Passing the “Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act” (HR 556)

The bill

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Topic: Public Lands and Natural Resources

What the bill does

This bill bars the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Forest Service from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the FWS, the BLM, or the Forest Service determines that a decline in wildlife population at the specific unit of federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on the field data from such unit, and the state approves the regulations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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