text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.
  
      (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
              (1) Fishing is an important and traditional recreational 
          activity in which 36,000,000 Americans 16 years old and older 
          participate.
              (2) Hunting is an important and traditional recreational 
          activity in which 14,000,000 Americans 16 years old and older 
          participate.
              (3) Survey data from a recent comprehensive 3-year study 
          entitled ``Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Participation 
          in the United States'' suggest that an overwhelming majority of 
          Americans approved of fishing and hunting.
              (4) Anglers and hunters have been and continue to be among 
          the foremost supporters of sound wildlife management and 
          conservation practices in the United States.
              (5) Persons who hunt or fish and organizations related to 
          those activities provide direct assistance to wildlife managers 
          and enforcement officers of Federal, State, and local 
          governments.
              (6) Funds raised through license, permit, and stamp 
          purchases, as well as through excise taxes on goods used by 
          anglers and hunters, have generated more than $6,000,000,000 
          for wildlife research and management.
              (7) Fishing and hunting are essential components of 
          effective wildlife management, in that they tend to reduce 
          conflicts between people and wildlife and provide incentives 
          for the conservation of wildlife and habitats and ecosystems on 
          which wildlife depends.
              (8) Each State has established one or more agencies staffed 
          by professionally trained fish and wildlife management 
          personnel, has legal authority to manage the fish and wildlife 
          found within the State, and carries out sound programs of fish 
          and wildlife management.
      (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that in 
  performing duties under Federal law, all Federal agencies that have 
  authority to manage a natural resource or the Federal public land and 
  water on which a natural resource depends shall exercise the authority, 
  consistent with section 3(e), in a manner so as to support, promote, 
  and enhance hunting and fishing opportunities to the extent permitted 
  under State law and regulation and in accordance with applicable 
  Federal law.
  
  SEC. 3. TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ON FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS.
  
      (a) In General.--Federal public land and water shall be open to 
  access and use for fishing and hunting except--
              (1) as limited by the State in which the Federal public 
          land or water is located; or
              (2) as limited by the Federal agency responsible for the 
          Federal public land or water--
                      (A) for reasons of national security;
                      (B) for reasons of public safety; or
                      (C) for reasons specifically authorized in 
                  applicable statutes.
      (b) Limitations on Terms of Federal Closure to Fishing or 
  Hunting.--
              (1) Limitation on duration.--Any closure of Federal public 
          land or water to fishing or hunting may continue in effect only 
          during the period in which the specific circumstances for which 
          the closure is established exist.
              (2) Rule of construction.--Any authority of a Federal 
          agency to close particular land or water to hunting or fishing 
          shall not be construed as authority to protect or manage fish 
          or wildlife.
      (c) Certain Federal Public Land and Water Administered by the 
  National Park Service.--Nothing in this Act shall compel the opening to 
  hunting or fishing of national parks or national monuments administered 
  by the National Park Service.
      (d) No Priority.--This section does not require a Federal agency to 
  give preference to fishing or hunting over other uses of Federal public 
  land or water or land or water management priorities established in 
  Federal law.
      (e) Authority of the States.--
              (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act impairs the primacy of 
          State authority in regulating the taking of fish and wildlife 
          on land or water within the State, including Federal public 
          land or water.
              (2) Federal authority.--Except as expressly provided by Act 
          of Congress, the authority of a Federal agency regarding the 
          taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public land or water 
          managed by the Federal agency shall be no greater than the 
          rights of a private owner of land or water.
  
  SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPORTSMEN'S TRUST ACCOUNTS.
  
      (a) Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act.--The Act entitled ``An 
  Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-
  restoration projects, and for other purposes'', approved September 
  2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.; commonly known as the Federal Aid in 
  Wildlife Restoration Act), is amended--
              (1) by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it 
          appears and inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''; and
              (2) in section 4 by adding at the end the following:
      ``(c) The amount of funding made available to the Secretary of the 
  Interior for expenses under this section shall not be available for use 
  as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the 
  authority of the Secretary of the Interior.''.
      (b) Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the Act 
  entitled ``An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the 
  States in fish restoration and management projects, and for other 
  purposes'', approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c; commonly known as 
  the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act), is amended by adding at the 
  end the following:
      ``(f) The amount of funding made available to the Secretary of the 
  Interior for expenses under this section shall not be available for use 
  as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the 
  authority of the Secretary of the Interior.''.
  
  SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT EFFECTS.
  
