Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 593
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 9, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 9, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 15, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
593
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
West Virginia
Republican
Arizona
Republican
Arkansas
Republican
Louisiana
Democrat
Montana
Democrat
New Mexico
Democrat
North Dakota
Republican
South Dakota
Democrat
West Virginia
Democrat
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

The United States shall be shielded from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

The bill urges the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

Text (2)
September 18, 2018
Actions (6)
11/15/2018
By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-372. Additional views filed.
09/18/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575.
09/18/2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
09/18/2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
03/09/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
03/09/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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