[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3213 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3213

   To permit residents of the District of Columbia to be treated as 
  residents of Maryland or Virginia for purposes of obtaining hunting 
                   licenses, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2007

 Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Lampson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Foxx, 
 Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 
Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Burton 
  of Indiana, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Walsh of New 
 York, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Ross, 
 and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 permit residents of the District of Columbia to be treated as 
  residents of Maryland or Virginia for purposes of obtaining hunting 
                   licenses, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Access for DC Hunters Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS TO TREAT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RESIDENTS AS RESIDENTS 
              OF MARYLAND OR VIRGINIA FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING HUNTING 
              LICENSES.

    (a) Permitting Agreements Between States and District of 
Columbia.--The chief executive of the State of Maryland and the chief 
executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia may each enter into an 
agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which--
            (1) the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia 
        (as the case may be) shall treat any resident of the District 
        of Columbia who applies for a hunting licensing in Maryland or 
        Virginia as an in-State resident for purposes of the license, 
        including the period during which the license shall be in 
        effect, the type of activities permitted under the license, and 
        the fees required to be paid for the license; and
            (2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall reimburse 
        the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia (as the 
        case may be) for any revenues foregone by Maryland or Virginia 
        as a result of participating in the agreement, including 
        revenues foregone because Maryland or Virginia permitted 
        residents of the District of Columbia to pay the in-State 
        resident rate for hunting licenses.
    (b) Eligibility of District of Columbia Residents.--
            (1) Requiring valid driver's license or other official 
        identification.--Under any agreement entered into under 
        subsection (a), the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of 
        Virginia may not treat an individual who is a resident of the 
        District of Columbia as an in-State resident for purposes of 
        the agreement unless the individual has a current and valid 
        motor vehicle operator's license issued by the District of 
        Columbia, or some other current and valid identification issued 
        by the District of Columbia.
            (2) No effect on other requirements for hunting license.--
        Nothing in this Act may be construed to require the State of 
        Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia to issue a hunting 
        license to any individual who does not otherwise meet 
        requirements for obtaining the license which do not relate to 
        the individual's place of residence.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia 
for fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as are 
necessary to carry out the agreements entered into under this Act. Any 
sums appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this section 
shall remain available until expended.
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