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US HR1326ACCESS Act Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act
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Introduced
02/22/2019
02/22/2019
In Committee
03/25/2019
03/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To provide for the preservation of America's outdoor heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. This bill reauthorizes, authorizes, and establishes entities and activities for the conservation of fish and wildlife and opportunities for hunting and recreational shooting. The bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct critical monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada, facilitates the construction and expansion of public target ranges, and requires the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior to establish a fee schedule for commercial filming and still photography operations on federal land. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Program and the Chesapeake Bay Initiative. The bill establishes the National Fish Habitat Board and the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services shall allocate funds to support states and tribes in their efforts to implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease, and make grants to support the expansion and acceleration of applied research on such disease. The bill requires a National Academy of Sciences study on the transmission of chronic wasting disease in any species within the family Cervidae (the deer family) in the United States.
AI Summary
This bill, the Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act (ACCESS Act), reauthorizes, authorizes, and establishes various entities and activities related to the conservation of fish and wildlife and opportunities for hunting and recreational shooting. The key provisions include:
- Reauthorizing the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Program through FY2024.
- Establishing the National Fish Habitat Board and the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.
- Authorizing the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research on the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin.
- Facilitating the construction and expansion of public target ranges and providing liability protections for public target ranges.
- Requiring the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to establish a fee schedule for commercial filming and still photography operations on federal land.
- Providing funding and support for state and tribal efforts to manage and control chronic wasting disease in deer, elk, and moose populations, and authorizing a study on the transmission of chronic wasting disease.
The bill aims to preserve America's outdoor heritage, enhance recreation opportunities on federal land, and support the conservation of fish and wildlife resources.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 03/26/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1326/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1326/BILLS-116hr1326ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1326/BILLS-116hr1326ih.pdf.pdf |
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