II 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1660 

To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and 

shooting, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 6, 2013 

Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

TESTER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. WARNER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 

hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Sportsmen’s and Public Outdoor Recreation Traditions 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘SPORT Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REGULATORY REFORMS 

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Sec. 101. Exemption of certain payments from sequestration. 

Sec. 102. Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act. 

Sec. 103. Electronic duck stamps. 

Sec. 104. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 

in Canada. 

Sec. 105. Target practice and marksmanship training on Federal land. 

Sec. 106. Taking of migratory game birds. 

Sec. 107. Annual permit and fee for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING ACCESS 

Sec. 201. Availability of Land and Water Conservation Fund for recreational 

public access projects. 

Sec. 202. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 

Sec. 203. Recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal 

public land. 

Sec. 204. Reports on access to Federal public land for hunters, anglers, and 

other outdoor recreational users. 

TITLE III—HABITAT CONSERVATION 

Sec. 301. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. 

Sec. 302. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 

Sec. 303. Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 

2010. 

Sec. 304. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act. 

1 TITLE I—REGULATORY 

2 REFORMS 

3 SEC. 101. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SE4 QUESTRATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 

7 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting after ‘‘Farm Credit System In9 surance Corporation, Farm Credit Insurance Fund 

10 (78–4171–0–3–351).’’ the following: 

11 ‘‘Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration (14– 

12 5029–0–2–303).’’; 

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1 (2) by inserting after ‘‘Soldiers and Airmen’s 

2 Home, payment of claims (84–8930–0–7–705).’’ the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘Sport Fish Restoration (14–8151–0–7– 

5 303).’’; and 

6 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘Wildlife Restoration (14–5029–0–303).’’. 

8 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

9 section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under 

10 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

11 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of 

12 enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISH14 ING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE TOXIC SUB15 STANCES CONTROL ACT. 

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

17 (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended— 

18 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ20 ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro21 jectiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 

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

23 end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such 

2 term is defined in subparagraph (a) of section 4162 

3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale of 

4 which is subject to the tax imposed by section 

5 4161(a) of such Code (determined without regard to 

6 any exemptions from such tax as provided by section 

7 4162 or 4221 or any other provision of such Code), 

8 and sport fishing equipment components.’’. 

9 SEC. 103. ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMPS. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) ACTUAL STAMP.—The term ‘‘actual stamp’’ 

12 means a Federal migratory-bird hunting and con13 servation stamp required under the Act of March 

14 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known 

15 as the ‘‘Duck Stamp Act’’), that is printed on paper 

16 and sold through the means established by the au17 thority of the Secretary immediately before the date 

18 of enactment of this Act. 

19 (2) AUTOMATED LICENSING SYSTEM.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘automated 

21 licensing system’’ means an electronic, comput22 erized licensing system used by a State fish and 

23 wildlife agency to issue hunting, fishing, and 

24 other associated licenses and products. 

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1 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘automated li2 censing system’’ includes a point-of-sale, Inter3 net, telephonic system, or other electronic appli4 cations used for a purpose described in sub5 paragraph (A). 

6 (3) ELECTRONIC STAMP.—The term ‘‘electronic 

7 stamp’’ means an electronic version of an actual 

8 stamp that— 

9 (A) is a unique identifier for the individual 

10 to whom it is issued; 

11 (B) can be printed on paper or produced 

12 through an electronic application with the same 

13 indicators as the State endorsement provides; 

14 (C) is issued through a State automated li15 censing system that is authorized, under State 

16 law and by the Secretary under this section, to 

17 issue electronic stamps; 

18 (D) is compatible with the hunting licens19 ing system of the State that issues the elec20 tronic stamp; and 

21 (E) is described in the State application 

22 approved by the Secretary under subsection 

23 (c)(3). 

24 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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1 (b) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ELECTRONIC DUCK

2 STAMPS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may author4 ize any State to issue electronic stamps in accord5 ance with this section. 

6 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall im7 plement this section in consultation with State man8 agement agencies. 

9 (c) STATE APPLICATION.— 

10 (1) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION REQUIRED.— 

11 The Secretary may not authorize a State to issue 

12 electronic stamps under this section unless the Sec13 retary has received and approved an application sub14 mitted by the State in accordance with this section. 

15 (2) NUMBER OF NEW STATES.—The Secretary 

16 may determine the number of new States per year 

17 to participate in the electronic stamp program. 

18 (3) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The Sec19 retary may not approve a State application unless 

20 the application contains— 

21 (A) a description of the format of the elec22 tronic stamp that the State will issue under this 

23 section, including identifying features of the li24 censee that will be specified on the stamp; 

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1 (B) a description of any fee the State will 

2 charge for issuance of an electronic stamp; 

3 (C) a description of the process the State 

4 will use to account for and transfer to the Sec5 retary the amounts collected by the State that 

6 are required to be transferred to the Secretary 

7 under the program; 

8 (D) the manner by which the State will 

9 transmit electronic stamp customer data to the 

10 Secretary; 

11 (E) the manner by which actual stamps 

12 will be delivered; 

13 (F) the policies and procedures under 

14 which the State will issue duplicate electronic 

15 stamps; and 

16 (G) such other policies, procedures, and in17 formation as may be reasonably required by the 

18 Secretary. 

19 (4) PUBLICATION OF DEADLINES, ELIGIBILITY

20 REQUIREMENTS, AND SELECTION CRITERIA.—Not 

21 later than 30 days before the date on which the Sec22 retary begins accepting applications under this sec23 tion, the Secretary shall publish— 

24 (A) deadlines for submission of applica25 tions; 

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1 (B) eligibility requirements for submitting 

2 applications; and 

3 (C) criteria for approving applications. 

