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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2406 

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

shooting, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 19, 2015 

Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. WALZ, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 

Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 

Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, 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 protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 

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

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sportsmen’s Heritage 

5 and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015’’ or the 

6 ‘‘SHARE Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Report on economic impact. 

TITLE I—HUNTING, FISHING AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING 

PROTECTION ACT 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Modification of definition. 

Sec. 103. Limitation on authority to regulate ammunition and fishing tackle. 

TITLE II—TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING 

SUPPORT ACT 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Findings; purpose. 

Sec. 203. Definition of public target range. 

Sec. 204. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 

Sec. 205. Limits on liability. 

Sec. 206. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation. 

TITLE III—POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS ACT 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

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

in Canada. 

TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Protecting Americans from violent crime. 

TITLE V—WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 

COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

Sec. 501. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee. 

TITLE VI—RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 

OPPORTUNITIES ACT 

Sec. 601. Short title. 

Sec. 602. Findings. 

Sec. 603. Fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting. 

Sec. 604. Volunteer Hunters; Reports; Closures and Restrictions. 

TITLE VII—FARMER AND HUNTER PROTECTION ACT 

Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Baiting of migratory game birds. 

TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTING BOWS ACROSS NATIONAL PARK 

SERVICE LANDS 

Sec. 801. Bows in the parks. 

TITLE IX—FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT 

REAUTHORIZATION (FLTFA) 


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Sec. 901. Short title. 

Sec. 902. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 

TITLE X—AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND LEGAL 

IVORY POSSESSION ACT 

Sec. 1001. Short title. 

Sec. 1002. References. 

Sec. 1003. Limited exemption for certain African elephant ivory. 

Sec. 1004. Placement of United States Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement officer in each African elephant range country. 

Sec. 1005. Certification for the purposes of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 

1967. 

Sec. 1006. Treatment of elephant ivory. 

Sec. 1007. Sport-hunted elephant trophies. 

Sec. 1008. African Elephant Conservation Act financial assistance priority and 

reauthorization. 

TITLE XI—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 

Sec. 1101. Respect for Treaties and Rights. 

TITLE XII—INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS HELD IN THE WILDLIFE 

RESTORATION FUND 

Sec. 1201. Interest on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund. 

TITLE XIII—PERMITS FOR FILM CREWS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR 

LESS 

Sec. 1301. Annual permit and fee for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. 

1 SEC. 3. REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT. 

2 Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit 

4 a report to Congress that assesses expected economic im5 pacts of the Act. Such report shall include— 

6 (1) a review of any expected increases in rec7 reational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conserva8 tion activities; 

9 (2) an estimate of any jobs created in each in10 dustry expected to support such activities described 

11 in paragraph (1), including in the supply, manufac12 turing, distribution, and retail sectors; 


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1 (3) an estimate of wages related to jobs de2 scribed in paragraph (2); and 

3 (4) an estimate of anticipated new local, State, 

4 and Federal revenue related to jobs described in 

5 paragraph (2). 

6 TITLE I—HUNTING, FISHING 

7 AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT8 ING PROTECTION ACT 

9 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

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

11 Recreational Shooting Protection Act’’. 

12 SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION. 

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

14 (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended— 

15 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ17 ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro18 jectiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 

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

20 end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 

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

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

23 term is defined in subsection (a) of section 4162 of 

24 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale of 

25 which is subject to the tax imposed by section 


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1 4161(a) of such Code (determined without regard to 

2 any exemptions from such tax as provided by section 

3 4162 or 4221 or any other provision of such Code), 

4 and sport fishing equipment components.’’. 

5 SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REGULATE AM6 MUNITION AND FISHING TACKLE. 

7 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in section 

8 20.21 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 

9 on the date of the enactment of this Act, or any substan10 tially similar successor regulation thereto, the Secretary 

11 of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and, except 

12 as provided by subsection (b), any bureau, service, or of13 fice of the Department of the Interior or the Department 

14 of Agriculture, may not regulate the use of ammunition 

15 cartridges, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 

16 based on the lead content thereof if such use is in compli17 ance with the law of the State in which the use occurs. 

18 (b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 

19 shall not apply to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or 

20 the National Park Service. 


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1 TITLE II—TARGET PRACTICE 

2 AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAIN3 ING SUPPORT ACT 

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

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

6 Marksmanship Training Support Act’’. 

7 SEC. 202. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (1) the use of firearms and archery equipment 

10 for target practice and marksmanship training ac11 tivities on Federal land is allowed, except to the ex12 tent specific portions of that land have been closed 

13 to those activities; 

14 (2) in recent years preceding the date of enact15 ment of this Act, portions of Federal land have been 

16 closed to target practice and marksmanship training 

17 for many reasons; 

18 (3) the availability of public target ranges on 

19 non-Federal land has been declining for a variety of 

20 reasons, including continued population growth and 

21 development near former ranges; 

22 (4) providing opportunities for target practice 

23 and marksmanship training at public target ranges 

24 on Federal and non-Federal land can help— 


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1 (A) to promote enjoyment of shooting, rec2 reational, and hunting activities; and 

3 (B) to ensure safe and convenient locations 

4 for those activities; 

5 (5) Federal law in effect on the date of enact6 ment of this Act, including the Pittman-Robertson 

7 Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), 

8 provides Federal support for construction and ex9 pansion of public target ranges by making available 

10 to States amounts that may be used for construc11 tion, operation, and maintenance of public target 

12 ranges; and 

13 (6) it is in the public interest to provide in14 creased Federal support to facilitate the construction 

15 or expansion of public target ranges. 

16 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to facili17 tate the construction and expansion of public target 

18 ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the 

19 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 

20 SEC. 203. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE. 

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

22 a specific location that— 

23 (1) is identified by a governmental agency for 

24 recreational shooting; 

25 (2) is open to the public; 


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1 (3) may be supervised; and 

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

3 shotgun shooting. 

4 SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD5 LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robert7 son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

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

11 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol12 lowing: 

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

14 specific location that— 

15 ‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen16 cy for recreational shooting; 

17 ‘‘(B) is open to the public; 

18 ‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 

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

20 pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 

21 (b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD22 LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the Pitt23 man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

24 669g(b)) is amended— 


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

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD4 LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), each State’’; 

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

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

9 ‘‘operation’’; 

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

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

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

13 share’’; 

14 (4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec15 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

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

17 (5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as des18 ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita21 tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 

22 to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex23 panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 

24 (c) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND

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1 Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) 

2 is amended— 

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

4 following: 

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

6 Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 

7 year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo8 cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 

9 the amount apportioned to the State under para10 graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 

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

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

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ17 ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 

18 not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ19 ity. 

20 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR

21 EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac22 quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 

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

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

2 and 

3 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and in5 serting the following: 

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

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

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

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

10 acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 

11 public target range shall remain available for 

12 expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal13 year period beginning on October 1 of the first 

14 fiscal year for which the amounts are made 

15 available.’’. 

16 SEC. 205. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 

17 (a) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTION.—For purposes of 

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

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

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

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

22 practice or marksmanship training by a member of the 

23 public shall be considered to be the exercise or perform24 ance of a discretionary function. 


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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. 206. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERATION. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with appli13 cable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service 

14 and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 

15 should cooperate with State and local authorities and 

16 other entities to carry out waste removal and other activi17 ties on any Federal land used as a public target range 

18 to encourage continued use of that land for target practice 

19 or marksmanship training. 

20 TITLE III—POLAR BEAR CON21 SERVATION AND FAIRNESS 

22 ACT 

23 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva25 tion and Fairness Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 

2 TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN3 ADA. 

4 Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec5 tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, ex8 peditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30- 

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

10 for the importation of any polar bear part (other 

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

12 a sport hunt in Canada to any person— 

13 ‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica14 tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har15 vested by the person before February 18, 1997; 

16 or 

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

18 permit application submitted before May 15, 

19 2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har20 vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 

21 a polar bear population from which a sport22 hunted trophy could be imported before that 

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

24 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

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

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

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

4 polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 

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

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

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

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

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

10 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the 

11 importation of any polar bear part authorized by a 

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

13 not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be14 fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con15 servation and Fairness Act of 2015.’’. 

16 TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL 

17 LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 

18 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 

20 Self-Defense Act of 2015’’. 

21 SEC. 402. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 

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

23 (1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution 

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

25 bear Arms, shall not be infringed’’. 


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

2 Regulations, provides that, except in special cir3 cumstances, ‘‘possession of loaded firearms, ammu4 nition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and ar5 rows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited’’ at 

6 water resources development projects administered 

7 by the Secretary of the Army. 

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

9 prevent individuals complying with Federal and 

10 State laws from exercising the second amendment 

11 rights of the individuals while at such water re12 sources development projects. 

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

14 the second amendment rights of an individual at a 

15 water resources development project should not be 

16 infringed. 

17 (b) PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO

18 BEAR ARMS AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

19 PROJECTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall not promul20 gate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual 

21 from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or func22 tional firearm, at a water resources development project 

23 covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal 

24 Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

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1 (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 

2 law from possessing the firearm; and 

3 (2) the possession of the firearm is in compli4 ance with the law of the State in which the water 

5 resources development project is located. 

6 TITLE V—WILDLIFE AND HUNT7 ING HERITAGE CONSERVA8 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY 

9 COMMITTEE 

10 SEC. 501. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA11 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

12 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

13 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA16 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

18 the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 

19 Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Ad20 visory Committee’) to advise the Secretaries of the Interior 

21 and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, 

22 hunting, and recreational shooting. 

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1 tion Council established pursuant to section 441 of the 

2 Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 1457), section 2 of the Fish 

3 and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), and other Acts 

4 applicable to specific bureaus of the Department of the 

5 Interior— 

6 ‘‘(1) shall continue until the date of the first 

7 meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Con8 servation Council established by the amendment 

9 made by subsection (a); and 

10 ‘‘(2) is hereby abolished effective on that date. 

11 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

12 Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries with re13 gard to— 

14 ‘‘(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 

15 13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wild16 life Conservation, which directs Federal agencies ‘to 

17 facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting 

18 opportunities and the management of game species 

19 and their habitat’; 

20 ‘‘(2) policies or programs to conserve and re21 store wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, 

22 and rangeland habitats; 

23 ‘‘(3) policies or programs to promote opportuni24 ties and access to hunting and shooting sports on 

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1 ‘‘(4) policies or programs to recruit and retain 

2 new hunters and shooters; 

3 ‘‘(5) policies or programs that increase public 

4 awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation 

5 and the social and economic benefits of recreational 

6 hunting and shooting; and 

7 ‘‘(6) policies or programs that encourage co8 ordination among the public, the hunting and shoot9 ing sports community, wildlife conservation groups, 

10 and States, tribes, and the Federal Government. 

11 ‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 

12 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com14 mittee shall consist of no more than 16 discre15 tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 

16 ‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi17 cio members are— 

18 ‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 

19 Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 

20 representative of the Director; 

21 ‘‘(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 agencies. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organiza20 tions. 

21 ‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza22 tions. 

23 ‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 

24 ‘‘(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 


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1 ‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid2 ing industry. 

3 ‘‘(vii) The firearms or ammunition 

4 manufacturing industry. 

5 ‘‘(viii) The hunting or shooting equip6 ment retail industry. 

7 ‘‘(ix) Tribal resource management or8 ganizations. 

9 ‘‘(x) The agriculture industry. 

10 ‘‘(xi) The ranching industry. 

11 ‘‘(xii) Women’s hunting and fishing 

12 advocacy, outreach, or education organiza13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(xiii) Minority hunting and fishing 

15 advocacy, outreach, or education organiza16 tion. 

17 ‘‘(xiv) Veterans service organization. 

