Bill > HR4489

This bill, the ACCESS Act Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act, revises and reauthorizes several programs related to wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation on federal lands. Key provisions include: - Permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund and requiring that at least 1.5% of annual funding be used for projects to improve public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreation on federal lands. - Reauthorizing and revising the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, including changes to the Board of Directors and funding. - Reauthorizing the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, and multinational species conservation funds. - Establishing new "Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize" competitions to spur technological innovation for preventing wildlife poaching/trafficking, promoting wildlife conservation, managing invasive species, protecting endangered species, and addressing human-wildlife conflicts. - Creating the National Fish Habitat Board and process for designating regional Fish Habitat Partnerships to coordinate fish habitat conservation efforts. - Amending the Pittman-Robertson Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges, and limiting liability for the federal government related to public target ranges. - Declaring that federal lands shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless specifically closed, and establishing a process for such closures. The bill aims to enhance wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation opportunities on federal lands through a variety of reauthorizations, partnerships, and new initiatives.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4489/all-info