3.0.0 2066 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z Senate S S 2012-02-02 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-02-02T19:28:59Z Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act 112 2834 HR 2012-07-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442. Related bill CRS Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 112 4089 HR 2012-04-18 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2012-02-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2012-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2012-02-02 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2012-02-13 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2012-03-06 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2012-03-26 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2012-03-28 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-04-17 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2012-04-19 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2012-05-14 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2012-05-21 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2012-06-13 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Firearms and explosives Forests, forestry, trees Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-13T13:16:12Z Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Requires a federal public land management official, in cooperation with the respective state and fish and wildlife agency, to exercise the authority of the official under law, including regarding land use planning, to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public land for hunting, recreational fishing, 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 and facilitates hunting, recreational fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law.

Requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service land, excluding land on the Outer Continental Shelf, be open to hunting, recreational fishing, or recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such land 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.

Allows federal agencies to: (1) lease or permit use of federal public land for recreational shooting ranges, and (2) designate such specific land for recreational shooting activities.

Requires annual reports on closures of federal public lands to hunting, recreational fishing, or recreational shooting.

Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public land or water to hunting or recreational fishing or related activities.

Instructs federal agencies to consult with respective advisory councils as specified in Executive Orders 12962 (relating to recreational fisheries) and 13443 (relating to the facilitation of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation) in carrying out this Act.

]]> Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Short Titles as Introduced 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 land and ensure continued opportunities for those activities. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2066is/xml/BILLS-112s2066is.xml 2012-02-02 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.