Bob Latta: “The passage of H.R. 3590 is important to our sportsmen and -women to allow open access to Federal lands, as well as to…”

“The passage of H.R. 3590 is important to our sportsmen and -women to allow open access to Federal lands, as well as to provide the needed certainty for the rules surrounding these activities. These hunters and anglers provide a tremendous economic benefit to our country. In 2011, they spent over $90 billion. In my home State of Ohio, sportsmen and sportswomen spent $2.85 billion on hunting and fishing. That is more than the revenues for corn, the State's top- grossing agriculture commodity that year. H.R. 3590 is good for the sporting and conservation communities, and I urge my colleagues to support the bill. Mr. DeFAZIO. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta) would remain on the floor for a moment, I would like to direct to the gentleman a question about the filming provision. I am curious as to what problems specifically have been identified regarding filming permits. The second question would be: Is it the gentleman's intent that they should be able to use mechanized filming on tracks and otherwise motorized filming in wilderness areas? With that, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta).”