4 (d) STATE OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORITIES.— 

5 (1) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMP.—The Sec6 retary shall require that each individual to whom a 

7 State sells an electronic stamp under this section 

8 shall receive an actual stamp— 

9 (A) by not later than the date on which 

10 the electronic stamp expires under subsection 

11 (e)(3); and 

12 (B) in a manner agreed upon by the State 

13 and Secretary. 

14 (2) COLLECTION AND TRANSFER OF ELEC15 TRONIC STAMP REVENUE AND CUSTOMER INFORMA16 TION.— 

17 (A) REQUIREMENT TO TRANSMIT.—The 

18 Secretary shall require each State authorized to 

19 issue electronic stamps to collect and submit to 

20 the Secretary in accordance with this sub21 section— 

22 (i) the first name, last name, and 

23 complete mailing address of each individual 

24 that purchases an electronic stamp from 

25 the State; 

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1 (ii) the face value amount of each 

2 electronic stamp sold by the State; and 

3 (iii) the amount of the Federal por4 tion of any fee required by the agreement 

5 for each stamp sold. 

6 (B) TIME OF TRANSMITTAL.—The Sec7 retary shall require the submission under sub8 paragraph (A) to be made with respect to sales 

9 of electronic stamps by a State according to the 

10 written agreement between the Secretary and 

11 the State agency. 

12 (C) ADDITIONAL FEES NOT AFFECTED.— 

13 This section shall not apply to the State portion 

14 of any fee collected by a State under paragraph 

15 (3). 

16 (3) ELECTRONIC STAMP ISSUANCE FEE.—A 

17 State authorized to issue electronic stamps may 

18 charge a reasonable fee to cover costs incurred by 

19 the State and the Department of the Interior in 

20 issuing electronic stamps under this section, includ21 ing costs of delivery of actual stamps. 

22 (4) DUPLICATE ELECTRONIC STAMPS.—A State 

23 authorized to issue electronic stamps may issue a 

24 duplicate electronic stamp to replace an electronic 

25 stamp issued by the State that is lost or damaged. 

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1 (5) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE

2 PURCHASE OF STATE LICENSE.—A State may not 

3 require that an individual purchase a State hunting 

4 license as a condition of issuing an electronic stamp 

5 under this section. 

6 (e) ELECTRONIC STAMP REQUIREMENTS; RECOGNI7 TION OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.— 

8 (1) STAMP REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

9 shall require an electronic stamp issued by a State 

10 under this section— 

11 (A) to have the same format as any other 

12 license, validation, or privilege the State issues 

13 under the automated licensing system of the 

14 State; and 

15 (B) to specify identifying features of the li16 censee that are adequate to enable Federal, 

17 State, and other law enforcement officers to 

18 identify the holder. 

19 (2) RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.— 

20 Any electronic stamp issued by a State under this 

21 section shall, during the effective period of the elec22 tronic stamp— 

23 (A) bestow upon the licensee the same 

24 privileges as are bestowed by an actual stamp; 

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1 (B) be recognized nationally as a valid 

2 Federal migratory bird hunting and conserva3 tion stamp; and 

4 (C) authorize the licensee to hunt migra5 tory waterfowl in any other State, in accordance 

6 with the laws of the other State governing that 

7 hunting. 

8 (3) DURATION.—An electronic stamp issued by 

9 a State shall be valid for a period agreed to by the 

10 State and the Secretary, which shall not exceed 45 

11 days. 

12 (f) TERMINATION OF STATE PARTICIPATION.—The 

13 authority of a State to issue electronic stamps under this 

14 section may be terminated— 

15 (1) by the Secretary, if the Secretary— 

16 (A) finds that the State has violated any of 

17 the terms of the application of the State ap18 proved by the Secretary under subsection (c); 

19 and 

20 (B) provides to the State written notice of 

21 the termination by not later than the date that 

22 is 30 days before the date of termination; or 

23 (2) by the State, by providing written notice to 

24 the Secretary by not later than the date that is 30 

25 days before the termination date. 

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1 SEC. 104. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 

2 TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN3 ADA. 

4 Section 104(c)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection 

5 Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)) is amended by strik6 ing subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(D) POLAR BEAR PARTS.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

9 subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii), subsection 

10 (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102, the Sec11 retary of the Interior shall, expeditiously 

12 after the date on which the expiration of 

13 the applicable 30-day period described in 

14 subsection (d)(2) expires, issue a permit 

15 for the importation of any polar bear part 

16 (other than an internal organ) from a 

17 polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada 

18 to any person— 

19 ‘‘(I) who submits, with the per20 mit application, proof that the polar 

21 bear was legally harvested by the per22 son before February 18, 1997; or 

23 ‘‘(II) who submitted, with a per24 mit application submitted before May 

25 15, 2008, proof that the polar bear 

26 was legally harvested from a polar 

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1 bear population from which a sport2 hunted trophy could be imported be3 fore May 15, 2008, in accordance 

4 with section 18.30(i) of title 50, Code 

5 of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

6 regulation) by the person before May 

7 15, 2008. 

