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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4489 

To provide for the preservation of America’s outdoor heritage and enhance 

recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 

the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 

A BILL 

To provide for the preservation of America’s outdoor heritage 

and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, 

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 ‘‘Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sports6 men and Sportswomen Act’’ or the ‘‘ACCESS Act’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 101. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. 

TITLE II—FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 201. Amendments to the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 

TITLE III—LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 301. Permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 

ESTABLISHMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 401. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 

TITLE V—NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 501. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. 

TITLE VI—PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 601. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program reauthorization. 

TITLE VII—FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION 

Sec. 701. Purpose. 

Sec. 702. Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. 

TITLE VIII—MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 801. Reauthorization of multinational species conservation funds. 

TITLE IX—PRIZE COMPETITIONS 

Sec. 901. Definitions. 

Sec. 902. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

Sec. 903. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the promotion of wildlife conservation. 

Sec. 904. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of invasive species. 

Sec. 905. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the protection of endangered 

species. 

Sec. 906. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for nonlethal management of 

human-wildlife conflicts. 


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Sec. 907. Administration of prize competitions. 

TITLE X—FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION 

Sec. 1001. National fish habitat conservation through partnerships. 

TITLE XI—TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING 

SUPPORT 

Sec. 1101. Short title. 

Sec. 1102. Definition of public target range. 

Sec. 1103. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 

Sec. 1104. Limits on liability. 

Sec. 1105. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation. 

TITLE XII—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND 

Sec. 1201. Definitions. 

Sec. 1202. Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 

Sec. 1203. Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 

TITLE XIII—WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 

COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

Sec. 1301. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee. 

TITLE XIV—SHOOTING RANGES 

Sec. 1401. Shooting ranges. 

TITLE XV—IDENTIFYING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES 

Sec. 1501. Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on 

Federal land. 

TITLE XVI—FILM CREWS 

Sec. 1601. Commercial filming. 

TITLE XVII—BOWS IN PARKS 

Sec. 1701. Bows in parks. 

TITLE XVIII—WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT USING VOLUNTEER 

HUNTERS 

Sec. 1801. Wildlife management in parks. 

TITLE XIX—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 

Sec. 1901. Respect for treaties and rights. 

TITLE XX—NO PRIORITY OVER OTHER USES 

Sec. 2001. No priority. 

TITLE XXI—STATE AUTHORITY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE 

Sec. 2101. State authority for fish and wildlife. 


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1 TITLE I—NORTH AMERICAN 

2 WETLANDS CONSERVATION 

3 ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

4 SEC. 101. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 

5 ACT. 

6 (a) REAL PROPERTY.—Section 6(a)(3) of the North 

7 American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 4405(a)(3)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘(3) in lieu of’’ and inserting 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) PROVISION OF FUNDS OR CONVEYANCE OF

12 REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of’’; 

14 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

15 Secretary shall’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary 

17 shall’’; and 

18 (3) by striking the third sentence and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(C) REAL PROPERTY.—Any real property 

21 interest conveyed under this paragraph shall be 

22 subject to terms and conditions that ensure 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(i) the real property interest will be 

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1 tion and management of the wetland eco2 system and the fish and wildlife dependent 

3 on that ecosystem; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the grantor of a real property in5 terest has been provided with information 

6 relating to all available conservation op7 tions, including conservation options that 

8 involve the conveyance of a real property 

9 interest for a limited period of time; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the provision of the information 

11 described in clause (ii) has been docu12 mented.’’. 

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

14 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

18 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(6) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 

21 through 2022.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—FEDERAL LAND 

2 TRANSACTION FACILITATION 

3 ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

4 SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL LAND TRANS5 ACTION FACILITATION ACT. 

6 The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 

7 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 

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

9 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘on the date of enactment of this Act was’’ and in11 serting ‘‘is’’; 

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

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

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

15 and 

16 (B) by striking subsection (d); 

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

18 subsection (f); and 

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

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘96–568’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘96–586’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘Public Law 105– 

2 263;’’ before ‘‘112 Stat.’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

4 and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

7 Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 

8 Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028); 

9 ‘‘(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre10 ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 

11 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 

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

13 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

14 11; 123 Stat. 1032); 

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

16 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

17 11; 123 Stat. 1075); 

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

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

20 Stat. 1108); or 

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

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

23 Stat. 1121).’’. 


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1 TITLE III—LAND AND WATER 

2 CONSERVATION FUND REAU3 THORIZATION 

4 SEC. 301. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF LAND AND 

5 WATER CONSERVATION FUND. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 200302 of title 54, United 

7 States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

9 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘During the period end10 ing September 30, 2015, there’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘There’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘through 

13 September 30, 2015’’. 

14 (b) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Section 200306 of title 54, 

15 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Not less than 1.5 percent of 

18 amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year 

19 under section 200303, or $10,000,000, whichever is great20 er, shall be used for projects that secure recreational pub21 lic access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fish22 ing, and other recreational purposes.’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—NATIONAL FISH AND 

2 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES3 TABLISHMENT ACT REAU4 THORIZATION 

5 SEC. 401. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES6 TABLISHMENT ACT. 

7 (a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION.— 

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

9 Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 3702) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (b)— 

12 (i) by striking paragraph (2) and in13 serting the following: 

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

15 Secretary of Commerce and considering the rec16 ommendations submitted by the Board, the Sec17 retary of the Interior shall appoint 28 Directors 

18 who, to the maximum extent practicable, shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) be knowledgeable and experienced in 

20 matters relating to the conservation of fish, 

21 wildlife, or other natural resources; and 

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

23 ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial re24 source conservation.’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) TERMS.—Each Director (other than a Di4 rector described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed 

5 for a term of 6 years.’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (g)(2)— 

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

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

9 appointed until the Foundation has suffi10 cient funds to pay them for their service. 

11 Officers’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Officers’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

14 inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Foun16 dation shall have an Executive Director who 

17 shall be— 

18 ‘‘(i) appointed by, and serve at the di19 rection of, the Board as the chief executive 

20 officer of the Foundation; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) knowledgeable and experienced in 

22 matters relating to fish and wildlife con23 servation.’’. 

24 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

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1 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)) is amended 

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

3 ‘‘Executive Director of the Board’’. 

4 (b) RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FOUNDATION.— 

5 Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

6 Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

9 out its purposes under’’ and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(c) POWERS.— 

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

13 described in’’; 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

15 through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through 

16 (K), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 

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

18 by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘that are in19 sured by an agency or instrumentality of the 

20 United States’’ and inserting ‘‘at 1 or more fi21 nancial institutions that are members of the 

22 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the 

23 Securities Investment Protection Corporation’’; 

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

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


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

2 (D)’’; 

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

4 by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

5 end; 

6 (F) by striking subparagraph (K) (as re7 designated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(K) to receive and administer restitution 

10 and community service payments, amounts for 

11 mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and 

12 other amounts arising from legal, regulatory, or 

13 administrative proceedings, subject to the con14 dition that the amounts are received or admin15 istered for purposes that further the conserva16 tion and management of fish, wildlife, plants, 

17 and other natural resources; and 

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

19 purposes of the Foundation.’’; and 

20 (G) by striking the undesignated matter at 

21 the end and inserting the following: 

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

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

24 Act, an interest in real property shall be treated 

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1 ervation, conservation, protection, or enhance2 ment by and for the public of natural, scenic, 

3 historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or 

4 recreational resources. 

5 ‘‘(B) ENCUMBERED REAL PROPERTY.—A 

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

7 Foundation even though the gift, devise, or be8 quest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to 

9 beneficial interests of private persons if any 

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

11 bequest is for the benefit of the Foundation. 

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

13 administration of amounts by the Foundation under 

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

15 any regulatory or statutory requirement associated 

16 with those amounts.’’; 

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

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

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

20 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

21 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab22 lishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 

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

24 and inserting the following: 


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

2 appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal 

3 years 2018 through 2022— 

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

5 Interior; 

6 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agri7 culture; and 

8 ‘‘(C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Com9 merce.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert12 ing the following: 

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

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

15 amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

16 subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, 

17 or instrumentalities are authorized to provide 

18 funds to the Foundation through Federal finan19 cial assistance grants and cooperative agree20 ments, subject to the condition that the 

21 amounts are used for purposes that further the 

22 conservation and management of fish, wildlife, 

23 plants, and other natural resources in accord24 ance with this Act. 


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

2 agencies, or instrumentalities may advance 

3 amounts described in subparagraph (A) to the 

4 Foundation in a lump sum without regard to 

5 when the expenses for which the amounts are 

6 used are incurred. 

7 ‘‘(C) MANAGEMENT FEES.—The Founda8 tion may assess and collect fees for the manage9 ment of amounts received under this para10 graph.’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik13 ing ‘‘FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS’’; 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall be used’’ and in15 serting ‘‘may be used’’; and 

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

17 government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

18 State and local government agencies, and 

19 other entities’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In entering into con23 tracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursu24 ant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, 

25 or instrumentality shall have discretion to waive 


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1 any competitive process applicable to the de2 partment, agency, or instrumentality for enter3 ing into contracts, agreements, or partnerships 

4 with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiv5 er is— 

6 ‘‘(i) to address an environmental 

7 emergency resulting from a natural or 

8 other disaster; or 

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

10 applicable Federal department, agency, or 

11 instrumentality, to reduce administrative 

12 expenses and expedite the conservation and 

13 management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 

14 other natural resources. 

15 ‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Foundation shall in16 clude in the annual report submitted under sec17 tion 7(b) a description of any use of the author18 ity under subparagraph (A) by a Federal de19 partment, agency, or instrumentality in that fis20 cal year.’’; and 

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

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

23 MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY.—Any gifts, devises, or be24 quests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts 

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1 wise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this 

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

3 departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be 

4 accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts 

5 or property directed), without further appropriation, by 

6 those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, 

7 subject to the condition that the amounts or property be 

8 used for purposes that further the conservation and man9 agement of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural re10 sources.’’. 

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

12 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by inserting ‘‘exclusive’’ be14 fore ‘‘authority’’. 

15 TITLE V—NEOTROPICAL MIGRA16 TORY BIRD CONSERVATION 

17 ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

18 SEC. 501. REAUTHORIZATION OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRA19 TORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT. 

20 Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con21 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as fol22 lows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro3 priated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2018 through 2022. 

5 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts made avail6 able under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 

7 75 percent shall be expended for projects carried out at 

8 a location outside of the United States.’’. 

9 TITLE VI—PARTNERS FOR FISH 

10 AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM RE11 AUTHORIZATION 

12 SEC. 601. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM 

13 REAUTHORIZATION. 

14 Section 5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking ‘‘$75,000,000 

16 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 

18 2022’’. 

19 TITLE VII—FISH AND WILDLIFE 

20 COORDINATION 

21 SEC. 701. PURPOSE. 

22 The purpose of this title is to protect water, oceans, 

23 coasts, and wildlife from invasive species. 


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1 SEC. 702. AMENDMENTS TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CO2 ORDINATION ACT. 

3 (a) SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION.—The first sec4 tion of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

5 661) is amended by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION. 

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

9 ‘Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act’. 

10 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—For the purpose’’. 

11 (b) PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND

12 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES.—The Fish and 

13 Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND 

16 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 

17 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’, with re19 spect to an invasive species, means the eradication, 

20 suppression, or reduction of the population of the 

21 invasive species within the area in which the invasive 

22 species is present. 

23 ‘‘(2) ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘ecosystem’ 

24 means the complex of a community of organisms 

25 and the environment of the organisms. 


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1 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible 

2 State’ means any of— 

3 ‘‘(A) a State; 

4 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

5 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

6 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

7 ‘‘(E) American Samoa; 

8 ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

9 Mariana Islands; and 

10 ‘‘(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 

11 ‘‘(4) INVASIVE SPECIES.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘invasive 

13 species’ means an alien species, the introduction 

14 of which causes, or is likely to cause, economic 

15 or environmental harm or harm to human 

16 health. 

17 ‘‘(B) ASSOCIATED DEFINITION.—For pur18 poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘alien spe19 cies’, with respect to a particular ecosystem, 

20 means any species (including the seeds, eggs, 

21 spores, or other biological material of the spe22 cies that are capable of propagating the species) 

23 that is not native to the affected ecosystem. 

