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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB2690

Legislation Overview

Title: Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016

Subject: Public lands and natural resources: Firearms and explosives: Hunting and fishing: Land use and conservation: Outdoor recreation: Sales and excise taxes: State and local finance: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Description: Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016 This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make it one of the purposes of the Act to extend financial and technical assistance to the states for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting. The bill also prescribes a formula for the allocation of funds apportioned to a state that may be used for any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters. Amounts apportioned to the states from any taxes on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment. The funds apportioned to a state for wildlife restoration management may be used for related public relations. If a state has not used all of the tax revenues apportioned to it for firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants, it may use its remaining apportioned funds for the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment. Up to $5 million of the revenues covered into wildlife restoration fund in the Treasury from any tax imposed for a fiscal year on the sale of certain bows, arrows, and archery equipment shall be available to the Department of the Interior exclusively for making hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment grants that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Last Action Date: March 16, 2016

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2690/all-info

Companion Bill: HB4818

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: James Risch (R); Joe Manchin (D); Deb Fischer (R); Heidi Heitkamp (D); Kelly Ayotte (R); Joe Donnelly (D); Martin Heinrich (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Mar 16 2016	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Mar 17 2016	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Environment And Public Works

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill