[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING SUPPORT ACT
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 18, S. 94.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 94) to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional
or expanded public target ranges in certain States.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the
measure?
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be
considered read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read
the third time.
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having
been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass?
The bill (S. 94) was passed, as follows:
S. 94
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.
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion
to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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