24 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION.—The terms ‘invasive 

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1 trial or aquatic species determined by the rel2 evant tribal, regional, State, or local authority 

3 to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) 

4 or (B), as applicable. 

5 ‘‘(5) MANAGE; MANAGEMENT.—The terms 

6 ‘manage’ and ‘management’, with respect to an 

7 invasive species, mean the active implementation of 

8 any activity— 

9 ‘‘(A) to reduce or stop the spread of the 

10 invasive species; and 

11 ‘‘(B) to inhibit further infestations of the 

12 invasive species, the spread of the invasive spe13 cies, or harm caused by the invasive species, in14 cluding investigations regarding methods for 

15 early detection and rapid response, prevention, 

16 control, or management of the invasive species. 

17 ‘‘(6) PREVENT.—The term ‘prevent’, with re18 spect to an invasive species, means— 

19 ‘‘(A) to hinder the introduction of the 

20 invasive species onto land or water; or 

21 ‘‘(B) to impede the spread of the invasive 

22 species within land or water by inspecting, 

23 intercepting, or confiscating invasive species 

24 threats prior to the establishment of the 


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1 invasive species onto land or water of an eligible 

2 State. 

3 ‘‘(7) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec4 retary concerned’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Army, acting 

6 through the Chief of Engineers, with respect to 

7 Federal land administered by the Corps of En8 gineers; 

9 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re10 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec11 retary of the Interior through— 

12 ‘‘(i) the United States Fish and Wild13 life Service; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the Bureau of Land Manage16 ment; 

17 ‘‘(iv) the Bureau of Reclamation; or 

18 ‘‘(v) the National Park Service; 

19 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re20 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec21 retary of Agriculture through the Forest Serv22 ice; and 

23 ‘‘(D) the head or a representative of any 

24 other Federal agency the duties of whom re25 quire planning relating to, and the treatment 


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1 of, invasive species for the purpose of protecting 

2 water and wildlife on land and coasts and in 

3 oceans and water. 

4 ‘‘(8) SPECIES.—The term ‘species’ means a 

5 group of organisms, all of which— 

6 ‘‘(A) have a high degree of genetic simi7 larity; 

8 ‘‘(B) are morphologically distinct; 

9 ‘‘(C) generally— 

10 ‘‘(i) interbreed at maturity only 

11 among themselves; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) produce fertile offspring; and 

13 ‘‘(D) show persistent differences from 

14 members of allied groups of organisms. 

15 ‘‘(b) CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT.—Each Secretary 

16 concerned shall plan and carry out activities on land di17 rectly managed by the Secretary concerned to protect 

18 water and wildlife by controlling and managing invasive 

19 species— 

20 ‘‘(1) to inhibit or reduce the populations of 

21 invasive species; and 

22 ‘‘(2) to effectuate restoration or reclamation ef23 forts. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 

2 shall develop a strategic plan for the implementation 

3 of the invasive species program to achieve, to the 

4 maximum extent practicable, a substantive annual 

5 net reduction of invasive species populations or in6 fested acreage on land or water managed by the Sec7 retary concerned. 

8 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Each strategic plan 

9 under paragraph (1) shall be developed— 

10 ‘‘(A) in coordination with affected— 

11 ‘‘(i) eligible States; 

12 ‘‘(ii) political subdivisions of eligible 

13 States; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) federally recognized Indian 

15 tribes; and 

16 ‘‘(B) in accordance with the priorities es17 tablished by 1 or more Governors of the eligible 

18 States in which an ecosystem affected by an 

19 invasive species is located. 

20 ‘‘(3) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In devel21 oping a strategic plan under this subsection, the 

22 Secretary concerned shall take into consideration the 

23 economic and ecological costs of action or inaction, 

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1 ‘‘(d) COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS.—In selecting a 

2 method to be used to control or manage an invasive species 

3 as part of a specific control or management project con4 ducted as part of a strategic plan developed under sub5 section (c), the Secretary concerned shall prioritize the use 

6 of methods that— 

7 ‘‘(1) effectively control and manage invasive 

8 species, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 

9 based on sound scientific data; 

10 ‘‘(2) minimize environmental impacts; and 

11 ‘‘(3) control and manage invasive species in the 

12 least costly manner. 

13 ‘‘(e) COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT.—To 

14 achieve compliance with subsection (d), the Secretary con15 cerned shall require a comparative economic assessment 

16 of invasive species control and management methods to 

17 be conducted. 

18 ‘‘(f) EXPEDITED ACTION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned 

20 shall use all tools and flexibilities available (as of the 

21 date of enactment of this section) to expedite the 

22 projects and activities described in paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVI24 TIES.—A project or activity referred to in paragraph 

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1 ‘‘(A) to protect water or wildlife from an 

2 invasive species that, as determined by the Sec3 retary concerned is, or will be, carried out on 

4 land or water that is— 

5 ‘‘(i) directly managed by the Secretary 

6 concerned; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) located in an area that is— 

8 ‘‘(I) at high risk for the introduc9 tion, establishment, or spread of 

10 invasive species; and 

11 ‘‘(II) determined by the Sec12 retary concerned to require immediate 

13 action to address the risk identified in 

14 subclause (I); and 

15 ‘‘(B) carried out in accordance with appli16 cable agency procedures, including any applica17 ble— 

18 ‘‘(i) land or resource management 

19 plan; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) land use plan. 

21 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Of the amount ap22 propriated or otherwise made available to each Secretary 

23 concerned for a fiscal year for programs that address or 

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1 percent for on-the-ground control and management of 

2 invasive species, which may include— 

3 ‘‘(1) the purchase of necessary products, equip4 ment, or services to conduct that control and man5 agement; 

6 ‘‘(2) the use of integrated pest management op7 tions, including options that use pesticides author8 ized for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal 

9 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 

10 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); 

11 ‘‘(3) the use of biological control agents that 

12 are proven to be effective to reduce invasive species 

13 populations; 

14 ‘‘(4) the use of revegetation or cultural restora15 tion methods designed to improve the diversity and 

16 richness of ecosystems; 

17 ‘‘(5) the use of monitoring and detection activi18 ties for invasive species, including equipment, detec19 tion dogs, and mechanical devices; 

20 ‘‘(6) the use of appropriate methods to remove 

21 invasive species from a vehicle or vessel capable of 

22 conveyance; or 

23 ‘‘(7) the use of other effective mechanical or 

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1 ‘‘(h) INVESTIGATIONS, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC

2 AWARENESS.—Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 

3 made available to each Secretary concerned for a fiscal 

4 year for programs that address or include protection of 

5 land or water from an invasive species, the Secretary con6 cerned may use not more than 15 percent for investiga7 tions, development activities, and outreach and public 

8 awareness efforts to address invasive species control and 

9 management needs. 

10 ‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amount appro11 priated or otherwise made available to each Secretary con12 cerned for a fiscal year for programs that address or in13 clude protection of land or water from an invasive species, 

14 not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative 

15 costs incurred to carry out those programs, including costs 

16 relating to oversight and management of the programs, 

17 recordkeeping, and implementation of the strategic plan 

18 developed under subsection (c). 

19 ‘‘(j) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 60 

20 days after the end of the second fiscal year beginning after 

21 the date of enactment of this section, each Secretary con22 cerned shall submit to Congress a report— 

23 ‘‘(1) describing the use by the Secretary con24 cerned during the 2 preceding fiscal years of funds 


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1 for programs that address or include invasive species 

2 management; and 

3 ‘‘(2) specifying the percentage of funds ex4 pended for each of the purposes specified in sub5 sections (g), (h), and (i). 

6 ‘‘(k) OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, PREVEN7 TION, AND MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this 

8 section precludes the Secretary concerned from pursuing 

9 or supporting, pursuant to any other provision of law, any 

10 activity regarding the control, prevention, or management 

11 of an invasive species, including investigations to improve 

12 the control, prevention, or management of the invasive 

13 species. 

14 ‘‘(l) USE OF PARTNERSHIPS.—Subject to the sub15 sections (m) and (n), the Secretary concerned may enter 

16 into any contract or cooperative agreement with another 

17 Federal agency, an eligible State, a political subdivision 

18 of an eligible State, or a private individual or entity to 

19 assist with the control and management of an invasive spe20 cies. 

21 ‘‘(m) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a con23 tract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l), 

24 the Secretary concerned and the applicable Federal 

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1 gible State, or private individual or entity shall enter 

2 into a memorandum of understanding that de3 scribes— 

4 ‘‘(A) the nature of the partnership between 

5 the parties to the memorandum of under6 standing; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the control and management activi8 ties to be conducted under the contract or coop9 erative agreement. 

10 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A memorandum of under11 standing under this subsection shall contain, at a 

12 minimum, the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) A prioritized listing of each invasive 

14 species to be controlled or managed. 

15 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the total acres of 

16 land or area of water infested by the invasive 

17 species. 

18 ‘‘(C) An estimate of the expected total 

19 acres of land or area of water infested by the 

20 invasive species after control and management 

21 of the invasive species is attempted. 

22 ‘‘(D) A description of each specific, inte23 grated pest management option to be used, in24 cluding a comparative economic assessment to 

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1 ‘‘(E) Any map, boundary, or Global Posi2 tioning System coordinates needed to clearly 

3 identify the area in which each control or man4 agement activity is proposed to be conducted. 

5 ‘‘(F) A written assurance that each part6 ner will comply with section 15 of the Federal 

7 Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2814). 

8 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—If a partner to a con9 tract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) 

10 is an eligible State, political subdivision of an eligible 

11 State, or private individual or entity, the memo12 randum of understanding under this subsection shall 

13 include a description of— 

14 ‘‘(A) the means by which each applicable 

15 control or management effort will be coordi16 nated; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the expected outcomes of managing 

18 and controlling the invasive species. 

19 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AWARENESS EF20 FORTS.—If a contract or cooperative agreement 

21 under subsection (l) involves any outreach or public 

22 awareness effort, the memorandum of understanding 

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1 form national, regional, State, or local audiences re2 garding invasive species control and management. 

3 ‘‘(n) INVESTIGATIONS.—The purpose of any invasive 

4 species-related investigation carried out under a contract 

5 or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) shall be— 

6 ‘‘(1) to develop solutions and specific rec7 ommendations for control and management of 

8 invasive species; and 

9 ‘‘(2) specifically to provide faster implementa10 tion of control and management methods. 

11 ‘‘(o) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED LOCAL GOV12 ERNMENTS.—Each project and activity carried out pursu13 ant to this section shall be coordinated with affected local 

14 governments in a manner that is consistent with section 

15 202(c)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

16 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)).’’. 

17 TITLE VIII—MULTINATIONAL 

18 SPECIES CONSERVATION 

19 FUNDS REAUTHORIZATION 

20 SEC. 801. REAUTHORIZATION OF MULTINATIONAL SPECIES 

21 CONSERVATION FUNDS. 

22 (a) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT

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1 ed by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 

2 through 2022’’. 

3 (b) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ASIAN ELEPHANT

4 CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.—Section 8(a) of the Asian 

5 Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

8 (c) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RHINOCEROS AND

9 TIGER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1994.—Section 10(a) of 

10 the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 

11 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 

12 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

13 (d) AMENDMENTS TO THE GREAT APE CONSERVA14 TION ACT OF 2000.— 

15 (1) PANEL.—Section 4(i) of the Great Ape 

16 Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303(i)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) CONVENTION.—Not later than 1 year after 

21 the date of the enactment of the Wildlife Innovation 

22 and Longevity Driver Act, and every 5 years there23 after, the Secretary shall convene a panel of experts 

24 on great apes to identify the greatest needs and pri25 orities for the conservation of great apes.’’; 


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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

2 paragraph (5); and 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall en6 sure that the panel referred to in paragraph (1) in7 cludes, to the maximum extent practicable, 1 or 

8 more representatives— 

9 ‘‘(A) from each country that comprises the 

10 natural range of great apes; and 

11 ‘‘(B) with expertise in great ape conserva12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION PLANS.—In identifying the 

14 conservation needs and priorities under paragraph 

15 (1), the panel referred to in that paragraph shall 

16 consider any relevant great ape conservation plan or 

17 strategy, including scientific research and findings 

18 relating to— 

19 ‘‘(A) the conservation needs and priorities 

20 of great apes; 

21 ‘‘(B) any regional or species-specific action 

22 plan or strategy; 

23 ‘‘(C) any applicable strategy developed or 

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1 ‘‘(D) any other applicable conservation 

2 plan or strategy. 

