[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3440 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3440

To provide for certain oversight and approval on any decisions to close 
  National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
      Management to recreational shooting, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2011

Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
Akin, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
   Gallegly, Mr. Hultgren, and Mr. Walsh of Illinois) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for certain oversight and approval on any decisions to close 
  National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
      Management to recreational shooting, 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 ``Recreational Shooting Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) National monument land.--The term ``National Monument 
        land'' has the meaning given that term in the Act of June 8, 
        1908 (commonly known as the ``Antiquities Act''; 16 U.S.C. 431 
        et seq.).
            (3) Recreational shooting.--The term ``recreational 
        shooting'' includes any form of sport, training, competition, 
        or pastime, whether formal or informal, that involves the 
        discharge of a rifle, handgun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow 
        and arrow.

SEC. 3. RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, National 
Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management 
shall be open to access and use for recreational shooting, except such 
closures and restrictions determined by the Director to be necessary 
and reasonable and supported by facts and evidence for one or more of 
the following:
            (1) Reasons of national security.
            (2) Reasons of public safety.
            (3) To comply with an applicable Federal statute.
    (b) Notice; Report.--
            (1) Requirement.--Except as set forth in paragraph (2)(B), 
        before a restriction or closure under subsection (a) is made 
        effective, the Director shall--
                    (A) publish public notice of such closure or 
                restriction in a newspaper of general circulation in 
                the area where the closure or restriction will be 
                carried out; and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report detailing the 
                location and extent of, and evidence justifying, such a 
                closure or restriction.
            (2) Timing.--The Director shall issue the notice and report 
        required under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) before the closure if practicable without 
                risking national security or public safety; and
                    (B) in cases where such issuance is not practicable 
                for reasons of national security or public safety, not 
                later than 30 days after the closure.
    (c) Cessation of Closure or Restriction.--A closure or restriction 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall cease to be 
effective--
            (1) effective on the day after the last day of the six-
        month period beginning on the date on which the Director 
        submitted the report to Congress under subsection (b)(2) 
        regarding the closure or restriction, unless the closure or 
        restriction has been approved by Federal law; and
            (2) 30 days after the date of the enactment of a Federal 
        law disapproving the closure or restriction.
    (d) Management.--Consistent with subsection (a), the Director shall 
manage National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management--
            (1) in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances 
        recreational shooting opportunities;
            (2) to the extent authorized under State law (including 
        regulations); and
            (3) in accordance with applicable Federal law (including 
        regulations).
    (e) Limitation on Duplicative Closures or Restrictions.--Director 
may not issue a closure or restriction under subsection (a) that is 
substantially similar to closure or restriction previously issued that 
was not approved by Federal law.
    (f) Effective Date for Prior Closures and Restrictions.--On the 
date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
this Act shall apply to closures and restrictions in place on the date 
of the enactment of this Act that relate to access and use for 
recreational shooting on National Monument land under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (g) Annual Report.--Not later than October 1 of each year, the 
Director shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes--
            (1) any National Monument land under the jurisdiction of 
        the Bureau of Land Management that was closed to recreational 
        shooting or on which recreational shooting was restricted at 
        any time during the preceding year; and
            (2) the reason for the closure.
    (h) No Priority.--Nothing in this Act requires the Director to give 
preference to recreational shooting over other uses of Federal public 
land or over land or water management priorities established by Federal 
law.
    (i) Authority of the States.--
            (1) Savings.--Nothing in this Act affects the authority, 
        jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to manage, control, 
        or regulate fish and wildlife under State law (including 
        regulations) on land or water in the State, including Federal 
        public land.
            (2) Federal licenses.--Nothing in this Act authorizes the 
        Director to require a license for recreational shooting on land 
        or water in a State, including on Federal public land in the 
        State.
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