HR 4089 · 112th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate.(2012-04-18)
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Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 - 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 and waters for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as restricted by specified limitations, including statutory authority that authorizes or withholds action for reasons of national security, public safety, or resource conservation. 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 for specified purposes, including resource conservation, public safety, energy production, water supply facilities, or national security. Allows federal agencies to: (1) lease their lands for shooting ranges, and (2) designate specific lands for recreational shooting activities. Sets forth requirements for a withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes or significantly restricts 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public lands or waters f…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
Apr 12, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 29, 2012
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Cosponsors (20)
5 Democrats15 Republicans