18 ‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—Prior to the appoint19 ment of the discretionary members, the Secre20 taries shall determine that all individuals nomi21 nated for appointment to the Advisory Com22 mittee, and the organization each individual 

23 represents, actively support and promote sus24 tainable-use hunting, wildlife conservation, and 

25 recreational shooting. 


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1 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

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

3 subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 

4 Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 

5 years. Members shall not be appointed for more 

6 than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

7 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

8 designated by the Secretary at the time of ap9 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

10 ‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed for 

11 a term of 4 years; 

12 ‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for 

13 a term of 3 years; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed 

15 for a term of 2 years. 

16 ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA17 TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre18 tionary member of the Advisory Committee while 

19 serving as an officer or employee of the Federal 

20 Government. 

21 ‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 

23 Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man24 ner in which the original appointment was 

25 made. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee 

2 members shall serve at the discretion of the 

3 Secretaries and may be removed at any time for 

4 good cause. 

5 ‘‘(5) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each ap6 pointed member may continue to serve after the ex7 piration of the term of office to which such member 

8 was appointed until a successor has been appointed. 

9 ‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 

10 Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 

11 term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the 

12 members of the Advisory Committee. An individual 

13 may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 

14 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

15 ‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Ad16 visory Committee shall serve without pay for such 

17 service, but each member of the Advisory Committee 

18 may be reimbursed for travel and lodging incurred 

19 through attending meetings of the Advisory Com20 mittee approved subgroup meetings in the same 

21 amounts and under the same conditions as Federal 

22 employees (in accordance with section 5703 of title 

23 5, United States Code). 

24 ‘‘(8) MEETINGS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com2 mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretaries, 

3 the chairperson, or a majority of the members, 

4 but not less frequently than twice annually. 

5 ‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 

6 the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 

7 public. 

8 ‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time9 ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com10 mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg11 ister and be submitted to trade publications and 

12 publications of general circulation. 

13 ‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com14 mittee may establish such workgroups or sub15 groups as it deems necessary for the purpose of 

16 compiling information or conducting research. 

17 However, such workgroups may not conduct 

18 business without the direction of the Advisory 

19 Committee and must report in full to the Advi20 sory Committee. 

21 ‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Advisory 

22 Committee shall constitute a quorum. 

23 ‘‘(e) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Advisory Com24 mittee that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable and 

25 appropriate shall be paid by the Secretaries. 


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1 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERV2 ICES, AND ADVICE.—A designated Federal Officer shall 

3 be jointly appointed by the Secretaries to provide to the 

4 Advisory Committee the administrative support, technical 

5 services, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be 

6 reasonable and appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 

9 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit 

10 a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Nat11 ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 

12 the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

13 Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 

14 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen15 ate. If circumstances arise in which the Advisory 

16 Committee cannot meet the September 30 deadline 

17 in any year, the Secretaries shall advise the Chair18 persons of each such Committee of the reasons for 

19 such delay and the date on which the submission of 

20 the report is anticipated. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para22 graph (1) shall describe— 

23 ‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com24 mittee during the preceding year; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 

2 made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre3 taries during the preceding year; and 

4 ‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

5 Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 

6 ‘‘(h) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

7 Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad8 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 

9 TITLE VI—RECREATIONAL FISH10 ING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 

11 OPPORTUNITIES ACT 

12 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

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

14 and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act’’. 

15 SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 

16 Congress finds that— 

17 (1) recreational fishing and hunting are impor18 tant and traditional activities in which millions of 

19 Americans participate; 

20 (2) recreational anglers and hunters have been 

21 and continue to be among the foremost supporters 

22 of sound fish and wildlife management and conserva23 tion in the United States; 

24 (3) recreational fishing and hunting are envi25 ronmentally acceptable and beneficial activities that 


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1 occur and can be provided on Federal lands and 

2 waters without adverse effects on other uses or 

3 users; 

4 (4) recreational anglers, hunters, and sporting 

5 organizations provide direct assistance to fish and 

6 wildlife managers and enforcement officers of the 

7 Federal Government as well as State and local gov8 ernments by investing volunteer time and effort to 

9 fish and wildlife conservation; 

10 (5) recreational anglers, hunters, and the asso11 ciated industries have generated billions of dollars of 

12 critical funding for fish and wildlife conservation, re13 search, and management by providing revenues from 

14 purchases of fishing and hunting licenses, permits, 

15 and stamps, as well as excise taxes on fishing, hunt16 ing, and recreational shooting equipment that have 

17 generated billions of dollars of critical funding for 

18 fish and wildlife conservation, research, and manage19 ment; 

20 (6) recreational shooting is also an important 

21 and traditional activity in which millions of Ameri22 cans participate; 

23 (7) safe recreational shooting is a valid use of 

24 Federal lands, including the establishment of safe 

25 and convenient recreational shooting ranges on such 


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1 lands, and participation in recreational shooting 

2 helps recruit and retain hunters and contributes to 

3 wildlife conservation; 

4 (8) opportunities to recreationally fish, hunt, 

5 and shoot are declining, which depresses participa6 tion in these traditional activities, and depressed 

7 participation adversely impacts fish and wildlife con8 servation and funding for important conservation ef9 forts; and 

10 (9) the public interest would be served, and our 

11 citizens’ fish and wildlife resources benefitted, by ac12 tion to ensure that opportunities are facilitated to 

13 engage in fishing and hunting on Federal land as 

14 recognized by Executive Order No. 12962, relating 

15 to recreational fisheries, and Executive Order No. 

16 13443, relating to facilitation of hunting heritage 

17 and wildlife conservation. 

