Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council

Correspondence/Recommendations

Correspondence from the July 23, 2023, HWCC meeting:

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland and USDA Secretary Vilsack stating support for lead-free ammunition pilot projects on select units of the National Wildlife Refuge System and providing additional suggestions.

New » Correspondence from the May 17, 2024, HWCC meeting:

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland with recommendations related to the Bureau of Land Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Western Solar Plan in 11 Western states.

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland and USDA Secretary Vilsack with recommendations to improve implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland recommendations regarding the establishment of land tenue teams within the Bureau of Land Management.

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland recommending the establishment of clear criteria for the closure of public lands for recreational shooting in alignment with the intent of Sec. 4103 of the Dingell Act. 

FWS correspondence updating the HWCC on further implementation of HWCC recommendations pertaining to future management of lead/lead-free ammunition use.

Correspondence from the December 4, 2023, HWCC meeting:

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland and USDA Secretary Vilsack regarding the Future Use of Lead & Non-lead Alternative Ammunition on federal lands.

• Response Letter

Letter to DOI Secretary Haaland Regarding the Possible Redirection of Additional Firearms Taxes

• Response Letter

Correspondence from the September 12, 2023, HWCC meeting:

Letter to USFWS Director Martha Williams regarding opportunities for Hunters
Letter to USFWS Director Martha Williams regarding opportunities for hunter input into Refuge hunting Programs.

• Response Letter

Letter to USFWS Director Martha Williams regarding the investment of funding through the Great American Outdoors Act
Letter to USFWS Director Martha Williams regarding the investment of funding through the Great American Outdoors Act Great American Outdoors Act
This landmark conservation law, enacted in 2020, authorizes the use of up to $1.9 billion a year in energy development revenues for five years for needed maintenance to facilities and infrastructure in our wildlife refuges, national parks, forests, recreation areas and American Indian schools.

Learn more about Great American Outdoors Act to improve waterfowl habitat.

• Response Letter

Correspondence from the April 17, 2023, HWCC meeting:

HWCC GAOA IRA Funding 4-28-23

• Response Letter

HWCC Forest Health Projects
Recommendation to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the utilization of funds provided through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to fund forest health projects.

• Response Letter