Bill > HR9183

This bill, known as the Range Access Act, aims to facilitate the creation of designated shooting ranges on National Forest System land and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The key provisions include: 1. Defining a "designated shooting range" as a developed and managed area on federal land designed and operated specifically for the purposeful discharge of legal firearms, firearms training, archery, or other associated activities. 2. Requiring the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to identify suitable locations for and construct designated shooting ranges, with a goal of having at least one range in each National Forest and BLM district. 3. Outlining the requirements for these designated shooting ranges, such as accommodating rifles, pistols, and shotguns, including safety features like berms and buffer distances, and potentially providing amenities like shade structures and restrooms. 4. Directing the Secretaries to cooperate with various stakeholders, including local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and shooting clubs, in establishing these designated shooting ranges. 5. Prohibiting the Secretaries from requiring users to pay a fee to use the designated shooting ranges. 6. Requiring the Secretaries to submit annual reports to Congress on the progress of implementing this legislation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9183/all-info