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US HB4513
Bill
Status
7/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Celeste Maloy
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AI Summary
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Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to allow the Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forest System land) or Secretary of the Interior (for public lands) to grant temporary use of vacant grazing allotments to existing permit or lease holders
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Permit holders become eligible when their original grazing allotments are temporarily unusable due to unforeseen natural events including extreme weather, drought, wildfire, infestation, or blight
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Terms and conditions for temporary use must be based on local ecological conditions, the most recent permit applicable to the vacant allotment, and may allow temporary rangeland improvements such as portable corrals, fencing, and water troughs
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Temporary use does not alter the original permit holder's terms, grazing preferences, or animal unit months, and does not affect the allotment's potential for permanent reassignment
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Requires the Secretaries to establish implementation guidelines within 1 year of enactment and conduct periodic evaluations of vacant grazing allotment land health conditions
Legislative Description
Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act
Public lands and natural resources
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7/17/2025