18 SEC. 603. FISHING, HUNTING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT19 ING. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

22 means any land or water that is owned by the 

23 United States and under the administrative jurisdic24 tion of the Bureau of Land Management or the For25 est Service. 


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1 (2) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT OFFI2 CIALS.—The term ‘‘Federal land management offi3 cials’’ means— 

4 (A) the Secretary of the Interior and Di5 rector of the Bureau of Land Management re6 garding Bureau of Land Management lands 

7 and interests in lands under the administrative 

8 jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment; and 

10 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture and Chief 

11 of the Forest Service regarding National Forest 

12 System lands. 

13 (3) HUNTING.— 

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

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

16 use of a firearm, bow, or other authorized 

17 means in the lawful— 

18 (i) pursuit, shooting, capture, collec19 tion, trapping, or killing of wildlife; 

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

21 collect, trap, or kill wildlife; or 

22 (iii) the training of hunting dogs, in23 cluding field trials. 

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

25 does not include the use of skilled volunteers to 


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1 cull excess animals (as defined by other Federal 

2 law). 

3 (4) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec4 reational fishing’’ means the lawful— 

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

6 of fish; or 

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

8 (5) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.—The term 

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

10 training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or 

11 informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, hand12 gun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow. 

13 (b) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

14 and subsection (e), and cooperation with the respective 

15 State fish and wildlife agency, Federal land management 

16 officials shall exercise authority under existing law, includ17 ing provisions regarding land use planning, to facilitate 

18 use of and access to Federal lands, including National 

19 Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, 

20 and lands administratively classified as wilderness eligible 

21 or suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas, for fish22 ing, hunting, and recreational shooting, except as limited 

23 by— 


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1 (1) statutory authority that authorizes action or 

2 withholding action for reasons of national security, 

3 public safety, or resource conservation; 

4 (2) any other Federal statute that specifically 

5 precludes fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting 

6 on specific Federal lands, waters, or units thereof; 

7 and 

8 (3) discretionary limitations on fishing, hunt9 ing, and recreational shooting determined to be nec10 essary and reasonable as supported by the best sci11 entific evidence and advanced through a transparent 

12 public process. 

13 (c) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 

14 Federal land management officials shall exercise their land 

15 management discretion— 

16 (1) in a manner that supports and facilitates 

17 fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting opportu18 nities; 

19 (2) to the extent authorized under applicable 

20 State law; and 

21 (3) in accordance with applicable Federal law. 

22 (d) PLANNING.— 

23 (1) EVALUATION OF EFFECTS ON OPPORTUNI24 TIES TO ENGAGE IN FISHING, HUNTING, OR REC25 REATIONAL SHOOTING.—Planning documents that 


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1 apply to Federal lands, including land resources 

2 management plans, resource management plans, 

3 travel management plans, and general management 

4 plans shall include a specific evaluation of the effects 

5 of such plans on opportunities to engage in fishing, 

6 hunting, or recreational shooting. 

7 (2) STRATEGIC GROWTH POLICY FOR THE NA8 TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.—Section 

9 4(a)(3) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad10 ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(3)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 

13 and (D) and subparagraphs (D) and (E), re14 spectively; and 

15 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B), 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(C) the Secretary shall integrate wildlife18 dependent recreational uses in accordance with 

19 their status as priority general public uses into 

20 proposed or existing regulations, policies, cri21 teria, plans, or other activities to alter or 

22 amend the manner in which individual refuges 

23 or the National Wildlife Refuge System (Sys24 tem) are managed, including, but not limited to, 


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1 any activities which target or prioritize criteria 

2 for long and short term System acquisitions;’’. 

3 (3) NO MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—No action 

4 taken under this Act, or under section 4 of the Na5 tional Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 

6 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), either individually or cu7 mulatively with other actions involving Federal lands 

8 or lands managed by the United States Fish and 

9 Wildlife Service, shall be considered to be a major 

10 Federal action significantly affecting the quality of 

11 the human environment, and no additional identi12 fication, analysis, or consideration of environmental 

13 effects, including cumulative effects, is necessary or 

14 required. 

15 (4) OTHER ACTIVITY NOT CONSIDERED.—Fed16 eral land management officials are not required to 

17 consider the existence or availability of fishing, hunt18 ing, or recreational shooting opportunities on adja19 cent or nearby public or private lands in the plan20 ning for or determination of which Federal lands are 

21 open for these activities or in the setting of levels of 

22 use for these activities on Federal lands, unless the 

23 combination or coordination of such opportunities 

24 would enhance the fishing, hunting, or recreational 

25 shooting opportunities available to the public. 


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1 (e) FEDERAL LANDS.— 

2 (1) LANDS OPEN.—Lands under the jurisdic3 tion of the Bureau of Land Management and the 

4 Forest Service, including Wilderness Areas, Wilder5 ness Study Areas, lands designated as wilderness or 

6 administratively classified as wilderness eligible or 

7 suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas and 

8 National Monuments, but excluding lands on the 

9 Outer Continental Shelf, shall be open to fishing, 

10 hunting, and recreational shooting unless the man11 aging Federal agency acts to close lands to such ac12 tivity. Lands may be subject to closures or restric13 tions if determined by the head of the agency to be 

14 necessary and reasonable and supported by facts 

15 and evidence, for purposes including resource con16 servation, public safety, energy or mineral produc17 tion, energy generation or transmission infrastruc18 ture, water supply facilities, protection of other per19 mittees, protection of private property rights or in20 terest, national security, or compliance with other 

21 law. 

22 (2) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING RANGES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Fed24 eral agency shall use his or her authorities in 


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1 a manner consistent with this Act and other ap2 plicable law, to— 

3 (i) lease or permit use of lands under 

4 the jurisdiction of the agency for rec5 reational shooting ranges; and 

6 (ii) designate specific lands under the 

7 jurisdiction of the agency for recreational 

8 shooting activities. 

9 (B) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Any des10 ignation under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not 

11 subject the United States to any civil action or 

12 claim for monetary damages for injury or loss 

13 of property or personal injury or death caused 

14 by any activity occurring at or on such des15 ignated lands. 

