    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-17
    116th Congress

    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.

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    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.'';

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    (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.

    Approved May 10, 2019.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1222 (S. 94):
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    SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-8 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works)
    accompanying S. 94.
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
    Apr. 29, considered and passed House.
    Apr. 30, considered and passed Senate.