Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act This bill makes vacant grazing allotments temporarily available to holders of grazing permits or leases after a natural disaster. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall make available to the holder of a grazing permit or lease issued by either Interior or USDA the temporary use of a vacant grazing allotment if one or more grazing allotments covered by the grazing permit or lease of the holder are temporarily unusable because of resource conditions from unforeseen natural events or disasters (including an extreme weather event, drought, wildfire, infestation, or blight). The bill allows investment of amounts in the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The bill allocates income generated by that investment to rangeland improvement projects and enhancing, expanding, or improving access to public lands or National Forest System land to benefit hunting and recreation activities. The bill increases the maximum duration of grazing permits and leases from 10 years to 20 years.
Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7276; text: CR S7276)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAtmospheric science and weatherCivil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment trust fundsHunting and fishingLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsLivestockNatural disastersOutdoor recreationWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act
USA118th CongressS-1553| Senate
| Updated: 12/24/2024
Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act This bill makes vacant grazing allotments temporarily available to holders of grazing permits or leases after a natural disaster. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall make available to the holder of a grazing permit or lease issued by either Interior or USDA the temporary use of a vacant grazing allotment if one or more grazing allotments covered by the grazing permit or lease of the holder are temporarily unusable because of resource conditions from unforeseen natural events or disasters (including an extreme weather event, drought, wildfire, infestation, or blight). The bill allows investment of amounts in the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The bill allocates income generated by that investment to rangeland improvement projects and enhancing, expanding, or improving access to public lands or National Forest System land to benefit hunting and recreation activities. The bill increases the maximum duration of grazing permits and leases from 10 years to 20 years.
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAtmospheric science and weatherCivil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment trust fundsHunting and fishingLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsLivestockNatural disastersOutdoor recreationWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection