Bars the Interior and Agriculture Departments from banning lead ammunition or fishing tackle on federal lands and waters open to hunting or fishing, with an exception for individual units where field data show lead is the main cause of a wildlife decline and the restriction matches or is approved by the state's wildlife authority.

• Prohibits the Interior and Agriculture secretaries from banning lead ammunition or tackle on federal land and water made available for hunting or fishing.
• Bars those secretaries from issuing rules that set lead levels in such ammunition or tackle.
• Allows an exception for a specific federal unit if the secretary finds, based on field data, that lead primarily causes a wildlife decline and the restriction is consistent with state law or state wildlife policy, or is approved by the state fish and wildlife department.
• Requires a Federal Register notice explaining how any such exception meets those requirements.

• Agriculture Committee (House)
• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
• Natural Resources Committee (House)
• Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)

Public Lands and Natural Resources