8 ‘‘(ii) APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITION

9 ON THE IMPORTATION OF A DEPLETED

10 SPECIES.— 

11 ‘‘(I) PARTS LEGALLY HARVESTED

12 BEFORE FEBRUARY 18, 1997.— 

13 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Sec14 tions 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) 

15 shall not apply to the importation 

16 of any polar bear part authorized 

17 by a permit issued under clause 

18 (i)(I). 

19 ‘‘(bb) APPLICABILITY.— 

20 Item (aa) shall not apply to polar 

21 bear parts imported before June 

22 12, 1997. 

23 ‘‘(II) PARTS LEGALLY HAR24 VESTED BEFORE MAY 15, 2008.— 

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1 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Sec2 tions 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) 

3 shall not apply to the importation 

4 of any polar bear part authorized 

5 by a permit issued under clause 

6 (i)(II). 

7 ‘‘(bb) APPLICABILITY.— 

8 Item (aa) shall not apply to polar 

9 bear parts imported before the 

10 date of enactment of the SPORT 

11 Act.’’. 

12 SEC. 105. TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAIN13 ING ON FEDERAL LAND. 

14 (a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE.— 

15 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

16 (A) the use of firearms and archery equip17 ment for target practice and marksmanship 

18 training activities on Federal land is allowed, 

19 except to the extent specific portions of that 

20 land have been closed to those activities; 

21 (B) in recent years preceding the date of 

22 enactment of this Act, portions of Federal land 

23 have been closed to target practice and marks24 manship training for many reasons; 

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1 (C) the availability of public target ranges 

2 on non-Federal land has been declining for a 

3 variety of reasons, including continued popu4 lation growth and development near former 

5 ranges; 

6 (D) providing opportunities for target 

7 practice and marksmanship training at public 

8 target ranges on Federal and non-Federal land 

9 can help— 

10 (i) to promote enjoyment of shooting, 

11 recreational, and hunting activities; and 

12 (ii) to ensure safe and convenient lo13 cations for those activities; 

14 (E) Federal law in effect on the date of en15 actment of this Act, including the Pittman-Rob16 ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 

17 et seq.), provides Federal support for construc18 tion and expansion of public target ranges by 

19 making available to States amounts that may 

20 be used for construction, operation, and mainte21 nance of public target ranges; and 

22 (F) it is in the public interest to provide 

23 increased Federal support to facilitate the con24 struction or expansion of public target ranges. 

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1 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 

2 to facilitate the construction and expansion of public 

3 target ranges, including ranges on Federal land 

4 managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of 

5 Land Management. 

6 (b) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE.—In 

7 this section, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means a spe8 cific location that— 

9 (1) is identified by a governmental agency for 

10 recreational shooting; 

11 (2) is open to the public; 

12 (3) may be supervised; and 

13 (4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or 

14 shotgun shooting. 

15 (c) AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD16 LIFE RESTORATION ACT.— 

17 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman18 Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 669a) is amended— 

20 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

21 through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re22 spectively; and 

23 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

24 following: 

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1 ‘‘(2) the term ‘public target range’ means a 

2 specific location that— 

3 ‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen4 cy for recreational shooting; 

5 ‘‘(B) is open to the public; 

6 ‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 

7 ‘‘(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, 

8 pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 

9 (2) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF

10 WILDLIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of 

11 the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

12 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and in14 serting the following: 

15 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD16 LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para18 graph (2), each State’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

20 striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘operation’’; 

22 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

23 ‘‘The non-Federal share’’ and inserting the fol24 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

2 share’’; 

3 (D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

4 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 

6 (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as 

7 designated by subparagraph (A)) the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita9 tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 

10 to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex11 panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 

12 (3) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION

13 AND SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the 

14 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 669h–1) is amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.— 

19 Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 

20 year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo21 cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 

22 the amount apportioned to the State under para23 graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 

24 expanding, or constructing a public target range.’’; 

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1 (B) by striking subsection (b) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para5 graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ6 ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 

7 not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ8 ity. 

9 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR

10 EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac11 quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 

12 target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal 

13 land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall 

14 not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) in subsection (c)(1)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and 

18 inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

20 subparagraph (B), amounts made’’; and 

21 (ii) by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts provided for 

24 acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 

25 public target range shall remain available for 

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1 expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal2 year period beginning on October 1 of the first 

3 fiscal year for which the amounts are made 

4 available.’’. 

5 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERA6 TION.—It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with 

7 applicable laws (including regulations), the Chief of the 

8 Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land 

9 Management should cooperate with State and local au10 thorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and 

11 other activities on any Federal land used as a public target 

12 range to encourage continued use of that land for target 

13 practice or marksmanship training. 

14 SEC. 106. TAKING OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. 

15 Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 704) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro20 hibits the taking of any migratory game bird, includ21 ing waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land 

22 that— 

23 ‘‘(A) is not a baited area; and 

24 ‘‘(B) contains— 

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1 ‘‘(i) a standing crop or flooded stand2 ing crop, including an aquatic crop; 

3 ‘‘(ii) standing, flooded, or manipulated 

4 natural vegetation; 

5 ‘‘(iii) flooded harvested cropland; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) based on the determination of 

7 the applicable State office of the Coopera8 tive Extension System of the Department 

9 of Agriculture at the request of the Sec10 retary of the Interior, an area on which 

11 seed or grain has been scattered solely as 

12 the result of a normal agricultural plant13 ing, harvesting, post-harvest manipulation, 

14 or normal soil stabilization practice. 

