Bill > HR528

Introduced Session

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Requires federal public land management officials to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting with specified exceptions. Requires Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, to be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close such lands to such activity for purposes of resource conservation, public safety, energy production, water supply facilities, or national security. Requires the heads of federal agencies to use their authorities to lease their lands or permit use of their lands for shooting ranges, and designate specific lands for recreational shooting activities. Sets forth requirements for a permanent or temporary withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes or significantly restricts 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public lands for fishing or hunting or related activities.

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Dan Benishek (R)*,  Mark Amodei (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Diane Black (R),  Mo Brooks (R),  Chris Collins (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  J. Randy Forbes (R),  Christopher Gibson (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Frank Guinta (R),  Richard Hanna (R),  Joseph Heck (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Adam Kinzinger (R),  John Kline (R),  Luke Messer (R),  Candice Miller (R),  Jeff Miller (R),  John Moolenaar (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Mike Pompeo (R),  Bill Posey (R),  Reid Ribble (R),  Tom Rice (R),  David Roe (R),  Steve Russell (R),  Matt Salmon (R),  David Schweikert (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Bruce Westerman (R),  Steve Womack (R),  Kevin Yoder (R),  Don Young (R),  Ryan Zinke (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (on 03/02/2015)

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