Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 3590 - SHARE Act of 2013

Summaries Derived from Information Provided by Sponsors

Listed in Alphabetical Order

Feb 3, 2014 5:42 PM

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Bishop, Tim (NY), Connolly (VA)

#17

Requires the Army Corps of Engineers to certify Section 602 does not pose threats to public safety or national security before Section 602 can be implemented.

Broun (GA)

#8

REVISED Requires that hunting, trapping, netting and fishing activities be included as land use in all land management plans to the extent that these activities are not clearly inconsistent with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed.

Castor (FL)

#3

Delays flood insurance premium changes until completion of affordability study.

Castro (TX)

#7

Ensures that women and minority groups, as appropriate, are included for membership on the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee.

Connolly (VA)

#15

Amends the “findings” section of Title VI to reflect the actual text of the Second Amendment.

Crawford (AR)

#26

LATE Allows the State office of the Cooperative Extension System of the Department of Agriculture and State department of fish and wildlife to determine regular agricultural practices for purposes of federal hunting guidelines.

Crowley (NY), Esty (CT)

#22

Ensure any registered sex offender would still not be allowed to carry a firearm onto an Army Corps of Engineers Water Development Project site.

DeFazio (OR)

#2

WITHDRAWN Specifies that H.R. 3590 will not authorize motorized vehicles or construction of roads or facilities on federal lands designated or managed as wilderness.

DelBene (WA), Kilmer (WA)

#13

Ensures that tribal sovereignty or treaty-protected hunting, fishing, and gathering rights of federally-recognized Indian tribes or their members, or the jurisdiction of any federally-recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation are not limited or infringed upon.

Dingell (MI), Wittman (VA), Thompson, Mike (CA), King, Steve (IA)

#11

Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act until 2017.

Ellison (MN)

#23

Limits the use of lead shot that can be used on certain federal lands until the use of this shot can be proven safe for human health.

Ellison (MN)

#24

LATE Strikes the National Environmental Policy Act waivers in the bill.

Ellison (MN)

#25

LATE WITHDRAWN Limits the use of motorized vehicles on certain federal lands that include critical habitat for endangered species, as these vehicles create disturbances and can lessen the recovery capabilities of these species

Fleming (LA)

#1

REVISED Restores hunting access to the Kisatchie National Forest for deer hunting with dogs. Includes private property protections.

Gallego (TX)

#18

Adds veterans service organizations to the list of discretionary members of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee. Many organizations, including the VA, include outdoor activities to help wounded veterans in their rehabilitation efforts.

Gallego (TX)

#19

The bill includes a section to require the Administration to submit to Congress a report on federal lands closed to recreational fishing, sport hunting, or shooting along with a reason for the closure. The amendment expands the report to include benefits to grazing, mineral production, oil and gas or other energy development, recreational activities, etc.

Hanna (NY)

#4

Requires a report on economic impacts of the Act. The report would include any expected increases in recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation activities; an estimate of jobs created to support such activities; an estimate of wages related to these jobs; and estimate of anticipated new local, State, and Federal revenue.

Hastings, Doc (WA)

#5

REVISED MANAGER'S Makes technical, clarifying and conforming changes to the Committee Print.

Holt (NJ), Connolly (VA), Lowenthal (CA), Van Hollen (MD), Langevin (RI), Cartwright (PA), Ellison (MN), Blumenauer (OR), Grijalva (AZ), Shea-Porter (NH), Capps (CA), Quigley (IL), Delaney (MD), Davis, Susan (CA), Matsui (CA)

#20

Promotes the Secretary of the Interior's authority to consider climate change when making decisions related to recreation and conservation on public lands.

Holt (NJ), Thompson, Mike (CA), Veasey (TX), Kirkpatrick (AZ), Dingell (MI), Reichert (WA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Gerlach (PA), McGovern (MA), Butterfield (NC), Gibson (NY), Coble (NC)

#21

Reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for five years. The LWCF uses revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf to help preserve, develop and ensure access to outdoor recreation resources.

Kildee (MI)

#10

Maintains access to National Forest System lands for snowmobilers while a winter Travel Management Rule for National Forests is finalized.

Kirkpatrick (AZ)

#27

LATE WITHDRAWN Extends the Land and Water Conservation Fund for five years.

Latta (OH)

#16

WITHDRAWN Clarifies that the existing Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council is not terminated until the publication of the first notice in the Federal Register of the new Council, as required under subsection 8(c) of the bill.

Peters (MI)

#9

Strikes Title IV of the bill. Will maintain the ban on the importation of polar bear trophies.

Ruiz (CA), Walz (MN), Chu (CA), Kind (WI), Shea-Porter (NH)

#14

REVISED Provides that any veteran with a service connected disability is eligible for a lifetime pass that would give them free entry to the 2,000 national parks and federal recreational lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Reclamation.

Smith, Jason (MO)

#6

Preserves current motorized vessel management in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a National Park in Southeast Missouri.

Thompson, Mike (CA)

#12

Clarifies that nothing in this Act prohibits Federal agencies from acquiring land if the stated purpose of the acquisition is to provide access for hunting and fishing.