16 (f) NECESSITY IN WILDERNESS AREAS AND ‘‘WITH17 IN AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO’’ WILDERNESS PURPOSES.— 

18 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINIS19 TRATION.—The provision of opportunities for fish20 ing, hunting, and recreational shooting, and the con21 servation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable 

22 use recreational opportunities on designated Federal 

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1 termination shall not authorize or facilitate com2 modity development, use, or extraction, motorized 

3 recreational access or use that is not otherwise al4 lowed under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

5 seq.), or permanent road construction or mainte6 nance within designated wilderness areas. 

7 (2) APPLICATION OF WILDERNESS ACT.—Provi8 sions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

9 seq.), stipulating that wilderness purposes are ‘‘with10 in and supplemental to’’ the purposes of the under11 lying Federal land unit are reaffirmed. When seek12 ing to carry out fish and wildlife conservation pro13 grams and projects or provide fish and wildlife de14 pendent recreation opportunities on designated wil15 derness areas, each Federal land management offi16 cial shall implement these supplemental purposes so 

17 as to facilitate, enhance, or both, but not to impede 

18 the underlying Federal land purposes when seeking 

19 to carry out fish and wildlife conservation programs 

20 and projects or provide fish and wildlife dependent 

21 recreation opportunities in designated wilderness 

22 areas, provided that such implementation shall not 

23 authorize or facilitate commodity development, use 

24 or extraction, or permanent road construction or 

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1 (g) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this section requires 

2 a Federal land management official to give preference to 

3 fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting over other uses 

4 of Federal land or over land or water management prior5 ities established by Federal law. 

6 (h) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling 

7 the duties under this section, Federal land management 

8 officials shall consult with respective advisory councils as 

9 established in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 

10 (i) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.—Nothing in this 

11 section shall be construed as interfering with, diminishing, 

12 or conflicting with the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi13 bility of any State to exercise primary management, con14 trol, or regulation of fish and wildlife under State law (in15 cluding regulations) on land or water within the State, in16 cluding on Federal land. 

17 (j) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this section 

18 shall be construed to authorize a Federal land manage19 ment official to require a license, fee, or permit to fish, 

20 hunt, or trap on land or water in a State, including on 

21 Federal land in the States, except that this subsection 

22 shall not affect the Migratory Bird Stamp requirement set 

23 forth in the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

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


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1 SEC. 604. VOLUNTEER HUNTERS; REPORTS; CLOSURES AND 

2 RESTRICTIONS. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

4 (1) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 

5 means— 

6 (A) units of the National Park System; 

7 (B) National Forest System lands; and 

8 (C) land and interests in land owned by 

9 the United States and under the administrative 

10 jurisdiction of— 

11 (i) the Fish and Wildlife Service; or 

12 (ii) the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

14 means— 

15 (A) the Secretary of the Interior and in16 cludes the Director of the National Park Serv17 ice, with regard to units of the National Park 

18 System; 

19 (B) the Secretary of the Interior and in20 cludes the Director of the Fish and Wildlife 

21 Service, with regard to Fish and Wildlife Serv22 ice lands and waters; 

23 (C) the Secretary of the Interior and in24 cludes the Director of the Bureau of Land 

25 Management, with regard to Bureau of Land 

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1 (D) the Secretary of Agriculture and in2 cludes the Chief of the Forest Service, with re3 gard to National Forest System lands. 

4 (3) VOLUNTEER FROM THE HUNTING COMMU5 NITY.—The term ‘‘volunteer from the hunting com6 munity’’ means a volunteer who holds a valid hunt7 ing license issued by a State. 

8 (b) VOLUNTEER HUNTERS.—When planning wildlife 

9 management involving reducing the size of a wildlife popu10 lation on public land, the Secretary shall consider the use 

11 of and may use volunteers from the hunting community 

12 as agents to assist in carrying out wildlife management 

13 on public land. The Secretary shall not reject the use of 

14 volunteers from the hunting community as agents without 

15 the concurrence of the appropriate State wildlife manage16 ment authorities. 

17 (c) REPORT.—Beginning on the second October 1 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially 

19 on October 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

20 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep21 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 

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1 reational shooting at any time during the preceding 

2 year; and 

3 (2) the reason for the closure. 

4 (d) CLOSURES OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Other than closures estab6 lished or prescribed by land planning actions re7 ferred to in section 604(e) or emergency closures de8 scribed in paragraph (2), a permanent or temporary 

9 withdrawal, change of classification, or change of 

10 management status of public land that effectively 

11 closes or significantly restricts any acreage of public 

12 land to access or use for fishing, hunting, rec13 reational shooting, or activities related to fishing, 

14 hunting, or recreational shooting, or a combination 

15 of those activities, shall take effect only if, before the 

16 date of withdrawal or change, the Secretary— 

17 (A) publishes appropriate notice of the 

18 withdrawal or change, respectively; 

19 (B) demonstrates that coordination has oc20 curred with a State fish and wildlife agency; 

21 and 

22 (C) submits to the Committee on Natural 

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1 sources of the Senate written notice of the with2 drawal or change, respectively. 

3 (2) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 

4 Act prohibits the Secretary from establishing or im5 plementing emergency closures or restrictions of the 

6 smallest practicable area to provide for public safety, 

7 resource conservation, national security, or other 

8 purposes authorized by law. Such an emergency clo9 sure shall terminate after a reasonable period of 

10 time unless converted to a permanent closure con11 sistent with this Act. 

12 TITLE VII—FARMER AND 

13 HUNTER PROTECTION ACT 

14 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunter and Farmer 

16 Protection Act’’. 

17 SEC. 702. BAITING OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. 

18 Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 704) is amended by striking subsection (b) and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF BAITING.— 

22 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

23 ‘‘(A) BAITED AREA.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘baited 

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1 ‘‘(I) any area on which salt, 

2 grain, or other feed has been placed, 

3 exposed, deposited, distributed, or 

4 scattered, if the salt, grain, or feed 

5 could lure or attract migratory game 

6 birds; and 

7 ‘‘(II) in the case of waterfowl, 

8 cranes (family Gruidae), and coots 

9 (family Rallidae), a standing, unhar10 vested crop that has been manipulated 

11 through activities such as mowing, 

12 discing, or rolling, unless the activities 

13 are normal agricultural practices. 

14 ‘‘(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—An area shall not 

15 be considered to be a ‘baited area’ if the 

16 area— 

17 ‘‘(I) has been treated with a nor18 mal agricultural practice; 

19 ‘‘(II) has standing crops that 

20 have not been manipulated; or 

21 ‘‘(III) has standing crops that 

22 have been or are flooded. 

23 ‘‘(B) BAITING.—The term ‘baiting’ means 

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1 or other feed that could lure or attract migra2 tory game birds to, on, or over any areas on 

3 which a hunter is attempting to take migratory 

4 game birds. 

5 ‘‘(C) MIGRATORY GAME BIRD.—The term 

6 ‘migratory game bird’ means migratory bird 

7 species— 

8 ‘‘(i) that are within the taxonomic 

9 families of Anatidae, Columbidae, Gruidae, 

10 Rallidae, and Scolopacidae; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) for which open seasons are pre12 scribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 ‘‘(D) NORMAL AGRICULTURAL PRAC14 TICE.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘normal 

16 agricultural practice’ means any practice in 

17 1 annual growing season that— 

18 ‘‘(I) is carried out in order to 

19 produce a marketable crop, including 

20 planting, harvest, postharvest, or soil 

21 conservation practices; and 

22 ‘‘(II) is recommended for the 

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1 partment of Agriculture, in consulta2 tion with, and if requested, the con3 currence of, the head of the applicable 

4 State department of fish and wildlife. 

5 ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

7 subclause (II), the term ‘normal agri8 cultural practice’ includes the destruc9 tion of a crop in accordance with 

10 practices required by the Federal 

11 Crop Insurance Corporation for agri12 cultural producers to obtain crop in13 surance under the Federal Crop In14 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 

15 on land on which a crop during the 

16 current or immediately preceding crop 

17 year was not harvestable due to a nat18 ural disaster (including any hurricane, 

19 storm, tornado, flood, high water, 

20 wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsu21 nami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, 

22 landslide, mudslide, drought, fire, 

23 snowstorm, or other catastrophe that 

24 is declared a major disaster by the 

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1 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis2 aster Relief and Emergency Assist3 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170)). 

4 ‘‘(II) LIMITATIONS.—The term 

5 ‘normal agricultural practice’ only in6 cludes a crop described in subclause 

7 (I) that has been destroyed or manip8 ulated through activities that include 

9 (but are not limited to) mowing, 

10 discing, or rolling if the Federal Crop 

11 Insurance Corporation certifies that 

12 flooding was not an acceptable method 

13 of destruction to obtain crop insur14 ance under the Federal Crop Insur15 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(E) WATERFOWL.—The term ‘waterfowl’ 

17 means native species of the family Anatidae. 

18 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for 

19 any person— 

20 ‘‘(A) to take any migratory game bird by 

21 baiting or on or over any baited area, if the 

22 person knows or reasonably should know that 

23 the area is a baited area; or 

24 ‘‘(B) to place or direct the placement of 

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1 of causing, inducing, or allowing any person to 

2 take or attempt to take any migratory game 

3 bird by baiting or on or over the baited area. 

4 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the In5 terior may promulgate regulations to implement this 

6 subsection. 

7 ‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Annually, the Secretary of Ag8 riculture shall submit to the Secretary of the Inte9 rior a report that describes any changes to normal 

10 agricultural practices across the range of crops 

11 grown by agricultural producers in each region of 

12 the United States in which the recommendations are 

13 provided to agricultural producers.’’. 

14 TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTING 

15 BOWS ACROSS NATIONAL 

16 PARK SERVICE LANDS 

17 SEC. 801. BOWS IN THE PARKS. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

20 the Director of the National Park Service. 

21 (2) NOT READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE.—The 

22 term ‘‘not ready for immediate use’’ means— 

23 (A) a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which 

24 are secured or stowed in a quiver or other 

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1 (B) with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. 

2 (b) VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.— 

3 The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regula4 tion that prohibits an individual from transporting bows 

5 and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across 

6 any unit of the National Park System in the vehicle of 

7 the individual if— 

8 (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 

9 law from possessing the bows and crossbows; 

10 (2) the bows or crossbows that are not ready 

11 for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the 

12 individual throughout the period during which the 

13 bows or crossbows are transported across National 

14 Park System land; and 

15 (3) the possession of the bows and crossbows is 

16 in compliance with the law of the State in which the 

17 unit of the National Park System is located. 

18 (c) HUNTER ACCESS CORRIDORS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized 

20 to establish and publish (in accordance with section 

21 1.5 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 

22 successor regulation)) on a publicly available map 

23 hunter access corridors for use in accordance with 

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1 (2) HUNTING SEASON.—The hunter access cor2 ridors shall be open for use during hunting seasons. 

3 (3) EXCEPTION.—The Director may establish 

4 limited periods during which access through the 

5 hunter access corridors is closed for reasons of pub6 lic safety, administration, or compliance with appli7 cable law. 

8 (4) IDENTIFICATION OF CORRIDORS.—The Di9 rector shall— 

10 (A) post signs during hunting seasons that 

11 identify each hunter access corridor; 

12 (B) make information regarding hunter ac13 cess corridors available on the individual 

14 website of the applicable unit of the National 

15 Park System; and 

16 (C) provide information regarding any 

17 processes established by the Director for trans18 porting legally taken game through individual 

19 hunter access corridors. 

20 (5) REGISTRATION; TRANSPORTATION OF

21 GAME.—The Director may— 

22 (A) provide registration boxes to be located 

23 at the trailhead of each hunter access corridor 

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1 (B) provide a process for online self-reg2 istration in accordance with subsection 

3 (c)(2)(B); and 

4 (C) allow non-motorized conveyances to 

5 transport legally taken game through the cor6 ridors established under subsection (b) includ7 ing, but not limited to, game carts and sleds. 

