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Third Party Shooting Ranges / Facilities

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties OIG auditors cited deficiencies in current guidance for property where WSFR recipients do not hold title, but where Federal financial assistance has been used to improve property and/or habitat.

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties WSFR commonly builds boat ramps or shooting ranges on property owned by a third party, including privately owned land. What about ensuring public use?

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties § 669 g. �Each State may use the funds apportioned to it under section 669 c(c)1 of this title to pay up to 75 per centum of the costs of a hunter safety program and the construction, operation, and maintenance of public target ranges, as a part of such program.

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties 50 CFR 80. 50(a) (6) Build structures or acquire equipment, goods, and services to: (ii) Provide public access for hunting or other wildlifeoriented recreation. 50 CFR 80. 50(b) (2) Construct, operate, or maintain firearm and archery ranges for public use.

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties WSFR Guidance on Public Use/Access - Ensure public access and define public hours of operation. �Survey of regional procedures: �Minimum # of hours/days required for public use? � If so, how many? �What mechanism used to require public access? �Monitoring plan to ensure compliance?

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties Region 1: �No minimum requirements for # of hrs/days open. �No agreement required. �WSFR/States monitor during site visits. Region 2: �No minimum requirements for # of hrs/days open. �Agreement required. �States monitor for compliance.

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties Region 3: �Require minimum of 30 hrs/week or 100 days/year. �Agreement required. �WSFR/State monitor compliance. Region 4: �Require minimum of 5 days/week open. �Agreement required. �WSFR/States monitor compliance.

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties Region 5: �No minimum requirements for # of hrs/days open. �Agreement required. �State monitor compliance. Region 6: �Require minimum of 3 days/week open. �Agreement required. �States monitor compliance.

Shooting Ranges With Third Parties Region 7: �No history of third party shooting ranges, Alaska owns and operates all WSFR funded shooting facilities. �All sites open to the public. Region 8: �No minimum requirements for # of hrs/days open. �No agreement required. �States monitor compliance.

Where do we go… �The Acts and regulation speak to the use of Trust Fund moneys that result in public access and use. �Shooting ranges are arguably the single most difficult activity to accomplish in our programs. �There is currently no definition as to what public access and use is.

Where do we go… � 50 CFR 80. 56 requires that all WR/DJ projects must qualify as Substantial in Character and Design. � 2 CFR 200. 403(a)…Allowable costs must be necessary and reasonable. � 2 CFR 200. 404(d)…A cost is reasonable if the individuals concerned acted with prudence…