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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB721

Legislation Overview

Title: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

Subject: Firearms and explosives: Forests, forestry, trees: Land transfers: Land use and conservation: Outdoor recreation: Solid waste and recycling: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection: Public lands and natural resources

Description: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. The bill urges the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to 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 its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

Session: 114th Congress

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

Last Action Date: March 11, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/721/all-info

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Michael Bennet (D); Heidi Heitkamp (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Mar 11 2015	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Mar 20 2015	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