Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 98 — Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land
§ 7914. Shooting ranges
Statutory text
In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range.
Exception
The Secretary concerned shall not lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range within—
a component of the National Landscape Conservation System;
a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
any area that is—
designated as a wilderness study area;
administratively classified as—
wilderness-eligible; or
wilderness-suitable; or
a primitive or semiprimitive area;
a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or
a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (including areas designated for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System).
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Pub. L. 116–9 title IV § 4104 · 133 Stat. 580
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 7914
(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4104, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 759.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4104, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 759.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 4104. SHOOTING RANGES. (a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range. (b) Exception.— The Secretary concerned shall not lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range within— (1) a component of the National Landscape Conservation System; (2) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (3) any area that is— (A) designated as a wilderness study area; (B) administratively classified as— (i) wilderness-eligible; or (ii) wilderness-suitable; or (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area; (4) a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or (5) a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (including areas designated for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System).
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