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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3065 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the 
establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 
Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
CHANDLER, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HOLDEN, 
Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BOREN, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. BARROW, Mr. 
KISSELL, Mr. YOUNG
of Alaska, Mr. LEWIS
of California, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. HANNA, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BURTON of In-
diana, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. KIND, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
BUCHANAN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
BENISHEK, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. LATTA, 
Mr. YODER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MILLER of 
Florida, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. PETERSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded 
public target ranges in certain States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Target Practice and 
Marksmanship Training Support Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the use of firearms and archery equipment 
for target practice and marksmanship training ac-
tivities on Federal land is allowed, except to the ex-
tent specific portions of that land have been closed 
to those activities; 
(2) in recent years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act, portions of Federal land have been 
closed to target practice and marksmanship training 
for many reasons; 
(3) the availability of public target ranges on 
non-Federal land has been declining for a variety of 
reasons, including continued population growth and 
development near former ranges; 
(4) providing opportunities for target practice 
and marksmanship training at public target ranges 
on Federal and non-Federal land can help— 
(A) to promote enjoyment of shooting, rec-
reational, and hunting activities; and 
(B) to ensure safe and convenient locations 
for those activities; 
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(5) Federal law in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), 
provides Federal support for construction and ex-
pansion of public target ranges by making available 
to States amounts that may be used for construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance of public target 
ranges; and 
(6) it is in the public interest to provide in-
creased Federal support to facilitate the construction 
or expansion of public target ranges. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to facili-
tate the construction and expansion of public target 
ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means 
a specific location that— 
(1) is identified by a governmental agency for 
recreational shooting; 
(2) is open to the public; 
(3) may be supervised; and 
(4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or 
shotgun shooting. 
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SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE 
RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robert-
son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘public target range’ means a 
specific location that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen-
cy for recreational shooting; 
‘‘(B) is open to the public; 
‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 
‘‘(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, 
pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the Pitt-
man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669g(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 
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