Post by Woody Williams on Mar 3, 2016 9:03:34 GMT -5
From the NSSF:
NSSF Lauds U.S. House Passage of SHARE Act
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the
firearms industry trade association, praised the passage today by the
U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Sportsmen’s Heritage and
Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act.
“The SHARE Act will help ensure that our nation’s outdoor traditions are
preserved, protected and promoted. This bipartisan legislation addresses
many key priorities for American hunters and recreational shooters and
its passage by the House represents a significant accomplishment for the
sportsmen’s community and for America,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF
Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “We would especially like to
thank the leadership of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus,
Co-Chairmen Congressmen Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and
Vice Chairmen Jeff Duncan (R-S.C) and Gene Green (D-Texas), as well as
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) for their
bipartisan leadership and commitment to America’s sportsmen.”
NSSF, along with a number of its partner organizations, worked closely
with members of the House to ensure inclusion of a number of legislative
priorities in the SHARE Act, including provisions that will protect the
use of traditional ammunition and fishing tackle by hunters and anglers,
as well as provide greater flexibility for states to utilize
Pittman-Robertson funds to create and enhance public shooting ranges and
facilitate greater access to Federal lands and waters for hunting,
recreational fishing and shooting.
In addition, the legislation includes a common-sense provision that
would allow for the adoption of state law on water resources development
projects administered by the Corps of Engineers. Finally, the
legislation permanently authorizes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the
Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting
and recreational shooting.
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It awaits signature by the President.
NSSF Lauds U.S. House Passage of SHARE Act
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the
firearms industry trade association, praised the passage today by the
U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Sportsmen’s Heritage and
Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act.
“The SHARE Act will help ensure that our nation’s outdoor traditions are
preserved, protected and promoted. This bipartisan legislation addresses
many key priorities for American hunters and recreational shooters and
its passage by the House represents a significant accomplishment for the
sportsmen’s community and for America,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF
Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “We would especially like to
thank the leadership of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus,
Co-Chairmen Congressmen Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and
Vice Chairmen Jeff Duncan (R-S.C) and Gene Green (D-Texas), as well as
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) for their
bipartisan leadership and commitment to America’s sportsmen.”
NSSF, along with a number of its partner organizations, worked closely
with members of the House to ensure inclusion of a number of legislative
priorities in the SHARE Act, including provisions that will protect the
use of traditional ammunition and fishing tackle by hunters and anglers,
as well as provide greater flexibility for states to utilize
Pittman-Robertson funds to create and enhance public shooting ranges and
facilitate greater access to Federal lands and waters for hunting,
recreational fishing and shooting.
In addition, the legislation includes a common-sense provision that
would allow for the adoption of state law on water resources development
projects administered by the Corps of Engineers. Finally, the
legislation permanently authorizes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the
Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting
and recreational shooting.
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It awaits signature by the President.
