S.Amdt. 44

SA 44. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROTECTION OF EXISTING GRAZING RIGHTS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any rule or regulation of
the Bureau of Land Management, within the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, in areas administered by the
Bureau of Land Management, any grazing of livestock that was
established as of September 17, 1996, or the date that is 1
day before the designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument in accordance with Presidential
Proclamation Number 6920 (whichever is earlier), and any
grazing of livestock that has been established since that
date, shall be allowed to continue subject to such reasonable
regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary of the
Interior considers to be necessary, on the condition that the
Secretary shall allow the grazing levels to continue at
current levels to the maximum extent practicable.
(b) Permits.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Interior may issue new permits (or renew permits) for
the grazing of livestock in the areas described in subsection
(a).
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