§ 7914. Shooting ranges

• (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range.
• (b) The Secretary concerned shall not lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range within—
  • (1) a component of the National Landscape Conservation System;
  • (2) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
  • (3) any area that is—
    • (A) designated as a wilderness study area;
    • (B) administratively classified as—
      • (i) wilderness-eligible; or
      • (ii) wilderness-suitable; or
    • (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area;
  • (4) a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or
  • (5) a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (including areas designated for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System).