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Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF0462

E Protecting existing shooting ranges operating in substantial + compliance with
existing law and full compliance with generally accepted operation +practices to
be developed by the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) by a +certain date
in consultation with representatives of local government units and +range
operators, specifying certain practices content requirements relating+ to noise
standards and discharge distance limits, requiring commissioner +periodic review
and revision of the practices; granting shooting ranges operating in +full
compliance with operation practices but not in compliance with local +ordinances
certain repair, remodeling, improvement, replacement, construction,
reinforcement, membership or activities expansion and hours extension authority,
requiring newly constructed or remodeled buildings to +comply with state
building code requirements; specifying certain conditions for +closure or
relocation of shooting ranges relating to safety, procedure, +providing for
declaratory judgment proceedings in the district court, requiring +payment for
range or operation improvements by the state agency or local +government unit
controlling the land under certain conditions; requiring the +provision of noise
buffers, attenuation devices, safety improvements or certain other +measures by
the government unit under certain conditions; restricting the +subjection of
shooting ranges to noise standards and nuisance actions; requiring +public
access to shooting ranges maintained or operated with public funds (mk, ja)