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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1824

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning

grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National

Park, Wyoming, and temporarily extend a grazing permit, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 3, 1996

Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. THOMAS) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study

concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and temporarily extend a grazing permit, 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,

3 SECTION 1. STUDY OF GRAZING USE.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall

5 conduct a study concerning grazing use of certain agricul6 tural and ranch lands within and adjacent to Grand Teton

7 National Park, Wyoming, consisting of—
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1 (1) privately held land associated with the es2 tate of Mrs. Jeannine Porter Gill that has appur3 tenant grazing privileges within Grand Teton Na4 tional Park, Wyoming, under permit number IFA

5 GRTE 2600 007, authorized under section 4(c) of

6 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a new Grand

7 Teton National Park in the State of Wyoming, and

8 for other purposes’’, approved September 14, 1950

9 (16 U.S.C. 406d–2(c)); and

10 (2) any land adjacent to the park that is owned

11 by the holder of the permit, the use and disposition

12 of which may affect accomplishment of the purposes

13 of the Act.

14 (b) PURPOSE.—The study shall—

15 (1) determine the significance of the ranching

16 use and pastoral character (including open vistas,

17 wildlife habitat, and other public benefits) of the

18 land under the permit;

19 (2) determine the significance of that use and

20 character to the purposes for which Grand Teton

21 National Park was established; and

22 (3) identify any need for preservation of, and

23 practicable means of preserving, the land that is

24 necessary to protect that use and character.
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1 (c) PARTICIPATION.—In conducting the study, the

2 Secretary of the Interior shall seek participation from the

3 Governor of the State of Wyoming, the Teton County

4 Commissioners, the Secretary of Agriculture, affected

5 landowners, and other interested members of the public.

6 (d) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 1997, the Sec7 retary of the Interior shall submit a report to Congress

8 that contains the findings of the study under subsection

9 (a) and requests direction from Congress on any actions

10 that may be taken with respect to the land described in

11 subsection (a).

12 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMIT.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec14 retary of the Interior shall reinstate, if necessary, and ex15 tend until June 1, 1997, the grazing permit described in

16 section 1(a)(1), under the same terms and conditions as

17 were in effect prior to its expiration.

18 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGE IN LAND USE.—If, during

19 the period of the study, any portion of the land described

20 in section 1(a)(1) is disposed of in a manner that would

21 result in the portion’s no longer being used for ranching

22 or other agricultural purposes, the Secretary of the Inte23 rior shall cancel the extension of the permit with respect

24 to that portion.

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