[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 365 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 365

 To improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels within the 
           Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2015

  Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Lee) 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 improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels within the 
           Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF RANGELAND CONDITIONS AND RESTORATION OF 
              GRAZING LEVELS, GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL 
              MONUMENT.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall implement a management 
program within areas of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 
that are administered by the Bureau of Land Management--
            (1) to improve rangeland conditions for wildlife and 
        livestock carrying capacity in those areas; and
            (2) to restore livestock grazing to the level of usage in 
        those areas that existed as of September 17, 1996.
    (b) Permits.--In issuing or renewing grazing permits and in issuing 
or modifying allotment management plans for livestock grazing in the 
areas described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
incorporate reasonable standards and guidelines that are consistent 
with--
            (1) the ``Utah Standards for Rangeland Health and 
        Guidelines for Grazing Management for BLM Lands in Utah'', 
        approved by the Secretary of the Interior on May 20, 1997; and
            (2) the applicable regulations of the Bureau of Land 
        Management contained in subpart 4100 of title 43, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (relating to livestock grazing on public 
        land) (or successor regulations).
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