I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9183 
To facilitate the creation of designated shooting ranges on National Forest 
System land and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement for the public to use for recreational target shooting, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2022 
Mr. MOORE of Utah 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 subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To facilitate the creation of designated shooting ranges on 
National Forest System land and public land adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management for the public 
to use for recreational target shooting, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Range Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TARGET SHOOTING RANGES. 
(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
DESIGNATED
SHOOTING 
RANGE.—In this section, the term ‘‘designated shooting 
range’’ means a developed and managed area on Federal 
land that is designed and operated specifically for the pur-
poseful discharge of legal firearms, firearms training, 
archery, or other associated activities. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF DESIGNATED SHOOTING 
RANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall iden-
tify a suitable location for, and construct, designated 
shooting ranges on National Forest System land and 
public land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management for the public to use for recreational 
target shooting. 
(2) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
RANGES.—To the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall en-
sure that each National Forest has not fewer 
than 1 designated shooting range; and 
(B) the Secretary shall ensure each Bu-
reau of Land Management district has not 
fewer than 1 designated shooting range. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A designated shooting 
range under paragraph (1)— 
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(A)(i) shall be able to accommodate rifles, 
pistols, and shotguns; and 
(ii) may accommodate archery; 
(B) shall include— 
(i) significantly modified landscapes, 
including berms, buffer distances, or other 
public safety designs or features; 
(ii) a designated firing line; and 
(iii) benches; and 
(C) may include— 
(i) shade structures; 
(ii) trash containers; 
(iii) restrooms; and 
(iv) any other features that the Sec-
retary concerned determines to be nec-
essary. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) EXISTING
USE.—The Secretaries, in co-
operation with the entities described in subsection 
(d), shall— 
(A) consider the proximity of areas fre-
quently used by recreational shooters when 
identifying a suitable location for a designated 
shooting range; and 
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(B) ensure a designated shooting range 
would not impact a non-Federal target shooting 
range, including a target shooting range located 
on private land. 
(2) CLOSURES.—Except in emergency situa-
tions, the Secretary concerned shall seek to ensure 
that a designated shooting range, or an equivalent 
shooting range adjacent to a National Forest or Bu-
reau of Land Management district, is available to 
the public prior to closing Federal land to rec-
reational shooting. 
(d) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretaries shall cooperate, as applicable, with— 
(1) local and Tribal governments; 
(2) nonprofit organizations; 
(3) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
(4) shooting clubs; 
(5) Federal advisory councils relating to hunt-
ing and shooting sports; 
(6) nongovernmental organizations that, as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, are signatories to 
the memorandum of understanding entitled ‘‘Federal 
Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Sports 
Roundtable Memorandum of Understanding’’ and 
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signed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management on August 17, 2006; 
(7) individuals or entities with authorized leases 
or permits in an area under consideration for a des-
ignated shooting range; and 
(8) the public. 
(e) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The management of a des-
ignated shooting range shall be subject to such con-
ditions as the Secretary concerned determines are 
necessary for the safe, responsible use of— 
(A) the designated shooting range; and 
(B) the adjacent resources. 
(2) FEES.—The Secretary concerned may not 
require a user to pay a fee to use a designated 
shooting range established under this section. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a 
report describing the progress made with respect to the 
implementation of this section. 
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