SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sportsmen’s Heritage 
And Recreational Enhancement Act’’ or the ‘‘SHARE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
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. 
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—PUBLIC LANDS FILMING 
Sec. 301. Purpose. 
Sec. 302. Annual permit and fee for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. 
TITLE IV—POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402.
Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 
in Canada. 
TITLE V—PERMANENT ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMP ACT 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Definitions. 
Sec. 503. Authority to issue electronic duck stamps. 
Sec. 504. State application. 
Sec. 505. State obligations and authorities. 
Sec. 506. Electronic stamp requirements; recognition of electronic stamp. 
Sec. 507. Termination of State participation. 
TITLE VI—ACCESS TO WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS ACT 
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Protecting Americans from violent crime. 
TITLE VII—WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
Sec. 701. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Com-
mittee. 
TITLE VIII—RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
AND OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Findings. 
Sec. 803. Definitions. 
Sec. 804. Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting. 
Sec. 805. Restrictions on hunting in Kisatchie National Forest. 
TITLE IX—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
Sec. 901. Respect for Treaties and Rights. 
TITLE X—EXEMPTIONS FOR TAKING MIGRATORY BIRDS ON 
CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL LAND 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Exemptions on certain land. 
TITLE XI—SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SNOWMOBILES ON 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS 
Sec. 1101. Findings and purpose. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit 
a report to Congress that assesses expected economic im-
pacts of the Act. Such report shall include— 
(1) a review of any expected increases in rec-
reational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conserva-
tion activities; 
(2) an estimate of any jobs created in each in-
dustry expected to support such activities described 
in paragraph (1), including in the supply, manufac-
turing, distribution, and retail sectors;
(3) an estimate of wages related to jobs de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
(4) an estimate of anticipated new local, State, 
and Federal revenue related to jobs described in 
paragraph (2). 
TITLE 
I—HUNTING, 
FISHING 
AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT-
ING PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunting, Fishing, and 
Recreational Shooting Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION. 
Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ-
ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro-
jectiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 
(2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such 
term is defined in subsection (a) of section 4162 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale of 
which is subject to the tax imposed by section
4161(a) of such Code (determined without regard to 
any exemptions from such tax as provided by section 
4162 or 4221 or any other provision of such Code), 
and sport fishing equipment components.’’. 
TITLE 
II—TARGET 
PRACTICE 
AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAIN-
ING SUPPORT ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Target Practice and 
Marksmanship Training Support Act’’. 
SEC. 202. 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; 
(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 title 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. 203. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE. 
In this title, 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. 
SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD-
LIFE 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-
(c) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND 
SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the Pittman- 
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.— 
Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 
year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo-
cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 
the amount apportioned to the State under para-
graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 
expanding, or constructing a public target range.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ-
ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 
not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ-
ity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR 
EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac-
quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 
target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal
land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall 
not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), amounts made’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts provided for 
acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 
public target range shall remain available for 
expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal- 
year period beginning on October 1 of the first 
fiscal year for which the amounts are made 
available.’’. 
SEC. 205. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTION.—For purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), any action 
by an agent or employee of the United States to manage 
or allow the use of Federal land for purposes of target 
practice or marksmanship training by a member of the 
public shall be considered to be the exercise or perform-
ance of a discretionary function.
(b) CIVIL ACTION OR CLAIMS.—Except to the extent 
provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
the United States shall not be subject to any civil action 
or claim for money damages for any injury to or loss of 
property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity 
occurring at a public target range that is— 
(1) funded in whole or in part by the Federal 
Government pursuant to the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or 
(2) located on Federal land. 
SEC. 206. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with appli-
cable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service 
and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
should cooperate with State and local authorities and 
other entities to carry out waste removal and other activi-
ties on any Federal land used as a public target range 
to encourage continued use of that land for target practice 
or marksmanship training. 
TITLE III—PUBLIC LANDS 
FILMING 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to provide commercial film 
crews of 5 persons or fewer access to film in areas des-
ignated for public use during public hours on Federal 
lands and waterways. 
