,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,ms4      
,heitkamp7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife          
,restoration ,act to facilitate the     
establishment of additional or expanded 
public target ranges in certain ,states4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,target ,practice and      
,marksmanship ,training ,support ,act4  
#b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act  
is to facilitate the construction and   
expansion of public target ranges1      
including ranges on ,federal land       
managed by the ,forest ,service and the 
,bureau of ,land ,management4  #c4      
,definition of public target range ,in  
this ,act1 the term public target range 
means a specific location that-- 7#a7 is
 identified by a governmental agency for

 recreational shooting2  7#b7 is open to
 the public2  7#c7 may be supervised2   
and  7#d7 may accommodate archery or    
rifle1 pistol1 or shotgun shooting4  #d4
 ,amendments to ,pittman-,robertson     
,wildlife ,restoration ,act  7a7        
,definitions ,section #b of the         
,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife           
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffi;a7
 is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating    
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h7 as         
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#i71           
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#a7 the following3     
7#b7 the term public target range means 
a specific location that-- 7,a7 is      
identified by a governmental agency for 
recreational shooting2  7,b7 is open to 
the public2  7,c7 may be supervised2 and
  7,d7 may accommodate archery or rifle1
 pistol1 or shotgun shooting2  4  7b7   
,expenditures for management of wildlife
 areas and resources ,section #h7;b7 of 
the ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife       
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        

#ffi;g7b77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking 7b7 ,each ,state and inserting 
the following3  7b7 ,expenditures for   
management of wildlife areas and        
resources  7#a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#b71 each ,state 
2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7 7as so        
designated71 by striking construction1  
operation1 and inserting operation2     
7#c7 in the second sentence1 by striking
 ,the non-,federal share and inserting  
the following3  7#c7 ,non-federal share 
,the non-,federal share  2  7#d7 in the 
third sentence1 by striking ,the        
,secretary and inserting the following3 
7#d7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary  2 and
  7#e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7
 7as designated by paragraph 7#a77 the  
following3  7#b7 ,exception             
,notwithstanding the limitation         
described in paragraph 7#a71 a ,state   
may pay up to #ij percent of the cost of
 acquiring land for1 expanding1 or      
constructing a public target range4  4  
7c7 ,firearm and bow hunter education   

and safety program grants ,section #aj  
of the ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife    
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#ffi;h-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#c7 ,allocation of        
additional amounts ,of the amount       
apportioned to a ,state for any fiscal  
year under section #d7;b71 the ,state   
may elect to allocate not more than #aj 
percent1 to be combined with the amount 
apportioned to the ,state under         
paragraph 7#a7 for that fiscal year1 for
 acquiring land for1 expanding1 or      
constructing a public target range4  2  
7#b7 by striking subsection 7b7 and     
inserting the following3  7b7 ,cost     
sharing  7#a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#b71 the ,federal
 share of the cost of any activity      
carried out using a grant under this    
section shall not exceed #ge percent of 
the total cost of the activity4  7#b7   
,public target range construction or    
expansion ,the ,federal share of the    

cost of acquiring land for1 expanding1  
or constructing a public target range in
 a ,state on ,federal or non-,federal   
land pursuant to this section or section
 #h7;b7 shall not exceed #ij percent of 
the cost of the activity4  2 and  7#c7  
in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking
 ,amounts made and inserting the        
following3  7,a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 amounts  
made  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7,b7 ,exception ,amounts
 provided for acquiring land for1       
constructing1 or expanding a public     
target range shall remain available for 
expenditure and obligation during the   
#e-;fiscal-year period beginning on     
,october #a of the first fiscal year for
 which the amounts are made available4  
4  #e4 ,sense of congress regarding     
cooperation ,it is the sense of         
,congress that1 consistent with         
applicable laws 7including regulations71
 the ,chief of the ,forest ,service and 
the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land   

,management should 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 continued use of that land for
 target practice or marksmanship        
training4