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Union Calendar No. 224 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3668 
[Report No. 115–314, Part I] 
To provide for the preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and enhance 
recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, 
and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees 
on Agriculture, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and 
Mr. SESSIONS 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 
The Committees on Agriculture, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 1, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To provide for the preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and 
enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘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. 
TITLE I—FISHING PROTECTION ACT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Modification of definition. 
Sec. 103. Limitation on authority to regulate ammunition and fishing tackle. 
TITLE II—TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING 
SUPPORT ACT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definition of public target range. 
Sec. 203. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 
Sec. 204. Limits on liability. 
Sec. 205. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation. 
TITLE III—RECREATIONAL LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Protecting Americans from violent crime. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting. 
Sec. 404. Volunteer hunters; reports; closures and restrictions. 
Sec. 405. Withdrawal of existing rule regarding hunting and trapping in Alaska. 
TITLE V—FARMER AND HUNTER PROTECTION ACT 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Baiting of migratory game birds. 
TITLE VI—TRANSPORTING BOWS ACROSS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
LANDS 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Bowhunting opportunity and wildlife stewardship. 
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TITLE VII—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
Sec. 701. Respect for treaties and rights. 
TITLE VIII—STATE APPROVAL OF FISHING RESTRICTION 
Sec. 801. State or territorial approval of restriction of recreational or commercial 
fishing access to certain State or territorial waters. 
TITLE IX—OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Modification of equal access to justice provisions. 
TITLE X—GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH AND RECOVERY 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Expedited access to certain Federal land. 
TITLE XI—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS OR 
AMMUNITION 
Sec. 1101. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. 
TITLE XII—POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS ACT 
Sec. 1201. Short title. 
Sec. 1202. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 
in Canada. 
TITLE XIII—NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 
EXTENSION 
Sec. 1301. Short title. 
Sec. 1302. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1303. Limitation on expenditures for purchase of land. 
Sec. 1304. Enhanced report on expenditures. 
TITLE XIV—GRAY WOLVES 
Sec. 1401. Reissuance of final rules relating to gray wolves in the Western Great 
Lakes and the State of Wyoming. 
TITLE XV—HEARING PROTECTION 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Equal treatment of silencers and firearms. 
Sec. 1503. Treatment of certain silencers. 
Sec. 1504. Preemption of certain State laws in relation to firearm silencers. 
Sec. 1505. Destruction of records. 
Sec. 1506. Amendments to title 18, United States Code. 
Sec. 1507. Imposition of tax on firearm silencers or firearm mufflers. 
TITLE XVI—LAWFUL PURPOSE AND SELF-DEFENSE 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Elimination of authority to reclassify popular rifle ammunition as 
‘‘armor piercing ammunition’’. 
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Sec. 1603. Elimination of restrictions on importation of non-National Firearms 
Act firearm or ammunition that may otherwise be lawfully pos-
sessed and sold in the United States. 
Sec. 1604. Protection of shotguns, shotgun shells, and large caliber rifles from ar-
bitrary classification as ‘‘destructive devices’’. 
Sec. 1605. Broadening of the temporary interstate transfer provision to allow 
temporary transfers for all lawful purposes rather than just for 
‘‘sporting purposes’’. 
TITLE XVII—FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION (FLTFA) 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 
TITLE XVIII—FILM CREWS 
Sec. 1801. Annual permit and fee for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. 
TITLE XIX—RESPECT FOR STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 
AUTHORITY 
Sec. 1901. Authority of the States. 
Sec. 1902. Federal licenses. 
Sec. 1903. Cooperation with State Fish and Wildlife Agencies on Management 
Plans. 
TITLE XX—GRAND CANYON BISON MANAGEMENT ACT 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Definitions. 
Sec. 2003. Bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park. 
TITLE XXI—GUIDES AND OUTFITTERS 
Sec. 2101. Short title; definitions. 
Sec. 2102. Special recreation permit and fee. 
Sec. 2103. Permit across multiple jurisdictions. 