3 ‘‘(4) FUNDS.—Subject to the availability of ap4 propriations, the Secretary may use amounts avail5 able to the Secretary to pay for the costs of con6 vening and facilitating any meeting of the panel re7 ferred to in paragraph (1).’’. 

8 (2) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4 of the 

9 Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 

10 6303) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may 

14 award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 

15 grant under this section a multiyear grant to carry 

16 out a project that the person demonstrates is an ef17 fective, long-term conservation strategy for great 

18 apes and the habitat of great apes. 

19 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

20 subsection precludes the Secretary from awarding a 

21 grant on an annual basis.’’. 

22 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

23 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 

24 (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

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1 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 Section 6 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 

3 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘2006 through 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

5 2022’’. 

6 (e) AMENDMENTS TO THE MARINE TURTLE CON7 SERVATION ACT OF 2004.— 

8 (1) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b) of the Marine Tur9 tle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601(b)) is 

10 amended by inserting ‘‘and territories of the United 

11 States’’ after ‘‘foreign countries’’. 

12 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Marine 

13 Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6602) 

14 is amended— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre16 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and ter17 ritories of the United States’’ after ‘‘foreign 

18 countries’’; and 

19 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(7) TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

21 The term ‘territory of the United States’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

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1 ‘‘(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

2 Mariana Islands; 

3 ‘‘(E) the United States Virgin Islands; and 

4 ‘‘(F) any other territory or possession of 

5 the United States.’’. 

6 (3) MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ASSIST7 ANCE.—Section 4 of the Marine Turtle Conservation 

8 Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 

9 (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting 

10 ‘‘or a territory of the United States’’ after ‘‘for11 eign country’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘foreign 

13 countries’’ and inserting ‘‘a foreign country or 

14 a territory of the United States’’. 

15 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

16 5(b)(2) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

17 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

19 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 Section 7 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

21 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is amended by striking 

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1 TITLE IX—PRIZE COMPETITIONS 

2 SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 

3 In this title: 

4 (1) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—The term ‘‘non5 Federal funds’’ means funds provided by— 

6 (A) a State; 

7 (B) a territory of the United States; 

8 (C) 1 or more units of local or tribal gov9 ernment; 

10 (D) a private for-profit entity; 

11 (E) a nonprofit organization; or 

12 (F) a private individual. 

13 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di15 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv16 ice. 

17 (3) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ has the 

18 meaning given the term in section 8 of the Fish and 

19 Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 666b). 

20 SEC. 902. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

21 PREVENTION OF WILDLIFE POACHING AND 

22 TRAFFICKING. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

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1 Technology Advisory Board established by sub2 section (c)(1). 

3 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

4 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

5 Prize for the prevention of wildlife poaching and 

6 trafficking established under subsection (b). 

7 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

9 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In10 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi11 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

12 Prize’’ for the prevention of wildlife poaching and traf13 ficking— 

14 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

15 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

16 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

17 prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking; and 

18 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

19 technological advancement that prevents wildlife 

20 poaching and trafficking. 

21 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

23 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Prevention of 

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1 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com2 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

3 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

4 (A) wildlife trafficking and trade; 

5 (B) wildlife conservation and management; 

6 (C) biology; 

7 (D) technology development; 

8 (E) engineering; 

9 (F) economics; 

10 (G) business development and manage11 ment; and 

12 (H) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

13 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur14 poses of this section. 

15 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

16 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

17 (A) select a topic; 

18 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

19 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor20 tunity for technological innovation to prevent 

21 wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

22 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

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1 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

2 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

3 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris4 diction over the prevention of wildlife poaching 

5 and trafficking; 

6 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic7 tion over the prevention of wildlife poaching 

8 and trafficking; 

9 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

10 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re11 lates to the prevention of wildlife poaching and 

12 trafficking; and 

13 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

14 technology companies, research institutions, in15 stitutions of higher education, industry associa16 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter17 est in the prevention of wildlife poaching and 

18 trafficking. 

19 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

20 with all requirements under section 907(a). 

21 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

22 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

24 enter into an agreement under which the National 


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1 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

2 prize competition. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

4 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re5 quirements under section 907(b). 

6 (e) JUDGES.— 

7 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap8 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

9 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an10 nual winners of the prize competition. 

11 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

12 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

13 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

14 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

15 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

16 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 

17 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

18 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

19 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

20 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

21 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep22 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in23 cludes— 


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1 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

2 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

3 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

4 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree5 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

6 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de7 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

8 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

9 described in section 907(b); and 

10 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap11 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

12 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

13 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

14 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

15 on December 31, 2022. 

16 SEC. 903. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

17 PROMOTION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

20 Promotion of Wildlife Conservation Technology Ad21 visory Board established by subsection (c)(1). 

22 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

23 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

24 Prize for the promotion of wildlife conservation es25 tablished under subsection (b). 


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1 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

3 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In4 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi5 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

6 Prize’’ for the promotion of wildlife conservation— 

7 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

8 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

9 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

10 promotion of wildlife conservation; and 

11 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

12 technological advancement that promotes wildlife 

13 conservation. 

14 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

15 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

16 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Promotion of 

17 Wildlife Conservation Technology Advisory Board’’. 

18 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com19 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

20 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

21 (A) wildlife conservation and management; 

22 (B) biology; 

23 (C) technology development; 

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1 (F) business development and manage2 ment; and 

3 (G) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

4 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur5 poses of this section. 

6 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

7 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

8 (A) select a topic; 

9 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

10 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor11 tunity for technological innovation to promote 

12 wildlife conservation. 

13 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

14 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi15 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

16 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

17 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

18 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris19 diction over the promotion of wildlife conserva20 tion; 

21 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic22 tion over the promotion of wildlife conservation; 

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1 lates to the promotion of wildlife conservation; 

2 and 

3 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

4 technology companies, research institutions, in5 stitutions of higher education, industry associa6 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter7 est in the promotion of wildlife conservation. 

8 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

9 with all requirements under section 907(a). 

10 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

11 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

13 enter into an agreement under which the National 

14 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

15 prize competition. 

16 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

17 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re18 quirements under section 907(b). 

19 (e) JUDGES.— 

20 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap21 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

22 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an23 nual winners of the prize competition. 

24 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

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1 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

2 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

3 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

4 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 

5 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

6 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

7 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

8 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

9 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep10 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in11 cludes— 

12 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

13 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

14 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

15 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree16 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

17 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de18 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

19 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

20 described in section 907(b); and 

21 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap22 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

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1 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

2 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

3 on December 31, 2022. 

4 SEC. 904. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

5 MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

8 Management of Invasive Species Technology Advi9 sory Board established by subsection (c)(1). 

10 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

11 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

12 Prize for the management of invasive species estab13 lished under subsection (b). 

14 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

16 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In17 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi18 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

19 Prize’’ for the management of invasive species— 

20 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

21 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

22 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

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1 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

2 technological advancement that manages invasive 

3 species. 

4 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

6 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Management of 

7 Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board’’. 

8 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com9 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

10 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

11 (A) invasive species; 

12 (B) biology; 

13 (C) technology development; 

14 (D) engineering; 

15 (E) economics; 

16 (F) business development and manage17 ment; and 

18 (G) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

19 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur20 poses of this section. 

21 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

22 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

23 (A) select a topic; 

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1 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor2 tunity for technological innovation to manage 

3 invasive species. 

4 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

5 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi6 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

7 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

8 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

9 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris10 diction over the management of invasive spe11 cies; 

12 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic13 tion over the management of invasive species; 

14 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

15 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re16 lates to the management of invasive species; 

17 and 

18 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

19 technology companies, research institutions, in20 stitutions of higher education, industry associa21 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter22 est in the management of invasive species. 

23 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

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1 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

2 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

4 enter into an agreement under which the National 

5 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

6 prize competition. 

7 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

8 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re9 quirements under section 907(b). 

10 (e) JUDGES.— 

11 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap12 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

13 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an14 nual winners of the prize competition. 

15 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

16 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

17 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

18 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

19 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

20 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 

21 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

22 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

23 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

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1 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in2 cludes— 

3 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

4 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

5 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

6 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree7 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

8 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de9 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

10 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

11 described in section 907(b); and 

12 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap13 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

14 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

15 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

16 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

17 on December 31, 2022. 

18 SEC. 905. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

19 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

22 Protection of Endangered Species Technology Advi23 sory Board established by subsection (c)(1). 

24 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

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1 Prize for the protection of endangered species estab2 lished under subsection (b). 

3 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

5 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In6 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi7 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

8 Prize’’ for the protection of endangered species— 

9 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

10 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

11 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

12 protection of endangered species; and 

13 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

14 technological advancement that protects endangered 

15 species. 

16 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

18 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Protection of 

19 Endangered Species Technology Advisory Board’’. 

20 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com21 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

22 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

23 (A) endangered species; 

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1 (D) engineering; 

2 (E) economics; 

3 (F) business development and manage4 ment; and 

5 (G) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

6 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur7 poses of this section. 

8 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

9 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

10 (A) select a topic; 

11 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

12 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor13 tunity for technological innovation to protect 

14 endangered species. 

15 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

16 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi17 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

18 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

19 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

20 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris21 diction over the protection of endangered spe22 cies; 

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1 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

2 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re3 lates to the protection of endangered species; 

4 and 

5 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

6 technology companies, research institutions, in7 stitutions of higher education, industry associa8 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter9 est in the protection of endangered species. 

10 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

11 with all requirements under section 907(a). 

12 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

13 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

15 enter into an agreement under which the National 

16 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

17 prize competition. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

19 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re20 quirements under section 907(b). 

21 SEC. 906. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR NON22 LETHAL MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE 

23 CONFLICTS. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

2 Nonlethal Management of Human-Wildlife Conflicts 

3 Technology Advisory Board established by sub4 section (c)(1). 

5 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

6 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

7 Prize for the nonlethal management of human-wild8 life conflicts established under subsection (b). 

9 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

11 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In12 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi13 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

14 Prize’’ for the nonlethal management of human-wildlife 

15 conflicts— 

16 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

17 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

18 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

19 nonlethal management of human-wildlife conflicts; 

20 and 

21 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

22 technological advancement that promotes the non23 lethal management of human-wildlife conflicts. 

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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

2 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Nonlethal Man3 agement of Human-Wildlife Conflicts Technology 

4 Advisory Board’’. 

5 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com6 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

7 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

8 (A) nonlethal wildlife management; 

9 (B) social aspects of human-wildlife con10 flict management; 

11 (C) biology; 

12 (D) technology development; 

13 (E) engineering; 

14 (F) economics; 

15 (G) business development and manage16 ment; and 

17 (H) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

18 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur19 poses of this section. 

20 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

21 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

22 (A) select a topic; 

23 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

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1 the nonlethal management of human-wildlife 

2 conflicts. 

3 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

4 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi5 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

6 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

7 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

8 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris9 diction over the management of native wildlife 

10 species at risk due to conflict with human ac11 tivities; 

12 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic13 tion over the management of native wildlife spe14 cies at risk due to conflict with human activi15 ties; 

16 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

17 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re18 lates to the management of native wildlife spe19 cies at risk due to conflict with human activi20 ties; and 

21 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

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1 est in the management of native wildlife species 

2 at risk due to conflict with human activities. 

3 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

4 with all requirements under section 907(a). 

5 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

6 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

8 enter into an agreement under which the National 

9 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

10 prize competition. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

12 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re13 quirements under section 907(b). 

14 (e) JUDGES.— 

15 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap16 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

17 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an18 nual winners of the prize competition. 

19 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

20 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

21 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

22 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

23 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

24 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 


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1 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

2 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

3 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

4 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

5 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep6 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in7 cludes— 

8 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

9 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

10 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

11 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree12 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

13 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de14 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

15 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

16 described in section 907(b); and 

17 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap18 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

19 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

20 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

21 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

22 on December 31, 2022. 

23 SEC. 907. ADMINISTRATION OF PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 

24 (a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVISORY

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1 902(c)(1), 903(c)(1), 904(c)(1), 905(c)(1), or 906(c)(1) 

2 (referred to in this section as a ‘‘Board’’) shall comply 

3 with the following requirements: 

4 (1) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

5 (A) TERM.—A member of the Board shall 

6 serve for a term of 5 years. 

