Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 26, 2015)
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.
What just happenedMar 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 26, 2015
- Mar 2, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Jan 26, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Jan 26, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 26, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 26, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House