SEC. 302. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 
5 PERSONS OR FEWER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section (1)(a) of Public Law 106– 
206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 
(2) striking ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Interior’’; 
(3) inserting ‘‘(2) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—’’ 
before ‘‘The Secretary may include other factors’’; 
and 
(4) adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 
PERSONS OR FEWER.— 
‘‘(A) For any film crew of 5 persons or 
fewer, the Secretary shall require a permit and 
assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial 
filming activities or similar projects on Federal 
lands and waterways administered by the Sec-
retary. The permit shall be valid for commercial 
filming activities or similar projects that occur
in areas designated for public use during public 
hours on all Federal lands waterways adminis-
tered by the Secretary for a 12-month period 
beginning on the date of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(B) For persons holding a permit de-
scribed in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
not assess, during the effective period of the 
permit, any additional fee for commercial film-
ing activities and similar projects that occur in 
areas designated for public use during public 
hours on Federal lands and waterways adminis-
tered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘film 
crew’ includes all persons present on Federal 
land under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who are 
associated with the production of a certain film. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall not prohibit, as 
a motorized vehicle or under any other pur-
poses, use of cameras or related equipment used 
for the purpose of commercial filming activities 
or similar projects in accordance with this para-
graph on Federal lands and waterways adminis-
tered by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section (1)(b) of Public 
Law 106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting 
‘‘recover any costs’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘similar project’’ and inserting 
‘‘similar projects’’. 
TITLE 
IV—POLAR 
BEAR 
CON-
SERVATION 
AND 
FAIRNESS 
ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 402. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 
TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN-
ADA. 
Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, ex-
peditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30- 
day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit 
for the importation of any polar bear part (other 
than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in 
a sport hunt in Canada to any person— 
‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica-
tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before February 18, 1997; 
or 
‘‘(II) who has submitted, in support of a 
permit application submitted before May 15, 
2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 
a polar bear population from which a sport- 
hunted trophy could be imported before that 
date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) 
and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and 
sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 
102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any 
polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 
clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar 
bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) 
of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 
101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the 
importation of any polar bear part authorized by a 
permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall 
not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be-
fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con-
servation and Fairness Act.’’. 
TITLE V—PERMANENT 
ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMP ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Permanent Electronic 
Duck Stamp Act’’. 
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ACTUAL STAMP.—The term ‘‘actual stamp’’ 
means a Federal migratory-bird hunting and con-
servation stamp required under the Act of March 
16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known 
as the ‘‘Duck Stamp Act’’), that is printed on paper 
and sold through the means established by the au-
thority of the Secretary immediately before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) AUTOMATED LICENSING SYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘automated 
licensing system’’ means an electronic, comput-
erized licensing system used by a State fish and 
wildlife agency to issue hunting, fishing, and 
other associated licenses and products. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘automated li-
censing system’’ includes a point-of-sale, Inter-
net, telephonic system, or other electronic appli-
cations used for a purpose described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(3) ELECTRONIC STAMP.—The term ‘‘electronic 
stamp’’ means an electronic version of an actual 
stamp that— 
(A) is a unique identifier for the individual 
to whom it is issued; 
(B) can be printed on paper or produced 
through an electronic application with the same 
indicators as the State endorsement provides; 
(C) is issued through a State automated li-
censing system that is authorized, under State 
law and by the Secretary under this title, to 
issue electronic stamps; 
(D) is compatible with the hunting licens-
ing system of the State that issues the elec-
tronic stamp; and 
(E) is described in the State application 
approved by the Secretary under section 
504(b). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 
503. 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
ISSUE 
ELECTRONIC 
DUCK 
STAMPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may authorize any 
State to issue electronic stamps in accordance with this 
title. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall implement 
this section in consultation with State management agen-
cies. 
SEC. 504. STATE APPLICATION. 
