H.R. 556
Blocks limits on lead ammunition on federal land
Stops three federal land agencies from banning or regulating lead ammunition and fishing tackle, unless wildlife numbers drop on a specific area and the state agrees.
- Covers the Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service
- Applies to federal land and water those agencies manage
- Allows limits if wildlife decline on a specific unit is mostly caused by lead
- Any such limit needs field data from that unit and state approval
Passed the House · Senate's turn