Bill > HR5785

This bill establishes a voluntary grazing permit retirement program for the 16 Western States, allowing ranchers and livestock operators to permanently surrender their federal grazing permits or leases on designated public lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior. The program will accept up to 100 grazing permits nationwide per fiscal year, with a maximum of 25 permits per state, and once a permit is surrendered, the Secretary will terminate the permit and ensure that no new grazing permits are issued for that specific allotment, effectively ending livestock grazing on that land permanently. The bill defines key terms such as "grazing allotment" and "livestock grazing" and provides provisions for situations where a surrendered permit is part of a shared allotment, ensuring that overall grazing levels are reduced. Additionally, the bill stipulates that permittees who surrender their permits will waive claims to range developments on the surrendered land, and the Secretary will secure retired allotments against unauthorized livestock grazing. The legislation aims to provide increased flexibility for federal grazing permittees and help resolve land management conflicts in the Western United States.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5785/all-info