,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bf1      
#bjai,mr4 ,hunter submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,natural          
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the support of
 the ,house of ,representatives for the 
priorities and goals of ,executive      
,order #acddc4  ,whereas ,executive     
,order #acddc 7#gb ,fed4 ,reg4 #dfecg2  
relating to ,facilitation of ,hunting   
,heritage and ,wildlife ,conservation7  
was ordered and signed by ,president    
,george ,w4 ,bush on ,august #af1 #bjjg2
 ,whereas ,executive ,order #acddc was  
officially published in the ,federal    
,register on ,august #bj1 #bjjg2        
,whereas the stated purpose of          

,executive ,order #acddc is to direct   
,federal agencies1 including the        
,department of the ,interior and the    
,department of ,agriculture1 to         
proactively create and support programs 
and activities that have a measurable   
effect on public land management1       
outdoor recreation and wildlife         
management2 ,whereas ,executive ,order  
#acddc specifically mentions the        
expansion and enhancement of hunting    
opportunities and the management of game
 species and their habitat2 ,whereas    
,executive ,order #acddc specifically   
recommends ,federal activities          
including3 7#a7 ,evaluation of the      
effect of agency action on hunting      
participation trends4  7#b7             
,consideration of the economic and      
recreational values of hunting4  7#c7   
,management of wildlife habitats on     
public lands in a manner that expands   
and enhances hunting opportunities1     
including through the use of hunting in 
wildlife management planning4  7#d7     

,working collaboratively with ,state    
governments to manage and conserve game 
species and their habitats in a manner  
that respects private property rights   
and ,state management authority over    
wildlife resources4  7#e7 ,establishment
 of short- and long-term goals1 in      
cooperation with ,state and tribal      
governments1 and consistent with agency 
missions1 to foster healthy and         
productive populations of game species  
and appropriate opportunities for the   
public to hunt those species4  7#f7     
,ensuring that agency plans and actions 
consider programs and recommendations of
 comprehensive planning efforts such as 
,state ,wildlife ,actions ,plans1 the   
,north ,american ,waterfowl ,management 
,plan1 and other range-wide management  
plans for big game and upland game      
birds4  7#g7 ,seeking the advice of     
,state and tribal fish and wildlife     
agencies1 and1 as appropriate1 consult  
with the ,sporting ,conservation        
,council and other organizations with   

respect to these ,federal activities4   
,whereas ,executive ,order #acddc       
specifically orders3 7#a7 ,the ,chairman
 of the ,council on ,environmental      
,quality1 in coordination with the      
appropriate ,federal agencies and in    
consultation with the ,sporting         
,conservation ,council and in           
cooperation with ,state and tribal fish 
and wildlife agencies and the public1 to
 convene no later than #a year after the
 date of the ,executive order1 and      
periodically thereafter1 a ,white ,house
 ,conference on ,north ,american        
,wildlife ,policy 7,conference7 to      
facilitate the exchange of information  
and advice relating to the means for    
achieving the goals of the ,executive   
order4  7#b7 ,the ,chairman of the      
,council on ,environmental ,quality to  
prepare1 consistent with applicable law 
and subject to the availability of      
appropriations1 in coordination with the
 appropriate ,federal agencies and in   
consultation with the ,sporting         

,conservation ,council1 and in          
cooperation with ,state and tribal fish 
and wildlife agencies1 not later than #a
 year following the conclusion of the   
,conference1 a comprehensive            
,recreational ,hunting and ,wildlife    
,conservation ,plan 7,action ,plan7 that
 incorporates existing and ongoing      
activities and sets forth a #aj-year    
agenda for fulfilling the actions       
identified in the ,federal actions      
section of the ,executive order4        
,whereas the ,council on ,environmental 
,quality and the ,sporting ,conservation
 ,council completed the first edition of
 the ,action ,plan in ,december #bjjh   
setting forth a #aj-year agenda to      
address #eh action items and #agd       
sub-action items with the stated goal of
 fulfilling the actions identified in   
,executive ,order #acddc2 ,whereas      
,federal agencies have made some efforts
 to implement the goals and directives  
of ,executive ,order #acddc1 and the    
agencies should still work to complete  

the directives completely and           
purposefully2 ,whereas public lands     
throughout the country promote          
recreational opportunities for ,american
 families1 economic revenue1 public     
health and education1 and environmental 
protection and conservation2 and        
,whereas the primary objective with any 
and all ,federal land management should 
be to provide for their protection and  
conservation while also maintaining     
access for those whom these lands       
belong1 the ,american public3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house       
supports efforts--  7#a7 to reaffirm to 
,federal agencies the priorities and    
goals of ,executive ,order #acddc1      
completely and in total2 and  7#b7 to   
recommend to the ,president of the      
,united ,states that he issue a new     
,executive order reestablishing the     
original priorities and goals of        
,executive ,order #acddc4