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Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

USA116th CongressHR-5737| House 
| Updated: 2/3/2020
Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (12)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • January 30, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 3, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Agriculture and Food

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresGeneral public lands mattersLand use and conservationLivestock

Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

USA116th CongressHR-5737| House 
| Updated: 2/3/2020
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
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • January 30, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 3, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (12)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresGeneral public lands mattersLand use and conservationLivestock