(a) APPROVAL
OF APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary may not authorize a State to issue electronic 
stamps under this title unless the Secretary has received 
and approved an application submitted by the State in ac-
cordance with this section. The Secretary may determine 
the number of new States per year to participate in the 
electronic stamp program. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary 
may not approve a State application unless the application 
contains— 
(1) a description of the format of the electronic 
stamp that the State will issue under this title, in-
cluding identifying features of the licensee that will 
be specified on the stamp; 
(2) a description of any fee the State will 
charge for issuance of an electronic stamp;
(3) a description of the process the State will 
use to account for and transfer to the Secretary the 
amounts collected by the State that are required to 
be transferred to the Secretary under the program; 
(4) the manner by which the State will transmit 
electronic stamp customer data to the Secretary; 
(5) the manner by which actual stamps will be 
delivered; 
(6) the policies and procedures under which the 
State will issue duplicate electronic stamps; and 
(7) such other policies, procedures, and infor-
mation as may be reasonably required by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) PUBLICATION OF DEADLINES, ELIGIBILITY RE-
QUIREMENTS, AND SELECTION CRITERIA.—Not later than 
30 days before the date on which the Secretary begins ac-
cepting applications under this section, the Secretary shall 
publish— 
(1) deadlines for submission of applications; 
(2) eligibility requirements for submitting appli-
cations; and 
(3) criteria for approving applications. 
SEC. 505. STATE OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMP.—The Secretary 
shall require that each individual to whom a State sells
(B) provides to the State written notice of 
the termination by not later than the date that 
is 30 days before the date of termination; or 
(2) by the State, by providing written notice to 
the Secretary by not later than the date that is 30 
days before the termination date. 
TITLE VI—ACCESS TO WATER 
RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS ACT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 
Self-Defense Act’’. 
SEC. 602. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution 
provides that ‘‘the right of the people to keep and 
bear Arms, shall not be infringed’’. 
(2) Section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, provides that, except in special cir-
cumstances, ‘‘possession of loaded firearms, ammu-
nition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and ar-
rows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited’’ at 
water resources development projects administered 
by the Secretary of the Army.
(3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) 
prevent individuals complying with Federal and 
State laws from exercising the second amendment 
rights of the individuals while at such water re-
sources development projects. 
(4) The Federal laws should make it clear that 
the second amendment rights of an individual at a 
water resources development project should not be 
infringed. 
(b) PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO 
BEAR ARMS
AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall not promul-
gate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual 
from possessing a firearm including an assembled or func-
tional firearm at a water resources development project 
covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act), if— 
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing the firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located.
TITLE VII—WILDLIFE AND HUNT-
ING 
HERITAGE 
CONSERVA-
TION 
COUNCIL 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
SEC. 701. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Ad-
visory Committee’) to advise the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, 
hunting, and recreational shooting. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 
Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries with re-
gard to— 
‘‘(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 
13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wild-
life Conservation, which directs Federal agencies ‘to 
facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting
opportunities and the management of game species 
and their habitat’; 
‘‘(2) policies or programs to conserve and re-
store wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, 
and rangeland habitats; 
‘‘(3) policies or programs to promote opportuni-
ties and access to hunting and shooting sports on 
Federal lands; 
‘‘(4) policies or programs to recruit and retain 
new hunters and shooters; 
‘‘(5) policies or programs that increase public 
awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation 
and the social and economic benefits of recreational 
hunting and shooting; and 
‘‘(6) policies or programs that encourage co-
ordination among the public, the hunting and shoot-
ing sports community, wildlife conservation groups, 
and States, tribes, and the Federal Government. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of no more than 16 discre-
tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 
‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi-
cio members are—
‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 
representative of the Director; 
‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management or a designated rep-
resentative of the Director; 
‘‘(iii) the Director of the National 
Park Service or a designated representa-
tive of the Director; 
‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service 
or a designated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service or a des-
ignated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 
Service Agency or a designated representa-
tive of the Administrator; and 
‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 
‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis-
cretionary members shall be appointed jointly 
by the Secretaries from at least one of each of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife agencies.
‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 
‘‘(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 
‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid-
ing industry. 
‘‘(vii) The firearms or ammunition 
manufacturing industry. 
‘‘(viii) The hunting or shooting equip-
ment retail industry. 
‘‘(ix) Tribal resource management or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(x) The agriculture industry. 
‘‘(xi) The ranching industry. 
‘‘(xii) Women’s hunting and fishing 
advocacy, outreach, or education organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(xiii) Minority hunting and fishing 
advocacy, outreach, or education organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(xiv) Veterans service organization. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—Prior to the appoint-
ment of the discretionary members, the Secre-
taries shall determine that all individuals nomi-
nated for appointment to the Advisory Com-
mittee, and the organization each individual 
represents, actively support and promote sus-
tainable-use hunting, wildlife conservation, and 
recreational shooting. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 
Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 
years. Members shall not be appointed for more 
than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 
‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 
designated by the Secretary at the time of ap-
pointment, of the members first appointed— 
‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed for 
a term of 4 years; 
‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for 
a term of 3 years; and 
‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed 
for a term of 2 years. 
‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA-
TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre-
tionary member of the Advisory Committee while
serving as an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 
Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man-
ner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
‘‘(B) 
REMOVAL.—Advisory 
Committee 
members shall serve at the discretion of the 
Secretaries and may be removed at any time for 
good cause. 
‘‘(5) CONTINUATION
OF
SERVICE.—Each ap-
pointed member may continue to serve after the ex-
piration of the term of office to which such member 
was appointed until a successor has been appointed. 
‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 
term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the 
members of the Advisory Committee. An individual 
may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 
2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 
‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Ad-
visory Committee shall serve without pay for such 
service, but each member of the Advisory Committee 
may be reimbursed for travel and lodging incurred
through attending meetings of the Advisory Com-
mittee approved subgroup meetings in the same 
amounts and under the same conditions as Federal 
employees (in accordance with section 5703 of title 
5, United States Code). 
‘‘(8) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretaries, 
the chairperson, or a majority of the members, 
but not less frequently than twice annually. 
‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 
the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 
public. 
‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time-
ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg-
ister and be submitted to trade publications and 
publications of general circulation. 
‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may establish such workgroups or sub-
groups as it deems necessary for the purpose of 
compiling information or conducting research. 
However, such workgroups may not conduct 
business without the direction of the Advisory
Committee and must report in full to the Advi-
sory Committee. 
‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Advisory 
Committee shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(d) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Advisory 
Committee that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable 
and appropriate shall be paid by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERV-
ICES, AND ADVICE.—A designated Federal Officer shall 
be jointly appointed by the Secretaries to provide to the 
Advisory Committee the administrative support, technical 
services, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be 
reasonable and appropriate. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 
of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit 
a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate. If circumstances arise in which the Advisory 
Committee cannot meet the September 30 deadline 
in any year, the Secretaries shall advise the Chair-
persons of each such Committee of the reasons for
such delay and the date on which the submission of 
the report is anticipated. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall describe— 
‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com-
mittee during the preceding year; 
‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 
made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre-
taries during the preceding year; and 
‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 
Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(h) ABOLISHMENT OF THE EXISTING WILDLIFE 
AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE.—Upon publication of the first notice 
required under section 8(c) of the Wildlife and Hunting 
Heritage Conservation Council formed in furtherance of 
section 441 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 1457), the 
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), and other 
Acts applicable to specific bureaus of the Department of 
the Interior is hereby abolished.’’.
TITLE 
VIII—RECREATIONAL 
FISHING AND HUNTING HER-
ITAGE AND OPPORTUNITIES 
ACT 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Fishing 
and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 802. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) recreational fishing and hunting are impor-
tant and traditional activities in which millions of 
Americans participate; 
(2) recreational anglers and hunters have been 
and continue to be among the foremost supporters 
of sound fish and wildlife management and conserva-
tion in the United States; 
(3) recreational fishing and hunting are envi-
ronmentally acceptable and beneficial activities that 
occur and can be provided on Federal public lands 
and waters without adverse effects on other uses or 
users; 
(4) recreational anglers, hunters, and sporting 
organizations provide direct assistance to fish and 
wildlife managers and enforcement officers of the 
Federal Government as well as State and local gov-
ernments by investing volunteer time and effort to 
fish and wildlife conservation; 
(5) recreational anglers, hunters, and the asso-
ciated industries have generated billions of dollars of 
critical funding for fish and wildlife conservation, re-
search, and management by providing revenues from 
purchases of fishing and hunting licenses, permits, 
and stamps, as well as excise taxes on fishing, hunt-
ing, and shooting equipment that have generated bil-
lions of dollars of critical funding for fish and wild-
life conservation, research, and management; 
(6) recreational shooting is also an important 
and traditional activity in which millions of Ameri-
cans participate, safe recreational shooting is a valid 
use of Federal public lands, including the establish-
ment of safe and convenient shooting ranges on such 
lands, and participation in recreational shooting 
helps recruit and retain hunters and contributes to 
wildlife conservation; 
(7) opportunities to recreationally fish, hunt, 
and shoot are declining, which depresses participa-
tion in these traditional activities, and depressed 
participation adversely impacts fish and wildlife con-
servation and funding for important conservation ef-
forts; and
(8) the public interest would be served, and our 
citizens’ fish and wildlife resources benefitted, by ac-
tion to ensure that opportunities are facilitated to 
engage in fishing and hunting on Federal public 
land as recognized by Executive Order No. 12962, 
relating to recreational fisheries, and Executive 
Order No. 13443, relating to facilitation of hunting 
heritage and wildlife conservation. 
SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral public land’’ means any land or water that is 
owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement or the Forest Service. 
(2) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT OF-
FICIALS.—The term ‘‘Federal public land manage-
ment officials’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior and Di-
rector of Bureau of Land Management regard-
ing Bureau of Land Management lands and 
waters; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture and Chief 
of the Forest Service regarding the National 
Forest System. 
(3) HUNTING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘hunting’’ means 
use of a firearm, bow, or other authorized 
means in the lawful— 
(i) pursuit, shooting, capture, collec-
tion, trapping, or killing of wildlife; 
(ii) attempt to pursue, shoot, capture, 
collect, trap, or kill wildlife; or 
(iii) the training of hunting dogs, in-
cluding field trials. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ 
does not include the use of skilled volunteers to 
cull excess animals (as defined by other Federal 
law). 
(4) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational fishing’’ means the lawful— 
(A) pursuit, capture, collection, or killing 
of fish; or 
(B) attempt to capture, collect, or kill fish. 
(5) 
RECREATIONAL
SHOOTING.—The 
term 
‘‘recreational shooting’’ means any form of sport, 
training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or 
informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, hand-
gun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow.
SEC. 804. RECREATIONAL FISHING, HUNTING, AND SHOOT-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and subsection (g), and cooperation with the respective 
State fish and wildlife agency, Federal public land man-
agement officials shall exercise authority under existing 
law, including provisions regarding land use planning, to 
facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands, includ-
ing National Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness 
Study Areas, and lands administratively classified as wil-
derness eligible or suitable and primitive or semi-primitive 
areas, for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shoot-
ing, except as limited by— 
(1) statutory authority that authorizes action or 
withholding action for reasons of national security, 
public safety, or resource conservation; 
(2) any other Federal statute that specifically 
precludes recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting 
on specific Federal public lands, waters, or units 
thereof; and 
(3) discretionary limitations on recreational 
fishing, hunting, and shooting determined to be nec-
essary and reasonable as supported by the best sci-
entific evidence and advanced through a transparent 
public process.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 
the head of each Federal public land management agency 
shall exercise its land management discretion— 
(1) in a manner that supports and facilitates 
recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportu-
nities; 
(2) to the extent authorized under applicable 
State law; and 
(3) in accordance with applicable Federal law. 
(c) PLANNING.— 
(1) EVALUATION OF EFFECTS ON OPPORTUNI-
TIES TO ENGAGE IN RECREATIONAL FISHING, HUNT-
ING, OR SHOOTING.—Federal public land planning 
documents, including land resources management 
plans, resource management plans, and comprehen-
sive conservation plans, shall include a specific eval-
uation of the effects of such plans on opportunities 
to engage in recreational fishing, hunting, or shoot-
ing. 
(2) NO MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—No action 
taken under this title, or under section 4 of the Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), either individually or cu-
mulatively with other actions involving Federal pub-
lic lands or lands managed by the United States
National Monuments, but excluding lands on the 
Outer Continental Shelf, shall be open to rec-
reational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the 
managing Federal agency acts to close lands to such 
activity. Lands may be subject to closures or restric-
tions if determined by the head of the agency to be 
necessary and reasonable and supported by facts 
and evidence, for purposes including resource con-
servation, public safety, energy or mineral produc-
tion, energy generation or transmission infrastruc-
ture, water supply facilities, protection of other per-
mittees, protection of private property rights or in-
terest, national security, or compliance with other 
law. 
