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May 27th, 2010, 06:53 PM #1
Here's Another Bill to Watch out for HB 2537
This could be the camel sticking his nose under the tent flap or it could be as inocous as it is written. In any event I think we should keep an eye on it and it might be a good idea to let the Officers at your rifle and pistol, sportsmens club or association of clubs know also.
PRINTER'S NO. 3811
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL No. 2537 Session of 2010
INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN, GABLER, KORTZ, THOMAS, DALEY, HALUSKA, HANNA, PHILLIPS AND KOTIK, MAY 26, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 26, 2010
AN ACT
1 Regulating lead management and remediation at firing ranges; and
2 providing for powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Game
3 Commission.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Freedom to
8 Shoot Act.
9 Section 2. Definitions.
10 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
11 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12 context clearly indicates otherwise:
13 "Commission." The Pennsylvania Game Commission.
14 "Director." The executive director of the Pennsylvania Game
15 Commission.
16 "Federal standard." The Best Management Practices for Lead
17 at Outdoor Shooting Ranges (June 2005), established by the
18 Environmental Protection Agency.
1 "Task force." The Task Force on Lead Management and
2 Remediation at Firing Ranges established in section 3.
3 Section 3. Task force.
4 (a) Establishment.--The Task Force on Lead Management and
5 Remediation at Firing Ranges is established.
6 (b) Membership.--The task force shall consist of the
7 following individuals:
8 (1) The Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources
9 or a designee.
10 (2) The Secretary of Environmental Protection or a
11 designee.
12 (3) The Secretary of Health or a designee.
13 (4) A representative of the Amateur Trapshooting
14 Association.
15 (5) A representative of the Pennsylvania Federation of
16 Sportsmen's Club, Inc.
17 (6) A representative of the Pennsylvania State
18 Sportsmen's Association.
19 (7) The director.
20 (c) Organization.--
21 (1) The director shall serve as chairperson of the task
22 force.
23 (2) Four members of the task force constitute a quorum.
24 (d) Functions.--The task force has the following functions:
25 (1) To study lead management and remediation at firing
26 ranges.
27 (2) To recommend to the commission, within six months of
28 the effective date of this section, regulations for lead
29 management and remediation at firing ranges which can be
30 applied evenly and fairly throughout this Commonwealth.
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1 Section 4. Commission.
2 (a) Regulations.--The commission shall promulgate
3 regulations for lead management and remediation at firing
4 ranges.
5 (b) Time.--The commission shall initiate the regulatory
6 process on the earlier of:
7 (1) receipt of the recommendation under section 3(d)(2);
8 or
9 (2) six months after the effective date of section 3.
10 Section 5. Primacy.
11 (a) Legal principles.--The only law of this Commonwealth for
12 the regulation of lead management and remediation at firing
13 ranges is:
14 (1) before the effective date of regulations under
15 section 4, the Federal standard; and
16 (2) on and after the effective date of regulations under
17 section 4, the regulations under section 4.
18 (b) Commonwealth agencies.--Commonwealth agencies shall
19 apply the legal principles under subsection (a).
20 (c) Firing ranges.--
21 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), shooting at a
22 firing range may not be curtailed nor impeded by a
23 Commonwealth agency.
24 (2) Shooting at a firing range may be curtailed or
25 impeded by a Commonwealth agency if any of the following
26 apply:
27 (i) The management of the firing range consents in
28 writing to the action.
29 (ii) The commission consents to the action because
30 of scientific proof that the action is necessary to avoid
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1 environmental degradation which is beyond remediation.
2 Section 20. Effective date.
3 This act shall take effect immediately.
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May 27th, 2010, 07:55 PM #2Grand Member
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Re: Here's Another Bill to Watch out for HB 2537
Or is it in response to the Philipsburg mess posted elsewhere?
I didn't look at all the sponsors but I know Gabler is from that part of the state.
Dale
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May 27th, 2010, 07:58 PM #3
Re: Here's Another Bill to Watch out for HB 2537
Don't let them do what they did in NJ.
They said ok we are going to clean up all the public ranges in NJ and then open them up once they are finished being cleaned.
Then when it came time to reopen them, they said they did not have the money in the budget so they will remain closed.
Now they are looking into selling the property.
Could clubs be next.... we are all wondering.
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May 27th, 2010, 07:59 PM #4
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This is clearly a power grab that we need to oppose.
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May 27th, 2010, 09:07 PM #5Banned
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More government is never innocuous.
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May 27th, 2010, 09:51 PM #6
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THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO JOIN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FOAC.
this was brought to our attention by Daryl Metcalf. they tried to sneak this one through without anyone knowing about it during a Budget meeting two weeks ago.Μολὼν λαβέ
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May 28th, 2010, 03:45 AM #7Active Member
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May 28th, 2010, 06:45 AM #8
Re: Here's Another Bill to Watch out for HB 2537
I'am confused. The sportsman's groups in our area are for this. Here is a link to an article.
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/co...l?showlayout=0
The Philipsburg Rod & Gun Club want this bill to stay open. The DCNR is trying to take their land.The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.
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May 28th, 2010, 08:44 AM #9
Re: Here's Another Bill to Watch out for HB 2537
Ok,
I am not familiar with the situation with this bill.
Am I to understand the game commission wants to have control over ranges versus the DCNR?
Or, is this asking the DCNR to have a board made up of certain individuals in shooting to make determinations?
Please explain the bill.
I think most of us on here are willing to make the effort to support shooting, hunters, self defense.
I do not want to reinvent the wheel.
Please explain the bill and contact the FOAC so they can contact their members and WE can organize properly.
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May 28th, 2010, 01:10 PM #10
Re: Here's Another Bill to Watch out for HB 2537
Allegheny County Sportmens League (ACSL) got advanced warning on this.
Here was the May 2010 ACSL Legislative Committee Report by the Chairman Kim Stolfer report about this before the introduction of HB 2537
LOTS of other good info here on what going on with the firearm rights every month in the ACSL reports.
http://acslpa.org/May10lcr.pdf
Gun Club Legislation:
Freedom to Shoot Act (SB 1349 &
Rep. Conklin proposal)
A well intentioned Orwellian
Nightmare & Timebomb
The legislation establishes a “Task Force” to “study” lead
management and remediation at firing ranges consists of one
agency that has, arguably, a secondary interest in shooting
ranges, and three agencies that have no interest in whether or
how shooting ranges continue to operate in Pennsylvania..
Remediation is “to correct a fault or deficiency”, “to correct or
improve a deficiency or problem”, “to set straight or right”.
The very concept of “lead remediation at firing ranges”, as
used in the bill, implies that the presence of lead is a violation
that needs to be corrected, which is incorrect and entirely
inconsistent with the existing EPA/DEP guidance.
The facts are that EPA, DEP, and case law all agree that
lead from shooting is not a “hazardous” waste and that lead at
shooting ranges can be managed in a sound manner using
well-established procedures. Additionally, there is no account
of a public shooting range anywhere that has ever caused
environmental degradation to the degree intimated in this
legislation or approaching the need for intervention by the
‘Task Force’.
The well-intentioned reasoning behind this legislation is to
address the issues raised in the Phillipsburg Rod and gun club
situation where DCNR closed the club to shooting four years
ago. Despite the best efforts and financially costly testing done
by the club DCNR continues to refuse to allow shooting
operations to continue.
We strongly recommend that every gun club consider
getting a copy of the EPA manual on best practices for
shooting ranges and begin implementation of the
recommended procedures regarding lead from shooting
activities!
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