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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5530 

To require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans 

for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior 

or the Secretary of Agriculture to the extent that such use is not 

clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is 

managed, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. BROUN of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

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

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

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

A BILL 

To require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction 

of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 

Agriculture to the extent that such use is not clearly 

incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal 

land is managed, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. HUNTING ON FEDERAL LAND. 

2 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re3 quire that hunting activities be a land use in all manage4 ment plans for Federal land to the extent that such use 

5 is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the 

6 Federal land is managed. 

7 (b) HUNTING ALLOWED UNLESS INCOMPATIBLE.— 

8 When developing or considering approval of a manage9 ment plan (or any amendment to such a management 

10 plan) for Federal land, the head of the agency with juris11 diction over such Federal land shall ensure that hunting 

12 activities are allowed as a use of such Federal land to the 

13 extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the 

14 purposes for which the Federal land is managed. 

15 (c) PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING HUNTING.— 

16 (1) REASONS SET FORTH IN MANAGEMENT

17 PLAN.—If hunting activities are not allowed or are 

18 restricted on Federal land, the head of the agency 

19 with jurisdiction over such Federal land shall set 

20 forth in the management plan for that Federal land 

21 the specific reason that hunting activities are not al22 lowed or are restricted. 

23 (2) RESTRICTION CLARIFIED.—For the pur24 poses of this subsection— 


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1 (A) allowing contract or quota thinning of 

2 wildlife shall not constitute allowing unre3 stricted hunting; and 

4 (B) a fee charged by any entity related to 

5 hunting activities on Federal land that is in ex6 cess of that needed to recoup costs of manage7 ment of the Federal land shall be deemed to be 

8 a restriction on hunting. 

9 (d) FEES.—Fees charged related to hunting activities 

10 on Federal land shall be— 

11 (1) retained by— 

12 (A) the State or local authority tasked 

13 with managing the land to offset costs directly 

14 related to management of hunting on the Fed15 eral land upon which hunting activities related 

16 to the fee are conducted; or 

17 (B) in any case where a State or local au18 thority described in subparagraph (A) does not 

19 exist, the head of the agency with jurisdiction 

20 over such Federal land to offset costs directly 

21 related to management of hunting on the Fed22 eral land upon which hunting activities related 

23 to the fee are conducted; and 

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1 lated to management of hunting on the Federal land 

2 upon which hunting activities related to the fee are 

3 conducted. 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

5 (1) the term ‘‘Federal land’’ means Federal 

6 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

7 Interior (excluding lands held in trust for an Indian 

8 or an Indian tribe) or the Secretary of Agriculture; 

9 (2) the term ‘‘hunting’’ means hunting, trap10 ping, netting, and fishing; and 

11 (3) the term ‘‘management plan’’ means a man12 agement plan, management contract, or other com13 prehensive plan or agreement for the management or 

14 use of Federal land. 

15 (f) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to all 

16 management plans developed, approved, or amended after 

17 the date of the enactment of this section. 

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