US Congress Senate Bill 1348 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-3)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hunting Heritage Protection Act - Requires that federal public land be open to access and use for hunting except as limited by: (1) the federal agency with jurisdiction over the land for national security or public safety reasons or for other reasons authorized by applicable federal law for limiting access; and (2) any law of the state in which the land is located that is applicable to hunting. Directs the head of each federal agency with authority to manage a natural resource or federal public land to exercise that authority in a manner so as to support, promote, and enhance access to hunting. Instructs the head of each federal agency to ensure that federal land management decisions and actions result in no net loss of land area accessible for hunting on federal public land. Requires the heads of federal agencies with authority to manage federal public land on which hunting occurs to report annually on areas administered in which access for hunting was limited and the reasons for the limitations and on areas that were opened to hunting to compensate for areas in which there were such limitations. Prohibits a withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes or limits access to 5,000 or more acres of federal public land for hunting from occurring unless the head of the federal agency that has jurisdiction over the land has submitted written notice of the action to specified congressional committees. Grants states the right to file civil actions in district courts in cases where federal agencies fail to comply with state authority to manage or regulate fish and wildlife.

Hunting Heritage Protection Act

Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. John Ensign [R-NV]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-25		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB3046 (Same As) 2009-06-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1348/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1348/BILLS-111s1348is.pdf