[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4676]
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  SA 3331. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. 
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle F of title VIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 86____. VACANT GRAZING ALLOTMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO 
                   CERTAIN GRAZING PERMIT HOLDERS.

       (a) Availability of Grazing Allotments.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make 
     vacant grazing allotments available to a holder of a grazing 
     permit or lease issued by such Secretary if the lands covered 
     by the permit or lease are unusable because of a natural 
     disaster (including a drought or wildfire), court-issued 
     injunction, or conflict with wildlife, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--The terms and conditions 
     contained in a permit or lease for a vacant grazing allotment 
     made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be the terms 
     and conditions of the most recent permit or lease that was 
     applicable to such allotment.
       (c) Court-issued Injunctions.--A court may not issue any 
     order enjoining the use of any allotment for which a permit 
     or lease has been issued by the Secretary concerned and 
     continues in effect unless the Secretary concerned can make a 
     vacant grazing allotment available to the holder of such 
     permit or lease.
       (d) Environmental Assessment Under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act.--Activities carried out by the 
     Secretary concerned pursuant to subsection (a) are a category 
     of actions hereby designated as being categorically excluded 
     from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an 
     environmental impact statement under section 102 of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
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