[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4501 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4501


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 15 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
   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.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 14, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                Robin H. Carle,

                                                                 Clerk.