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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1045 

To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2017 

Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. SESSIONS, 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. LONG, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 

AMODEI, Mr. BOST, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Mr. TURNER, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 

HENSARLING, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 

LAMALFA, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. DUNN, Mr. 

BERGMAN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BRAT, Mr. GRAVES

of Missouri, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. BABIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 

Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water 

resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 

5 Self-Defense Act of 2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution 

4 provides that ‘‘the right of the people to keep and 

5 bear Arms, shall not be infringed’’. 

6 (2) Section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal 

7 Regulations, provides that, except in special cir8 cumstances, ‘‘possession of loaded firearms, ammu9 nition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and ar10 rows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited’’ at 

11 water resources development projects administered 

12 by the Secretary of the Army. 

13 (3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) 

14 prevent individuals complying with Federal and 

15 State laws from exercising the Second Amendment 

16 rights of the individuals while at such water re17 sources development projects. 

18 (4) The Federal laws should make it clear that 

19 the Second Amendment rights of an individual at a 

20 water resources development project should not be 

21 infringed. 

22 (b) PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO

23 BEAR ARMS AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

24 PROJECTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall not promul25 gate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual 

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1 tional, or loaded firearm, at a water resources development 

2 project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of 

3 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 

4 of this Act), if— 

5 (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 

6 law from possessing the firearm; and 

7 (2) the possession of the firearm is in compli8 ance with the law of the State in which the water 

9 resources development project is located. 

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