7 (B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the 

8 Board— 

9 (i) shall not affect the powers of the 

10 Board; and 

11 (ii) shall be filled in the same manner 

12 as the original appointment was made. 

13 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 

14 after the date on which all members of the Board 

15 have been appointed, the Board shall hold the initial 

16 meeting of the Board. 

17 (3) MEETINGS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet 

19 at the call of the Chairperson. 

20 (B) REMOTE PARTICIPATION.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Any member of the 

22 Board may participate in a meeting of the 

23 Board through the use of— 

24 (I) teleconferencing; or 


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1 (II) any other remote business 

2 telecommunications method that al3 lows each participating member to si4 multaneously hear each other partici5 pating member during the meeting. 

6 (ii) PRESENCE.—A member of the 

7 Board who participates in a meeting re8 motely under clause (i) shall be considered 

9 to be present at the meeting. 

10 (4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

11 the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 

12 number of members may hold a meeting. 

13 (5) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

14 The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice 

15 Chairperson from among the members of the Board. 

16 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE COST REDUCTION.—The 

17 Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

18 minimize the administrative costs of the Board, in19 cluding by encouraging the remote participation de20 scribed in paragraph (3)(B)(i) to reduce travel costs. 

21 (b) AGREEMENTS WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

22 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.—Any agreement entered into 

23 under section 902(d)(1), 903(d)(1), 904(d)(1), 905(d)(1), 

24 or 906(c)(1) shall comply with the following requirements: 


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1 (1) CONTENTS.—An agreement shall provide 

2 the following: 

3 (A) DUTIES.—The National Fish and 

4 Wildlife Foundation shall— 

5 (i) advertise the prize competition; 

6 (ii) solicit prize competition partici7 pants; 

8 (iii) administer funds relating to the 

9 prize competition; 

10 (iv) receive Federal funds— 

11 (I) to administer the prize com12 petition; and 

13 (II) to award a cash prize; 

14 (v) carry out activities to generate 

15 contributions of non-Federal funds to off16 set, in whole or in part— 

17 (I) the administrative costs of the 

18 prize competition; and 

19 (II) the costs of a cash prize; 

20 (vi) in consultation with, and subject 

21 to final approval by, the Secretary, develop 

22 criteria for the selection of prize competi23 tion winners; 

24 (vii) provide advice and consultation 

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1 under sections 902(e), 903(e), 904(e), 

2 905(e), 906(e) based on criteria developed 

3 in consultation with, and subject to the 

4 final approval of, the Secretary; 

5 (viii) announce 1 or more annual win6 ners of the prize competition; 

7 (ix) subject to subparagraph (B), 

8 award 1 cash prize annually; and 

9 (x) protect against unauthorized use 

10 or disclosure by the National Fish and 

11 Wildlife Foundation of any trade secret or 

12 confidential business information of a prize 

13 competition participant. 

14 (B) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—The Na15 tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation may award 

16 more than 1 cash prize annually if the initial 

17 cash prize referred to in subparagraph (A)(ix) 

18 and any additional cash prize are awarded 

19 using only non-Federal funds. 

20 (C) SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—The Na21 tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation— 

22 (i) may request and accept Federal 

23 funds and non-Federal funds for a cash 

24 prize; 


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1 (ii) may accept a contribution for a 

2 cash prize in exchange for the right to 

3 name the prize; and 

4 (iii) shall not give special consider5 ation to any Federal agency or non-Fed6 eral entity in exchange for a donation for 

7 a cash prize awarded under this section. 

8 (c) AWARD AMOUNTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the initial 

10 cash prize referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ix) 

11 shall be $100,000. 

12 (2) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—On notification 

13 by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that 

14 non-Federal funds are available for an additional 

15 cash prize, the Secretary shall determine the amount 

16 of the additional cash prize. 

17 (d) JUDGES.— 

18 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap19 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

20 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an21 nual winners of the prize competition. 

22 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

23 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

24 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

25 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 


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1 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

2 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 

3 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

4 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

5 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

6 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

7 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep8 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in9 cludes— 

10 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

11 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

12 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

13 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree14 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

15 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de16 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

17 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

18 described in section 907(b); and 

19 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap20 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

21 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

22 (f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

23 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

24 on December 31, 2022. 


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1 TITLE X—FISH HABITAT 

2 CONSERVATION 

3 SEC. 1001. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION 

4 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. 

5 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en6 courage partnerships among public agencies and other in7 terested parties to promote fish conservation— 

8 (1) to achieve measurable habitat conservation 

9 results through strategic actions of Fish Habitat 

10 Partnerships that lead to better fish habitat condi11 tions and increased fishing opportunities by— 

12 (A) improving ecological conditions; 

13 (B) restoring natural processes; or 

14 (C) preventing the decline of intact and 

15 healthy systems; 

16 (2) to establish a consensus set of national con17 servation strategies as a framework to guide future 

18 actions and investment by Fish Habitat Partner19 ships; 

20 (3) to broaden the community of support for 

21 fish habitat conservation by— 

22 (A) increasing fishing opportunities; 

23 (B) fostering the participation of local 

24 communities, especially young people in local 

25 communities, in conservation activities; and 


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1 (C) raising public awareness of the role 

2 healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life 

3 and economic well-being of local communities; 

4 (4) to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat As5 sessment and the associated database of the Na6 tional Fish Habitat Assessment— 

7 (A) to empower strategic conservation ac8 tions supported by broadly available scientific 

9 information; and 

10 (B) to integrate socioeconomic data in the 

11 analysis to improve the lives of humans in a 

12 manner consistent with fish habitat conserva13 tion goals; and 

14 (5) to communicate to the public and conserva15 tion partners— 

16 (A) the conservation outcomes produced 

17 collectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and 

18 (B) new opportunities and voluntary ap19 proaches for conserving fish habitat. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT22 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

2 and Transportation and the Committee on En3 vironment and Public Works of the Senate; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

5 of the House of Representatives. 

6 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na7 tional Fish Habitat Board established by subsection 

8 (c)(1)(A). 

9 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

10 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

11 Service. 

12 (4) EPA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

13 term ‘‘EPA Assistant Administrator’’ means the As14 sistant Administrator for Water of the Environ15 mental Protection Agency. 

16 (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

17 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

18 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

19 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

20 (6) NOAA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

21 term ‘‘NOAA Assistant Administrator’’ means the 

22 Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the Na23 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

24 (7) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 

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1 as a Fish Habitat Partnership under subsection 

2 (d)(6) after a recommendation by the Board under 

3 subsection (d)(1). 

4 (8) REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.—The term 

5 ‘‘real property interest’’ means an ownership interest 

6 in— 

7 (A) land; or 

8 (B) water (including water rights). 

9 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

12 the several States. 

13 (11) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agen14 cy’’ means— 

15 (A) the fish and wildlife agency of a State; 

16 and 

17 (B) any department or division of a de18 partment or agency of a State that manages in 

19 the public trust the inland or marine fishery re20 sources or sustains the habitat for those fishery 

21 resources of the State pursuant to State law or 

22 the constitution of the State. 

23 (c) NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD.— 

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1 (A) FISH HABITAT BOARD.—There is es2 tablished a board, to be known as the ‘‘National 

3 Fish Habitat Board’’, whose duties are— 

4 (i) to promote, oversee, and coordinate 

5 the implementation of this section; 

6 (ii) to establish national goals and pri7 orities for fish habitat conservation; 

8 (iii) to recommend to Congress enti9 ties for designation as Partnerships; and 

10 (iv) to review and make recommenda11 tions regarding fish habitat conservation 

12 projects. 

13 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be 

14 composed of 25 members, of whom— 

15 (i) 1 shall be a representative of the 

16 Department of the Interior; 

17 (ii) 1 shall be a representative of the 

18 United States Geological Survey; 

19 (iii) 1 shall be a representative of the 

20 Department of Commerce; 

21 (iv) 1 shall be a representative of the 

22 Department of Agriculture; 

23 (v) 1 shall be a representative of the 

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1 (vi) 4 shall be representatives of State 

2 agencies, 1 of whom shall be nominated by 

3 a regional association of fish and wildlife 

4 agencies from each of the Northeast, 

5 Southeast, Midwest, and Western regions 

6 of the United States; 

7 (vii) 1 shall be a representative of ei8 ther— 

9 (I) Indian tribes in the State of 

10 Alaska; or 

11 (II) Indian tribes in States other 

12 than the State of Alaska; 

13 (viii) 1 shall be a representative of ei14 ther— 

15 (I) the Regional Fishery Manage16 ment Councils established under sec17 tion 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens 

18 Fishery Conservation and Manage19 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1852); or 

20 (II) a representative of the Ma21 rine Fisheries Commissions, which is 

22 composed of— 

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1 (bb) the Gulf States Marine 

2 Fisheries Commission; and 

3 (cc) the Pacific States Ma4 rine Fisheries Commission; 

5 (ix) 1 shall be a representative of the 

6 Sportfishing and Boating Partnership 

7 Council; 

8 (x) 7 shall be representatives selected 

9 from each of— 

10 (I) the recreational sportfishing 

11 industry; 

12 (II) the commercial fishing in13 dustry; 

14 (III) marine recreational anglers; 

15 (IV) freshwater recreational an16 glers; 

17 (V) habitat conservation organi18 zations; and 

19 (VI) science-based fishery organi20 zations; 

21 (xi) 1 shall be a representative of a 

22 national private landowner organization; 

23 (xii) 1 shall be a representative of an 

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1 (xiii) 1 shall be a representative of 

2 local government interests involved in fish 

3 habitat restoration; 

4 (xiv) 2 shall be representatives from 

5 different sectors of corporate industries, 

6 which may include— 

7 (I) natural resource commodity 

8 interests, such as petroleum or min9 eral extraction; 

10 (II) natural resource user indus11 tries; and 

12 (III) industries with an interest 

13 in fish and fish habitat conservation; 

14 and 

15 (xv) 1 shall be a leadership private 

16 sector or landowner representative of an 

17 active partnership. 

18 (C) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 

19 Board shall serve without compensation. 

20 (D) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the 

21 Board may be allowed travel expenses, includ22 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au23 thorized for an employee of an agency under 

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1 ular place of business of the member in the per2 formance of the duties of the Board. 

3 (2) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 

5 provided in this subsection, a member of the 

6 Board described in any of clauses (vi) through 

7 (xiv) of paragraph (1)(B) shall serve for a term 

8 of 3 years. 

9 (B) INITIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—The initial Board 

11 will consist of representatives as described 

12 in clauses (i) through (vi) of paragraph 

13 (1)(B). 

14 (ii) REMAINING MEMBERS.—Not later 

15 than 60 days after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act, the representatives of the ini17 tial Board pursuant to clause (i) shall ap18 point the remaining members of the Board 

19 described in clauses (viii) through (xiv) of 

20 paragraph (1)(B). 

21 (iii) TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES.—Not 

22 later than 60 days after the enactment of 

23 this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 

24 Board a recommendation of not fewer than 

25 3 tribal representatives, from which the 


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1 Board shall appoint 1 representative pur2 suant to clause (vii) of paragraph (1)(B). 

3 (C) TRANSITIONAL TERMS.—Of the mem4 bers described in paragraph (1)(B)(x) initially 

5 appointed to the Board— 

6 (i) 2 shall be appointed for a term of 

7 1 year; 

8 (ii) 2 shall be appointed for a term of 

9 2 years; and 

10 (iii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

11 3 years. 

12 (D) VACANCIES.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy of a 

14 member of the Board described in any of 

15 clauses (viii) through (xiv) of paragraph 

16 (1)(B) shall be filled by an appointment 

17 made by the remaining members of the 

18 Board. 

19 (ii) TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES.—Fol20 lowing a vacancy of a member of the 

21 Board described in clause (vii) of para22 graph (1)(B), the Secretary shall rec23 ommend to the Board a list of not fewer 

24 than 3 tribal representatives, from which 


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1 the remaining members of the Board shall 

2 appoint a representative to fill the vacancy. 

