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16 U.S.C. § 7914Shooting ranges

submitted 7 years ago by Pub. L. 116-9 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 139 words · no verdicts yet

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An agency may lease federal land or allow it to be used as a shooting range. But this is not allowed on protected lands like wilderness areas, national monuments, wild and scenic rivers, and similar conservation lands.

(a) In general. Except where subsection (b) says otherwise, the agency in charge may lease federal land, or allow its use, for a shooting range, following this section and other applicable law. (b) Exception. The agency may not lease or allow a shooting range within: a part of the National Landscape Conservation System; a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System; any area designated as a wilderness study area, classified as wilderness-eligible or wilderness-suitable, or treated as a primitive or semi-primitive area; a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or a part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, including areas being studied for possible addition to it.
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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).

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

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  • 2019Enacted · Pub. L. 116-9 · 133 Stat. 759

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