ment personnel that has legal authority to manage 
the wildlife in the State; and 
(7) hunting is an environmentally beneficial ac-
tivity that occurs, and can be provided for, on Fed-
eral public land without adverse effects on other 
uses of the land. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘agency head’’ 
means the head of any Federal agency that has au-
thority to manage a natural resource or Federal 
public land. 
(2) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 
public land’’ means any land or water that is— 
(i) publicly accessible; 
(ii) owned by the United States; and 
(iii) managed by an executive agency 
for purposes that include the conservation 
of natural resources. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal pub-
lic land’’ does not include any land held in trust 
for the benefit of an Indian tribe or member of 
an Indian tribe. 
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(3) HUNTING.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ means the 
lawful pursuit, trapping, shooting, capture, collec-
tion, or killing of wildlife. 
SEC. 4. HUNTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to existing rights, Federal 
public land shall be open to access and use for hunting 
except as limited by— 
(1) the agency head with jurisdiction over the 
Federal public land— 
(A) for reasons of national security; 
(B) for reasons of public safety; or 
(C) for any other reasons for limiting ac-
cess authorized by applicable Federal law; and 
(2) any law of the State in which the Federal 
public land is located that is applicable to hunting. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 
to the extent authorized under State law, and in accord-
ance with applicable Federal law, each agency head shall 
manage Federal public land under the jurisdiction of the 
agency head in a manner that supports, promotes, and 
enhances access for hunting. 
(c) NO NET LOSS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agency head shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, ensure that Fed-
eral public land management decisions and actions 
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result in no net loss of land area accessible for hunt-
ing on Federal public land. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 
1 of each year, each agency head with authority to 
manage Federal public land on which hunting occurs 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
that describes— 
(A)(i) any Federal public land adminis-
tered by the agency head in which access for 
hunting was limited at any time during the year 
as compared to access available during the pre-
vious year; and 
(ii) the reason for the limitation; and 
(B) areas administered by the agency head 
that were opened to hunting to compensate for 
the limitations of the areas described in sub-
paragraph (A)(i). 
(3) CLOSURES OF 5,000 OR MORE ACRES.—The 
withdrawal, change of classification, or change of 
management status that effectively closes or limits 
access to 5,000 or more acres of Federal public land 
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for hunting shall take effect only if, before the date 
of withdrawal or change, the agency head that has 
jurisdiction over the Federal public land submits to 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Agri-
culture and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives written notice of the 
withdrawal or change. 
(d) AREAS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act 
compels the opening to hunting of national parks or na-
tional monuments under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(e) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this Act requires a 
Federal agency to give preference to hunting over other 
uses of Federal public land or over land or water manage-
ment priorities established by Federal law. 
(f) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this Act affects the 
authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to 
manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under 
State law on land or water in the State, including 
Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this Act 
authorizes an agency head to require a license or 
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permit to hunt, fish, or trap on land or water in a 
State, including on Federal public land in the State. 
(3) STATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any State aggrieved by 
the failure of an agency head or employee to 
comply with this Act may bring a civil action in 
the United States District Court for the district 
in which the failure occurs for a permanent in-
junction. 
(B) PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION.—If the 
district court determines, based on the facts, 
that a preliminary injunction is appropriate, the 
district court may grant a preliminary injunc-
tion. 
(C) COURT COSTS.—If the district court 
issues an injunction under this paragraph or 
otherwise finds in favor of the State, the dis-
trict court shall award to the State any reason-
able costs of bringing the civil action (including 
an attorney’s fee). 
Æ 
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