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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1444 
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 
APRIL 8, 2011 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BOREN, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. 
ALTMIRE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. REHBERG, Ms. 
JENKINS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. MATHESON) 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 sub-
sequently 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 man-
agement 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. 
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. HUNTING ON FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re-
quire that hunting activities be a land use in all manage-
ment plans for Federal land to the extent that such use 
is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the 
Federal land is managed. 
(b) HUNTING ALLOWED UNLESS INCOMPATIBLE.— 
When developing or considering approval of a manage-
ment plan (or any amendment to such a management 
plan) for Federal land, the head of the agency with juris-
diction over such Federal land shall ensure that hunting 
activities are allowed as a use of such Federal land to the 
extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the 
purposes for which the Federal land is managed. 
(c) PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING HUNTING.— 
(1) REASONS
SET
FORTH
IN
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—If hunting activities are not allowed or are 
restricted on Federal land, the head of the agency 
with jurisdiction over such Federal land shall set 
forth in the management plan for that Federal land 
the specific reason that hunting activities are not al-
lowed or are restricted. 
(2) RESTRICTION
CLARIFIED.—For the pur-
poses of this subsection— 
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(A) allowing contract or quota thinning of 
wildlife shall not constitute allowing unre-
stricted hunting; and 
(B) a fee charged by any entity related to 
hunting activities on Federal land that is in ex-
cess of that needed to recoup costs of manage-
ment of the Federal land shall be deemed to be 
a restriction on hunting. 
(d) FEES.—Fees charged related to hunting activities 
on Federal land shall be— 
(1) retained by the head of the agency with ju-
risdiction over such Federal land to offset costs di-
rectly related to management of hunting on the Fed-
eral land upon which hunting activities related to the 
fee are conducted; and 
(2) limited to what the Secretary reasonably es-
timates to be necessary to offset costs directly re-
lated to management of hunting on the Federal land 
upon which hunting activities related to the fee are 
conducted. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Federal land’’ means Federal 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior (excluding lands held in trust for an Indian 
or an Indian tribe) or the Secretary of Agriculture; 
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(2) the term ‘‘hunting’’ means hunting, trap-
ping, netting, and fishing; and 
(3) the term ‘‘management plan’’ means a man-
agement plan, management contract, or other com-
prehensive plan or agreement for the management or 
use of Federal land. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to all 
management plans developed, approved, or amended after 
the date of the enactment of this section. 
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