3 (E) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—An indi4 vidual whose term of service as a member of the 

5 Board expires may continue to serve on the 

6 Board until a successor is appointed. 

7 (F) REMOVAL.—If a member of the Board 

8 described in any of clauses (viii) through (xiv) 

9 of paragraph (1)(B) misses 3 consecutive regu10 larly scheduled Board meetings, the members of 

11 the Board may— 

12 (i) vote to remove that member; and 

13 (ii) appoint another individual in ac14 cordance with subparagraph (D). 

15 (3) CHAIRPERSON.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The representative of 

17 the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 

18 appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(v) 

19 shall serve as Chairperson of the Board. 

20 (B) TERM.—The Chairperson of the Board 

21 shall serve for a term of 3 years. 

22 (4) MEETINGS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 

24 meet— 

25 (i) at the call of the Chairperson; but 


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1 (ii) not less frequently than twice each 

2 calendar year. 

3 (B) PUBLIC ACCESS.—All meetings of the 

4 Board shall be open to the public. 

5 (5) PROCEDURES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall estab7 lish procedures to carry out the business of the 

8 Board, including— 

9 (i) a requirement that a quorum of 

10 the members of the Board be present to 

11 transact business; 

12 (ii) a requirement that no rec13 ommendations may be adopted by the 

Board, except by the vote of 2 14 ⁄3 of all mem15 bers; 

16 (iii) procedures for establishing na17 tional goals and priorities for fish habitat 

18 conservation for the purposes of this sec19 tion; 

20 (iv) procedures for designating Part21 nerships under subsection (d); and 

22 (v) procedures for reviewing, evalu23 ating, and making recommendations re24 garding fish habitat conservation projects. 


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1 (B) QUORUM.—A majority of the members 

2 of the Board shall constitute a quorum. 

3 (d) FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS.— 

4 (1) AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND.—The Board 

5 may recommend to Congress the designation of Fish 

6 Habitat Partnerships in accordance with this sub7 section. 

8 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a Partnership 

9 shall be— 

10 (A) to work with other regional habitat 

11 conservation programs to promote cooperation 

12 and coordination to enhance fish and fish habi13 tats; 

14 (B) to engage local and regional commu15 nities to build support for fish habitat conserva16 tion; 

17 (C) to involve diverse groups of public and 

18 private partners; 

19 (D) to develop collaboratively a strategic 

20 vision and achievable implementation plan that 

21 is scientifically sound; 

22 (E) to leverage funding from sources that 

23 support local and regional partnerships; 


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1 (F) to use adaptive management prin2 ciples, including evaluation of project success 

3 and functionality; 

4 (G) to develop appropriate local or regional 

5 habitat evaluation and assessment measures 

6 and criteria that are compatible with national 

7 habitat condition measures; and 

8 (H) to implement local and regional pri9 ority projects that improve conditions for fish 

10 and fish habitat. 

11 (3) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—An entity 

12 seeking to be designated by Congress as a Partner13 ship shall— 

14 (A) submit to the Board an application at 

15 such time, in such manner, and containing such 

16 information as the Board may reasonably re17 quire; and 

18 (B) demonstrate to the Board that the en19 tity has— 

20 (i) a focus on promoting the health of 

21 important fish and fish habitats; 

22 (ii) an ability to coordinate the imple23 mentation of priority projects that support 

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1 Board that are within the Partnership 

2 boundary; 

3 (iii) a self-governance structure that 

4 supports the implementation of strategic 

5 priorities for fish habitat; 

6 (iv) the ability to develop local and re7 gional relationships with a broad range of 

8 entities to further strategic priorities for 

9 fish and fish habitat; 

10 (v) a strategic plan that details re11 quired investments for fish habitat con12 servation that addresses the strategic fish 

13 habitat priorities of the Partnership and 

14 supports and meets the strategic priorities 

15 of the Board; 

16 (vi) the ability to develop and imple17 ment fish habitat conservation projects 

18 that address strategic priorities of the 

19 Partnership and the Board; and 

20 (vii) the ability to develop fish habitat 

21 conservation priorities based on sound 

22 science and data, the ability to measure 

23 the effectiveness of fish habitat projects of 

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1 nents will be integrated with the overall 

2 Board science and data effort. 

3 (4) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO

4 CONGRESS.—The Board may recommend to Con5 gress for designation an application for a Partner6 ship submitted under paragraph (3)(A) if the Board 

7 determines that the applicant— 

8 (A) meets the criteria described in para9 graph (3)(B); 

10 (B) identifies representatives to provide 

11 support and technical assistance to the Partner12 ship from a diverse group of public and private 

13 partners, which may include State or local gov14 ernments, nonprofit entities, Indian tribes, and 

15 private individuals, that are focused on con16 servation of fish habitats to achieve results 

17 across jurisdictional boundaries on public and 

18 private land; 

19 (C) is organized to promote the health of 

20 important fish species and important fish habi21 tats, including reservoirs, natural lakes, coastal 

22 and marine environments, and estuaries; 

23 (D) identifies strategic fish and fish habi24 tat priorities for the Partnership area in the 

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1 stressors or impairments to facilitate strategic 

2 planning and decisionmaking; 

3 (E) is able to address issues and priorities 

4 on a nationally significant scale; 

5 (F) includes a governance structure that— 

6 (i) reflects the range of all partners; 

7 and 

8 (ii) promotes joint strategic planning 

9 and decisionmaking by the applicant; 

10 (G) demonstrates completion of, or signifi11 cant progress toward the development of, a 

12 strategic plan to address the decline in fish pop13 ulations, rather than simply treating symptoms, 

14 in accordance with the goals and national prior15 ities established by the Board; and 

16 (H) promotes collaboration in developing a 

17 strategic vision and implementation program 

18 that is scientifically sound and achievable. 

19 (5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb21 ruary 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act and each Feb23 ruary 1 thereafter, the Board shall develop and 

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1 to Congress on Future Fish Habitat Partner2 ships and Modifications’’, that— 

3 (i) identifies any entity that— 

4 (I) meets the requirements de5 scribed in paragraph (4); and 

6 (II) the Board recommends for 

7 designation as a Partnership; 

8 (ii) describes any proposed modifica9 tions to a Partnership previously des10 ignated by Congress under paragraph (6); 

11 and 

12 (iii) with respect to each entity rec13 ommended for designation as a Partner14 ship, describes, to the maximum extent 

15 practicable— 

16 (I) the purpose of the rec17 ommended Partnership; and 

18 (II) how the recommended Part19 nership fulfills the requirements de20 scribed in paragraph (4). 

21 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY; NOTIFICA22 TION.—The Board shall— 

23 (i) make the report publicly available, 

24 including on the Internet; and 


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1 (ii) provide to the appropriate con2 gressional committees and the State agen3 cy of any State included in a recommended 

4 Partnership area written notification of the 

5 public availability of the report. 

6 (6) DESIGNATION OR MODIFICATION OF PART7 NERSHIP.—Congress shall have the sole authority to 

8 designate or modify a Partnership. 

9 (7) EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS.— 

10 (A) DESIGNATION REVIEW.—Not later 

11 than 5 years after the date of enactment of this 

12 Act, any fish habitat partnership receiving Fed13 eral funds as of the date of enactment of this 

14 Act shall be subject to a designation review by 

15 Congress in which Congress shall have the op16 portunity to designate the partnership under 

17 paragraph (6). 

18 (B) INELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL

19 FUNDS.—A partnership referred to in subpara20 graph (A) that Congress does not designate as 

21 described in that subparagraph shall be ineli22 gible to receive Federal funds under this sec23 tion. 

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1 (1) SUBMISSION TO BOARD.—Not later than 

2 March 31 of each calendar year, each Partnership 

3 shall submit to the Board a list of priority fish habi4 tat conservation projects recommended by the Part5 nership for annual funding under this section. 

6 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS BY BOARD.—Not later 

7 than July 1 of each calendar year, the Board shall 

8 submit to the Secretary a priority list of fish habitat 

9 conservation projects that includes the description, 

10 including estimated costs, of each project that the 

11 Board recommends that the Secretary approve and 

12 fund under this section for the following fiscal year. 

13 (3) CRITERIA FOR PROJECT SELECTION.—The 

14 Board shall select each fish habitat conservation 

15 project to be recommended to the Secretary under 

16 paragraph (2) after taking into consideration, at a 

17 minimum, the following information: 

18 (A) A recommendation of the Partnership 

19 that is, or will be, participating actively in im20 plementing the fish habitat conservation 

21 project. 

22 (B) The capabilities and experience of 

23 project proponents to implement successfully 

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1 (C) The extent to which the fish habitat 

2 conservation project— 

3 (i) fulfills a local or regional priority 

4 that is directly linked to the strategic plan 

5 of the Partnership and is consistent with 

6 the purpose of this section; 

7 (ii) addresses the national priorities 

8 established by the Board; 

9 (iii) is supported by the findings of 

10 the Habitat Assessment of the Partnership 

11 or the Board, and aligns or is compatible 

12 with other conservation plans; 

13 (iv) identifies appropriate monitoring 

14 and evaluation measures and criteria that 

15 are compatible with national measures; 

16 (v) provides a well-defined budget 

17 linked to deliverables and outcomes; 

18 (vi) leverages other funds to imple19 ment the project; 

20 (vii) addresses the causes and proc21 esses behind the decline of fish or fish 

22 habitats; and 

23 (viii) includes an outreach or edu24 cation component that includes the local or 

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1 (D) The availability of sufficient non-Fed2 eral funds to match Federal contributions for 

3 the fish habitat conservation project, as re4 quired by paragraph (5); 

5 (E) The extent to which the local or re6 gional fish habitat conservation project— 

7 (i) will increase fish populations in a 

8 manner that leads to recreational fishing 

9 opportunities for the public; 

10 (ii) will be carried out through a coop11 erative agreement among Federal, State, 

12 and local governments, Indian tribes, and 

13 private entities; 

14 (iii) increases public access to land or 

15 water for fish and wildlife-dependent rec16 reational opportunities; 

17 (iv) advances the conservation of fish 

18 and wildlife species that have been identi19 fied by the States as species of greatest 

20 conservation need; 

21 (v) where appropriate, advances the 

22 conservation of fish and fish habitats 

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1 1801 et seq.) and other relevant Federal 

2 law and State wildlife action plans; and 

3 (vi) promotes strong and healthy fish 

4 habitats so that desired biological commu5 nities are able to persist and adapt. 

6 (F) The substantiality of the character and 

7 design of the fish habitat conservation project. 

8 (4) LIMITATIONS.— 

9 (A) REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION.— 

10 No fish habitat conservation project may be 

11 recommended by the Board under paragraph 

12 (2) or provided financial assistance under this 

13 section unless the fish habitat conservation 

14 project includes an evaluation plan designed 

15 using applicable Board guidance— 

16 (i) to appropriately assess the biologi17 cal, ecological, or other results of the habi18 tat protection, restoration, or enhancement 

19 activities carried out using the assistance; 

20 (ii) to reflect appropriate changes to 

21 the fish habitat conservation project if the 

22 assessment substantiates that the fish 

23 habitat conservation project objectives are 

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1 (iii) to identify improvements to exist2 ing fish populations, recreational fishing 

3 opportunities and the overall economic ben4 efits for the local community of the fish 

5 habitat conservation project; and 

6 (iv) to require the submission to the 

7 Board of a report describing the findings 

8 of the assessment. 

9 (B) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—A State, local gov11 ernment, or other non-Federal entity is eli12 gible to receive funds for the acquisition of 

13 real property from willing sellers under 

14 this section if the acquisition ensures 1 

15 of— 

16 (I) public access for compatible 

17 fish and wildlife-dependent recreation; 

18 or 

19 (II) a scientifically based, direct 

20 enhancement to the health of fish and 

21 fish populations, as determined by the 

22 Board. 

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1 ed under this section are required to 

2 be approved by the State agency in 

3 the State in which the project is oc4 curring. 

5 (II) PROHIBITION.—The Board 

6 may not recommend, and the Sec7 retary may not provide any funding 

8 for, any real property interest acquisi9 tion that has not been approved by 

10 the State agency. 

11 (iii) ASSESSMENT OF OTHER AU12 THORITIES.—The Fish Habitat Partner13 ship shall conduct a project assessment, 

14 submitted with the funding request and 

15 approved by the Board, to demonstrate all 

16 other Federal, State, and local authorities 

17 for the acquisition of real property have 

18 been exhausted. 

