Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2026”.
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2026
A BILL
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to treat the District of Columbia as a State for the purposes of such Acts, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Treatment of District of Columbia under Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act— The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended—
in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 669a)—
by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
“(6) the term State means each of the several States and the District of Columbia;”
in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)—
in subsection (b), by striking “several”;
in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking “District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each” and inserting “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,”; and
in subsection (e)(5), by striking “the District of Columbia,”.
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act— The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended—
in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 777a)—
by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (2);
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) the term State means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.”
in section 4(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)(1)), by striking “several”; and
in section 12 (16 U.S.C. 777k)—
in the first sentence—
by striking “the Mayor of the District of Columbia,”;
by striking “the District of Columbia,”; and
by striking “for the District of Columbia one-third of 1 per centum,”; and
in the second sentence, by striking “the District of Columbia,”.