S. 258: Grazing Improvement Act

Introduced:
Feb 07, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

H.R. 657 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Feb 13, 2013

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Progress
Introduced Feb 07, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 07, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

10% chance of getting past committee.
2% chance of being enacted.

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Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

↪ Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 07, 2013.
6 pages

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2/7/2013--Introduced.
Grazing Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the Act) to double from 10 to 20 years the period of a term for grazing permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests in 16 contiguous western states.
Permits the issuance of permits and leases for a period shorter than 20 years (under current law, shorter than 10 years), including where the Secretary concerned determines that the initial environmental analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) regarding a grazing allotment, permit, or lease has not been completed.
Directs that grazing permits or leases issued by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) that expire, are transferred, or are waived after this Act's enactment be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under the Act, the Granger-Thye Act, the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, or the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.
Excludes the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned from the NEPA requirement to prepare an environmental analysis if:
(1) such decision continues to renew, reissue, or transfer current grazing management of the allotment;
(2) monitoring indicates that such management meets objectives contained in the land use and resource management plan of the allotment; or
(3) the decision is consistent with the policy of the Department of the Interior or USDA regarding extraordinary circumstances.
Makes NEPA inapplicable to domestic livestock crossing and trailing authorizations and transfers of grazing preference.

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