16 U.S.C. § 669h-1
Of the revenues covered into the fund, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be apportioned among the States in the manner specified in section 669c(c) of this title by the Secretary of the Interior and used to make grants to the States to be used for-
Under paragraph (1), a State shall not be required to use more than the amount described in section 669g(b) of this title for hunter safety programs and the construction, operation, and maintenance of public target ranges.
Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 669c(b) of this title, the State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with the amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.
The Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land pursuant to this section or section 669g(b) of this title shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts made available and apportioned for grants under this section shall remain available only for the fiscal year for which the amounts are apportioned.
Amounts provided for acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a public target range shall remain available for expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year for which the amounts are made available.
At the end of the period of availability under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion amounts made available that have not been used to make grants under this section among the States described in subsection (a)(1)(B) for use by those States in accordance with this chapter.
16 U.S.C. § 669h-1
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 10 of act Sept. 2, 1937, was renumbered section 12 and is classified to section 669i of this title.
AMENDMENTS2019-Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(v). Pub. L. 116-94 added cl. (v).Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116-17, §4(c)(1), added par. (3).Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-17, §4(c)(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity."Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 116-17, §4(c)(3), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts made" for "Amounts made", and added subpar. (B).
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior;
- hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment
- the term "hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment" means any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, including by-(A) outreach and communications as a means-(i) to improve communications with hunters, recreational shooters, and the general public with respect to hunting and recreational shooting opportunities;(ii) to reduce barriers to participation in these activities;(iii) to advance the adoption of sound hunting and recreational shooting practices;(iv) to promote conservation and the responsible use of the wildlife resources of the United States; and(v) to further safety in hunting and recreational shooting;(B) providing education, mentoring, and field demonstrations;(C) enhancing access for hunting and recreational shooting, including through range construction; and(D) providing education to the public about the role of hunting and recreational shooting in funding wildlife conservation;
- public target range
- the term "public target range" means a specific location that-(A) is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;(B) is open to the public;(C) may be supervised; and(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting;