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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) fishing is an important and traditional recreational
activity in which 36,000,000 Americans 16 years old and older
participate;
(2) hunting is an important and traditional recreational
activity in which 14,000,000 Americans 16 years old and older
participate;
(3) survey data from a recent comprehensive 3-year study
entitled ''Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Participation
in the United States'' suggest that 95 percent of Americans
approve of fishing and 81 percent of Americans approve of
hunting;
(4) anglers and hunters have been and continue to be among
the foremost supporters of sound wildlife management and
conservation practices in the United States;
(5) persons who hunt or fish and organizations related to
those activities provide direct assistance and support to
wildlife managers and enforcement officers of Federal, State,
and local governments;
(6) funds raised through license, permit, and stamp
purchases as well as through excise taxes on goods used by
anglers and hunters have generated more than $6,000,000,000 for
wildlife research and management;
(7) fishing and hunting are essential components of
effective wildlife management in that they tend to reduce
conflicts between people and wildlife and provide incentives
for the conservation of wildlife and the habitats and
ecosystems on which wildlife depends; and
(8) each State--
(A) has established 1 or more agencies staffed by
professionally trained fish and wildlife management
personnel;
(B) has legal authority to manage the fish and
wildlife found within the State; and
(C) carries out sound programs of fish and wildlife
management.
(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in
performing duties under Federal law, each Federal agency that has
authority to manage a natural resource, or the land and water on which
a natural resource depends, shall exercise the authority in a manner so
as to support, promote, and enhance fishing and hunting and
opportunities for fishing and hunting.

SEC. 3. TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ON FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS.

(a) In General.--Federal public land shall be open to access and
use for fishing and hunting of wildlife, unless--
(1) the responsible agency of the State in which the
Federal public land is located limits access to and use of the
land as part of wildlife management by the State; or
(2) the Federal agency responsible for the Federal public
land limits access and use--
(A) for reasons of national security; or
(B) for reasons related to specific statutory
requirements regarding the management and use of the
Federal public land, including public safety.
(b) Certain Lands Administered by the National Park Service.--
Nothing in this section compels the opening to access and use for
fishing and hunting of wildlife of any national park or monument
administered by the National Park Service.
(c) No Priority.--This section does not require a Federal agency to
give preference to fishing or hunting over other uses of Federal public
land or land management priorities established by Federal law.

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF THE INTEGRITY OF SPORTSMEN'S TRUST ACCOUNTS.

(a) Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act.--The Act entitled ''An
Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-
restoration projects, and for other purposes'', approved September
2, 1937 (commonly known as the ''Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
Act'') (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), is amended--
(1) by striking ''Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it
appears and inserting ''Secretary of the Interior''; and
(2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c), by adding at the end the
following:
''(c) Use of Funds.--The amount of funding made available to the
Secretary of the Interior for expenses under this section shall not be
available to replace funding that is--
''(1) authorized for any other expense under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and
''(2) decreased under any other provision of law.''.
(b) Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the Act
entitled ''An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the
States in fish restoration and management projects, and for other
purposes'', approved August 9, 1950 (commonly known as the ''Federal
Aid in Fish Restoration Act'') (16 U.S.C. 777c), is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''(f) Use of Funds.--The amount of funding made available to the
Secretary of the Interior for expenses under this section shall not be
available to replace funding that is--
''(1) authorized for any other expense under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and
''(2) decreased under any other provision of law.''.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT EFFECTS.