15 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of mak17 ing a determination under paragraph 

18 (1)(B)(iv), each State office of the Cooperative 

19 Extension System of the Department of Agri20 culture shall determine the activities in that 

21 State that the State office considers to be a 

22 normal agricultural practice in the State, such 

23 as mowing, shredding, discing, rolling, chop24 ping, trampling, flattening, burning, or carrying 

25 out herbicide treatment. 

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1 ‘‘(B) REVISIONS.—A State office may re2 vise a report described in subparagraph (A) as 

3 the State office determines to be necessary to 

4 reflect changing agricultural practices.’’. 

5 SEC. 107. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 

6 5 PERSONS OR FEWER. 

7 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro8 vide commercial film crews of 5 persons or fewer access 

9 to film in areas designated for public use during public 

10 hours on Federal land and waterways. 

11 (b) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 1(a) of Public Law 

12 106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 

14 (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 

15 and indenting appropriately; 

16 (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec17 retary of the Interior’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (4), the Secretary of the Interior’’; 

20 (3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such 

21 fee’’ and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The fee established under 

23 paragraph (1)’’; 

24 (4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec25 retary may’’ and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(3) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary 

2 may’’; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5

5 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 

6 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF FILM CREW.—In this 

7 paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per8 sons present on Federal land or waterways 

9 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 

10 associated with the production of a film. 

11 ‘‘(B) REQUIRED PERMIT AND FEE.—For 

12 any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec13 retary shall require a permit and assess an an14 nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi15 ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa16 terways administered by the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.— 

18 A permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall 

19 be valid for commercial filming activities or 

20 similar projects that occur in areas designated 

21 for public use during public hours on all Fed22 eral land and waterways administered by the 

23 Secretary for a 1-year period beginning on the 

24 date of issuance of the permit. 

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1 ‘‘(D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—For persons 

2 holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 

3 during the effective period of the permit, the 

4 Secretary shall not assess any fees in addition 

5 to the fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(E) USE OF CAMERAS.—The Secretary 

7 shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus 

8 or under any other purposes, use of cameras or 

9 related equipment used for the purpose of com10 mercial filming activities or similar projects in 

11 accordance with this paragraph on Federal land 

12 and waterways administered by the Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(F) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—A film 

14 crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 

15 issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap16 plicable land management agency with jurisdic17 tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be18 fore entering the Federal land. 

19 ‘‘(G) DENIAL OF ACCESS.—The head of 

20 the applicable land management agency may 

21 deny access to a film crew under this paragraph 

22 if— 

23 ‘‘(i) there is a likelihood of resource 

24 damage that cannot be mitigated; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 

2 disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 

3 site by the public; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safe5 ty risks to the public; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) the filming includes the use of 

7 models or props that are not part of the 

8 natural or cultural resources or adminis9 trative facilities of the Federal land.’’. 

10 (c) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section 1(b) of Public 

11 Law 106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d(b)) is amended in the 

12 first sentence— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘similar project’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘similar projects’’. 

17 TITLE II—IMPROVING ACCESS 

18 SEC. 201. AVAILABILITY OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVA19 TION FUND FOR RECREATIONAL PUBLIC AC20 CESS PROJECTS. 

21 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 3 of the Land 

22 and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 

23 460l–6) is amended to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro3 vision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the 

4 Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that, of the amounts 

5 requested for the fund for each fiscal year, not less than 

6 the greater of 1.5 percent of the amounts or $10,000,000 

7 shall be made available for projects identified on the pri8 ority list developed under subsection (b). 

9 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY LIST.—The Secretary of the Interior 

10 and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the 

11 head of each affected Federal agency, shall annually de12 velop a priority list for the sites under the jurisdiction of 

13 the applicable Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA.—Projects identified on the priority 

15 list developed under subsection (b) shall secure rec16 reational public access to Federal public land in existence 

17 as of the date of enactment of this section that has signifi18 cantly restricted access for hunting, fishing, and other rec19 reational purposes through rights-of-way or acquisition of 

20 land (or any interest in land) from willing sellers.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Land and 

22 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 

23 4 et seq.) is amended— 

24 (1) in the proviso at the end of section 2(c)(2) 

25 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5(c)(2)), by striking ‘‘notwith26 standing the provisions of section 3 of this Act’’; 

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1 (2) in the first sentence of section 9 (16 U.S.C. 

2 460l–10a), by striking ‘‘by section 3 of this Act’’; 

3 and 

4 (3) in the third sentence of section 10 (16 

5 U.S.C. 460l–10b), by striking ‘‘by section 3 of this 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 202. FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION 

8 ACT. 

9 The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in section 203(2) (43 U.S.C. 2302(2)), by 

12 striking ‘‘on the date of enactment of this Act was’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘is’’; 

14 (2) in section 205 (43 U.S.C. 2304)— 

15 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(as in 

16 effect on the date of enactment of this Act)’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) by striking subsection (d); 

19 (3) in section 206 (43 U.S.C. 2305), by striking 

20 subsection (f); and 

21 (4) in section 207(b) (43 U.S.C. 2306(b))— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘96–568’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘96–586’’; and 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 

2 semicolon; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘Public Law 105– 

5 263;’’ before ‘‘112 Stat.’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

7 and inserting a semicolon; and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) the White Pine County Conservation, 

10 Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 

11 Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028); 

12 ‘‘(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre13 ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 

14 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 

15 ‘‘(5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public 

16 Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

17 note; Public Law 111–11); 

18 ‘‘(6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public 

19 Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www 

20 note, 1132 note; Public Law 111–11); 

21 ‘‘(7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land 

22 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

23 Stat. 1108); or 

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1 ‘‘(8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land 

2 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

3 Stat. 1121).’’. 

4 SEC. 203. RECREATIONAL FISHING, HUNTING, AND REC5 REATIONAL SHOOTING ON FEDERAL PUBLIC 

6 LAND. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 

10 public land’’ means any land or water that is— 

11 (i) owned by the United States; and 

12 (ii) managed by a Federal agency (in13 cluding the Department of the Interior and 

14 the Forest Service) for purposes that in15 clude the conservation of natural resources. 

