S.Amdt. 3331

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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