,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,stockman introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to restore a public firearms   
range to the ,district of ,columbia4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,heller ,public ,firearms ,range
 ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,congressional     
findings ,the ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,the right to keep and  
bear arms in the ,district of ,columbia 
has been severely restricted for many   
years1 resulting in citizens with       
firearms skills insufficient for proper 
safety4  7#b7 ,the ability of the public
 to safely use firearms for hunting and 
self defense is dependent on sufficient 
opportunities for safety education and  
training4  7#c7 ,the ,pittman-,robertson
 ,wildlife ,restoration ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #ffi et seq47 facilitates     
hunter and firearm safety education and 

training for all ,states4  7#d7 ,richard
 ,a4 ,heller of ,washington1 ,,dc1 has  
shown untiring energy and courage in    
pursuing ,second ,amendment rights for  
the citizens of the ,district of        
,columbia1 resulting in the landmark    
,supreme ,court decision in the case    
,district of ,columbia v4 ,heller 7#eed 
,u4,s4 #egj1 #bjjh74  #c4 ,amendments to
 the ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife      
,restoration ,act  7a7 ,apportionment to
 ,district of ,columbia ,section #d7;c7 
of the ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife    
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#ffi;c7c77 is amended by inserting the  
,district of ,columbia1 after ,puerto   
,rico14  7b7 ,cooperation and payment of
 funds ,section #h;,a of such ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ffi;g-#a7 is amended to read 
as follows3  #h;,a4 ,cooperation and    
payment of funds  7a7 ,cooperation and  
payment  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of the ,interior-- 7,a7 may  
cooperate with the ,secretary of        
,agriculture of ,puerto ,rico1 the      

,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia1   
the ,governor of ,guam1 the ,governor of
 ,american ,samoa1 the ,governor of the 
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and the ,governor of the      
,virgin ,islands1 in the conduct of     
wildlife restoration projects and hunter
 safety programs as provided by section 
#h7;b71 upon such terms and conditions  
as the ,secretary deems fair1 just1 and 
equitable2 and  7,b7 subject to         
paragraph 7#b71 may apportion to ,puerto
 ,rico1 the ,district of ,columbia1     
,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and the ,virgin ,islands1 out 
of the money available for apportionment
 under this ,act1 such sums as the      
,secretary shall determine1 which shall 
not exceed1 for any year-- 7i7 for      
,puerto ,rico and the ,district of      
,columbia1 one-half of #a percent of the
 total amount apportioned for the year2 
7ii7 for ,guam1 one-sixth of #a percent 
of such total amount apportioned2  7iii7

 for ,american ,samoa1 one-sixth of #a  
percent of such total amount            
apportioned2  7iv7 for the ,commonwealth
 of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1    
one-sixth of #a percent of such total   
amount apportioned2 and  7v7 for the    
,virgin ,islands1 one-sixth of #a       
percent of such total amount            
apportioned4  7#b7 ,limitation ,the     
,secretary shall not require any of such
 cooperating agencies to pay an amount  
that exceeds #be percent of the cost of 
any project4  7b7 ,unexpended and       
unobligated apportionments ,any         
unexpended or unobligated balance of any
 apportionment made under this section--
 7#a7 shall be available for expenditure
 in ,puerto ,rico1 the ,district of     
,columbia1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the 
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 or the ,virgin ,islands1 as   
applicable1 in the succeeding year1 on  
any approved project2 and  7#b7 if      
unexpended or unobligated at the end of 
such year may be made available for     

expenditure by the ,secretary in        
carrying out the ,migratory ,bird       
,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gae  
et seq474  4  7c7 ,additional           
apportionment to ,district of ,columbia 
,if before the date of the enactment of 
this ,act the ,secretary of the         
,interior makes an apportionment of     
funds under any of subsection 7b7 or 7c7
 of section #d or section #aj7;a7 of    
such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffi;c1        
#ffi;h-#a7;a77 for the fiscal year in   
which this ,act takes effect1 the       
,secretary shall make an additional     
apportionment under that subsection or  
section1 respectively1 to the ,district 
of ,columbia for the fiscal year in an  
amount equal to the amount that would   
have been apportioned to the ,district  
under that subsection or section1 as    
applicable1 if this ,act were effective 
at the time of the preceding            
apportionment under that subsection or  
section4  7d7 ,grant for construction   
and operation of indoor public target   

range for firearm users  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior
 shall use amounts in the ,federal aid  
to wildlife restoration fund to make a  
grant in fiscal year #bjae to the ,mayor
 of the ,district of ,columbia for the  
construction and operation of an indoor 
public target range for firearms users  
in the ,district of ,columbia4  7#b7    
,amount ,a grant under this subsection  
shall not exceed #gej1jjj4  7#c7 ,range 
requirements ,the ,secretary shall      
require that any target range           
constructed with a grant under this     
subsection shall include-- 7,a7 at least
 #aj firing lanes of at least #be yards 
in length each2  7,b7 classroom         
facilities for hunter and firearm safety
 education and training2  7,c7 offices  
suitable for retail sales of firearms   
and ammunition by holders of ,federal   
firearms licenses2  7,d7 secure storage 
for firearms stocked by federally       
licensed firearm dealers and for        
purposes related to the operation of the

 range2 and  7,e7 such other amenities  
as are appropriate for a public firearms
 range4  7#d7 ,construction and         
operation by secretary ,if the ,mayor of
 the ,district of ,columbia fails to    
apply for such grant by not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act or fails to construct a   
target range with such a grant in       
accordance with this subsection by not  
later than one year after such date of  
enactment1 the ,secretary shall         
construct and operate an indoor public  
firearms target range on suitable       
,federal land within the ,district of   
,columbia using funds in the ,federal   
aid to wildlife restoration fund1 and   
the amount available for a grant under  
this subsection or from other sources4  
7#e7 ,operating costs ,the ongoing costs
 of operation of such range constructed 
and operated by the ,district under this
 ,act1 or one constructed and operated  
by the ,secretary under this ,act1 shall
 be paid-- 7,a7 through funds annually  

apportioned to the ,district of         
,columbia from the ,federal aid to      
wildlife restoration fund1  7,b7 through
 amounts apportioned to the ,district1  
pursuant to a grant1  7,c7 by fees paid 
by users of the range1 that shall be    
comparable to fees charged for use of   
public target ranges in the commercial  
market1 and  7,d7 by funds raised from  
the public4