‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 PER-
SONS OR FEWER.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF FILM CREW.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per-
sons present on Federal land or waterways 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 
associated with the production of a film. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED
PERMIT
AND
FEE.—For 
any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec-
retary shall require a permit and assess an an-
nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi-
ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa-
terways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.—A 
permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall be 
valid for commercial filming activities or simi-
lar projects that occur in areas designated for 
public use during public hours on all Federal 
land and waterways administered by the Sec-
retary for a 1-year period beginning on the date 
of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—For persons 
holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 
during the effective period of the permit, the Sec-
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retary shall not assess any fees in addition to the 
fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) USE
OF
CAMERAS.—The Secretary 
shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus or 
under any other purposes, use of cameras or re-
lated equipment used for the purpose of commer-
cial filming activities or similar projects in ac-
cordance with this paragraph on Federal land 
and waterways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(F) NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—A film 
crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 
issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap-
plicable land management agency with jurisdic-
tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be-
fore entering the Federal land. 
‘‘(G) DENIAL OF ACCESS.—The head of the 
applicable land management agency may deny 
access to a film crew under this paragraph if— 
‘‘(i) there is a likelihood of resource 
damage that cannot be mitigated; 
‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 
disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 
site by the public; 
‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safety 
risks to the public; or 
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‘‘(iv) the filming includes the use of 
models or props that are not part of the 
natural or cultural resources or administra-
tive facilities of the Federal land.’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 
striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting ‘‘recover 
any costs’’. 
(c) OTHER FEDERAL LAND.—Section 1 of Public Law 
106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 PER-
SONS OR FEWER.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF FILM CREW.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per-
sons present on Federal land or waterways 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 
associated with the production of a film. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED
PERMIT
AND
FEE.—For 
any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec-
retary shall require a permit and assess an an-
nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi-
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ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa-
terways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.—A 
permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall be 
valid for commercial filming activities or simi-
lar projects that occur in areas designated for 
public use during public hours on all Federal 
land and waterways administered by the Sec-
retary for a 1-year period beginning on the date 
of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—For persons 
holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 
during the effective period of the permit, the Sec-
retary shall not assess any fees in addition to the 
fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) USE
OF
CAMERAS.—The Secretary 
shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus or 
under any other purposes, use of cameras or re-
lated equipment used for the purpose of commer-
cial filming activities or similar projects in ac-
cordance with this paragraph on Federal land 
and waterways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(F) NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—A film 
crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 
issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap-
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plicable land management agency with jurisdic-
tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be-
fore entering the Federal land. 
‘‘(G) DENIAL OF ACCESS.—The head of the 
applicable land management agency may deny 
access to a film crew under this paragraph if— 
‘‘(i) there is a likelihood of resource 
damage that cannot be mitigated; 
‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 
disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 
site by the public; 
‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safety 
risks to the public; or 
‘‘(iv) the filming includes the use of 
models or props that are not part of the 
natural or cultural resources or administra-
tive facilities of the Federal land.’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘similar project’’ and in-
serting ‘‘similar projects’’. 
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TITLE XIV—STATE APPROVAL OF 
FISHING RESTRICTION 
SEC. 1401. STATE OR TERRITORIAL APPROVAL OF RESTRIC-
TION OF RECREATIONAL OR COMMERCIAL 
FISHING ACCESS TO CERTAIN STATE OR TER-
RITORIAL WATERS. 
(a) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Secretary of Commerce shall not restrict rec-
reational or commercial fishing access to any State or terri-
torial marine waters or Great Lakes waters within the ju-
risdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of Na-
tional Marine Sanctuaries, respectively, unless those restric-
tions are developed in coordination with, and approved by, 
the fish and wildlife management agency of the State or 
territory that has fisheries management authority over those 
waters. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘marine 
waters’’ includes coastal waters and estuaries. 
TITLE XV—HUNTING AND REC-
REATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
SEC. 1501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) HUNTING.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ means use 
of a firearm, bow, or other authorized means in the 
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lawful pursuit, shooting, capture, collection, trapping, 
or killing of wildlife; attempt to pursue, shoot, cap-
ture, collect, trap, or kill wildlife; or the training and 
use of hunting dogs, including field trials. 
(2) RECREATIONAL
FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational fishing’’ means the lawful pursuit, capture, 
collection, or killing of fish; or attempt to capture, 
collect, or kill fish. 
(3) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared by the Forest Service for a unit of the National 
Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(4) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)) 
SEC. 1502. HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture or Chief of the Forest Service may not estab-
lish policies, directives, or regulations that restrict the type, 
season, or method of hunting or recreational fishing on 
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lands within the National Forest System that are otherwise 
open to those activities and are consistent with the applica-
ble forest plan. 
(b) PRIOR RESTRICTIONS VOID.—Any restrictions im-
posed by the Secretary of Agriculture or Chief of the Forest 
Service regarding the type, season, or method of hunting 
or recreational fishing on lands within the National Forest 
System that are otherwise open to those activities in force 
on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be void and 
have no force or effect. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only to 
the Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana, 
the De Soto National Forest in the State of Mississippi, 
and the Ozark National Forest, the St. Francis National 
Forest and the Ouachita National Forest in the States of 
Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section, sec-
tion 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), or section 
32 of the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1011) shall affect 
the authority of States to manage hunting or recreational 
fishing on lands within the National Forest System. 
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TITLE XVI—GRAND CANYON 
BISON MANAGEMENT ACT 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Canyon Bison 
Management Act’’. 
SEC. 1602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan published 
under section 1603(a). 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Grand 
Canyon National Park. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) SKILLED
PUBLIC
VOLUNTEER.—The term 
‘‘skilled public volunteer’’ means an individual who 
possesses— 
(A) a valid hunting license issued by the 
State of Arizona; and 
(B) such other qualifications as the Sec-
retary may require, after consultation with the 
Arizona Game and Fish Commission. 
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SEC. 1603. BISON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GRAND CANYON 
NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
publish a management plan to reduce, through humane le-
thal culling by skilled public volunteers and by other non-
lethal means, the population of bison in the Park that the 
Secretary determines are detrimental to the use of the Park. 
(b) REMOVAL OF ANIMAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a skilled public volunteer may remove a 
full bison harvested from the Park. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding the 
development and implementation of the management plan. 
(d) NEPA COMPLIANCE.—In developing the manage-
ment plan, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
Federal environmental laws (including regulations), in-
cluding the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this title applies to the 
taking of wildlife in the Park for any purpose other than 
the implementation of the management plan. 
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Union Calendar No. 287 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2406 
[Report No. 114–377, Part I] 
A BILL 
To protect and enhance opportunities for rec-
reational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
DECEMBER 10, 2015 
The Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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