19 (iv) RESTRICTIONS.—A real property 

20 interest may not be acquired pursuant to a 

21 fish habitat conservation project by a 

22 State, local government, or other non-Fed23 eral entity, unless— 

24 (I) the owner of the real property 

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1 ment, or other non-Federal entity to 

2 acquire the real property; and 

3 (II) the Secretary and the Board 

4 determine that the State, local govern5 ment, or other non-Federal entity 

6 would benefit from undertaking the 

7 management of the real property 

8 being acquired because that is in ac9 cordance with the goals of a partner10 ship. 

11 (5) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

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

13 subparagraph (B), no fish habitat conservation 

14 project may be recommended by the Board 

15 under paragraph (2) or provided financial as16 sistance under this section unless at least 50 

17 percent of the cost of the fish habitat conserva18 tion project will be funded with non-Federal 

19 funds. 

20 (B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed21 eral share of the cost of a fish habitat conserva22 tion project— 

23 (i) may not be derived from another 

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1 (ii) may include in-kind contributions 

2 and cash. 

3 (C) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 

4 Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or any other 

5 provision of law, any funds made available to 

6 an Indian tribe pursuant to this section may be 

7 considered to be non-Federal funds for the pur8 pose of subparagraph (A). 

9 (6) APPROVAL.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

11 after the date of receipt of the recommended 

12 priority list of fish habitat conservation projects 

13 under paragraph (2), subject to the limitations 

14 of paragraph (4), and based, to the maximum 

15 extent practicable, on the criteria described in 

16 paragraph (3), the Secretary, after consulting 

17 with the Secretary of Commerce on marine or 

18 estuarine projects, shall approve or reject any 

19 fish habitat conservation project recommended 

20 by the Board. 

21 (B) FUNDING.—If the Secretary approves 

22 a fish habitat conservation project under sub23 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall use amounts 

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1 vide funds to carry out the fish habitat con2 servation project. 

3 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary re4 jects any fish habitat conservation project rec5 ommended by the Board under paragraph (2), 

6 not later than 180 days after the date of receipt 

7 of the recommendation, the Secretary shall pro8 vide to the Board, the appropriate Partnership, 

9 and the appropriate congressional committees a 

10 written statement of the reasons that the Sec11 retary rejected the fish habitat conservation 

12 project. 

13 (f) TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, the NOAA 

15 Assistant Administrator, the EPA Assistant Admin16 istrator, and the Director of the United States Geo17 logical Survey, in coordination with the Forest Serv18 ice and other appropriate Federal departments and 

19 agencies, may provide scientific and technical assist20 ance to the Partnerships, participants in fish habitat 

21 conservation projects, and the Board. 

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1 (A) providing technical and scientific as2 sistance to States, Indian tribes, regions, local 

3 communities, and nongovernmental organiza4 tions in the development and implementation of 

5 Partnerships; 

6 (B) providing technical and scientific as7 sistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment, 

8 strategic planning, and prioritization; 

9 (C) supporting the development and imple10 mentation of fish habitat conservation projects 

11 that are identified as high priorities by Partner12 ships and the Board; 

13 (D) supporting and providing recommenda14 tions regarding the development of science15 based monitoring and assessment approaches 

16 for implementation through Partnerships; 

17 (E) supporting and providing recommenda18 tions for a national fish habitat assessment; 

19 (F) ensuring the availability of experts to 

20 assist in conducting scientifically based evalua21 tion and reporting of the results of fish habitat 

22 conservation projects; and 

23 (G) providing resources to secure State 

24 agency scientific and technical assistance to 


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1 support Partnerships, participants in fish habi2 tat conservation projects, and the Board. 

3 (g) COORDINATION WITH STATES AND INDIAN

4 TRIBES.—The Secretary shall provide a notice to, and co5 operate with, the appropriate State agency or tribal agen6 cy, as applicable, of each State and Indian tribe within 

7 the boundaries of which an activity is planned to be car8 ried out pursuant to this section, including notification, 

9 by not later than 30 days before the date on which the 

10 activity is implemented. 

11 (h) INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL PLAN.—Not later 

12 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

13 every 5 years thereafter, the Director, in cooperation with 

14 the NOAA Assistant Administrator, the EPA Assistant 

15 Administrator, the Director of the United States Geologi16 cal Survey, and the heads of other appropriate Federal 

17 departments and agencies (including at a minimum, those 

18 agencies represented on the Board) shall develop an inter19 agency operational plan that describes— 

20 (1) the functional, operational, technical, sci21 entific, and general staff, administrative, and mate22 rial needs for the implementation of this section; and 

23 (2) any interagency agreements between or 

24 among Federal departments and agencies to address 

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1 (i) ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.— 

2 (1) REPORTING.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

5 every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit 

6 to the appropriate congressional committees a 

7 report describing the progress of this section. 

8 (B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted 

9 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

10 (i) an estimate of the number of 

11 acres, stream miles, or acre-feet, or other 

12 suitable measures of fish habitat, that was 

13 maintained or improved by partnerships of 

14 Federal, State, or local governments, In15 dian tribes, or other entities in the United 

16 States during the 5-year period ending on 

17 the date of submission of the report; 

18 (ii) a description of the public access 

19 to fish habitats established or improved 

20 during that 5-year period; 

21 (iii) a description of the improved op22 portunities for public recreational fishing; 

23 and 

24 (iv) an assessment of the status of 

25 fish habitat conservation projects carried 


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1 out with funds provided under this section 

2 during that period, disaggregated by year, 

3 including— 

4 (I) a description of the fish habi5 tat conservation projects rec6 ommended by the Board under sub7 section (e)(2); 

8 (II) a description of each fish 

9 habitat conservation project approved 

10 by the Secretary under subsection 

11 (e)(6), in order of priority for funding; 

12 (III) a justification for— 

13 (aa) the approval of each 

14 fish habitat conservation project; 

15 and 

16 (bb) the order of priority for 

17 funding of each fish habitat con18 servation project; 

19 (IV) a justification for any rejec20 tion of a fish habitat conservation 

21 project recommended by the Board 

22 under subsection (e)(2) that was 

23 based on a factor other than the cri24 teria described in subsection (e)(3); 

25 and 


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1 (V) an accounting of expendi2 tures by Federal, State, or local gov3 ernments, Indian tribes, or other enti4 ties to carry out fish habitat conserva5 tion projects. 

6 (2) STATUS AND TRENDS REPORT.—Not later 

7 than December 31, 2018, and every 5 years there8 after, the Board shall submit to the appropriate con9 gressional committees a report that includes— 

10 (A) a status of all Partnerships designated 

11 under this section; 

12 (B) a description of the status of fish habi13 tats in the United States as identified by estab14 lished Partnerships; and 

15 (C) enhancements or reductions in public 

16 access as a result of— 

17 (i) the activities of the Partnerships; 

18 or 

19 (ii) any other activities carried out 

20 pursuant to this section. 

21 (j) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 

22 (1) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section— 

23 (A) establishes any express or implied re24 served water right in the United States for any 

25 purpose; 


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1 (B) affects any water right in existence on 

2 the date of enactment of this Act; 

3 (C) preempts or affects any State water 

4 law or interstate compact governing water; or 

5 (D) affects any Federal or State law in ex6 istence on the date of enactment of the Act re7 garding water quality or water quantity. 

8 (2) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS OR

9 RIGHTS TO PROPERTY.—Under this section, only a 

10 State, local government, or other non-Federal entity 

11 may acquire, under State law, water rights or rights 

12 to property. 

13 (3) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this sec14 tion— 

15 (A) affects the authority, jurisdiction, or 

16 responsibility of a State to manage, control, or 

17 regulate fish and wildlife under the laws and 

18 regulations of the State; or 

19 (B) authorizes the Secretary to control or 

20 regulate within a State the fishing or hunting 

21 of fish and wildlife. 

22 (4) EFFECT ON INDIAN TRIBES.—Nothing in 

23 this section abrogates, abridges, affects, modifies, 

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1 recognized by treaty or any other means, includ2 ing— 

3 (A) an agreement between the Indian tribe 

4 and the United States; 

5 (B) Federal law (including regulations); 

6 (C) an Executive order; or 

7 (D) a judicial decree. 

8 (5) ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS.—Noth9 ing in this section diminishes or affects the ability 

10 of the Secretary to join an adjudication of rights to 

11 the use of water pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or 

12 (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap13 propriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666). 

14 (6) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AUTHOR15 ITY.—Nothing in this section affects the authority, 

16 jurisdiction, or responsibility of the Department of 

17 Commerce to manage, control, or regulate fish or 

18 fish habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

19 Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 

20 et seq.). 

21 (7) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 

22 (A) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.— 

23 Nothing in this section permits the use of funds 

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1 without the written consent of each owner of 

2 the real property or real property interest. 

3 (B) MITIGATION.—Nothing in this section 

4 permits the use of funds made available to 

5 carry out this section for fish and wildlife miti6 gation purposes under— 

7 (i) the Federal Water Pollution Con8 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 

9 (ii) the Fish and Wildlife Coordina10 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); 

11 (iii) the Water Resources Develop12 ment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 

13 100 Stat. 4082); or 

14 (iv) any other Federal law or court 

15 settlement. 

16 (C) CLEAN WATER ACT.—Nothing in this 

17 section affects any provision of the Federal 

18 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 

19 seq.), including any definition in that Act. 

20 (k) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY

21 COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

22 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to— 

23 (1) the Board; or 

24 (2) any Partnership. 

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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 (A) FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION

3 PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appro4 priated to the Secretary $7,200,000 for each of 

5 fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to provide 

6 funds for fish habitat conservation projects ap7 proved under subsection (e)(6), of which 5 per8 cent shall be made available for each fiscal year 

9 for projects carried out by Indian tribes. 

10 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING EX11 PENSES.—There is authorized to be appro12 priated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 

13 2018 through 2022 an amount equal to 5 per14 cent of the amount appropriated for the appli15 cable fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph 

16 (A)— 

17 (i) for administrative and planning ex18 penses; and 

19 (ii) to carry out subsection (i). 

20 (C) TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSIST21 ANCE.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

22 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to 

23 carry out, and provide technical and scientific 

24 assistance under, subsection (f)— 


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1 (i) $500,000 to the Secretary for use 

2 by the United States Fish and Wildlife 

3 Service; 

4 (ii) $500,000 to the NOAA Assistant 

5 Administrator for use by the National Oce6 anic and Atmospheric Administration; 

7 (iii) $500,000 to the EPA Assistant 

8 Administrator for use by the Environ9 mental Protection Agency; and 

10 (iv) $500,000 to the Secretary for use 

11 by the United States Geological Survey. 

12 (2) AGREEMENTS AND GRANTS.—The Secretary 

13 may— 

14 (A) on the recommendation of the Board, 

15 and notwithstanding sections 6304 and 6305 of 

16 title 31, United States Code, and the Federal 

17 Financial Assistance Management Improvement 

18 Act of 1999 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 

19 106–107), enter into a grant agreement, coop20 erative agreement, or contract with a Partner21 ship or other entity for a fish habitat conserva22 tion project or restoration or enhancement 

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1 (B) apply for, accept, and use a grant 

2 from any individual or entity to carry out the 

3 purposes of this section; and 

4 (C) make funds available to any Federal 

5 department or agency for use by that depart6 ment or agency to provide grants for any fish 

7 habitat protection project, restoration project, 

8 or enhancement project that the Secretary de9 termines to be consistent with this section. 

10 (3) DONATIONS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 

12 (i) enter into an agreement with any 

13 organization described in section 501(c)(3) 

14 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that 

15 is exempt from taxation under section 

16 501(a) of that Code to solicit private dona17 tions to carry out the purposes of this sec18 tion; and 

19 (ii) accept donations of funds, prop20 erty, and services to carry out the purposes 

21 of this section. 

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1 (i) shall be considered to be a gift or 

2 bequest to, or otherwise for the use of, the 

3 United States; and 

4 (ii) may be— 

5 (I) used directly by the Sec6 retary; or 

7 (II) provided to another Federal 

8 department or agency through an 

9 interagency agreement. 

10 (m) PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF

11 REGULATORY AUTHORITY BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any 

12 Partnership designated under this section— 

13 (1) shall be for the sole purpose of promoting 

14 fish conservation; and 

15 (2) shall not be used to implement any regu16 latory authority of any Federal agency. 