(2) SHOOTING RANGES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Fed-
eral agency shall use his or her authorities in 
a manner consistent with this title and other 
applicable law, to— 
(i) lease or permit use of lands under 
the jurisdiction of the agency for shooting 
ranges; and 
(ii) designate specific lands under the 
jurisdiction of the agency for recreational 
shooting activities.
(B) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Any des-
ignation under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not 
subject the United States to any civil action or 
claim for monetary damages for injury or loss 
of property or personal injury or death caused 
by any activity occurring at or on such des-
ignated lands. 
(e) NECESSITY IN WILDERNESS AREAS AND ‘‘WITH-
IN AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO’’ WILDERNESS PURPOSES.— 
(1) MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ADMINIS-
TRATION.—The provision of opportunities for hunt-
ing, fishing and recreational shooting, and the con-
servation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable 
use recreational opportunities on designated Federal 
wilderness areas shall constitute measures necessary 
to meet the minimum requirements for the adminis-
tration of the wilderness area, provided that the pro-
vision of opportunities for hunting, fishing, and rec-
reational shooting under the authority of this title 
shall not authorize or facilitate commodity develop-
ment, use, or extraction, motorized recreational ac-
cess, road construction or maintenance, or use that 
is not otherwise allowed under the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) within designated wilder-
ness areas.
(2) APPLICATION OF WILDERNESS ACT.—Provi-
sions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), stipulating that wilderness purposes are ‘‘with-
in and supplemental to’’ the purposes of the under-
lying Federal land unit are reaffirmed. When seek-
ing to carry out fish and wildlife conservation pro-
grams and projects or provide fish and wildlife de-
pendent recreation opportunities on designated wil-
derness areas, the head of each Federal agency shall 
implement these supplemental purposes so as to fa-
cilitate, enhance, or both, but not to impede the un-
derlying Federal land purposes when seeking to 
carry out fish and wildlife conservation programs 
and projects or provide fish and wildlife dependent 
recreation opportunities in designated wilderness 
areas, provided that the provision of opportunities 
for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting under 
the authority of this title shall not authorize or fa-
cilitate commodity development, use or extraction, 
motorized recreational access, road construction or 
maintenance, or use that is not otherwise allowed 
under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
within designated wilderness areas. 
(f) REPORT.—Beginning on the second October 1 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially
on October 1 thereafter, the head of each Federal agency 
who has authority to manage Federal public land on which 
fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting occurs shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 
(1) any Federal public land administered by the 
agency head that was closed to recreational fishing, 
sport hunting, or shooting at any time during the 
preceding year; and 
(2) the reason for the closure. 
(g) CLOSURES OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS OF 
640 OR MORE ACRES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Other than closures estab-
lished or prescribed by land planning actions re-
ferred to in subsection (d) or emergency closures de-
scribed in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a perma-
nent or temporary withdrawal, change of classifica-
tion, or change of management status of Federal 
public land that effectively closes or significantly re-
stricts 640 or more contiguous acres of Federal pub-
lic land to access or use for fishing or hunting or ac-
tivities related to fishing, hunting, or both, shall 
take effect only if, before the date of withdrawal or
change, the head of the Federal agency that has ju-
risdiction over the Federal public land— 
(A) publishes appropriate notice of the 
withdrawal or change, respectively; 
(B) demonstrates that coordination has oc-
curred with a State fish and wildlife agency; 
and 
(C) submits to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate written notice of the with-
drawal or change, respectively. 
(2) AGGREGATE OR CUMULATIVE EFFECTS.—If 
the aggregate or cumulative effect of separate with-
drawals or changes effectively closes or significantly 
restricts 1,280 or more acres of land or water, such 
withdrawals and changes shall be treated as a single 
withdrawal or change for purposes of paragraph (1). 
(3) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 
title prohibits a Federal land management agency 
from establishing or implementing emergency clo-
sures or restrictions of the smallest practicable area 
to provide for public safety, resource conservation, 
national security, or other purposes authorized by 
law. Such an emergency closure shall terminate after
a reasonable period of time unless converted to a 
permanent closure consistent with this title. 
(h) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITS NOT AF-
FECTED.—Except as provided by subsection (l), nothing 
in this title shall affect or modify management or use of 
units of the National Park System. 
(i) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires a 
Federal land management agency to give preference to 
recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting over other uses 
of Federal public land or over land or water management 
priorities established by Federal law. 