16 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

17 public land’’ does not include— 

18 (i) land or water held or managed in 

19 trust for the benefit of Indians or other 

20 Native Americans; 

21 (ii) land or water managed by the Di22 rector of the National Park Service or the 

23 Director of the United States Fish and 

24 Wildlife Service; 

25 (iii) fish hatcheries; or 

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1 (iv) conservation easements on private 

2 land. 

3 (2) HUNTING.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ 

5 means use of a firearm, bow, or other author6 ized means in the lawful— 

7 (i) pursuit, shooting, capture, collec8 tion, trapping, or killing of wildlife; or 

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

10 collect, trap, or kill wildlife. 

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). 

15 (3) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec16 reational fishing’’ means— 

17 (A) an activity for sport or for pleasure 

18 that involves— 

19 (i) the lawful catching, taking, or har20 vesting of fish; or 

21 (ii) the lawful attempted catching, 

22 taking, or harvesting of fish; or 

23 (B) any other activity for sport or pleasure 

24 that can reasonably be expected to result in the 

25 lawful catching, taking, or harvesting of fish. 

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1 (4) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.—The term 

2 ‘‘recreational shooting’’ means 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 (b) RECREATIONAL FISHING, HUNTING, AND REC7 REATIONAL SHOOTING.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

9 rights, and in cooperation with the respective State 

10 and fish and wildlife agency, a Federal public land 

11 management official shall exercise the authority of 

12 the official under existing law (including provisions 

13 regarding land use planning) to facilitate use of and 

14 access to Federal public land for recreational fish15 ing, hunting, and recreational shooting except as 

16 limited by— 

17 (A) any law that authorizes action or with18 holding action for reasons of national security, 

19 public safety, or resource conservation; 

20 (B) any other Federal law that precludes 

21 recreational fishing, hunting, or recreational 

22 shooting on specific Federal public land or 

23 water or units of Federal public land; and 

24 (C) discretionary limitations on rec25 reational fishing, hunting, and recreational 

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1 shooting determined to be necessary and rea2 sonable as supported by the best scientific evi3 dence and advanced through a transparent pub4 lic process. 

5 (2) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with paragraph 

6 (1), the head of each Federal public land manage7 ment agency shall exercise the land management dis8 cretion of the head— 

9 (A) in a manner that supports and facili10 tates recreational fishing, hunting, and rec11 reational shooting opportunities; 

12 (B) to the extent authorized under applica13 ble State law; and 

14 (C) in accordance with applicable Federal 

15 law. 

16 (3) PLANNING.— 

17 (A) EFFECTS OF PLANS AND ACTIVI18 TIES.— 

19 (i) EVALUATION OF EFFECTS ON OP20 PORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN REC21 REATIONAL FISHING, HUNTING, OR REC22 REATIONAL SHOOTING.—Federal public 

23 land planning documents (including land 

24 resources management plans, resource 

25 management plans, travel management 

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1 plans, and energy development plans) shall 

2 include a specific evaluation of the effects 

3 of the plans on opportunities to engage in 

4 recreational fishing, hunting, or rec5 reational shooting. 

6 (ii) OTHER ACTIVITY NOT CONSID7 ERED.— 

8 (I) IN GENERAL.—Federal public 

9 land management officials shall not be 

10 required to consider the existence or 

11 availability of recreational fishing, 

12 hunting, or recreational shooting op13 portunities on private or public land 

14 that is located adjacent to, or in the 

15 vicinity of, Federal public land for 

16 purposes of— 

17 (aa) planning for or deter18 mining which units of Federal 

19 public land are open for rec20 reational fishing, hunting, or rec21 reational shooting; or 

22 (bb) setting the levels of use 

23 for recreational fishing, hunting, 

24 or recreational shooting on Fed25 eral public land. 

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1 (II) ENHANCED OPPORTUNI2 TIES.—Federal public land manage3 ment officials may consider the oppor4 tunities described in subclause (I) if 

5 the combination of those opportunities 

6 would enhance the recreational fish7 ing, hunting, or shooting opportunities 

8 available to the public. 

9 (B) USE OF VOLUNTEERS.—If hunting is 

10 prohibited by law, all Federal public land plan11 ning documents described in subparagraph 

12 (A)(i) of an agency shall, after appropriate co13 ordination with State fish and wildlife agencies, 

14 allow the participation of skilled volunteers in 

15 the culling and other management of wildlife 

16 populations on Federal public land unless the 

17 head of the agency demonstrates, based on the 

18 best scientific data available or applicable Fed19 eral law, why skilled volunteers should not be 

20 used to control overpopulation of wildlife on the 

21 land that is the subject of the planning docu22 ment. 

