,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4  
,waxman1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 &   
,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces1 & 9 addition to !   
,committee on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize        
volunt>y graz+ p]mit retirem5t on ,f$]al
 l&s manag$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,agriculture or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior
 :]e live/ock graz+ is impractical1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 table ( 
cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,rural ,economic            
,vitalization ,act4  7b7 ,table (       
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = ?is ,act is
 z foll[s3  ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title2 table

 ( cont5ts4 ,sec4 #b4 ,f9d+s4 ,sec4 #c4 
,def9itions4 ,sec4 #d4 ,rural           
vitalization program4 ,sec4 #e4 ,effect 
( waiv] ( graz+ p]mit or lease4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 use ( ,f$]al l&s by graz+ p]mittees &  
lessees = comm]cial live/ock graz+ is   
increas+ly difficult due to gr[+        
conflicts ) o!r legitimate multiple uses
 ( ! l&s1 su* z environm5tal protection 
& burgeon+ recreational use1 & )        
congressionally m&at$ goals ( wildlife &
 habitat protection & improv$ wat]      
quality & quantity4  7#b7 ,a comb9ation 
( su/a9$ dr\ght1 =eign competition1     
*ang+ dome/ic m>kets1 indu/ry           
re/ructur+1 & individual ran* f9ances   
has result$ 9 ,f$]al graz+ p]mits &     
leases becom+ /r&$ inve/m5ts = _m       
p]mittees & lessees4  7#c7 ,attempts to 
resolve graz+ conflicts ) o!r multiple  
uses (t5 require ext5sive range         
developm5ts1 int5sive h]d managem5t1 &  
cont9u\s monitor+ t greatly increases   
co/s to bo? p]mittees & lessees &       

taxpay]s1 f> out ( proportion to !      
b5efit receiv$4  7#d7 ,c]ta9 graz+      
allotm5ts on ,f$]al l&s h1 or are likely
 to become1 unsuitable = comm]cial      
live/ock production z a result ( !      
comb9$ effect ( ! factors ref]r$ to 9   
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 & o!r factors4
  7#e7 ,! co/ ( ! ,f$]al graz+ program  
greatly exce$s rev5ues to ! ,f$]al      
treasury f graz+ receipts4  7#f7 ,_m    
p]mittees & lessees h indicat$ _!       
will+ness to end _! comm]cial live/ock  
graz+ on ,f$]al l&s 9 ex*ange =         
comp5sation to reasonably comp5sate !m =
 ! ef=t & inve/m5t t !y h made 9 a graz+
 allotm5t4  7#g7 ,comp5sat+ p]mittees & 
lessees :o rel9qui% _! graz+ p]mit or   
lease w\ld help recapitalize an ail+    
sector ( rural ,am]ica by provid+       
economic options to p]mittees & lessees 
t d n pres5tly exi/ by all[+ !m to      
re/ructure _! ran* op]ations1 />t new   
bus9esses1 or retire ) security4  7#h7  
,pay+ reasonable comp5sation = !        
rel9qui%m5t ( a graz+ p]mit or lease w  

help alleviate ! ne$ = p]mittees &      
lessees to sell or subdivide _! private 
l&s4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7
 ,comm]cial live/ock graz+ ,! t]m       
comm]cial live/ock graz+ means ! graz+ (
 dome/ic live/ock on ,f$]al l&s z       
au?oriz$ by a graz+ p]mit or lease4 ,!  
t]m does n include bea/s ( burd5 us$ =  
recreational purposes4  7#b7 ,graz+     
allotm5t ,! t]m graz+ allotm5t means !  
designat$ portion ( ,f$]al l& ^u :i*    
dome/ic live/ock are p]mitt$ to graze by
 a graz+ p]mit or lease4  7#c7 ,graz+   
p]mit2 lease ,! t]ms graz+ p]mit or     
lease & graz+ p]mit & lease mean any    
docum5t au?oriz+ ! use ( ,f$]al l&s = ! 
purpose ( comm]cial live/ock graz+4     
7#d7 ,p]mittee2 lessee ,! t]ms p]mittee 
or lessee & p]mittee & lessee mean a    
live/ock op]ator t holds a valid exi/+  
graz+ p]mit or lease4  7#e7 ,range      
developm5ts ,! t]m range developm5ts    
means /ructures1 f5ces1 & o!r p]man5t   
fixtures plac$ on ,f$]al l&s = !        
fur!rance ( ! purpose ( graz+ dome/ic   

