[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6086 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6086

   To direct the heads of Federal public land management agencies to 
  prepare reports on the availability of public access and egress to 
   Federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational 
purposes, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
provide funding for recreational public access to Federal land, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2012

 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural 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 direct the heads of Federal public land management agencies to 
  prepare reports on the availability of public access and egress to 
   Federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational 
purposes, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
provide funding for recreational public access to Federal land, 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 ``Hunt Unrestricted on National 
Treasures Act'' or the ``HUNT Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS TO FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each head of a Federal 
public land management agency shall make available to the public on the 
Web site of the agency a report that includes--
            (1) a list of the location and acreage of lands more than 
        640 acres in size under the jurisdiction of such agency on 
        which the public is allowed under Federal or State law to hunt, 
        fish, or to use such lands for other recreational purposes--
                    (A) to which there is no public access or egress; 
                or
                    (B) to which public access or egress to the legal 
                boundaries of such lands is significantly restricted 
                (as determined by the head of such agency);
            (2) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the 
        agency that are described in paragraph (1), a list of the lands 
        that the head of such agency determines have significant 
        potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational 
        purposes; and
            (3) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the 
        agency listed under paragraph (2), a plan developed by the 
        agency that--
                    (A) identifies how public access and egress could 
                reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of such 
                lands in a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife 
                habitat and water quality;
                    (B) specifies the actions recommended to secure 
                such access and egress, including acquiring an 
                easement, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing 
                owner of lands abutting such lands or the need to 
                coordinate with State land management agencies or other 
                Federal or State governmental entities to allow for 
                such access and egress; and
                    (C) is consistent with the travel management plan 
                in effect on such lands.
    (b) List of Public Access Routes for Certain Lands.--Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each head of a 
Federal public land management agency shall make available to the 
public on the Web site of the agency, and thereafter revise as the head 
of the agency determines is appropriate, a list of roads or trails that 
provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of 
contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under 
the jurisdiction of such agency on which the public is allowed under 
Federal or State law to hunt, fish, or to use such lands for other 
recreational purposes.
    (c) Means of Public Access and Egress Included.--When considering 
public access and egress under subsections (a) and (b), the head of a 
Federal public land management agency shall consider public access and 
egress to the legal boundaries of lands described in such subsections, 
including access and egress--
            (1) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and
            (2) on foot or horseback.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Federal public land management agency'' 
        means the National Park Service, the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (2) The term ``travel management plan'' means a plan for 
        the management of travel--
                    (A) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of 
                the National Park Service, on park roads and designated 
                routes under section 4.10 of title 36 of the Code of 
                Federal Regulations (or successor regulation);
                    (B) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of 
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on such 
                lands under a comprehensive conservation plan required 
                under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
                System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e));
                    (C) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of 
                the Forest Service, on National Forest System lands 
                under part 212 of title 36 of the Code of Federal 
                Regulations (or successor regulations); and
                    (D) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of 
                the Bureau of Land Management, under a resource 
                management plan developed under the Federal Land Policy 
                and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

SEC. 3. FUNDS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND FOR RECREATIONAL 
              PURPOSES.

    Section 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
(16 U.S.C. 460l-9) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Recreational public access to federal land.--In an amount 
        not less than 1.5 percent of such moneys, for projects that 
        secure public access to Federal land for hunting, fishing, and 
        other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way, 
        or fee title acquisitions, from willing sellers.''.
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