17 TITLE XI—TARGET PRACTICE 

18 AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAIN19 ING SUPPORT 

20 SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Target Practice and 

22 Marksmanship Training Support Act’’. 

23 SEC. 1102. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE. 

24 In this title, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means 

25 a specific location that— 


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1 (1) is identified by a governmental agency for 

2 recreational shooting; 

3 (2) is open to the public; 

4 (3) may be supervised; and 

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

6 shotgun shooting. 

7 SEC. 1103. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD8 LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robert10 son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

13 (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol15 lowing: 

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

17 specific location that— 

18 ‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen19 cy for recreational shooting; 

20 ‘‘(B) is open to the public; 

21 ‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 

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

23 pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 

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1 man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 669g(b)) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD6 LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), each State’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

10 striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘operation’’; 

12 (3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

13 non-Federal share’’ and inserting the following: 

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

15 share’’; 

16 (4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec17 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

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

19 (5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as des20 ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita23 tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 

24 to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex25 panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 


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1 (c) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND

2 SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the Pittman3 Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

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

8 Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 

9 year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo10 cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 

11 the amount apportioned to the State under para12 graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 

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

14 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para18 graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ19 ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 

20 not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ21 ity. 

22 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR

23 EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac24 quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 

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

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

3 and 

4 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and in6 serting the following: 

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

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

9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

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

11 acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 

12 public target range shall remain available for 

13 expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal14 year period beginning on October 1 of the first 

15 fiscal year for which the amounts are made 

16 available.’’. 

17 SEC. 1104. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 

18 (a) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTION.—For purposes of 

19 chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 

20 referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), any action 

21 by an agent or employee of the United States to manage 

22 or allow the use of Federal land for purposes of target 

23 practice or marksmanship training by a member of the 

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1 (b) CIVIL ACTION OR CLAIMS.—Except to the extent 

2 provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 

3 the United States shall not be subject to any civil action 

4 or claim for money damages for any injury to or loss of 

5 property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity 

6 occurring at a public target range that is— 

7 (1) funded in whole or in part by the Federal 

8 Government pursuant to the Pittman-Robertson 

9 Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or 

10 (2) located on Federal land. 

11 SEC. 1105. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERA12 TION. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with appli14 cable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service 

15 and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 

16 should cooperate with State and local authorities and 

17 other entities to carry out waste removal and other activi18 ties on any Federal land used as a public target range 

19 to encourage continued use of that land for target practice 

20 or marksmanship training. 

21 TITLE XII—SPORTSMEN’S 

22 ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND 

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1 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

2 means— 

3 (A) any land in the National Forest Sys4 tem (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest 

5 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

6 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) that is ad7 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, act8 ing through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

9 and 

10 (B) public lands (as defined in section 103 

11 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

12 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of 

13 which is administered by the Secretary, acting 

14 through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

15 Management. 

16 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec17 retary concerned’’ means— 

18 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re19 spect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); 

20 and 

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1 SEC. 1202. FEDERAL LAND OPEN TO HUNTING, FISHING, 

2 AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), Federal 

4 land shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational 

5 shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the 

6 Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with sec7 tion 1203. 

8 (b) EFFECT OF PART.—Nothing in this title opens 

9 to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting any land that 

10 is not open to those activities as of the date of enactment 

11 of this Act. 

12 SEC. 1203. CLOSURE OF FEDERAL LAND TO HUNTING, FISH13 ING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

16 and in accordance with section 302(b) of the Federal 

17 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

18 U.S.C. 1732(b)), the Secretary concerned may des19 ignate any area on Federal land in which, and estab20 lish any period during which, for reasons of public 

21 safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 

22 laws, no hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting 

23 shall be permitted. 

24 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In making a designation 

25 under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 

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1 time that is required for public safety, administra2 tion, or compliance with applicable laws. 

3 (b) CLOSURE PROCEDURES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in an emergency, be5 fore permanently or temporarily closing any Federal 

6 land to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting, 

7 the Secretary concerned shall— 

8 (A) consult with State fish and wildlife 

9 agencies; and 

10 (B) provide public notice and opportunity 

11 for comment under paragraph (2). 

12 (2) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Public notice and com14 ment shall include— 

15 (i) a notice of intent— 

16 (I) published in advance of the 

17 public comment period for the clo18 sure— 

19 (aa) in the Federal Register; 

20 (bb) on the website of the 

21 applicable Federal agency; 

22 (cc) on the website of the 

23 Federal land unit, if available; 

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1 (dd) in at least 1 local news2 paper; 

3 (II) made available in advance of 

4 the public comment period to local of5 fices, chapters, and affiliate organiza6 tions in the vicinity of the closure that 

7 are signatories to the memorandum of 

8 understanding entitled ‘‘Federal 

9 Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shoot10 ing Sports Roundtable Memorandum 

11 of Understanding’’; and 

12 (III) that describes— 

13 (aa) the proposed closure; 

14 and 

15 (bb) the justification for the 

16 proposed closure, including an 

17 explanation of the reasons and 

18 necessity for the decision to close 

19 the area to hunting, fishing, or 

20 recreational shooting; and 

21 (ii) an opportunity for public comment 

22 for a period of— 

23 (I) not less than 60 days for a 

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1 (II) not less than 30 days for a 

2 temporary closure. 

3 (B) FINAL DECISION.—In a final decision 

4 to permanently or temporarily close an area to 

5 hunting, fishing, or recreation shooting, the 

6 Secretary concerned shall— 

7 (i) respond in a reasoned manner to 

8 the comments received; 

9 (ii) explain how the Secretary con10 cerned resolved any significant issues 

11 raised by the comments; and 

12 (iii) show how the resolution led to 

13 the closure. 

14 (c) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—A temporary closure under 

16 this section may not exceed a period of 180 days. 

17 (2) RENEWAL.—Except in an emergency, a 

18 temporary closure for the same area of land closed 

19 to the same activities— 

20 (A) may not be renewed more than 3 times 

21 after the first temporary closure; and 

22 (B) must be subject to a separate notice 

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1 (3) EFFECT OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE.—Any 

2 Federal land that is temporarily closed to hunting, 

3 fishing, or recreational shooting under this section 

4 shall not become permanently closed to that activity 

5 without a separate public notice and opportunity to 

6 comment in accordance with subsection (b)(2). 

7 (d) REPORTING.—On an annual basis, the Secre8 taries concerned shall— 

9 (1) publish on a public website a list of all 

10 areas of Federal land temporarily or permanently 

11 subject to a closure under this section; and 

12 (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and 

13 Natural Resources and the Committee on Agri14 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 

15 the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com16 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa17 tives a report that identifies— 

18 (A) a list of each area of Federal land tem19 porarily or permanently subject to a closure; 

20 (B) the acreage of each closure; and 

21 (C) a survey of— 

22 (i) the aggregate areas and acreage 

23 closed under this section in each State; 

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1 (ii) the percentage of Federal land in 

2 each State closed under this section with 

3 respect to hunting, fishing, and recreation4 al shooting. 

5 (e) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply if the 

6 closure is— 

7 (1) less than 14 days in duration; and 

8 (2) covered by a special use permit. 

9 TITLE XIII—WILDLIFE AND 

10 HUNTING HERITAGE CON11 SERVATION COUNCIL ADVI12 SORY COMMITTEE 

13 SEC. 1301. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA14 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

15 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

16 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA19 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

21 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advi22 sory Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘Advi23 sory Committee’) to advise the Secretary of the Interior 

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1 tion as the ‘Secretaries’) on wildlife and habitat conserva2 tion, hunting, and recreational shooting. 

3 ‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

4 Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries regard5 ing— 

6 ‘‘(1) implementation of the ‘Recreational Hunt7 ing and Wildlife Resource Conservation Plan—A 

8 Ten-Year Plan for Implementation’ and any suc9 cessor plans, in accordance with Executive Order 

10 13443 (16 U.S.C. 661 note; relating to facilitation 

11 of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation); 

12 ‘‘(2) increasing public awareness of, and sup13 port for, the Wildlife Restoration Program; 

14 ‘‘(3) fostering wildlife and habitat conservation 

15 and ethics in hunting and shooting sports recreation; 

16 ‘‘(4) stimulating the participation of sportsmen 

17 and sportswomen in the conservation and manage18 ment of wildlife and habitat resources through out19 reach and education; 

20 ‘‘(5) fostering communication and coordination 

21 among— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Federal Government and State 

23 and tribal governments; 

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1 ‘‘(C) sportsmen and sportswomen who 

2 hunt and shoot; 

3 ‘‘(D) wildlife and habitat conservation and 

4 management organizations; and 

5 ‘‘(E) the public; 

6 ‘‘(6) providing appropriate access to Federal 

7 land for recreational shooting and hunting; and 

8 ‘‘(7) recommendations to improve implementa9 tion of Federal conservation programs that benefit 

10 wildlife, hunting, and outdoor recreation on private 

11 land. 

12 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

13 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com15 mittee shall consist of not more than 16 discre16 tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 

17 ‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi18 cio members are— 

19 ‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 

20 Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 

21 representative of the Director; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the Director of the National 

2 Park Service or a designated representa3 tive of the Director; 

4 ‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service 

5 or a designated representative of the Chief; 

6 ‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Re7 sources Conservation Service or a des8 ignated representative of the Chief; 

9 ‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 

10 Service Agency or a designated representa11 tive of the Administrator; and 

12 ‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the 

13 Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 

14 ‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis15 cretionary members shall be appointed jointly 

16 by the Secretaries from at least one of each of 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife manage19 ment agencies. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Wildlife and habitat conservation 

21 management organizations. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Game bird hunting organiza23 tions. 

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1 ‘‘(v) Big game hunting organizations. 

2 ‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid3 ing industry relating to hunting, fishing, 

4 and shooting sports. 

5 ‘‘(vii) The hunting or shooting equip6 ment retail industry. 

7 ‘‘(viii) Tribal resource management 

8 organizations. 

9 ‘‘(ix) Hunting, shooting, and fishing 

10 sports outreach and education organiza11 tions. 

12 ‘‘(x) Women’s hunting and fishing ad13 vocacy, outreach, or education organiza14 tions. 

15 ‘‘(xi) Minority hunting and fishing ad16 vocacy, outreach, or education organiza17 tions. 

18 ‘‘(xii) Veterans service organizations. 

19 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

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

21 subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 

22 Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 

23 years. Members shall not be appointed for more 

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1 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

2 designated by the Secretaries at the time of ap3 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

4 ‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed for 

5 a term of 4 years; 

6 ‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for 

7 a term of 3 years; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed 

9 for a term of 2 years. 

10 ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA11 TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre12 tionary member of the Advisory Committee while 

13 serving as an officer or employee of the Federal 

14 Government. 

15 ‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 

17 Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man18 ner in which the original appointment was 

19 made. 

20 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee 

21 members shall serve at the discretion of the 

22 Secretaries and may be removed at any time for 

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1 piration of the term of office to which such member 

2 was appointed until a successor has been appointed. 

3 ‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 

4 Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 

5 term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the 

6 members of the Advisory Committee. An individual 

7 may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 

8 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

9 ‘‘(7) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advi10 sory Committee shall serve without compensation. 

11 ‘‘(8) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Ad12 visory Committee may be allowed travel expenses, in13 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au14 thorized for an employee of an agency under sub15 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

16 Code, while away from the home or regular place of 

17 business of the member in the performance of duties 

18 of the Advisory Committee. 

19 ‘‘(9) MEETINGS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com21 mittee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, 

22 but not less frequently than twice annually. 

23 ‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 

24 the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 

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1 ‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time2 ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com3 mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg4 ister and be submitted to trade publications and 

5 publications of general circulation. 

6 ‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com7 mittee may establish such workgroups or sub8 groups as the Advisory Committee deems nec9 essary for the purpose of compiling information 

10 or conducting research. 

11 ‘‘(10) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

12 the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum. 

