S.Amdt. 1640

SA 1640. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2815. COORDINATION OF HUNTING, FISHING, AND OTHER
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON MILITARY LAND.

(a) Policy Required.--The Secretaries of the military
departments shall establish a joint policy under which
military installations that control military lands that are
open to public access for hunting, fishing, and other
recreational activities coordinate with State fish and
wildlife managers, tribes, local governments, and hunting,
fishing, and recreational user groups the periods during
which such lands shall be open and closed to the public. To
the maximum extent practicable such coordination shall be
undertaken sufficiently in advance of the commencement of
traditional hunting, fishing, and recreational use seasons in
order for State fish and wildlife managers can plan for the
opening and closing dates of seasons and the conditions under
which fish and wildlife can be taken during the season.
(b) Installation Level Advisory Committees.--The policy
established under subsection (a) may authorize the creation
of installation level advisory committees on the use of
military lands for hunting, fishing, and recreational uses.
Any such advisory committee shall not be subject to the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
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