Bill > S721

This bill, titled the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, aims to make it easier for certain states to build or expand public target ranges, which are defined as locations identified by a government agency for recreational shooting, open to the public, and capable of accommodating various types of shooting or archery. It achieves this by amending the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, a law that uses federal excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund wildlife conservation and hunter education. Specifically, the bill allows states to use a larger portion of these funds, up to 90 percent, for acquiring land, expanding, or constructing public target ranges, an increase from the previous general limit. It also extends the availability of funds for these range projects for up to five years. Furthermore, the bill expresses Congress's encouragement for federal agencies like the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to work with state and local entities to manage and maintain federal lands used as public target ranges.