(j) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling 
the duties set forth in this title, the heads of Federal agen-
cies shall consult with respective advisory councils as es-
tablished in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 
(k) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as interfering with, diminishing, or con-
flicting with the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi-
bility of any State to exercise primary management, 
control, or regulation of fish and wildlife under State 
law (including regulations) on land or water within 
the State, including on Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to authorize the head of a Federal
TITLE IX—RESPECT FOR 
TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
SEC. 901. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to affect or modify any treaty or 
other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe. 
TITLE X—EXEMPTIONS FOR TAK-
ING MIGRATORY BIRDS ON 
CERTAIN 
AGRICULTURAL 
LAND 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunter and Farmer 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. EXEMPTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND. 
Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
U.S.C. 704) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXEMPTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro-
hibits the taking of any migratory game bird, includ-
ing waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land 
that— 
‘‘(A) contains— 
‘‘(i) a standing crop or flooded stand-
ing crop, including an aquatic crop;
‘‘(ii) standing, flooded, or manipulated 
natural vegetation; 
‘‘(iii) flooded harvested cropland; or 
‘‘(iv) an area in a State on which seed 
or grain has been scattered solely as the 
result of an agricultural planting, har-
vesting, or post-harvest manipulation prac-
tice, or a soil stabilization practice, that 
the head of the State office of the Coopera-
tive Extension System of the Department 
of Agriculture has determined in accord-
ance with paragraph (2) to be a normal 
practice in that State; and 
‘‘(B) is not otherwise a baited area. 
‘‘(2) STATE DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a State 
office of the Cooperative Extension System may 
make a determination for purposes of para-
graph (1)(A)(iv) upon the request of the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
‘‘(B) REVISIONS.—The head of a State of-
fice of the Cooperative Extension System may 
revise a determination under subparagraph (A) 
as the head of a State office determines to be
necessary to reflect changing agricultural prac-
tices. 
‘‘(C) CONCURRENCE REQUIRED.—A deter-
mination or revision under this paragraph shall 
not be effective for purposes of this subsection 
unless the head of the State department of fish 
and wildlife concurs therein.’’. 
TITLE XI—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
REGARDING 
SNOWMOBILES 
ON NATIONAL FOREST SYS-
TEM LANDS 
SEC. 1101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The clear identification of roads, trails, and 
areas for motor vehicle use in each National Forest 
will improve management of National Forest System 
lands and protect these national treasures, enhance 
opportunities, and address access for motorized 
recreation experiences on National Forest System 
lands and preserve areas of opportunity in each Na-
tional Forest for non-motorized travel and experi-
ences. 
(2) The sport of snowmobiling supports thou-
sands of jobs across the country and provides a vari-
ety of enriching recreational opportunities for both 
families and individuals. 
(3) In 2005, the Forest Service promulgated a 
Travel Management Rule that required travel man-
agement plans for off-road vehicles, with the excep-
tion of snowmobiles, on all lands managed by the 
Forest Service. 
(4) Under the 2005 Travel Management Rule, 
the Department of Agriculture deemed that the use 
of snowmobiles on National Forest System lands 
presented a different set of management issues and 
environmental impacts on National Forest System 
lands than the use of other types of motor vehicles. 
Therefore, the final rule exempted snowmobiles from 
the mandatory designation scheme provided for 
under section 212.51 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, but retained the National Forest Sys-
tem’s ability to allow, restrict or prohibit snowmobile 
travel, as appropriate, on a case-by-case basis. 
(5) In 2013, the Ninth U.S. District Court of 
Idaho ruled in the case captioned as Winter 
Wildlands Alliance v. US Forest Service, Case No. 
1:11–cv–00586–REB, ruled that the Forest Service 
must promulgate travel management rules that in-
clude snowmobiles. The Ninth U.S. District Court of
Idaho required that the final rule be promulgated by 
September 14, 2014, barring no additional exten-
sion. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Forest Service should continue to allow 
snowmobiles access to National Forest System lands at 
the same levels as were allowed as of March 28, 2013, 
subject to closures for public health and safety at the dis-
cretion of the respective agencies, until a final travel man-
agement rule is promulgated for snowmobiles. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.