8 (6) CONSULTATION WITH STATES.—The Direc9 tor shall consult with each applicable State wildlife 

10 agency to identify appropriate hunter access cor11 ridors. 

12 TITLE IX—FEDERAL LAND 

13 TRANSACTION FACILITATION 

14 ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

15 (FLTFA) 

16 SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Land Trans18 action Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015’’. 

19 SEC. 902. FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION 

20 ACT. 

21 The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is 

22 amended— 

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

24 striking ‘‘cultural, or’’ and inserting ‘‘cultural, rec25 reational access and use, or other’’; 


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1 (2) in section 203(2) in the matter preceding 

2 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘on the date of enact3 ment of this Act was’’ and inserting ‘‘is’’; 

4 (3) in section 205 (43 U.S.C. 2304)— 

5 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 

6 206’’ and all that follows through the period 

7 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘section 206— 

9 ‘‘(1) to complete appraisals and satisfy other 

10 legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public 

11 land identified for disposal under approved land use 

12 plans under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 

13 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 

14 ‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 

15 the enactment of the Federal Land Transaction Fa16 cilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015, to establish 

17 and make available to the public, on the website of 

18 the Department of the Interior, a database con19 taining a comprehensive list of all the land referred 

20 to in paragraph (1); and 

21 ‘‘(3) to maintain the database referred to in 

22 paragraph (2).’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘11’’ and 

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1 (4) in section 206(c)(2) (43 U.S.C. 

2 2305(c)(2))— 

3 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

4 through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), 

5 respectively; 

6 (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 

7 as so redesignated, the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ACTIVI9 TIES.—Except as authorized under subpara10 graph (D), funds shall be used to purchase 

11 lands or interests therein for the performance 

12 of deferred maintenance on administrative sites 

13 or other deferred maintenance activities.’’; 

14 (C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig15 nated— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; 

18 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

19 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe20 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(iii) opportunities for hunting, rec24 reational fishing, recreational shooting, 

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1 (D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig2 nated, by striking ‘‘(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D)’’; 

3 and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(F) Any funds made available under sub6 paragraph (E) that are not obligated or ex7 pended by the end of the fourth full fiscal year 

8 after the date of the sale or exchange of land 

9 that generated the funds may be expended in 

10 any State.’’; 

11 (5) in section 206(c)(3) (43 U.S.C. 

12 2305(c)(3))— 

13 (A) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the acquisition of 

16 the land or interest therein will increase the 

17 public availability of resources for, and facilitate 

18 public access to, hunting, fishing, and other rec19 reational activities;’’; and 

20 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

21 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D); 

22 (6) in section 206(f) (43 U.S.C. 2305(f)), by 

23 amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 

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1 duction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for 

2 which there is no Federal budget deficit, such 

3 amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in 

4 such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury con5 siders appropriate).’’; and 

6 (7) in section 207(b) (43 U.S.C. 2306(b))— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘96–568’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘96–586’’; and 

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

11 semicolon; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘Public Law 105– 

14 263;’’ before ‘‘112 Stat.’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

16 and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

19 Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 

20 Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028); 

21 ‘‘(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre22 ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 

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

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

3 note; Public Law 111–11); 

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

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

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

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

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

9 Stat. 1108); or 

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

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

12 Stat. 1121).’’. 

13 TITLE X—AFRICAN ELEPHANT 

14 CONSERVATION AND LEGAL 

15 IVORY POSSESSION ACT 

16 SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘African Elephant Con18 servation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015’’. 

19 SEC. 1002. REFERENCES. 

20 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

21 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

22 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the ref23 erence shall be considered to be made to a provision of 

24 the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 

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1 SEC. 1003. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN AFRICAN 

2 ELEPHANT IVORY. 

3 Section 2203 (16 U.S.C. 4223) is amended— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

5 the first sentence; 

6 (2) by inserting ‘‘and subsection (b) of this sec7 tion’’ after ‘‘2202(e)’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(b) EXEMPTION.—Nothing in this Act or subsection 

10 (a) or (d) of section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 

11 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538) shall be construed to prohibit im12 portation or exportation, or to require permission of the 

13 Secretary for importation or exportation, of— 

14 ‘‘(1) any raw ivory or worked ivory— 

15 ‘‘(A) imported solely for purposes of be16 coming part of a museum’s permanent collec17 tion, return to a lending museum, or display in 

18 a museum; or 

19 ‘‘(B) exported solely for purposes of— 

20 ‘‘(i) display in a foreign museum; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) return to a foreign person who 

22 lent such ivory to a museum in the United 

23 States; 

24 ‘‘(2) any raw ivory or worked ivory that was 

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1 ‘‘(3) any worked ivory that was previously law2 fully possessed in the United States.’’. 

3 SEC. 1004. PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES FISH AND WILD4 LIFE SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 

5 IN EACH AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE COUN6 TRY. 

7 Part I (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 2105. PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES FISH AND 

10 WILDLIFE SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF11 FICER IN EACH AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE 

12 COUNTRY. 

13 ‘‘The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary 

14 of State, may station one United States Fish and Wildlife 

15 Service law enforcement officer in the primary United 

16 States diplomatic or consular post in each African country 

17 that has a significant population of African elephants, who 

18 shall assist local wildlife rangers in the protection of Afri19 can elephants and facilitate the apprehension of individ20 uals who illegally kill, or assist the illegal killing of, Afri21 can elephants.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1005. CERTIFICATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE 

2 FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967. 

3 Section 2202 of the African Elephant Conservation 

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 4222) is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION.—When the Secretary of the In7 terior finds that a country, directly or indirectly, is a sig8 nificant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade, 

9 the Secretary shall certify such fact to the President with 

10 respect to the country for the purposes of section 8(a) of 

11 the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 

12 1978(a)).’’. 

