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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB1613

Legislation Overview

Title: Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017

Subject: Firearms and explosives: Hunting and fishing: Land use and conservation: Outdoor recreation: Sales and excise taxes: State and local finance: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection: Public lands and natural resources

Description: Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make it one of the purposes of the Act to extend financial and technical assistance to the states for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting. The bill also prescribes a formula for the allocation of funds apportioned to a state that may be used for any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters. Amounts apportioned to the states from any taxes on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment. The funds apportioned to a state for wildlife restoration management may be used for related public relations. If a state has not used all of the tax revenues apportioned to it for firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants, it may use its remaining apportioned funds for the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment. Up to $5 million of the revenues covered into the wildlife restoration fund in the Treasury from any tax imposed for a fiscal year on the sale of certain bows, arrows, and archery equipment shall be available to the Department of the Interior exclusively for making hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment grants that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities.

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Last Action Date: July 20, 2017

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1613/all-info

Sponsors

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8 sponsors: James Risch (R); Deb Fischer (R); Heidi Heitkamp (D); Joe Manchin (D); Tom Cotton (R); Joe Donnelly (D); Lamar Alexander (R); Doug Jones (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Jul 20 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Aug 3 2017	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Environment And Public Works

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill