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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 483 

Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the priorities 

and goals of Executive Order 13443. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 27, 2017 

Mr. HUNTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 

Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for 

the priorities and goals of Executive Order 13443. 

Whereas Executive Order 13443 (72 Fed. Reg. 46537; relating to Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation) was ordered and signed by President George 

W. Bush on August 16, 2007; 

Whereas Executive Order 13443 was officially published in 

the Federal Register on August 20, 2007; 

Whereas the stated purpose of Executive Order 13443 is to 

direct Federal agencies, including the Department of the 

Interior and the Department of Agriculture, to 

proactively create and support programs and activities 


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that have a measurable effect on public land management, outdoor recreation and wildlife management; 

Whereas Executive Order 13443 specifically mentions the expansion and enhancement of hunting opportunities and 

the management of game species and their habitat; 

Whereas Executive Order 13443 specifically recommends 

Federal activities including: 

(1) Evaluation of the effect of agency action on 

hunting participation trends. 

(2) Consideration of the economic and recreational 

values of hunting. 

(3) Management of wildlife habitats on public lands 

in a manner that expands and enhances hunting opportunities, including through the use of hunting in wildlife 

management planning. 

(4) Working collaboratively with State governments 

to manage and conserve game species and their habitats 

in a manner that respects private property rights and 

State management authority over wildlife resources. 

(5) Establishment of short- and long-term goals, in 

cooperation with State and tribal governments, and consistent with agency missions, to foster healthy and productive populations of game species and appropriate opportunities for the public to hunt those species. 

(6) Ensuring that agency plans and actions consider 

programs and recommendations of comprehensive planning efforts such as State Wildlife Actions Plans, the 

North American Waterfowl Management Plan, and other 

range-wide management plans for big game and upland 

game birds. 

(7) Seeking the advice of State and tribal fish and 

wildlife agencies, and, as appropriate, consult with the 


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Sporting Conservation Council and other organizations 

with respect to these Federal activities. 

Whereas Executive Order 13443 specifically orders: 

(1) The Chairman of the Council on Environmental 

Quality, in coordination with the appropriate Federal 

agencies and in consultation with the Sporting Conservation Council and in cooperation with State and tribal fish 

and wildlife agencies and the public, to convene no later 

than 1 year after the date of the Executive order, and 

periodically thereafter, a White House Conference on 

North American Wildlife Policy (Conference) to facilitate 

the exchange of information and advice relating to the 

means for achieving the goals of the Executive order. 

(2) The Chairman of the Council on Environmental 

Quality to prepare, consistent with applicable law and 

subject to the availability of appropriations, in coordination with the appropriate Federal agencies and in consultation with the Sporting Conservation Council, and in 

cooperation with State and tribal fish and wildlife agencies, not later than 1 year following the conclusion of the 

Conference, a comprehensive Recreational Hunting and 

Wildlife Conservation Plan (Action Plan) that incorporates existing and ongoing activities and sets forth a 

10-year agenda for fulfilling the actions identified in the 

Federal actions section of the Executive order. 

Whereas the Council on Environmental Quality and the 

Sporting Conservation Council completed the first edition 

of the Action Plan in December 2008 setting forth a 10- 

year agenda to address 58 action items and 174 sub-action items with the stated goal of fulfilling the actions 

identified in Executive Order 13443; 


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Whereas a vast majority of the 58 action items and 174 subaction items of the Action Plan have the current status 

of being only partially completed or, in most cases, wholly 

incomplete; 

Whereas Federal agencies have made no substantiated efforts 

to purposefully implement the goals and directives of Executive Order 13443; 

Whereas public lands throughout the country promote recreational opportunities for American families, economic 

revenue, public health and education, and environmental 

protection and conservation; and 

Whereas the primary objective with any and all Federal land 

management should be to provide for their protection and 

conservation while also maintaining access for those 

whom these lands belong, the American public: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House supports efforts— 

2 (1) to reaffirm to Federal agencies the prior3 ities and goals of Executive Order 13443, completely 

4 and in total; and 

5 (2) to recommend to the President of the 

6 United States that he issue a new Executive order 

7 reestablishing the original priorities and goals of Ex8 ecutive Order 13443. 

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