S.Amdt. 2891

SA 2891. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2875 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Tester) to the bill S.
3525, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting,
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

Strike section 103 and insert the following:

SEC. 103. TRANSPORTING BOWS THROUGH NATIONAL PARKS.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) bowhunters are known worldwide as among the most
skilled, ethical, and conservation-minded of all hunters;
(2) bowhunting organizations at the Federal, State, and
local level contribute significant financial and human
resources to wildlife conservation and youth education
programs throughout the United States; and
(3) bowhunting contributes $38,000,000,000 each year to the
economy of the United States.
(b) Possession of Bows in Units of National Park System.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
the Interior shall issue a permit to individuals carrying
bows and crossbows to traverse National Park System land if--
(A) the traverse is--
(i) for the sole purpose of hunting on adjacent public or
private land during a legally established hunting season; and
(ii) the most direct means of access to the adjacent land;
and
(B) the individual possesses a valid hunting permit for
adjacent public or private land.
(2) Use.--Nothing in this section authorizes the use of the
bows or crossbows that are being carried while on National
Park System land.
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