13 ‘‘(d) EXPENSES, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECH14 NICAL SERVICES, AND ADVICE.—The Secretaries may 

15 provide for expenses, administrative support, technical 

16 services, and advice to the Advisory Committee that the 

17 Secretaries determine to be appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 

20 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit 

21 a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Nat22 ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 

23 the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

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1 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen2 ate. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

4 paragraph (1) shall describe— 

5 ‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com6 mittee during the preceding year; 

7 ‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 

8 made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre9 taries during the preceding year; and 

10 ‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

11 Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 

12 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

13 Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad14 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 

15 TITLE XIV—SHOOTING RANGES 

16 SEC. 1401. SHOOTING RANGES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

18 (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this 

19 section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use 

20 of Federal land for a shooting range. 

21 (b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary concerned shall not 

22 lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting 

23 range, within— 

24 (1) a component of the National Landscape 

25 Conservation System; 


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1 (2) a component of the National Wilderness 

2 Preservation System; 

3 (3) any area that is— 

4 (A) designated as a wilderness study area; 

5 (B) administratively classified as— 

6 (i) wilderness-eligible; or 

7 (ii) wilderness-suitable; or 

8 (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area; 

9 (4) a national monument, national volcanic 

10 monument, or national scenic area; or 

11 (5) a component of the National Wild and Sce12 nic Rivers System (including areas designated for 

13 study for potential addition to the National Wild 

14 and Scenic Rivers System). 

15 TITLE XV—IDENTIFYING ACCESS 

16 TO OPPORTUNITIES 

17 SEC. 1501. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECRE18 ATION, HUNTING, AND FISHING ON FEDERAL 

19 LAND. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 

21 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

22 means— 

23 (A) the Secretary, with respect to land ad24 ministered by— 


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1 (i) the Director of the National Park 

2 Service; 

3 (ii) the Director of the United States 

4 Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

5 (iii) the Director of the Bureau of 

6 Land Management; and 

7 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re8 spect to land administered by the Chief of the 

9 Forest Service. 

10 (2) STATE OR REGIONAL OFFICE.—The term 

11 ‘‘State or regional office’’ means— 

12 (A) a State office of the Bureau of Land 

13 Management; or 

14 (B) a regional office of— 

15 (i) the National Park Service; 

16 (ii) the United States Fish and Wild17 life Service; or 

18 (iii) the Forest Service. 

19 (3) TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 

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

21 management of travel— 

22 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic23 tion of the National Park Service, on park 

24 roads and designated routes under section 4.10 


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1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc2 cessor regulations); 

3 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic4 tion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

5 Service, on the land under a comprehensive con6 servation plan prepared under section 4(e) of 

7 the National Wildlife Refuge System Adminis8 tration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)); 

9 (C) with respect to land under the jurisdic10 tion of the Forest Service, on National Forest 

11 System land under part 212 of title 36, Code 

12 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula13 tions); and 

14 (D) with respect to land under the jurisdic15 tion of the Bureau of Land Management, under 

16 a resource management plan developed under 

17 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

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

19 (b) PRIORITY LISTS REQUIRED.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 

22 thereafter during the 10-year period beginning on 

23 the date on which the first priority list is completed, 

24 the Secretary shall prepare a priority list, to be 

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1 cable Federal agency referred to in subsection 

2 (a)(1), which shall identify the location and acreage 

3 of land within the jurisdiction of each State or re4 gional office on which the public is allowed, under 

5 Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land 

6 for other recreational purposes but— 

7 (A) to which there is no public access or 

8 egress; or 

9 (B) to which public access or egress to the 

10 legal boundaries of the land is significantly re11 stricted (as determined by the Secretary). 

12 (2) MINIMUM SIZE.—Any land identified under 

13 paragraph (1) shall consist of contiguous acreage of 

14 at least 640 acres. 

15 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the pri16 ority list required under paragraph (1), the Sec17 retary shall consider with respect to the land— 

18 (A) whether access is absent or merely re19 stricted, including the extent of the restriction; 

20 (B) the likelihood of resolving the absence 

21 of or restriction to public access; 

22 (C) the potential for recreational use; 

23 (D) any information received from the 

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1 (E) any other factor as determined by the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (4) ADJACENT LAND STATUS.—For each parcel 

4 of land on the priority list, the Secretary shall in5 clude in the priority list whether resolving the issue 

6 of public access or egress to the land would require 

7 acquisition of an easement, right-of-way, or fee title 

8 from— 

9 (A) another Federal agency; 

10 (B) a State, local, or tribal government; or 

11 (C) a private landowner. 

12 (5) NOMINATION PROCESS.—In preparing a pri13 ority list under this title, the Secretary shall provide 

14 an opportunity for members of the public to nomi15 nate parcels for inclusion on the priority list. 

16 (c) ACCESS OPTIONS.—With respect to land included 

17 on a priority list described in subsection (b), the Secretary 

18 shall develop and submit to the Committees on Appropria19 tions and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

20 and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Re21 sources of the House of Representatives a report on op22 tions for providing access that— 

23 (1) identifies how public access and egress 

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1 of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact 

2 on wildlife habitat and water quality; 

3 (2) specifies the steps recommended to secure 

4 the access and egress, including acquiring an ease5 ment, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner 

6 of any land that abuts the land or the need to co7 ordinate with State land management agencies or 

8 other Federal, State, or tribal governments to allow 

9 for such access and egress; and 

10 (3) is consistent with the travel management 

11 plan in effect on the land. 

12 (d) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING IN13 FORMATION.—In making the priority list and report pre14 pared under subsections (b) and (c) available, the Sec15 retary shall ensure that no personally identifying informa16 tion is included, such as names or addresses of individuals 

17 or entities. 

18 (e) WILLING OWNERS.—For purposes of providing 

19 any permits to, or entering into agreements with, a State, 

20 local, or tribal government or private landowner with re21 spect to the use of land under the jurisdiction of the gov22 ernment or landowner, the Secretary shall not take into 

23 account whether the State, local, or tribal government or 

24 private landowner has granted or denied public access or 

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1 (f) MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS IN2 CLUDED.—In considering public access and egress under 

3 subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall consider public 

4 access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land de5 scribed in those subsections, including access and egress— 

6 (1) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and 

7 (2) on foot or horseback. 

8 (g) EFFECT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall have no 

10 effect on whether a particular recreational use shall 

11 be allowed on the land included in a priority list 

12 under this title. 

13 (2) EFFECT OF ALLOWABLE USES ON AGENCY

14 CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the priority list 

15 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall only con16 sider recreational uses that are allowed on the land 

17 at the time that the priority list is prepared. 

18 TITLE XVI—FILM CREWS 

19 SEC. 1601. COMMERCIAL FILMING. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of Public Law 106–206 

21 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) 

23 as subsections (b) through (g), respectively; 

24 (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re25 designated) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—The term ‘Sec2 retary’ means the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec3 retary of Agriculture, as applicable, with respect to land 

4 under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in the first sentence— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘of the Interior or 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture (here10 after individually referred to as the 

11 ‘Secretary’ with respect to land (ex12 cept land in a System unit as defined 

13 in section 100102 of title 54, United 

14 States Code) under their respective 

15 jurisdictions)’’; and 

16 (II) by striking ‘‘or similar 

17 projects’’; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

19 ‘‘or similar project’’; and 

20 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

21 ‘‘, except in the case of film crews of three 

22 or fewer individuals’’ before the period at 

23 the end; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) FEE SCHEDULE.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of the Sportsmen’s Act, 

3 to enhance consistency in the management of Fed4 eral land, the Secretaries shall publish a single joint 

5 land use fee schedule for commercial filming and 

6 still photography.’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the 

8 second sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

10 (5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in 

11 the heading, by inserting ‘‘Commercial’’ before 

12 ‘‘Still’’; 

13 (6) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as so re14 designated), by inserting ‘‘in accordance with the 

15 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘without further appro17 priation,’’; 

18 (7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 for issuing or denying a permit under this Act.’’; 

2 and 

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

4 ‘‘(h) EXEMPTION FROM COMMERCIAL FILMING OR

5 STILL PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITS AND FEES.—The Sec6 retary shall not require persons holding commercial use 

7 authorizations or special recreation permits to obtain an 

8 additional permit or pay a fee for commercial filming or 

9 still photography under this Act if the filming or photog10 raphy conducted is— 

11 ‘‘(1) incidental to the permitted activity that is 

12 the subject of the commercial use authorization or 

13 special recreation permit; and 

14 ‘‘(2) the holder of the commercial use author15 ization or special recreation permit is an individual 

16 or small business concern (within the meaning of 

17 section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

18 632)). 

19 ‘‘(i) EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN FEES.—Commercial 

20 filming or commercial still photography shall be exempt 

21 from fees under this Act, but not from recovery of costs 

22 under subsection (c), if the activity— 

23 ‘‘(1) is conducted by an entity that is a small 

24 business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of 

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1 ‘‘(2) is conducted by a crew of not more than 

2 3 individuals; and 

3 ‘‘(3) uses only a camera and tripod. 

4 ‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY TO NEWS GATHERING ACTIVI5 TIES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—News gathering shall not 

7 be considered a commercial activity. 

8 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—In this sub9 section, the term ‘news gathering’ includes, at a 

10 minimum, the gathering, recording, and filming of 

11 news and information related to news in any me12 dium.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 1009 of 

14 title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) by striking section 100905; and 

16 (2) in the table of sections for chapter 1009 of 

17 title 54, United States Code, by striking the item re18 lating to section 100905. 

19 TITLE XVII—BOWS IN PARKS 

20 SEC. 1701. BOWS IN PARKS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1049 of title 54, United 

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1 ‘‘§ 104908. Bows in parks 

2 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF NOT READY FOR IMMEDIATE

3 USE.—The term ‘not ready for immediate use’ means— 

4 ‘‘(1) a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are 

5 secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow trans6 port case; and 

7 ‘‘(2) with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. 

8 ‘‘(b) VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.— 

9 The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regula10 tion that prohibits an individual from transporting bows 

11 and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across 

12 any System unit in the vehicle of the individual if— 

13 ‘‘(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited 

14 by law from possessing the bows and crossbows; 

15 ‘‘(2) the bows or crossbows that are not ready 

16 for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the 

17 individual throughout the period during which the 

18 bows or crossbows are transported across System 

19 land; and 

20 ‘‘(3) the possession of the bows and crossbows 

21 is in compliance with the law of the State in which 

22 the System unit is located.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

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1 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

2 104907 the following: 

‘‘104908. Bows in parks.’’. 

3 TITLE XVIII—WILDLIFE MAN4 AGEMENT USING VOLUNTEER 

5 HUNTERS 

6 SEC. 1801. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN PARKS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1049 of title 54, United 

8 States Code (as amended by section 1701(a)), is amended 

9 by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘§ 104909. Wildlife management in parks 

11 ‘‘(a) USE OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS.—If the Sec12 retary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a 

13 wildlife population on System land in accordance with ap14 plicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use 

15 qualified volunteers to assist in carrying out wildlife man16 agement on System land. 

17 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED VOLUN18 TEERS.—Qualified volunteers providing assistance under 

19 subsection (a) shall be subject to— 

20 ‘‘(1) any training requirements or qualifications 

21 established by the Secretary; and 

22 ‘‘(2) any other terms and conditions that the 

23 Secretary may require. 

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1 ment activities carried out under this section, including 

2 the donation and distribution to Indian tribes, qualified 

3 volunteers, food banks, and other organizations that work 

4 to address hunger, in accordance with applicable health 

5 guidelines and such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

6 may require.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 for chapter 1049 of title 54 (as amended by section 

9 1701(b)), United States Code, is amended by inserting 

10 after the item relating to section 104908 the following: 

‘‘104909. Wildlife management in parks.’’. 

11 TITLE XIX—RESPECT FOR 

12 TREATIES AND RIGHTS 

13 SEC. 1901. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 

14 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

15 Act shall be construed to affect or modify any treaty or 

16 other right of any federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

17 TITLE XX—NO PRIORITY OVER 

18 OTHER USES 

19 SEC. 2001. NO PRIORITY. 

20 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

21 Act provides a preference to hunting, fishing, or rec22 reational shooting over any other use of Federal land or 

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1 TITLE XXI—STATE AUTHORITY 

2 FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE 

3 SEC. 2101. STATE AUTHORITY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

4 Nothing in this Act— 

5 (1) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or 

6 the Secretary to require Federal licenses or permits 

7 to hunt and fish on Federal land; or 

8 (2) enlarges or diminishes the responsibility or 

9 authority of States with respect to fish and wildlife 

10 management. 

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