Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act

Bill: 115-hr-4489
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Africa
American Samoa
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Asia
Birds
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Firearms and explosives
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Guam
Hunting and fishing
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Northern Mariana Islands
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Photography and imaging
Puerto Rico
Reptiles
Smuggling and trafficking
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations
Television and film
U.S. territories and protectorates
User charges and fees
Virgin Islands
Water use and supply
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: 

Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act or the ACCESS Act
 
 
This bill revises, reauthorizes, and establishes programs and entities regarding the conservation of wildlife and expanded access to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal lands. 
 
The bill makes permanent the authorizations for: (1) the program for the sale and exchange of public lands identified for disposal under approved land use plans, and (2) the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
 
The bill revises requirements for appointment to the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and reauthorizes the foundation through FY2022. 
 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and the multinational species conservation funds. 
 
 The Department of the Interior shall convene a panel of experts on great apes to identify the greatest needs and priorities for their conservation. 
 
Certain federal departments and agencies shall implement activities to protect water and wildlife to control invasive species on the lands which they manage. 
 
The bill establishes Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize competitions regarding wildlife related concerns. 
 
The bill establishes the National Fish Habitat Board and provides for the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships by it. 
 

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
 
 
 The bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges. 
 
The bill declares that federal lands shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, unless closed in accordance with this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-12-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-12-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-12-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-30
text: Introduced in House