IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2406 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 
Received 
MARCH 1, 2016 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
AN ACT 
To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and 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, 
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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. 
Sec. 3. Report on economic impact. 
TITLE I—HUNTING, FISHING AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING 
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. Findings; purpose. 
Sec. 203. Definition of public target range. 
Sec. 204. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 
Sec. 205. Limits on liability. 
Sec. 206. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation. 
TITLE III—POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302.
Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 
in Canada. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Protecting Americans from violent crime. 
TITLE V—WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
Sec. 501. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Com-
mittee. 
TITLE VI—RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Findings. 
Sec. 603. Fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting. 
Sec. 604. Volunteer Hunters; Reports; Closures and Restrictions. 
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TITLE VII—FARMER AND HUNTER PROTECTION ACT 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Baiting of migratory game birds. 
TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTING BOWS ACROSS NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE LANDS 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Bowhunting opportunity and wildlife stewardship. 
TITLE IX—FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION (FLTFA) 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 
TITLE X—AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND LEGAL 
IVORY POSSESSION ACT 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. References. 
Sec. 1003. Limited exemption for certain African elephant ivory. 
Sec. 1004. Placement of United States Fish and Wildlife Service law enforce-
ment officers in each African elephant range country. 
Sec. 1005.
Certification for the purposes of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 
1967. 
Sec. 1006. Treatment of elephant ivory. 
Sec. 1007. Sport-hunted elephant trophies. 
Sec. 1008. African Elephant Conservation Act financial assistance priority and 
reauthorization. 
Sec. 1009. Government Accountability Office study. 
TITLE XI—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
Sec. 1101. Respect for Treaties and Rights. 
TITLE XII—PERMITS FOR FILM CREWS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR 
LESS 
Sec. 1201. Annual permit and fee for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. 
TITLE XIII—STATE APPROVAL OF FISHING RESTRICTION 
Sec. 1301. State or Territorial Approval of Restriction of Recreational or Com-
mercial Fishing Access to Certain State or Territorial Waters. 
TITLE XIV—HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
Sec. 1401. Definitions. 
Sec. 1402. Hunting and recreational fishing within the national forest system. 
Sec. 1403. Publication of Closure of Roads in Forests. 
TITLE XV—GRAND CANYON BISON MANAGEMENT ACT 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Definitions. 
Sec. 1503. Bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park. 
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TITLE XVI—OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Modification of equal access to justice provisions. 
TITLE XVII—UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES 
Sec. 1701. Utility terrain vehicles in Kisatchie National Forest. 
TITLE XVIII—GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH AND RECOVERY 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Expedited access to certain Federal land. 
TITLE XIX—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS OR 
AMMUNITION 
Sec. 1901. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. 
TITLE XX—GRAY WOLVES 
Sec. 2001. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in the Western Great 
Lakes. 
Sec. 2002. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in Wyoming. 
TITLE XXI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2101.
Prohibition on issuance of final rule. 
Sec. 2102. Withdrawal of existing rule regarding hunting and trapping in Alas-
ka. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit 
a report to Congress that assesses expected economic im-
pacts of the Act. Such report shall include— 
(1) a review of any expected increases in rec-
reational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conserva-
tion activities; 
(2) an estimate of any jobs created in each in-
dustry expected to support such activities described 
in paragraph (1), including in the supply, manufac-
turing, distribution, and retail sectors; 
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(3) an estimate of wages related to jobs de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
(4) an estimate of anticipated new local, State, 
and Federal revenue related to jobs described in 
paragraph (2). 
TITLE 
I—HUNTING, 
FISHING 
AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT-
ING PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunting, Fishing, and 
Recreational Shooting 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’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ-
ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro-
jectiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 
(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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale of 
which is subject to the tax imposed by section 
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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 AM-
MUNITION AND FISHING TACKLE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in section 
20.21 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, or any substan-
tially similar successor regulation thereto, the Secretary 
of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and, except 
as provided by subsection (b), any bureau, service, or of-
fice of the Department of the Interior or the Department 
of Agriculture, may not regulate the use of ammunition 
cartridges, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 
based on the lead content thereof if such use is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the use occurs. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service or the National Park Service. 
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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. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the use of firearms and archery equipment 
for target practice and marksmanship training ac-
tivities on Federal land is allowed, except to the ex-
tent specific portions of that land have been closed 
to those activities; 
(2) in recent years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act, portions of Federal land have been 
closed to target practice and marksmanship training 
for many reasons; 
(3) the availability of public target ranges on 
non-Federal land has been declining for a variety of 
reasons, including continued population growth and 
development near former ranges; 
(4) providing opportunities for target practice 
and marksmanship training at public target ranges 
on Federal and non-Federal land can help— 
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(A) to promote enjoyment of shooting, rec-
reational, and hunting activities; and 
(B) to ensure safe and convenient locations 
for those activities; 
(5) Federal law in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), 
provides Federal support for construction and ex-
pansion of public target ranges by making available 
to States amounts that may be used for construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance of public target 
ranges; and 
(6) it is in the public interest to provide in-
creased Federal support to facilitate the construction 
or expansion of public target ranges. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to facili-
tate the construction and expansion of public target 
ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 203. 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; 
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(3) may be supervised; and 
(4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or 
shotgun shooting. 
SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD-
LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robert-
son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amend-
ed— 
(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 
specific location that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen-
cy 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 WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the Pitt-
man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669g(b)) is amended— 
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