[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1222 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1222
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen
An Act
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate
the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in
certain States.
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 ``Target Practice and Marksmanship
Training Support Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the use of firearms and archery equipment for target
practice and marksmanship training activities on Federal land is
allowed, except to the extent specific portions of that land have
been closed to those activities;
(2) in recent years preceding the date of enactment of this
Act, portions of Federal land have been closed to target practice
and marksmanship training for many reasons;
(3) the availability of public target ranges on non-Federal
land has been declining for a variety of reasons, including
continued population growth and development near former ranges;
(4) providing opportunities for target practice and
marksmanship training at public target ranges on Federal and non-
Federal land can help--
(A) to promote enjoyment of shooting, recreational, and
hunting activities; and
(B) to ensure safe and convenient locations for those
activities;
(5) Federal law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act,
including the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
669 et seq.), provides Federal support for construction and
expansion of public target ranges by making available to States
amounts that may be used for construction, operation, and
maintenance of public target ranges; and
(6) it is in the public interest to provide increased Federal
support to facilitate the construction or expansion of public
target ranges.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the
construction and expansion of public target ranges, including ranges on
Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE.
In this Act, the term ``public target range'' means a specific
location that--
(1) is identified by a governmental agency for recreational
shooting;
(2) is open to the public;
(3) may be supervised; and
(4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun
shooting.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs
(3) through (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) the term `public target range' means a specific location
that--
``(A) is identified by a governmental agency for
recreational shooting;
``(B) is open to the public;
``(C) may be supervised; and
``(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun
shooting;''.
(b) Expenditures for Management of Wildlife Areas and Resources.--
Section 8(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b) Each State'' and inserting the following:
``(b) Expenditures for Management of Wildlife Areas and
Resources.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
State'';
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
``construction, operation,'' and inserting ``operation'';
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ``The non-Federal
share'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share'';
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting the following:
``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary''; and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following:
``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding the limitation described in
paragraph (1), a State may pay up to 90 percent of the cost of
acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target
range.''.
(c) Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program Grants.--
Section 10 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
669h-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Allocation of additional amounts.--Of the amount
apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 4(b), the
State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be
combined with the amount apportioned to the State under paragraph
(1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or
constructing a public target range.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Cost Sharing.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a grant
under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of
the activity.
``(2) Public target range construction or expansion.--The
Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or
constructing a public target range in a State on Federal or non-
Federal land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not
exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) by striking ``Amounts made'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
amounts made''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Exception.--Amounts provided for acquiring land for,
constructing, or expanding a public target range shall remain
available for expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-
year period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year for
which the amounts are made available.''.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERATION.
It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with applicable laws
and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management should cooperate with State and local
authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other
activities on any Federal land used as a public target range to
encourage continued use of that land for target practice or
marksmanship training.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.