Sec. 104. Target shooting ranges
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In this section, the term designated shooting range means a developed and managed area on Federal land that is designed and operated specifically for the purposeful discharge of legal firearms, firearms training, archery, or other associated activities. The Secretaries shall identify a suitable location for, and construct, designated shooting ranges on National Forest System land and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management for the public to use for recreational target shooting.
To the maximum extent practicable— the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that each National Forest has not fewer than 1 designated shooting range; and the Secretary shall ensure each Bureau of Land Management district has not fewer than 1 designated shooting range. A designated shooting range under paragraph (1)— shall be able to accommodate rifles, pistols, and shotguns; and may accommodate archery; shall include— significantly modified landscapes, including berms, buffer distances, or other public safety designs or features; a designated firing line; and benches; and may include— shade structures; trash containers; restrooms; and any other features that the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary.
The Secretaries, in cooperation with the entities described in subsection (d), shall— consider the proximity of areas frequently used by recreational shooters when identifying a suitable location for a designated shooting range; and ensure a designated shooting range would not impact a non-Federal target shooting range, including a target shooting range located on private land. Except in emergency situations, the Secretary concerned shall seek to ensure that a designated shooting range, or an equivalent shooting range adjacent to a National Forest or Bureau of Land Management district, is available to the public prior to closing Federal land to recreational shooting.
In carrying out this section, the Secretaries shall cooperate, as applicable, with— local and Tribal governments; nonprofit organizations; State fish and wildlife agencies; shooting clubs; Federal advisory councils relating to hunting and shooting sports; nongovernmental organizations that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are signatories to the memorandum of understanding entitled Federal Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Sports Roundtable Memorandum of Understanding and signed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management on August 17, 2006; individuals or entities with authorized leases or permits in an area under consideration for a designated shooting range; and the public.
The management of a designated shooting range shall be subject to such conditions as the Secretary concerned determines are necessary for the safe, responsible use of— the designated shooting range; and the adjacent resources. The Secretary concerned may not require a user to pay a fee to use a designated shooting range established under this section. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the progress made with respect to the implementation of this section.