23 (4) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND FOR24 EST SERVICE LAND.— 

25 (A) LAND OPEN.— 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Land under the ju2 risdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment or the Forest Service (including a 

4 component of the National Wilderness 

5 Preservation System, land designated as a 

6 wilderness study area or administratively 

7 classified as wilderness eligible or suitable, 

8 and primitive or semiprimitive areas, but 

9 excluding land on the outer Continental 

10 Shelf) shall be open to recreational fishing, 

11 hunting, and recreational shooting unless 

12 the managing Federal public land agency 

13 acts to close the land to the activity. 

14 (ii) MOTORIZED ACCESS.—Nothing in 

15 this subparagraph authorizes or requires 

16 motorized access or the use of motorized 

17 vehicles for recreational fishing, hunting, 

18 or recreational shooting purposes within 

19 land designated as a wilderness study area 

20 or administratively classified as wilderness 

21 eligible or suitable. 

22 (B) CLOSURE OR RESTRICTION.—Land de23 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) may be subject 

24 to closures or restrictions if determined by the 

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1 able and supported by facts and evidence for 

2 purposes including resource conservation, public 

3 safety, energy or mineral production, energy 

4 generation or transmission infrastructure, water 

5 supply facilities, protection of other permittees, 

6 protection of private property rights or inter7 ests, national security, or compliance with other 

8 law, as determined appropriate by the Director 

9 of the Bureau of Land Management or the 

10 Chief of the Forest Service, as applicable. 

11 (C) SHOOTING RANGES.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

13 in clause (iii), the head of each Federal 

14 public land agency may use the authorities 

15 of the head, in a manner consistent with 

16 this section and other applicable law— 

17 (I) to lease or permit use of land 

18 under the jurisdiction of the head for 

19 shooting ranges; and 

20 (II) to designate specific land 

21 under the jurisdiction of the head for 

22 recreational shooting activities. 

23 (ii) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Any 

24 designation under clause (i)(II) shall not 

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1 tion or claim for monetary damages for in2 jury or loss of property or personal injury 

3 or death caused by any recreational shoot4 ing activity occurring at or on the des5 ignated land. 

6 (iii) EXCEPTION.—The head of each 

7 Federal public land agency shall not lease 

8 or permit use of Federal public land for 

9 shooting ranges or designate land for rec10 reational shooting activities within includ11 ing a component of the National Wilder12 ness Preservation System, land designated 

13 as a wilderness study area or administra14 tively classified as wilderness eligible or 

15 suitable, and primitive or semiprimitive 

16 areas. 

17 (5) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of 

18 every other year, beginning with the second October 

19 1 after the date of enactment of this Act, the head 

20 of each Federal public land agency who has author21 ity to manage Federal public land on which rec22 reational fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting 

23 occurs shall submit to the Committee on Natural 

24 Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

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1 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

2 Senate a report that describes— 

3 (A) any Federal public land administered 

4 by the agency head that was closed to rec5 reational fishing, hunting, or recreational shoot6 ing at any time during the preceding year; and 

7 (B) the reason for the closure. 

8 (6) CLOSURES OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS

9 OF 1,280 OR MORE ACRES.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Other than closures es11 tablished or prescribed by land planning actions 

12 referred to in paragraph (4)(B) or emergency 

13 closures described in subparagraph (C), a per14 manent or temporary withdrawal, change of 

15 classification, or change of management status 

16 of Federal public land or water that effectively 

17 closes or significantly restricts 1,280 or more 

18 contiguous acres of Federal public land or 

19 water to access or use for recreational fishing 

20 or hunting or activities relating to fishing or 

21 hunting shall take effect only if, before the date 

22 of withdrawal or change, the head of the Fed23 eral public land agency that has jurisdiction 

24 over the Federal public land or water— 

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1 (i) publishes appropriate notice of the 

2 withdrawal or change, respectively; 

3 (ii) demonstrates that coordination 

4 has occurred with a State fish and wildlife 

5 agency; and 

6 (iii) submits to the Committee on 

7 Natural Resources of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Energy 

9 and Natural Resources of the Senate writ10 ten notice of the withdrawal or change, re11 spectively. 

12 (B) AGGREGATE OR CUMULATIVE EF13 FECTS.—If the aggregate or cumulative effect 

14 of separate withdrawals or changes effectively 

15 closes or significantly restricts or affects 1,280 

16 or more acres of land or water, the withdrawals 

17 and changes shall be treated as a single with18 drawal or change for purposes of subparagraph 

19 (A). 

20 (C) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sec22 tion prohibits a Federal public land man23 agement agency from establishing or im24 plementing emergency closures or restric25 tions of the smallest practicable area of 

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1 Federal public land to provide for public 

2 safety, resource conservation, national se3 curity, or other purposes authorized by 

4 law. 

5 (ii) TERMINATION.—An emergency 

6 closure under clause (i) shall terminate 

7 after a reasonable period of time unless the 

8 temporary closure is converted to a perma9 nent closure consistent with this section. 

10 (7) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this section re11 quires a Federal agency to give preference to rec12 reational fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting 

13 over other uses of Federal public land or over land 

14 or water management priorities established by other 

15 Federal law. 

16 (8) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In car17 rying out this section, the heads of Federal public 

18 land agencies shall consult with the appropriate ad19 visory councils established under Executive Order 

20 12962 (16 U.S.C. 1801 note; relating to recreational 

21 fisheries) and Executive Order 13443 (16 U.S.C. 

22 661 note; relating to facilitation of hunting heritage 

23 and wildlife conservation). 

