (1) any Federal public land administered by the 

9 agency head that was closed to recreational fishing, 

10 sport hunting, or shooting at any time during the 

11 preceding year; and 

12 (2) the reason for the closure. 

13 (g) CLOSURES OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS OF

14 640 OR MORE ACRES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Other than closures estab16 lished or prescribed by land planning actions re17 ferred to in subsection (d) or emergency closures de18 scribed in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a perma19 nent or temporary withdrawal, change of classifica20 tion, or change of management status of Federal 

21 public land that effectively closes or significantly re22 stricts 640 or more contiguous acres of Federal pub23 lic land to access or use for fishing or hunting or ac24 tivities related to fishing and hunting (or both) shall 

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1 change, the head of the Federal agency that has ju2 risdiction over the Federal public land— 

3 (A) publishes appropriate notice of the 

4 withdrawal or change, respectively; 

5 (B) demonstrates that coordination has oc6 curred with a State fish and wildlife agency; 

7 and 

8 (C) submits to the Committee on Natural 

9 Resources of the House of Representatives and 

10 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re11 sources of the Senate written notice of the with12 drawal or change, respectively. 

13 (2) AGGREGATE OR CUMULATIVE EFFECTS.—If 

14 the aggregate or cumulative effect of separate with15 drawals or changes effectively closes or significantly 

16 restricts 1280 or more acres of land or water, such 

17 withdrawals and changes shall be treated as a single 

18 withdrawal or change for purposes of paragraph (1). 

19 (3) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 

20 Act prohibits a Federal land management agency 

21 from establishing or implementing emergency clo22 sures or restrictions of the smallest practicable area 

23 to provide for public safety, resource conservation, 

24 national security, or other purposes authorized by 

25 law. Such an emergency closure shall terminate after 


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1 a reasonable period of time unless converted to a 

2 permanent closure consistent with this Act. 

3 (4) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.— 

4 Nothing in this Act is intended to amend or modify 

5 the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys6 tem Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 

7 et seq.), except as expressly provided herein. 

8 (h) AREAS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this title re9 quires the opening of national park or national monu10 ments under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service 

11 to hunting or recreational shooting. 

12 (i) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires a 

13 Federal agency to give preference to recreational fishing, 

14 hunting, or shooting over other uses of Federal public land 

15 or over land or water management priorities established 

16 by Federal law. 

17 (j) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling 

18 the duties set forth in this title, the heads of Federal agen19 cies shall consult with respective advisory councils as es20 tablished in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 

21 (k) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be 

23 construed as interfering with, diminishing, or con24 flicting with the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi25 bility of any State to manage, control, or regulate 


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1 fish and wildlife under State law (including regula2 tions) on land or water within the State, including 

3 on Federal public land. 

4 (2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 

5 authorizes the head of a Federal agency head to re6 quire a license, fee, or permit to fish, hunt, or trap 

7 on land or water in a State, including on Federal 

8 public land in the States, except that this paragraph 

9 shall not affect the Migratory Bird Stamp require10 ment set forth in the Migratory Bird Hunting and 

11 Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718 et seq.). 

12 TITLE II—RECREATIONAL 

13 SHOOTING PROTECTION 

14 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Shooting 

16 Protection Act’’. 

17 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

20 the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

21 (2) NATIONAL MONUMENT LAND.—The term 

22 ‘‘National Monument land’’ has the meaning given 

23 that term in the Act of June 8, 1908 (commonly 

24 known as the ‘‘Antiquities Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 431 et 

25 seq.). 


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1 (3) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.—The term 

2 ‘‘recreational shooting’’ includes any form of sport, 

3 training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or 

4 informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, hand5 gun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow. 

6 SEC. 203. RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

8 National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bu9 reau of Land Management shall be open to access and 

10 use for recreational shooting, except such closures and re11 strictions determined by the Director to be necessary and 

12 reasonable and supported by facts and evidence for one 

13 or more of the following: 

14 (1) Reasons of national security. 

15 (2) Reasons of public safety. 

16 (3) To comply with an applicable Federal stat17 ute. 

18 (4) To comply with a law (including regula19 tions) of the State in which the National Monument 

20 land is located that is applicable to recreational 

21 shooting. 

22 (b) NOTICE; REPORT.— 

23 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as set forth in 

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1 under subsection (a) is made effective, the Director 

2 shall— 

3 (A) publish public notice of such closure or 

4 restriction in a newspaper of general circulation 

5 in the area where the closure or restriction will 

6 be carried out; and 

7 (B) submit to Congress a report detailing 

8 the location and extent of, and evidence justi9 fying, such a closure or restriction. 

10 (2) TIMING.—The Director shall issue the no11 tice and report required under paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) before the closure if practicable with13 out risking national security or public safety; 

14 and 

15 (B) in cases where such issuance is not 

16 practicable for reasons of national security or 

17 public safety, not later than 30 days after the 

18 closure. 