Sec. 2104. Guidelines and permit fee calculation. 
Sec. 2105. Use of permit fees for permit administration. 
Sec. 2106. Adjustment to permit use reviews. 
Sec. 2107. Authorization of temporary permits for new uses for the Forest Service 
and BLM. 
Sec. 2108. Indemnification requirements. 
Sec. 2109. Streamlining of permitting process. 
Sec. 2110. Cost recovery reform. 
Sec. 2111. Extension of forest service recreation priority use permits. 
TITLE XXII—HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
Sec. 2201. Definitions. 
Sec. 2202. Hunting and recreational fishing within the National Forest System. 
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TITLE I—FISHING PROTECTION 
ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fishing 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’’ at the end; 
(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 In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale of which is sub-
ject 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.’’. 
SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REGULATE AMMU-
NITION AND FISHING TACKLE. 
Except as provided in section 20.21 of title 50, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, or any substantially similar successor reg-
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ulation thereto, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and any bureau, service, or office of the De-
partment of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, 
may not regulate the use of ammunition cartridges, ammu-
nition components, or fishing tackle based on the lead con-
tent thereof if such use is in compliance with the law of 
the State in which the use occurs. 
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. 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. 
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SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD-
LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended— 
(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 spe-
cific location that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agency 
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 WILDLIFE 
AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the Pittman- 
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE 
AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each State’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by strik-
ing ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and inserting ‘‘oper-
ation’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The non- 
Federal share’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share’’; 
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as des-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita-
tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 
to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex-
panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 
(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 
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under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not 
more than 10 percent, to be combined with the 
amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (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 activity 
carried out using a grant under this section shall not 
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR 
EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of acquir-
ing land for, expanding, or constructing a public tar-
get range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land 
pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not ex-
ceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity. 
‘‘(3) IN-KIND MATCH.—For the purposes of cost 
sharing, any institution (as defined by 7 U.S.C. 
7601) that is eligible to receive amounts under this 
section shall be allowed to use the present value of 
their land as an in-kind match to satisfy cost sharing 
requirements regardless of any restrictions in law 
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that would otherwise prohibit the use of the land for 
such purpose.’’; 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 ex-
penditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year 
period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal 
year for which the amounts are made avail-
able.’’. 
SEC. 204. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY
FUNCTION.—For purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred 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 performance of a discre-
tionary function. 
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(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 Wild-
life Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or 
(2) located on Federal land. 
SEC. 205. 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 activities on any Fed-
eral land used as a public target range to encourage contin-
ued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship 
training. 
TITLE III—RECREATIONAL 
LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 
Self-Defense Act’’. 
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SEC. 302. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 
The Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or en-
force any regulation that prohibits an individual from pos-
sessing a firearm, including a firearm that is assembled, 
loaded, and functional, at a water resources development 
project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral 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 compliance 
with the law of the State in which the water resources 
development project is located. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL FISH-
ING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Fishing 
and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 
public land’’ means any land or water that is owned 
and managed by the Bureau of Land Management or 
the Forest Service. 
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brought into the United States or any possession thereof 
if— 
‘‘(A) the firearm or ammunition is being im-
ported or brought in for scientific, research, testing, or 
experimentation purposes; 
‘‘(B) the firearm is an unserviceable firearm 
(other than a machine gun as defined in section 
5845(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is 
readily restorable to firing condition) imported or 
brought in as a curio or museum piece; 
‘‘(C) the firearm is not a firearm as defined in 
section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(D) the ammunition is not armor piercing am-
munition (as defined in section 921(a)(17)(B) of this 
title), unless subparagraph (A), (E), (F), or (G) ap-
plies; 
‘‘(E) the firearm or ammunition is being im-
ported or brought in for the use of the United States, 
any department or agency of the United States, any 
State, or any department, agency, or political sub-
division of a State; 
‘‘(F) the firearm or ammunition is being im-
ported or brought in for the purpose of exportation; 
‘‘(G) the firearm or ammunition was previously 
taken out of the United States or a possession thereof 
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