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HR 3046 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Civil actions and liability Intergovernmental relations Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local government operations

Hunting Heritage Protection Act

Introduced: June 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hunting Heritage Protection Act - Requires that federal public land be open to access and use for hunting except as limited by: (1) the federal agency with jurisdiction over the land for national security or public safety reasons or for other reasons authorized by applicable federal law for limiting access; and (2) any law of the state in which the land is located that is applicable to hunting.

Directs the head of each federal agency with authority to manage a natural resource or federal public land to exercise that authority in a manner so as to support, promote, and enhance access to hunting.

Instructs the head of each federal agency to ensure that federal land management decisions and actions result in no net loss of land area accessible for hunting on federal public land.

Requires the heads of federal agencies with authority to manage federal public land on which hunting occurs to report annually on areas administered in which access for hunting was limited and the reasons for the limitations and on areas that were opened to hunting to compensate for areas in which there were such limitations.

Prohibits a withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes or limits access to 5,000 or more acres of federal public land for hunting from occurring unless the head of the federal agency that has jurisdiction over the land has submitted written notice of the action to specified congressional committees.

Grants states the right to file civil actions in district courts in cases where federal agencies fail to comply with state authority to manage or regulate fish and wildlife.

What's happening now June 30, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2