HR 2834 · 112th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442.(2012-07-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Requires federal public land management officials, in cooperation with the respective state and fish and wildlife agency, to exercise their authority under existing law, including regarding land use planning, to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public lands and waters for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act. Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports and facilitates recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law. Requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such lands for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, or compliance with other law. Allows federal agencies…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2834, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act
Dec 22, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2011
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
1 Democrat19 Republicans