S. 4755

A bill 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.

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II

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4755

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 3, 2022

Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

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.

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).