3.0.0 5737 2022-03-23T03:46:30Z 2022-03-23T03:46:30Z House HR 2020-01-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Washington:H.R. 5737.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV Section 3. ``The Congress shall have Power todispose of and make all ndful Rules and Regulationsrespecting teh Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States . . .' ''[Page H748]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-03T16:10:49Z Referred to 2020-01-30T14:00:26Z 2020-02-03 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2020-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 N L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-01-30 True H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2020-01-30 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-01-30 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2020-01-30 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2020-01-30 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2020-01-30 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-01-30 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-01-30 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2020-01-30 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-01-30 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-02-28 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2020-06-22 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures General public lands matters Land use and conservation Livestock Agriculture and Food 00 2020-01-30 Introduced in House 2022-03-22T15:29:32Z Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands in the 16 western states (i.e., Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.

If a permit or lease is waived by a permittee or lessee with the intention of permanently ending livestock grazing, the appropriate department must

  • accept and terminate, on a first-come, first-served basis, the permit or lease;
  • refrain from issuing any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the permit or lease; and
  • ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the allotment covered by the permit or lease.

If an allotment covered by a waiver is also covered by another permit or lease that is not waived, the department must reduce the level of commercial livestock grazing on the allotment to reflect the waiver.

The departments must not accept more than (1) 100 grazing permits and leases per year, in the aggregate for all of the 16 western states; and (2) 25 grazing permits for land located in whole or in part in any individual state.

]]> Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act Display Title Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the authorization of voluntary Federal grazing permit retirement, provide increased flexibility for Federal grazing permittees, promote the equitable resolution or avoidance of conflicts on Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5737ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5737ih.xml 2020-02-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. 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.