,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #icg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjae ,mr4 
,hat* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &         
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf to au?orize !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to ent] into     
coop]ative agreem5ts ) ,/ates to provide
 = ,/ate managem5t ( graz+ p]mits &     
leases4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,/ate ,graz+ ,managem5t     
,au?ority ,act4  #b4 ,au?orization (    
coop]ative agreem5ts betwe5 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior & ! ,/ates ,section #djb ( 
! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (
 #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #ageb7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7           
,coop]ative agreem5ts ) ,/ates  7#a7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,coop]ative agreem5t ,! t]m coop]ative  
agreem5t means a coop]ative agreem5t    
ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7      
,eligible f$]al l&  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m 

eligible ,f$]al l& means public l& t is 
subject to a graz+ p]mit or lease issu$ 
by ! ,bureau4  7ii7 ,exclusion ,! t]m   
eligible ,f$]al l& does n include--     
7,i7 a unit ( ! ,national ,wild]ness    
,pres]vation ,sy/em2 or  7,,ii7 an area 
( critical environm5tal conc]n4  7,c7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,director ( ! ,bureau4  7#b7            
,au?orization ,at ! reque/ ( ! ,gov]nor 
( a ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y %all ent] into a 
coop]ative agreem5t ) ! ,/ate to provide
 = ,/ate managem5t ( graz+ allotm5ts on 
eligible ,f$]al l& 9 ! ,/ate1 subject to
 ?is subsection4  7#c7 ,maximum numb] ( 
graz+ allotm5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 n m ?an #b 
graz+ allotm5ts may be manag$ by any "o 
,/ate at any "o "t "u ?is subsection4   
7,b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may waive !    
limitation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect
 to a ,/ate if ! ,secret>y det]m9es a   
waiv] to be appropriate4  7#d7 ,,nepa   
au?ority ,a coop]ative agreem5t %all    

include ! assignm5t ( ! responsibilities
 ( ! ,secret>y "u ! ,national           
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 to ! ,/ate )   
respect to ! graz+ allotm5ts manag$ "u t
 p>agraph1 includ+ ! responsibility =   
det]m9+ :e!r ! foll[+ actions ) respect 
to ! graz+ allotm5ts qualify = a        
categorical exclusion "u t ,act3  7,a7  
,! conduct ( vegetation projects4  7,b7 
,! conduct ( p9yon or junip] treatm5ts4 
7,c7 ,det]m9ations ) respect to ! numb] 
( p]mitt$ animal unit mon?s4  7#e7 ,t]m 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a coop]ative agreem5t    
%all be = a t]m ( #bj ye>s4  7,b7       
,r5ewal ,if ! ,secret>y & ,/ate agree to
 a r5ewal ( a coop]ative agreem5t1 !    
coop]ative agreem5t may be r5ew$ = an   
additional #bj-ye> t]m4  7#f7           
,applicable law ,9 manag+ graz+         
allotm5ts "u p>agraph 7#b71 a ,/ate %all
 be subject to-- 7,a7 ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 
any o!r applicable ,f$]al law 7includ+  
regulations74  7#g7 ,resolution (       
disputes  7,a7 ,au?ority ( ! ,int]ior   

,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals ,no?+ 9 ?is        
subsection provides to ! ,int]ior ,bo>d 
( ,l& ,appeals au?ority to he> a case ) 
respect to a decision relat+ to a graz+ 
allotm5t manag$ by ! ,/ate "u p>agraph  
7#b74  7,b7 ,/ate dispute resolution    
process ,a coop]ative agreem5t %all     
provide = ! developm5t ( a process by ! 
,/ate to resolve disputes relat+ to a   
decision by ! ,/ate ) respect to a graz+
 allotm5t manag$ by ! ,/ate "u !        
coop]ative agreem5t4  4