US Congress House Bill 3749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 15 2010 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Requires federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law, including regarding land use planning, to provide for 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, promotes, and enhances recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law. States that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, shall 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. Requires publication of a public notice preceding any such closures or restrictions, unless mandated by other law. Requires annual reports on closures of federal public lands to recreational fishing, sport hunting, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more acres of federal public lands or waters to fishing or hunting. Establishes the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the Sporting Conservation Council.

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

Rep Wittman, Robert J.	Rep Kline, John	Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep King, Steve
Rep Inglis, Bob	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Hill, Baron P.	Rep Ellsworth, Brad
Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Cassidy, Bill	Rep Camp, Dave	Rep Burton, Dan
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr.	Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Altmire, Jason	Rep Manzullo, Donald A.
Rep Miller, Candice S.	Rep Sullivan, John	Rep Scalise, Steve	Rep Ryan, Paul
Rep Pitts, Joseph R.	Rep McHenry, Patrick T.	Rep Fallin, Mary	Rep Broun, Paul C.
Rep Biggert, Judy	Rep Wilson, Charles A.	Rep Shuster, Bill	Rep Ross, Mike
Rep Roe, David P.	Rep Rehberg, Denny	Rep Petri, Thomas E.	Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.
Rep Coffman, Mike	Rep Blackburn, Marsha	Rep Young, Don	Rep Shuler, Heath
Rep Peterson, Collin C.	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Sestak, Joe	Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D.
Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P.	Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Boccieri, John A.
Rep Space, Zachary T.	Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Dingell, John D.	Rep Brady, Kevin
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny	Rep Simpson, Michael K.	Rep Rogers, Mike D.	Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.
Rep Latta, Robert E.	Rep Fleming, John	Rep Calvert, Ken	Rep Boozman, John
Rep Wamp, Zach	Rep Putnam, Adam H.	Rep Miller, Jeff	Rep Marchant, Kenny
Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie	Rep Duncan, John J., Jr.	Rep Conaway, K. Michael	Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2009-10-13		Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
2009-10-13		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2009-10-07		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-10-07		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-10-07		Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB1770 (Same As) 2009-10-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN03749:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr3749ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr3749ih.pdf