Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Key claim: States can now use federal wildlife-restoration grant money to cover up to 90% of the cost of building or expanding public shooting ranges, and they have five years instead of two to spend those funds.
Abstract
(HR1222 · 116th Congress) Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill allows a state to use federal funds to cover a higher percentage of the costs for the construction and expansion of public target ranges. Specifically, a state may use specified federal grant funds to pay up to 90% of such costs (rather than 75%, as under current law). Additionally, amounts provided for these purposes shall remain available for five fiscal years (rather than two, as under current law). Latest action (2019-05-10): Became Public Law No: 116-17.
Why this matters
States can now use federal wildlife-restoration grant money to cover up to 90% of the cost of building or expanding public shooting ranges, and they have five years instead of two to spend those funds.