3.0.0 1770 2023-01-11T13:17:44Z 2023-01-11T13:17:44Z Senate S S 2009-10-08 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-10-08T21:09:29Z Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act 111 3749 HR 2010-06-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2009-10-08 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2009-10-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2009-10-08 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2009-10-08 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2010-05-25 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Federally chartered organizations Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-10-08 Introduced in Senate 2010-01-05T14:35:04Z Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Requires federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law, including regarding land use planning, to provide for the use of, and access to, federal public lands and waters for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act.

Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law.

States that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, shall be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such lands for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, or compliance with other law. Requires publication of a public notice preceding any such closures or restrictions, unless mandated by other law.

Requires annual reports on closures of federal public lands to recreational fishing, sport hunting, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more acres of federal public lands or waters to fishing or hunting.

Establishes the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the Sporting Conservation Council.

]]> Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Display Title Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Introduced in Senate 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1770is/xml/BILLS-111s1770is.xml 2009-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.