24 (9) AUTHORITY OF STATES.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

2 interferes with, diminishes, or conflicts with the 

3 authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of any 

4 State to manage, control, or regulate fish and 

5 wildlife under State law (including regulations) 

6 on land or water within the State, including on 

7 Federal public land. 

8 (B) FEDERAL LICENSES.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

10 in clause (ii), nothing in this subsection 

11 authorizes the head of a Federal public 

12 land agency head to require a license, fee, 

13 or permit to fish, hunt, or trap on land or 

14 water in a State, including on Federal pub15 lic land in the State. 

16 (ii) MIGRATORY BIRD STAMPS.—Noth17 ing in this subparagraph affects any mi18 gratory bird stamp requirement of the Act 

19 of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et 

20 seq.) (popularly known as the ‘‘Duck 

21 Stamp Act’’). 

22 SEC. 204. REPORTS ON ACCESS TO FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND 

23 FOR HUNTERS, ANGLERS, AND OTHER OUT24 DOOR RECREATIONAL USERS. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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1 (1) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT

2 AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal public land manage3 ment agency’’ means any of— 

4 (A) the National Park Service; 

5 (B) the United States Fish and Wildlife 

6 Service; 

7 (C) the Forest Service; and 

8 (D) the Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (2) TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 

10 ‘‘travel management plan’’ means a plan for the 

11 management of travel— 

12 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic13 tion of the National Park Service, on park 

14 roads and designated routes under section 4.10 

15 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc16 cessor regulations); 

17 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic18 tion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

19 Service, on the land under a comprehensive con20 servation plan prepared under section 4(e) of 

21 the National Wildlife Refuge System Adminis22 tration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)); 

23 (C) with respect to land under the jurisdic24 tion of the Forest Service, on National Forest 

25 System land under part 212 of title 36, Code 

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1 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula2 tions); and 

3 (D) with respect to land under the jurisdic4 tion of the Bureau of Land Management, under 

5 a resource management plan developed under 

6 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

7 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

8 (b) REPORT ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS TO

9 FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.— 

10 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

12 thereafter, each head of a Federal public land man13 agement agency shall make available to the public on 

14 the website of the Federal public land management 

15 agency a report that includes— 

16 (A) a list of the location and acreage of 

17 land more than 640 acres in size under the ju18 risdiction of the Federal public land manage19 ment agency on which the public is allowed, 

20 under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or 

21 use the land for other recreational purposes— 

22 (i) to which there is no public access 

23 or egress; or 

24 (ii) to which public access or egress to 

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1 cantly restricted (as determined by the 

2 head of the Federal public land manage3 ment agency); 

4 (B) with respect to land described in sub5 paragraph (A), a list of the locations and acre6 age on the land that the head of the Federal 

7 public land management agency determines 

8 have significant potential for use for hunting, 

9 fishing, and other recreational purposes; and 

10 (C) with respect to land described in sub11 paragraph (B), a plan developed by the Federal 

12 public land management agency that— 

13 (i) identifies how public access and 

14 egress could reasonably be provided to the 

15 legal boundaries of the land in a manner 

16 that minimizes the impact on wildlife habi17 tat and water quality; 

18 (ii) specifies the actions recommended 

19 to secure the access and egress, including 

20 acquiring an easement, right-of-way, or fee 

21 title from a willing owner of any land that 

22 abuts the land or the need to coordinate 

23 with State land management agencies or 

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1 ties to allow for such access and egress; 

2 and 

3 (iii) is consistent with the travel man4 agement plan in effect on the land. 

5 (2) LIST OF PUBLIC ACCESS ROUTES FOR CER6 TAIN LAND.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

7 enactment of this Act, each head of a Federal public 

8 land management agency shall make available to the 

9 public on the website of the Federal public land 

10 management agency, and thereafter revise as the 

11 head of the Federal public land management agency 

12 determines appropriate, a list of roads or trails that 

13 provide the primary public access and egress to the 

14 legal boundaries of contiguous parcels of land equal 

15 to more than 640 acres in size under the jurisdiction 

16 of the Federal public land management agency on 

17 which the public is allowed, under Federal or State 

18 law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for other rec19 reational purposes. 

20 (3) MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS IN21 CLUDED.—In considering public access and egress 

22 under paragraphs (1) and (2), the head of the appli23 cable Federal public land management agency shall 

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1 aries of the land described in those subsections, in2 cluding access and egress— 

3 (A) by motorized or nonmotorized vehicles; 

4 and 

5 (B) on foot or horseback. 

6 (4) EFFECT.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—This section shall have 

8 no effect on whether a particular recreational 

9 use shall be allowed on the land described in 

10 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). 

11 (B) EFFECT OF ALLOWABLE USES ON

12 AGENCY CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the 

13 plan under paragraph (1)(C), the head of the 

14 applicable Federal public land management 

15 agency shall only consider recreational uses that 

16 are allowed on the land at the time that the 

17 plan is prepared. 

18 TITLE III—HABITAT 

19 CONSERVATION 

20 SEC. 301. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 

21 ACT. 

22 Section 7(c)(5) of the North American Wetlands Con23 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)(5)) is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 302. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES2 TABLISHMENT ACT. 

3 (a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the National 

5 Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 3702) is amended— 

7 (A) in subsection (b)— 

8 (i) by striking paragraph (2) and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—After consulting with the 

11 Secretary of Commerce and considering the rec12 ommendations submitted by the Board, the Sec13 retary of the Interior shall appoint 28 Directors 

14 who, to the maximum extent practicable, shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) be knowledgeable and experienced in 

16 matters relating to the conservation of fish, 

17 wildlife, or other natural resources; and 

18 ‘‘(B) represent a balance of expertise in 

19 ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial re20 source conservation.’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) TERMS.—Each Director (other than a Di24 rector described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed 

25 for a term of 6 years.’’; and 

26 (B) in subsection (g)(2)— 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘(A) Officers and employees may not be 

3 appointed until the Foundation has suffi4 cient funds to pay them for their service. 

