3.0.0 937 2023-01-11T13:27:24Z 2023-01-11T13:27:24Z Senate S 2015-04-14 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-14T22:36:57Z State Grazing Management Authority Act 114 1792 HR 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-14 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Livestock State and local government operations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-19T18:36:29Z State Grazing Management Authority Act

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require the Bureau of Land Management, upon the request of a state governor, to enter into 20-year cooperative agreements providing for a state to manage grazing allotments on eligible federal land in that state. Defines "eligible federal land" as public land that is subject to a grazing permit or lease issued by the Bureau, excluding a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System or an area of critical environmental concern.

Prohibits any state from managing more than two allotments at any one time unless waived by the Bureau.

Requires such a cooperative agreement to assign to the state the Bureau's responsibilities with respect to the grazing allotments managed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including the responsibility for determining whether the following actions for those allotments qualify for a categorical exclusion under such Act:

  • the conduct of vegetation projects;
  • the conduct of pinyon or juniper treatments; and
  • determinations with respect to the number of permitted animal unit months.

Requires a cooperative agreement to provide for the state to develop a process to resolve disputes relating to a decision by the state with respect to management of an allotment.

]]> State Grazing Management Authority Act Display Title State Grazing Management Authority Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with States to provide for State management of grazing permits and leases. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced State Grazing Management Authority Act Introduced in Senate 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s937is/xml/BILLS-114s937is.xml 2015-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.