live/ock4 ,! t]m does n include roll+   
/ock1 live/ock & div]sions ( wat] f     
,f$]al l&s onto non-,f$]al l&s4  7#f7   
,secret>ies ,! t]m ,secret>ies ref]s to 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ! ,secret>y
 ( ,int]ior4  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture or ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 z appropriate to !            
adm9i/ration ( a graz+ p]mit or lease4  
#d4 ,rural vitalization program  7a7    
,waiv] ( ,graz+ ,p]mit or ,lease  7#a7  
,acceptance by secret>y ,subject to !   
limitation set =? 9 subsection 7c71 !   
,secret>y %all accept any graz+ p]mit or
 lease t is waiv$ by a graz+ p]mittee or
 lessee4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,secret>y  
%all t]m9ate any graz+ p]mit or lease   
acquir$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,no new 
graz+ p]mit or lease ,) respect to ea*  
graz+ lease or graz+ p]mit waiv$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 
n issue any new graz+ p]mit or lease )9 
! graz+ allotm5t cov]$ by ! graz+ p]mit 
or lease2 &  7,b7 ensure a p]man5t end  

to live/ock graz+ on ! graz+ allotm5t   
cov]$ by ! graz+ p]mit or lease4  7b7   
,waiv] ( ,graz+ ,p]mit or ,lease on     
,common ,allotm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a 
graz+ allotm5t cov]$ by a graz+ p]mit or
 lease t is waiv$ "u subsection 7a7 is  
also cov]$ by ano!r graz+ p]mit or lease
 t is n waiv$1 ! ,secret>y %all r$uce ! 
level ( comm]cial live/ock graz+ on !   
graz+ allotm5t to reflect ! waiv]4  7#b7
 ,au?oriz$ level ,to ensure t !re is a  
p]man5t r$uction 9 ! level ( live/ock   
graz+ on ! l& cov]$ by ! graz+ p]mit or 
lease waiv$ "u subsection 7a71 !        
,secret>y %all n all[ graz+ to exce$ !  
level e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7c7   
,limitation ,! ,secret>ies %all accept n
 m ?an #ajj graz+ p]mits & leases1 9 !  
aggregate1 p] ye> "u ?is section on a   
fir/ come1 fir/ s]v$ basis4  #e4 ,effect
 ( waiv] ( graz+ p]mit or lease  7a7    
,effect on range developm5ts ,a p]mittee
 or lessee :o waives a graz+ p]mit or   
lease to ! ,secret>y "u section #d %all 
be deem$ to h waiv$ any claim to all    

range developm5ts on ! associat$ graz+  
allotm5t1 not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law4  7b7 ,secur+ retir$ allotm5ts aga9/
 unau?oriz$ use ,! ,secret>y %all ensure
 t graz+ allotm5ts retir$ f graz+ "u ?is
 ,act are r5d]$ reasonably secure f     
trespass graz+ by dome/ic live/ock4  7c7
 ,relation to o!r au?ority ,no?+ 9 ?is  
,act %all be con/ru$ to affect !        
,secret>y's au?ority to modify or       
t]m9ate graz+ p]mits or leases 9        
accordance ) o!r law4  7d7 ,relation to 
valid exi/+ rights ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act     
affects ! allocation1 own]%ip1 int]e/1  
or control1 9 exi/5ce on ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ( any wat]1 wat]   
"r1 or any o!r valid exi/+ "r held by ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,indian tribe1 ,/ate1    
c\nty1 municipality or private          
individual1 p>tn]%ip or corporation4