(a) Statement.--No Federal agency action that may significantly
diminish opportunities for, or access to, engaging in fishing or
hunting on Federal public land shall be effective until the agency
prepares a detailed statement evaluating the effect of the action on
fishing or hunting.
(b) Notice and Hearing.--Before taking an action described in
subsection (a), a Federal agency shall--
(1) provide notice of the proposed agency action to the
appropriate State agency responsible for the conduct or
oversight of fish and wildlife management; and
(2) conduct a public hearing in the vicinity of the
proposed action.
(c) Judicial Review.--A person that may be adversely affected by a
loss of fishing or hunting opportunities on Federal public land as a
result of an agency action described in subsection (a) may bring a
civil action in United States district court for review of the adequacy
of the statement required by subsection (a).
(d) Emergencies.--Nothing in this section precludes an agency from
exercising statutory authority to close to access and use for fishing
and hunting of wildlife any Federal public land in an emergency or
other exigent circumstance.
(e) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this section affects or has
application to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) or
the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.).

SEC. 6. CIVIL ACTIONS.

(a) Intervention.--A person interested in engaging in fishing or
hunting shall be entitled to intervene as a matter of right in a civil
action, brought under any other Federal law relating to the use of any
Federal public land, in which the plaintiff seeks an order that would
require the use (or nonuse) of the land in such a manner as to impair
such access to or use of the land for the purpose of fishing or hunting
as is required by this Act.
(b) Consideration of Interests.--If an intervenor under subsection
(a) shows that the application of another Federal law as sought by the
plaintiff would be likely to impair such access to or use of the land
for the purpose of fishing or hunting as is required by this Act, the
court shall not grant the relief sought unless the plaintiff shows that
the interest intended to be advanced by the other Federal law clearly
outweighs the interest of protecting access to and use of Federal
public land for fishing and hunting.

SEC. 7. STANDING TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION.

An individual who is licensed by a State to engage in fishing or
hunting, or an organization representing the interests of such
individuals, may bring a civil action in United States district court
to seek declaratory or injunctive relief regarding the implementation
of any provision of this Act, including--
(1) a declaration that a civil action brought by a person
may significantly disrupt or eliminate opportunities for
fishing or hunting; and
(2) an injunction against the prosecution of the civil
action.

SEC. 8. AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.

(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act impairs the primacy of State
authority in regulating the taking of fish and wildlife on land within
the State, including Federal public land.
(b) Federal Authority.--Except as expressly provided by Act of
Congress, the authority of a Federal agency regarding the taking of
fish and wildlife on Federal public land managed by the Federal agency
shall be no greater than the rights of a private owner of land.
Solution:
Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1997- Requires Federal public land to be open to access and for use for fishing and hunting if: (1) the responsible State agency in which Federal public land is located limits access to and use of the land as part of wildlife management by the State; or (2) the Federal agency responsible for Federal public land limits access and use for national security or for reasons related to specific statutory requirements regarding the management and use of the land, including public safety.
Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico (currently, Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico) in the conduct of wildlife-restoration projects. Prohibits the amount of funding made available to the Secretary for expenses in the administration and execution of wildlife-restoration projects and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act from being made available to replace funding that is: (1) authorized for any other expense under the Secretary's jurisdiction; and (2) decreased under any other provision of law.
Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to prohibit the amount of funding made available to the Secretary for fish restoration and management projects from being used to replace funding that is authorized and decreased as above.
Prohibits a Federal agency's action that may significantly diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on Federal public land from being effective until the agency prepares a detailed statement evaluating the effect of such action. Provides for judicial review of such action.
Entitles a person interested in fishing or hunting to intervene as a matter of right in a civil action brought under any other Federal law relating to the use of Federal public land, under specified conditions. Bars the court from granting the relief sought unless the plaintiff shows that the interest intended to be advanced by the other Federal law clearly outweighs the interest of protecting access to, and use of, Federal public land for fishing and hunting.
Allows an individual licensed by a State to fish or hunt or an organization representing such individual's interests to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court to seek declaratory or injunctive relief regarding the implementation of this Act, including a declaration that a civil action brought by a person may significantly disrupt or eliminate opportunities for fishing or hunting and an injunction against the prosecution of the civil action.
Reaffirms the primacy of State authority in regulating the taking of fish and wildlife on such State's land, including Federal public land, stating that a Federal agency's taking authority in such regard shall be no greater than that of a private landowner.