[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4501 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4501

   To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
  Interior to conduct a study to improve the access for persons with 
 disabilities to outdoor recreational opportunities made available to 
                              the public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1998

 Mr. Bob Schaffer (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and 
    in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
  Interior to conduct a study to improve the access for persons with 
 disabilities to outdoor recreational opportunities made available to 
                              the public.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY REGARDING IMPROVED OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR 
              PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall jointly conduct a study regarding ways to improve 
the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational 
opportunities (such as fishing, hunting, trapping, wildlife viewing, 
hiking, boating, and camping) made available to the public on the 
Federal lands described in subsection (b).
    (b) Covered Federal Lands.--The Federal lands referred to in 
subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) National Forest System lands.
            (2) Units of the National Park System.
            (3) Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
            (4) Lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    (c) Report on Study.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a 
report containing the results of the study.
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