[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1824 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1824

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning 
grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National 
 Park, Wyoming, and temporarily extend a grazing permit, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 1996

Mr. Simpson (for himself and Mr. Thomas) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning 
grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National 
 Park, Wyoming, and temporarily extend a grazing permit, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY OF GRAZING USE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 
study concerning grazing use of certain agricultural and ranch lands 
within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, consisting 
of--
            (1) privately held land associated with the estate of Mrs. 
        Jeannine Porter Gill that has appurtenant grazing privileges 
        within Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, under permit number 
        IFA GRTE 2600 007, authorized under section 4(c) of the Act 
        entitled ``An Act to establish a new Grand Teton National Park 
        in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes'', approved 
        September 14, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 406d-2(c)); and
            (2) any land adjacent to the park that is owned by the 
        holder of the permit, the use and disposition of which may 
        affect accomplishment of the purposes of the Act.
    (b) Purpose.--The study shall--
            (1) determine the significance of the ranching use and 
        pastoral character (including open vistas, wildlife habitat, 
        and other public benefits) of the land under the permit;
            (2) determine the significance of that use and character to 
        the purposes for which Grand Teton National Park was 
        established; and
            (3) identify any need for preservation of, and practicable 
        means of preserving, the land that is necessary to protect that 
        use and character.
    (c) Participation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall seek participation from the Governor of the State of 
Wyoming, the Teton County Commissioners, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
affected landowners, and other interested members of the public.
    (d) Report.--Not later than June 1, 1997, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings 
of the study under subsection (a) and requests direction from Congress 
on any actions that may be taken with respect to the land described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMIT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall reinstate, if necessary, and extend until June 1, 1997, 
the grazing permit described in section 1(a)(1), under the same terms 
and conditions as were in effect prior to its expiration.
    (b) Effect of Change in Land Use.--If, during the period of the 
study, any portion of the land described in section 1(a)(1) is disposed 
of in a manner that would result in the portion's no longer being used 
for ranching or other agricultural purposes, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall cancel the extension of the permit with respect to that 
portion.
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