§ 7914. Shooting ranges

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(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).

(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4104, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 759.)

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