This bill provides for the creation of new target shooting ranges on public land.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to publish a list that identifies whether each National Forest and each Bureau of Land Management district has a target shooting range that meets specified requirements. The departments must identify at least one suitable location for a range in each forest or district where (1) there is not currently a range that meets requirements, and (2) establishing a range is not prevented by law or a land use plan.
In at least one suitable location in each forest or district with a suitable location, the departments shall
subject to the availability of appropriations, construct a range or modify an existing range; or
enter into an agreement with an entity to establish or maintain a range.
A range established under this bill may not require a user to pay a fee to use the range.
