117 S4755 IS: To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land. U.S. Senate 2022-08-03 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4755IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 3, 2022Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land.

1.

Eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and permits

(a)

In general

Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752(a)) is amended by striking lands within National Forests and inserting National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) land.(b)

Effect

Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) modifies or affects—(1)the applicability to national grasslands of any provision of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) other than section 402 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1752);(2)title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.); or(3)section 11 of the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1907).