,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and 
,mr4 ,lee7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
allow holders of certain grazing permits
 to make minor range improvements and to
 require that the ,secretary of         
,agriculture and the ,secretary of the  
,interior respond to requests for range 
improvements within #cj days1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,ranching      
,without ,red ,tape ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 
,minor range improvements under ,,usfs  
grazing permits  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,,cfr terms ,the     
terms grazing permit1 permittee1 and    
range improvement have the meanings     
given those terms1 respectively1 in     
section #bbb4a7;b7 of title #cf1 ,code  

of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor  
regulations74  7#b7 ,covered request    
,the term covered request means a       
request submitted by a permittee to the 
,secretary requesting that the          
,secretary carry out a range            
improvement4  7#c7 ,minor range         
improvement ,the term minor range       
improvement includes improvements to    
existing fences and fence lines1 wells1 
water pipelines1 and stock tanks4  7#d7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,minor range improvements by permittees 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall issue regulations      
allowing a permittee to carry out a     
minor range improvement on the land with
 respect to which the permittee holds a 
grazing permit if-- 7#a7 the permittee  
notifies the applicable ,forest ,service
 district ranger at least #cj days prior
 to carrying out such minor range       
improvement2 and  7#b7 such applicable  

district ranger-- 7,a7 approves the     
minor range improvement2 or  7,b7 does  
not respond to the notification4  7c7   
,range improvements by the ,secretary   
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
applicable forest supervisor1 shall--   
7#a7 respond to a covered request not   
later than #cj days after the date on   
which such covered request is submitted2
 and  7#b7 if such response confirms    
that the ,secretary1 acting through the 
applicable forest supervisor1 will carry
 out the range improvement requested--  
7,a7 notify the district office that    
serves the area in which such range     
improvement will occur2 and  7,b7       
expedite the carrying out of such range 
improvement using any available         
administrative tools or authorities1    
including categorical exclusions4  #c4  
,minor range improvements under ,,blm   
grazing permits  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,covered request ,the
 term covered request means a request   
submitted by a grazing permit or lease  

holder to the ,secretary requesting that
 the ,secretary carry out a range       
improvement4  7#b7 ,grazing permit or   
lease ,the term grazing permit or lease 
means a grazing permit or lease         
described in section #dacj4b of title   
#dc1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
successor regulations74  7#c7 ,minor    
range improvement ,the term minor range 
improvement includes improvements to    
existing fences and fence lines1 wells1 
water pipelines1 and stock tanks4  7#d7 
,range improvement ,the term range      
improvement means a range improvement   
carried out pursuant to subpart #dabj of
 title #dc1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7b7 ,minor range improvements by grazing
 permit holders ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall issue        
regulations allowing a grazing permit or
 lease holder to carry out a minor range

 improvement on the land with respect to
 which the grazing permit or lease      
applies if-- 7#a7 the grazing permit or 
lease holder notifies the applicable    
,bureau of ,land ,management district or
 field manager at least #cj days prior  
to carrying out such minor range        
improvement2 and  7#b7 such applicable  
district or field manager-- 7,a7        
approves the minor range improvement2 or
  7,b7 does not respond to the          
notification4  7c7 ,range improvements  
by the ,secretary ,the ,secretary1      
acting through the applicable ,state    
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management1 shall-- 7#a7 respond to a  
covered request not later than #cj days 
after the date on which such covered    
request is submitted2 and  7#b7 if such 
response confirms that the ,secretary1  
acting through the applicable ,state    
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management1 will carry out the range   
improvement requested-- 7,a7 notify the 
,state office that serves the area in   

which such range improvement will occur2
 and  7,b7 expedite the carrying out of 
such range improvement using any        
available administrative tools or       
authorities1 including categorical      
exclusions4