Has an excise tax on rock climbing/backpacking/hiking gear to support conservation ever been proposed in the US?

In the United States, there are a couple of excise taxes on outdoor gear that goes towards conservation, Pittman–Robertson Act which taxes firearms, ammunition and archery equipment and the Dingell–Johnson Act which is the same idea but for fishing.

The simple idea is that hunters and fishers pay taxes that are then used to promote wildlife and it's considered very effective at promoting wildlife recovery and habitat protection.

Has anything like this ever been proposed for rock climbing/backpacking gear etc and what was the result?

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