US Congress House Bill 528 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 44-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting with specified exceptions. Requires Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, to be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close such lands to such activity for purposes of resource conservation, public safety, energy production, water supply facilities, or national security. Requires the heads of federal agencies to use their authorities to lease their lands or permit use of their lands for shooting ranges, and designate specific lands for recreational shooting activities. Sets forth requirements for a permanent or temporary withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes or significantly restricts 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public lands for fishing or hunting or related activities.

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]
Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]
Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2015-01-26	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2015-01-26	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2015-01-26	House	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.
2015-01-26	House	Introduced in House

HB2406 (Related) 2016-03-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/528/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr528/BILLS-114hr528ih.pdf