13 SEC. 1006. TREATMENT OF ELEPHANT IVORY. 

14 Section 2203 (16 U.S.C. 4223) is further amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF ELEPHANT IVORY.—Nothing in 

17 this Act or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

18 U.S.C. 1538) shall be construed— 

19 ‘‘(1) to prohibit, or to authorize prohibiting, the 

20 possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipment, or trans21 portation of African elephant ivory, or any product 

22 containing African elephant ivory, that has been law23 fully imported or crafted in the United States; or 

24 ‘‘(2) to authorize using any means of deter25 mining for purposes of this Act or the Endangered 

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1 has been lawfully imported, including any presump2 tion or burden of proof applied in such determina3 tion, other than such means used by the Secretary 

4 as of February 24, 2014.’’. 

5 SEC. 1007. SPORT-HUNTED ELEPHANT TROPHIES. 

6 Section 2203 (16 U.S.C. 4223) is further amended 

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) SPORT-HUNTED ELEPHANT TROPHIES.—Noth9 ing in this Act or subsection (a) or (d) of section 9 of 

10 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538) 

11 shall be construed to prohibit any citizen or legal resident 

12 of the United States, or an agent of such an individual, 

13 from importing a sport-hunted African elephant trophy 

14 under section 2202(e) of this Act, if the country in which 

15 the elephant was taken had an elephant population on Ap16 pendix II of CITES at the time the trophy elephant was 

17 taken. 

18 ‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONVENTION.—Nothing 

19 in this section shall be construed as modifying or repealing 

20 the Secretary’s duties to implement CITES and the ap21 pendices thereto, or as modifying or repealing section 8A 

22 or 9(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

23 1537a and 1538(c)).’’. 


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1 SEC. 1008. AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT FINAN2 CIAL ASSISTANCE PRIORITY AND REAUTHOR3 IZATION. 

4 (a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRIORITY.—Section 

5 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 4211) is amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) 

7 as subsections (f) and (g), respectively, and by inserting 

8 after subsection (d) the following: 

9 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In providing financial assistance 

10 under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 

11 projects designed to facilitate the acquisition of equipment 

12 and training of wildlife officials in ivory producing coun13 tries to be used in anti-poaching efforts.’’. 

14 (b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 2306(a) of the Af15 rican Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2016 through 2020’’. 

18 TITLE XI—RESPECT FOR 

19 TREATIES AND RIGHTS 

20 SEC. 1101. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 

21 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

22 Act shall be construed to affect or modify any treaty or 

23 other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe. 


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1 TITLE XII—INTEREST ON OBLI2 GATIONS HELD IN THE WILD3 LIFE RESTORATION FUND 

4 SEC. 1201. INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS HELD IN THE WILD5 LIFE RESTORATION FUND. 

6 Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 

7 Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

9 TITLE XIII—PERMITS FOR FILM 

10 CREWS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR 

11 LESS 

12 SEC. 1301. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 

13 5 PERSONS OR FEWER. 

14 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro15 vide commercial film crews of 5 persons or fewer access 

16 to film in areas designated for public use during public 

17 hours on Federal land and waterways. 

18 (b) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LAND.—Section 

19 100905 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

22 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

23 in paragraph (3), the Secretary’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5

2 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 

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

4 paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per5 sons present on Federal land or waterways 

6 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 

7 associated with the production of a film. 

8 ‘‘(B) REQUIRED PERMIT AND FEE.—For 

9 any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec10 retary shall require a permit and assess an an11 nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi12 ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa13 terways administered by the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.— 

15 A permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall 

16 be valid for commercial filming activities or 

17 similar projects that occur in areas designated 

18 for public use during public hours on all Fed19 eral land and waterways administered by the 

20 Secretary for a 1-year period beginning on the 

21 date of issuance of the permit. 

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

23 holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 

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1 Secretary shall not assess any fees in addition 

2 to the fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 

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

4 shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus 

5 or under any other purposes, use of cameras or 

6 related equipment used for the purpose of com7 mercial filming activities or similar projects in 

8 accordance with this paragraph on Federal land 

9 and waterways administered by the Secretary. 

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

11 crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 

12 issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap13 plicable land management agency with jurisdic14 tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be15 fore entering the Federal land. 

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

17 the applicable land management agency may 

18 deny access to a film crew under this paragraph 

19 if— 

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

21 damage that cannot be mitigated; 

22 ‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 

23 disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safe2 ty risks to the public; or 

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

4 models or props that are not part of the 

5 natural or cultural resources or adminis6 trative facilities of the Federal land.’’; and 

7 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 

8 striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting ‘‘recover 

9 any costs’’. 

10 (c) OTHER FEDERAL LAND.—Section 1 of Public 

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

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

14 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

15 in paragraph (3), the Secretary’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5

18 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 

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

20 paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per21 sons present on Federal land or waterways 

22 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 

23 associated with the production of a film. 

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

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1 retary shall require a permit and assess an an2 nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi3 ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa4 terways administered by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.— 

6 A permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall 

7 be valid for commercial filming activities or 

8 similar projects that occur in areas designated 

9 for public use during public hours on all Fed10 eral land and waterways administered by the 

11 Secretary for a 1-year period beginning on the 

12 date of issuance of the permit. 

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

14 holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 

15 during the effective period of the permit, the 

16 Secretary shall not assess any fees in addition 

17 to the fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 

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

19 shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus 

20 or under any other purposes, use of cameras or 

21 related equipment used for the purpose of com22 mercial filming activities or similar projects in 

23 accordance with this paragraph on Federal land 

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

2 crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 

3 issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap4 plicable land management agency with jurisdic5 tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be6 fore entering the Federal land. 

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

8 the applicable land management agency may 

9 deny access to a film crew under this paragraph 

10 if— 

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

12 damage that cannot be mitigated; 

13 ‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 

14 disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 

15 site by the public; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safe17 ty risks to the public; or 

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

19 models or props that are not part of the 

20 natural or cultural resources or adminis21 trative facilities of the Federal land.’’; and 

22 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and in24 serting ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘similar project’’ and in2 serting ‘‘similar projects’’. 

Æ 


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