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H.R. 5737 (116th)

Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

30 January 2020

Last action

3 February 2020 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

7 April 2025

Agriculture

Summary

Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands in the 16 western states (i.e., Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior. If a permit or lease is waived by a permittee or lessee with the intention of permanently ending livestock grazing, the appropriate department must accept and terminate, on a first-come, first-served basis, the permit or lease; refrain from issuing any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the permit or lease; and ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the allotment covered by the permit or lease. If an allotment covered by a waiver is also covered by another permit or lease that is not waived, the department must reduce the level of commercial livestock grazing on the allotment to reflect the waiver. The departments must not accept more than (1) 100 grazing permits and leases per year, in the aggregate for all of the 16 western states; and (2) 25 grazing permits for land located in whole or in part in any individual state.

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Timeline

  1. 30 January 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 January 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 January 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 February 2020

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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