[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 629 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 629

      To provide that no action need be taken under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a renewal of a permit for grazing 
                    on National Forest System lands.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 1995

Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Pressler) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide that no action need be taken under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a renewal of a permit for grazing 
                    on National Forest System lands.

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

SECTION 1. RENEWAL OF PERMITS FOR GRAZING ON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS.

    Notwithstanding any other law, neither the preparation of an 
environmental assessment nor any other action under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall be 
required to be taken in connection with the renewal of a permit that 
has expired before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act for 
grazing on land located in a unit of the National Forest System for 
which a land and resource management plan under section 6 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) 
is in effect.
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