[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2020 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2020

To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the authority of wheat 
   and feed grain producers to conduct haying and grazing on reduced 
  acreage, acreage devoted to a conservation use, or acreage diverted 
            from production under a land diversion program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 1993

  Mr. Leach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the authority of wheat 
   and feed grain producers to conduct haying and grazing on reduced 
  acreage, acreage devoted to a conservation use, or acreage diverted 
            from production under a land diversion program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR HAYING AND GRAZING DURING FIVE-MONTH SET-ASIDE 
              PERIOD UPON PAYMENT OF FEE.

    (a) Feed Grains.--Section 105B(e)(4)(C) of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444f(e)(4)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Haying and grazing.--
                            ``(i) Five month exclusion.--The Secretary 
                        shall permit haying and grazing of reduced 
                        acreage, acreage devoted to a conservation use 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(E), and acreage 
                        diverted from production under a land diversion 
                        program established under this section except 
                        during any consecutive 5-month period that is 
                        established by the State committee established 
                        under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and 
                        Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) for 
                        the State in which such acreage is located. The 
                        State committee for a State shall establish the 
                        period in consultation with wildlife agencies 
                        in that State and shall pick a period occurring 
                        between April 1 and October 31 of a year.
                            ``(ii) Exception to exclusion.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i), the Secretary may 
                        permit a producer to conduct haying and grazing 
                        of such acreage during the 5-month period 
                        established for a State under such clause if 
                        the producer pays a haying and grazing fee to 
                        the Secretary equal to the grazing fee in 
                        effect for comparable Federal land, as 
                        established by the Bureau of Land Management. 
                        The Secretary may not exclude irrigated or 
                        irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa when 
                        exercising the authority under this clause.''.
    (b) Wheat.--Section 107B(e)(4)(C) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
(7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(e)(4)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Haying and grazing.--
                            ``(i) Five month exclusion.--The Secretary 
                        shall permit haying and grazing of reduced 
                        acreage, acreage devoted to a conservation use 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(E), and acreage 
                        diverted from production under a land diversion 
                        program established under this section except 
                        during any consecutive 5-month period that is 
                        established by the State committee established 
                        under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and 
                        Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) for 
                        the State in which such acreage is located. The 
                        State committee for a State shall establish the 
                        period in consultation with wildlife agencies 
                        in that State and shall pick a period occurring 
                        between April 1 and October 31 of a year.
                            ``(ii) Exception to exclusion.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i), the Secretary may 
                        permit a producer to conduct haying and grazing 
                        of such acreage during the 5-month period 
                        established for a State under such clause if 
                        the producer pays a haying and grazing fee to 
                        the Secretary equal to the grazing fee in 
                        effect for comparable Federal land, as 
                        established by the Bureau of Land Management. 
                        The Secretary may not exclude irrigated or 
                        irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa when 
                        exercising the authority under this clause.''.

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