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Bill113th CongressFiled Jun 20, 2013Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 2463

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment, part i (Oct 22, 2013)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

What just happenedOct 22, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50](R-CA)Sponsor
18 cosponsors6 D12 R
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  • Reported in HouseOct 22, 2013
  • Introduced in HouseJun 20, 2013
  1. Oct 22, 2013CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178.

  2. Oct 22, 2013DischargeH12300

    Committee on Judiciary discharged.

  3. Oct 22, 2013Committee5500

    Committee on Judiciary discharged.

  4. Oct 22, 2013CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-250, Part I.

  5. Oct 22, 2013Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-250, Part I.

  6. Jul 31, 2013Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Jul 31, 2013Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  8. Jul 31, 2013Committee

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.

  9. Jul 25, 2013Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  10. Jul 15, 2013Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

  11. Jun 26, 2013Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

  12. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

  13. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

  14. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  15. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendment, Part IOct 22, 201328

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

Introduced in HouseJun 20, 2013

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act — Informed