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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10042 

To limit the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

the Interior to penalize an owner of livestock for grazing by such livestock 

on certain Federal lands on which grazing is permitted on or after 

the date of enactment of this Act and subsequently prohibited, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 25, 2024 

Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To limit the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and 

the Secretary of the Interior to penalize an owner of 

livestock for grazing by such livestock on certain Federal 

lands on which grazing is permitted on or after the 

date of enactment of this Act and subsequently prohibited, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Agricultural 

3 Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies Act’’ or the 

4 ‘‘PASTURES Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PENALTIES FOR GRAZING LIVE6 STOCK ON CERTAIN COVERED LANDS. 

7 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary concerned may not 

8 impose a penalty on an owner of livestock for grazing by 

9 such livestock on covered lands on which a fence for the 

10 prevention of such grazing does not exist. 

11 (b) FENCE EXPENSES.—The Secretary concerned 

12 shall be responsible for any expense related to the con13 struction or maintenance of any fence constructed or 

14 maintained on covered lands for the prevention of grazing 

15 by livestock on such covered lands. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) COVERED LANDS.—The term ‘‘covered 

18 lands’’ means National Forest System lands, lands 

19 administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife 

20 Service, or public lands— 

21 (A) on which grazing is permitted by graz22 ing permit or lease on or after the date of en23 actment of this Act and subsequently prohib24 ited; and 

25 (B) that borders private property. 


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1 (2) GRAZING PERMIT OR LEASE.—The term 

2 ‘‘grazing permit or lease’’ means— 

3 (A) a grazing permit as such term is de4 fined in section 222.1 of title 36, Code of Fed5 eral Regulations (or successor regulations); 

6 (B) a cooperative agreement referred to in 

7 section 29.2 of title 50, Code of Federal Regu8 lations (or successor regulations) that permits 

9 grazing; or 

10 (C) a grazing permit or lease described in 

11 section 4130.2 of title 43, Code of Federal Reg12 ulations (or successor regulations). 

13 (3) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ includes 

14 cattle, bison, horses, sheep, and goats. 

15 (4) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term 

16 ‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 

17 the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range18 land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

19 U.S.C. 1609). 

20 (5) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 

21 has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 

22 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

23 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

24 (6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec25 retary concerned’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re2 spect to National Forest System lands; and 

3 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re4 spect to public lands and lands administered by 

5 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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