H.R. 2591 — what changed
Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Section 1 Short title
changed
This Act may be cited as the “Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017”.Act”.
Sec. 4 Allocation and apportionment of available amounts
Apportionment to States— Section 4(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(b)) is amended—
in the first sentence, by striking “The Secretary of the Interior” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general—The Secretary”
in the second sentence, by striking “Such apportionments” and inserting the following:
“(2) Adjustments—The apportionments under paragraph (1)”
by striking the third sentence; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Use of funds
“(A) In general—Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts apportioned under this subsection may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.
“(B) Limitation—A State may make an expenditure under subparagraph (A) only if the amount of the expenditure during the fiscal year in which the expenditure is made plus the amount of the expenditures for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment made during the 4 fiscal years preceding that fiscal year is not greater than 25 percent of the total amount apportioned to the State under this subsection during that 5-fiscal-year period.”
Apportionment of certain taxes— The first subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended—
by inserting “Apportionment of revenues from pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows.—” after the enumerator;
by striking “One-half” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general—Subject to paragraph (2), 1/2”
by striking “: Provided, That” and inserting a period;
by striking “each State shall be apportioned not more than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per centum of such revenues” and inserting the following:
“(2) Condition—The amount apportioned to each State under paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 3 percent and not less than 1 percent of the revenues described in such paragraph”
by striking “For the purpose” and inserting the following:
“(3) Population determination—For the purpose”
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Use of funds—In addition to other uses authorized under this Act, amounts apportioned under this subsection may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.”
added
Technical correction— Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended by redesignating the second subsection (c) and subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.