[116th Congress Public Law 17]
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TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING SUPPORT ACT
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Public Law 116-17
116th Congress
An Act
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate
the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in
certain States. <<NOTE: May 10, 2019 - [H.R. 1222]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Target Practice
and Marksmanship Training Support Act. 16 USC 669 note.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Target Practice and Marksmanship
Training Support Act''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 16 USC 669a note.>> FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the use of firearms and archery equipment for target
practice and marksmanship training activities on Federal land is
allowed, except to the extent specific portions of that land
have been closed to those activities;
(2) in recent years preceding the date of enactment of this
Act, portions of Federal land have been closed to target
practice and marksmanship training for many reasons;
(3) the availability of public target ranges on non-Federal
land has been declining for a variety of reasons, including
continued population growth and development near former ranges;
(4) providing opportunities for target practice and
marksmanship training at public target ranges on Federal and
non-Federal land can help--
(A) to promote enjoyment of shooting, recreational,
and hunting activities; and
(B) to ensure safe and convenient locations for
those activities;
(5) Federal law in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act, including the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), provides Federal support for
construction and expansion of public target ranges by making
available to States amounts that may be used for construction,
operation, and maintenance of public target ranges; and
(6) it is in the public interest to provide increased
Federal support to facilitate the construction or expansion of
public target ranges.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the
construction and expansion of public target ranges, including ranges on
Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management.
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SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 16 USC 669a note.>> DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET
RANGE.
In this Act, the term ``public target range'' means a specific
location that--
(1) is identified by a governmental agency for recreational
shooting;
(2) is open to the public;
(3) may be supervised; and
(4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun
shooting.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as
paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) the term `public target range' means a specific
location that--
``(A) is identified by a governmental agency for
recreational shooting;
``(B) is open to the public;
``(C) may be supervised; and
``(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or
shotgun shooting;''.
(b) Expenditures for Management of Wildlife Areas and Resources.--
Section 8(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b) Each State'' and inserting the
following:
``(b) Expenditures for Management of Wildlife Areas and Resources.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
State'';
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
``construction, operation,'' and inserting ``operation'';
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ``The non-Federal
share'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share'';
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting the following:
``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary''; and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following:
``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding the limitation described
in paragraph (1), a State may pay up to 90 percent of the cost
of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public
target range.''.
(c) Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program Grants.--
Section 10 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
669h-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Allocation of additional amounts.--Of the amount
apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 4(b),
the State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be
combined with the amount apportioned to the State under
paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for,
expanding, or constructing a public target range.'';
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Cost Sharing.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a
grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the
total cost of the activity.
``(2) Public target range construction or expansion.--The
Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or
constructing a public target range in a State on Federal or non-
Federal land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not
exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) by striking ``Amounts made'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), amounts made''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) <<NOTE: Time period. Effective date.>>
Exception.--Amounts provided for acquiring land for,
constructing, or expanding a public target range shall
remain available for expenditure and obligation during
the 5-fiscal-year period beginning on October 1 of the
first fiscal year for which the amounts are made
available.''.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERATION.
It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with applicable laws
and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management should cooperate with State and local
authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other
activities on any Federal land used as a public target range to
encourage continued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship
training.
Approved May 10, 2019.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1222 (S. 94):
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-8 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works)
accompanying S. 94.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
Apr. 29, considered and passed House.
Apr. 30, considered and passed Senate.
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