5 Officers’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Officers’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

8 inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Foun10 dation shall have an Executive Director who 

11 shall be— 

12 ‘‘(i) appointed by, and serve at the di13 rection of, the Board as the chief executive 

14 officer of the Foundation; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) knowledgeable and experienced in 

16 matters relating to fish and wildlife con17 servation.’’. 

18 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

19 4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands Con20 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)) is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Board’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Executive Director of the Board’’. 

23 (b) RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDA24 TION.—Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun25 dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘(c) POWERS.—To carry 

3 out its purposes under’’ and inserting the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(c) POWERS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes 

7 described in’’; 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

9 through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through 

10 (K), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 

11 (C) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated 

12 by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘that are in13 sured by an agency or instrumentality of the 

14 United States’’ and inserting ‘‘at 1 or more fi15 nancial institutions that are members of the 

16 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the 

17 Securities Investment Protection Corporation’’; 

18 (D) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

19 by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

20 (3) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C) or 

21 (D)’’; 

22 (E) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated 

23 by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

24 inserting a semicolon; 

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1 (F) by striking subparagraph (K) (as re2 designated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(K) to receive and administer restitution 

5 and community service payments, amounts for 

6 mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and 

7 other amounts arising from legal, regulatory, or 

8 administrative proceedings, subject to the con9 dition that the amounts are received or admin10 istered for purposes that further the conserva11 tion and management of fish, wildlife, plants, 

12 and other natural resources; and 

13 ‘‘(L) to do acts necessary to carry out the 

14 purposes of the Foundation.’’; and 

15 (G) by striking the undesignated matter at 

16 the end and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

19 Act, an interest in real property shall be treated 

20 as including easements or other rights for pres21 ervation, conservation, protection, or enhance22 ment by and for the public of natural, scenic, 

23 historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or 

24 recreational resources. 

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1 ‘‘(B) ENCUMBERED REAL PROPERTY.—A 

2 gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the 

3 Foundation even though the gift, devise, or be4 quest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to 

5 beneficial interests of private persons if any 

6 current or future interest in the gift, devise, or 

7 bequest is for the benefit of the Foundation. 

8 ‘‘(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The acceptance and 

9 administration of amounts by the Foundation under 

10 paragraph (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit 

11 any regulatory or statutory requirement associated 

12 with those amounts.’’; 

13 (2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and 

14 (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 

15 subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 

16 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

17 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab18 lishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

22 appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal 

23 years 2014 through 2019— 

24 ‘‘(A) $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the 

25 Interior; 

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1 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agri2 culture; and 

3 ‘‘(C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Com4 merce.’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert7 ing the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) AMOUNTS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the 

10 amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

11 subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, 

12 or instrumentalities may provide Federal funds 

13 to the Foundation, subject to the condition that 

14 the amounts are used for purposes that further 

15 the conservation and management of fish, wild16 life, plants, and other natural resources in ac17 cordance with this Act. 

18 ‘‘(B) ADVANCES.—Federal departments, 

19 agencies, or instrumentalities may advance 

20 amounts described in subparagraph (A) to the 

21 Foundation in a lump sum without regard to 

22 when the expenses for which the amounts are 

23 used are incurred. 

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1 ment of amounts received under this para2 graph.’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS’’; 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall be used’’ and in7 serting ‘‘may be used’’; and 

8 (iii) by striking ‘‘and State and local 

9 government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

10 State and local government agencies, and 

11 other entities’’; and 

12 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In entering into con15 tracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursu16 ant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, 

17 or instrumentality shall have discretion to waive 

18 any competitive process applicable to the de19 partment, agency, or instrumentality for enter20 ing into contracts, agreements, or partnerships 

21 with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiv22 er is— 

23 ‘‘(i) to address an environmental 

24 emergency resulting from a natural or 

25 other disaster; or 

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1 ‘‘(ii) as determined by the head of the 

2 applicable Federal department, agency, or 

3 instrumentality, to reduce administrative 

4 expenses and expedite the conservation and 

5 management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 

6 other natural resources. 

7 ‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Foundation shall in8 clude in the annual report submitted under sec9 tion 7(b) a description of any use of the author10 ity under subparagraph (A) by a Federal de11 partment, agency, or instrumentality in that fis12 cal year.’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(d) USE OF GIFTS, DEVISES, OR BEQUESTS OF

15 MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY.—Any gifts, devises, or be16 quests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts 

17 or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or other18 wise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this 

19 Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal 

20 departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be 

21 accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts 

22 or property directed), without further appropriation, by 

23 those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, 

24 subject to the condition that the amounts or property be 

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1 agement of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural re2 sources.’’. 

3 (d) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Section 11 of the 

4 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 

5 (16 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by inserting ‘‘exclusive’’ be6 fore ‘‘authority’’. 

7 SEC. 303. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS 

8 SEMIPOSTAL STAMP ACT OF 2010. 

9 Section 2(c)(2) of the Multinational Species Con10 servation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (39 

11 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years’’. 

13 SEC. 304. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT. 

14 Section 5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and in16 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

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