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H.R. 4234 (112th)

Grazing Improvement Act of 2012

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 March 2012

Last action

15 June 2012 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

Sponsors

Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Berg, Rick [R-ND-At Large], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]

Subjects

Environment, Agriculture

Source updated

5 December 2025

Environment · Agriculture

Summary

Grazing Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the Act) to double from 10 to 20 years the period of a term for grazing permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests in 16 contiguous western states. Permits the issuance of permits and leases for a period shorter than 20 years (under current law, shorter than 10 years). Directs that grazing permits or leases issued by the Secretary of the Interior respecting lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and grazing permits issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) respecting National Forest System lands that expire, are transferred, or are waived after this Act's enactment be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under the Act, Granger-Thye Act, Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, or California Desert Protection Act of 1994. Excludes the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned from the requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to prepare an environmental analysis if such decision continues current grazing management of the allotment. States that crossing and trailing permits are an administrative decision and shall be excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental analysis. Makes provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act applicable to appeals made by grazing permittees regarding grazing permits or leases under the Act and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

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Timeline

  1. 21 March 2012

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 March 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 March 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 March 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

    Source: Committee

  5. 29 March 2012

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 7 June 2012

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 7 June 2012

    Committee

    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  8. 7 June 2012

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 15.

    Source: Committee

  9. 15 June 2012

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

    Source: Calendars

  10. 15 June 2012

    Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  11. 15 June 2012

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Source: Committee

  12. 15 June 2012

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-533, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  13. 15 June 2012

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-533, Part I.

    Source: Committee

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