Sec. 2082. Bowhunting opportunity and wildlife stewardship
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Subchapter II of chapter 1015 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term not ready for immediate use means— a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow transport case; and with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. The term valid hunting license means a State-issued hunting license that authorizes an individual to hunt on private or public land adjacent to the System unit in which the individual is located while in possession of a bow or crossbow that is not ready for immediate use.
The Director shall not require a permit for, or promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from transporting bows and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across any System unit if— in the case of an individual traversing the System unit on foot— the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the bows and crossbows; the bows or crossbows are not ready for immediate use throughout the period during which the bows or crossbows are transported across the System unit; the possession of the bows and crossbows is in compliance with the law of the State in which the System unit is located; and the individual possesses a valid hunting license; the individual is traversing the System unit en route to a hunting access corridor established under subsection (c)(1); or the individual is traversing the System unit in compliance with any other applicable regulations or policies; or the bows or crossbows are not ready for immediate use and remain inside a vehicle.
Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of the Director to enforce laws (including regulations) prohibiting hunting or the taking of wildlife in any System unit. On a determination by the Director under paragraph (2), the Director may establish and publish (in accordance with section 1.5 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), on a publicly available map, hunter access corridors across System units that are used to access public land that is— contiguous to a System unit; and open to hunting.
The determination referred to in paragraph
(1)is a determination that the hunter access corridor would provide wildlife management or visitor experience benefits within the boundary of the System unit in which the hunter access corridor is located. The hunter access corridors shall be open for use during hunting seasons. The Director may establish limited periods during which access through the hunter access corridors is closed for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable law. Such closures shall be clearly marked with signs and dates of closures, and shall not include gates, chains, walls, or other barriers on the hunter access corridor. The Director shall— make information regarding hunter access corridors available on the individual website of the applicable System unit; and provide information regarding any processes established by the Director for transporting legally taken game through individual hunter access corridors. The Director may— provide registration boxes to be located at the trailhead of each hunter access corridor for self-registration; provide a process for online self-registration; and allow nonmotorized conveyances to transport legally taken game through a hunter access corridor established under this subsection, including game carts and sleds. The Director shall consult with each applicable State wildlife agency to identify appropriate hunter access corridors. Nothing in this section— diminishes, enlarges, or modifies any Federal or State authority with respect to recreational hunting, recreational shooting, or any other recreational activities within the boundaries of a System unit; or authorizes— the establishment of new trails in System units; or authorizes individuals to access areas in System units, on foot or otherwise, that are not open to such access. Any action taken under this section shall not be considered a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ). No additional identification, analyses, or consideration of environmental effects (including cumulative environmental effects) is necessary or required with respect to an action taken under this section. . The table of sections for title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101512 the following: 101513. Hunter access corridors. .
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Bowhunting opportunity and wildlife stewardship
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