      (a) Statement.--No Federal agency action that may significantly 
  diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on 
  Federal public land or water shall be effective until the agency 
  prepares a detailed statement evaluating the effect of the action on 
  fishing and hunting.
      (b) Notice and Hearing.--Before taking an action described in 
  subsection (a), a Federal agency shall--
              (1) provide notice of the proposed agency action to the 
          appropriate State agency responsible for the conduct or 
          oversight of fish and wildlife management; and
              (2) conduct a public hearing in the vicinity of the 
          proposed action.
      (c) Judicial Review.--An individual or entity that may be adversely 
  affected by a loss of fishing or hunting opportunities on Federal 
  public land or water as a result of an agency action described in 
  subsection (a) may bring a civil action in a United States district 
  court for review of the adequacy of the statement required in 
  subsection (a).
      (d) Emergencies.--Nothing in this section precludes an agency from 
  exercising statutory authority to close Federal public land or water in 
  an emergency or other exigent circumstances.
      (e) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this section affects or has 
  application to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) or 
  the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
  1801 et seq.).
  
  SEC. 6. CIVIL ACTIONS.
  
      (a) Intervention.--A person interested in participating in fishing 
  or hunting shall be entitled to intervene as a matter of right in a 
  civil action brought under any other Federal law relating to the use of 
  any Federal public land or water in which the plaintiff seeks an order 
  that would require the use (or nonuse) of the land or water in such a 
  manner as to impair access to or use of the land or water for the 
  purpose of fishing or hunting as required by this Act.
      (b) Consideration of Interests.--If an intervenor under subsection 
  (a) shows that the application of another Federal law as sought by the 
  plaintiff would be likely to impair access to or use of the Federal 
  public land or water for the purpose of fishing or hunting as required 
  by this Act, the court shall not grant the relief sought unless the 
  plaintiff shows that the interest intended to be advanced by the other 
  Federal law clearly outweighs the interest of protecting access to and 
  use of Federal public land or water for fishing and hunting.
      (c) State Deemed Indispensable Party.--In any civil action brought 
  in any United States district court under any other Federal law 
  relating to the use of any Federal public land or water, a State is 
  deemed an indispensable party if management by the State of fish and 
  resident wildlife, including hunting and fishing, would be curtailed or 
  if opportunities provided by the State for hunting and fishing would be 
  reduced or eliminated by a grant of preliminary or final relief.
  
  SEC. 7. STANDING TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION.
  
      An individual who is licensed by a State to engage in fishing or 
  hunting, or an organization representing the interests of such 
  individuals, may bring a civil action in a United States district court 
  to seek declaratory or injunctive relief regarding the implementation 
  of any provision of this Act, including a declaration that a civil 
  action brought by another person may significantly disrupt or eliminate 
  opportunities for fishing or hunting and an injunction against the 
  prosecution of the civil action.
  
  SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
  
      As used in this Act:
              (1) Hunting and fishing.--For any State, the terms 
          ``hunting'' and ``fishing'' include all means and methods of 
          taking fish and wildlife as authorized and regulated by the 
          State agency responsible for the conduct or oversight of fish 
          and wildlife management.
              (2) Federal public land or water.--The term ``Federal 
          public land or water''--
                      (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means 
                  all lands and waters owned in fee by the United States 
                  and all property interests owned by the United States 
                  in land or water, including easements, that are 
                  administered by--
                              (i) the Secretary of the Interior through 
                          the Bureau of Land Management, the United 
                          States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National 
                          Park Service, or the Bureau of Reclamation;
                              (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture through 
                          the United States Forest Service; or
                              (iii) the Secretary of Defense through the 
                          United States Army Corps of Engineers or 
                          pursuant to the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et 
                          seq.); and
                      (B) does not include any land or water, or interest 
                  in land or water, that is part of a national park or 
                  national monument, administered by the National Park 
                  Service.
target: Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act - Requires Federal public land and water to be open to access and use for fishing and hunting except as limited by:  (1) the State involved; or (2) the responsible Federal agency for reasons of national security, public safety, or specific authorization.  Allows such land to be closed only during the period in which the reasons for such closure exist. 
  Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico (currently the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico) in wildlife-restoration projects. Prohibits funds made available to the Secretary for expenses in the administration and execution of wildlife-restoration projects under such Act and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act from being used as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense of the Secretary. 
  Prohibits a Federal agency's action that may significantly diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on Federal public land or water until the agency prepares a detailed statement evaluating the action's effect on fishing and hunting. Provides for judicial review of such action. 
  Provides for intervention by an interested person in a civil action relating to the use of Federal public land or water for fishing or hunting. 
  Provides standing to seek declaratory or injunctive relief regarding the implementation of this Act for an individual licensed to engage in fishing or hunting, or an organization representing the interests of such individuals.
feat_title: Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act