19 (c) CESSATION OF CLOSURE OR RESTRICTION.—A 

20 closure or restriction under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub21 section (a) shall cease to be effective— 

22 (1) effective on the day after the last day of the 

23 six-month period beginning on the date on which the 

24 Director submitted the report to Congress under 

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1 tion, unless the closure or restriction has been ap2 proved by Federal law; and 

3 (2) 30 days after the date of the enactment of 

4 a Federal law disapproving the closure or restriction. 

5 (d) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 

6 the Director shall manage National Monument land under 

7 the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management— 

8 (1) in a manner that supports, promotes, and 

9 enhances recreational shooting opportunities; 

10 (2) to the extent authorized under State law 

11 (including regulations); and 

12 (3) in accordance with applicable Federal law 

13 (including regulations). 

14 (e) LIMITATION ON DUPLICATIVE CLOSURES OR RE15 STRICTIONS.—Unless supported by criteria under sub16 section (a) as a result of a change in circumstances, the 

17 Director may not issue a closure or restriction under sub18 section (a) that is substantially similar to closure or re19 striction previously issued that was not approved by Fed20 eral law. 

21 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PRIOR CLOSURES AND RE22 STRICTIONS.—On the date that is 6 months after the date 

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1 reational shooting on National Monument land under the 

2 jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of 

4 each year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 

5 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

6 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

7 Senate a report that describes— 

8 (1) any National Monument land under the ju9 risdiction of the Bureau of Land Management that 

10 was closed to recreational shooting or on which rec11 reational shooting was restricted at any time during 

12 the preceding year; and 

13 (2) the reason for the closure. 

14 (h) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires the 

15 Director to give preference to recreational shooting over 

16 other uses of Federal public land or over land or water 

17 management priorities established by Federal law. 

18 (i) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 

19 (1) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this title affects the 

20 authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to 

21 manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under 

22 State law (including regulations) on land or water in 

23 the State, including Federal public land. 

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1 reational shooting on land or water in a State, in2 cluding on Federal public land in the State. 

3 (j) CONTROLLING PROVISIONS.—In any instance 

4 when one or more provisions in title I and in this title 

5 may be construed to apply in an inconsistent manner to 

6 National Monument land, the provisions in this title shall 

7 take precedence and apply. 

8 TITLE III—POLAR BEAR 

9 CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS 

10 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva12 tion and Fairness Act of 2012’’. 

13 SEC. 302. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 

14 TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN15 ADA. 

16 Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec17 tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended 

18 to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, ex20 peditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30- 

21 day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit 

22 for the importation of any polar bear part (other 

23 than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in 

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1 ‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica2 tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har3 vested by the person before February 18, 1997; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(II) who has submitted, in support of a 

6 permit application submitted before May 15, 

7 2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har8 vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 

9 a polar bear population from which a sport10 hunted trophy could be imported before that 

11 date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 

12 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 

14 clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) 

15 and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and 

16 sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 

17 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any 

18 polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 

19 clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar 

20 bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. 

21 ‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 

22 clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) 

23 of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 

24 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the 

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1 permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall 

2 not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be3 fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con4 servation and Fairness Act of 2012.’’. 

5 TITLE IV—HUNTING, FISHING, 

6 AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT7 ING PROTECTION 

8 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunting, Fishing, and 

10 Recreational Shooting Protection Act’’. 

11 SEC. 402. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION. 

12 Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 

13 (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended— 

14 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ16 ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro17 jectiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 

18 (2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the 

19 end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 

20 (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 

21 ‘‘(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as 

22 such term is defined in subsection (a) of 

23 section 4162 of the Internal Revenue Code 

24 of 1986) the sale of which is subject to the 

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1 Code (determined without regard to any 

2 exemptions from such tax as provided by 

3 section 4162 or 4221 or any other provi4 sion of such Code), and sport fishing 

5 equipment components.’’. 

6 TITLE V—HUNTING IN 

7 KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST 

8 SEC. 501. HUNTING IN KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the Act of June 

10 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), the Secretary of Agriculture may 

11 not restrict the use of dogs in deer hunting activities in 

12 Kisatchie National Forest, unless such restrictions— 

13 (1) apply to the smallest practicable portions of 

14 such unit; and 

15 (2) are necessary to reduce or control trespass 

16 onto land adjacent to such unit. 

17 (b) PRIOR RESTRICTIONS VOID.—Any restrictions re18 garding the use of dogs in deer hunting activities in 

19 Kisatchie National Forest in force on the date of the en20 actment of this Act shall be void and have no force or 

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1 TITLE VI—DESIGNATION OF AND 

2 RESTRICTIONS ON NATIONAL 

3 MONUMENTS 

4 SEC. 601. DESIGNATION OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON NA5 TIONAL MONUMENTS. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.—No national monument des7 ignated by presidential proclamation shall be valid until 

8 the Governor and the legislature of each State within the 

9 boundaries of the proposed national monument have ap10 proved of such designation. 

11 (b) RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior 

12 shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of 

13 a national monument until the expiration of an appro14 priate review period (determined by the Secretary of the 

15 Interior) providing for public input. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2012. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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