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[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.