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HR 556 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act - National Key Vote

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Title: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits certain federal agencies from regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits 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 (Sec. 2).

  • Exempts 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 (Sec. 2).

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