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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2020

To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the authority of wheat

and feed grain producers to conduct haying and grazing on reduced

acreage, acreage devoted to a conservation use, or acreage diverted from

production under a land diversion program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 6, 1993

Mr. LEACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the authority of wheat and feed grain producers to conduct haying

and grazing on reduced acreage, acreage devoted to a

conservation use, or acreage diverted from production

under a land diversion program.

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. AUTHORITY FOR HAYING AND GRAZING DUR2 ING FIVE-MONTH SET-ASIDE PERIOD UPON

3 PAYMENT OF FEE.

4 (a) FEED GRAINS.—Section 105B(e)(4)(C) of the

5 Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444f(e)(4)(C)) is

6 amended to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(C) HAYING AND GRAZING.—

8 ‘‘(i) FIVE MONTH EXCLUSION.—The

9 Secretary shall permit haying and grazing

10 of reduced acreage, acreage devoted to a

11 conservation use under subsection

12 (c)(1)(E), and acreage diverted from pro13 duction under a land diversion program es14 tablished under this section except during

15 any consecutive 5-month period that is es16 tablished by the State committee estab17 lished under section 8(b) of the Soil Con18 servation and Domestic Allotment Act (16

19 U.S.C. 590h(b)) for the State in which

20 such acreage is located. The State commit21 tee for a State shall establish the period in

22 consultation with wildlife agencies in that

23 State and shall pick a period occurring be24 tween April 1 and October 31 of a year.

25 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION TO EXCLUSION.—

26 Notwithstanding clause (i), the Secretary
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1 may permit a producer to conduct haying

2 and grazing of such acreage during the 5-

3 month period established for a State under

4 such clause if the producer pays a haying

5 and grazing fee to the Secretary equal to

6 the grazing fee in effect for comparable

7 Federal land, as established by the Bureau

8 of Land Management. The Secretary may

9 not exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage

10 not planted in alfalfa when exercising the

11 authority under this clause.’’.

12 (b) WHEAT.—Section 107B(e)(4)(C) of the Agricul13 tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(e)(4)(C)) is amend14 ed to read as follows:

15 ‘‘(C) HAYING AND GRAZING.—

16 ‘‘(i) FIVE MONTH EXCLUSION.—The

17 Secretary shall permit haying and grazing

18 of reduced acreage, acreage devoted to a

19 conservation use under subsection

20 (c)(1)(E), and acreage diverted from pro21 duction under a land diversion program es22 tablished under this section except during

23 any consecutive 5-month period that is es24 tablished by the State committee estab25 lished under section 8(b) of the Soil Con-
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1 servation and Domestic Allotment Act (16

2 U.S.C. 590h(b)) for the State in which

3 such acreage is located. The State commit4 tee for a State shall establish the period in

5 consultation with wildlife agencies in that

6 State and shall pick a period occurring be7 tween April 1 and October 31 of a year.

8 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION TO EXCLUSION.—

9 Notwithstanding clause (i), the Secretary

10 may permit a producer to conduct haying

11 and grazing of such acreage during the 5-

12 month period established for a State under

13 such clause if the producer pays a haying

14 and grazing fee to the Secretary equal to

15 the grazing fee in effect for comparable

16 Federal land, as established by the Bureau

17 of Land Management. The Secretary may

18 not exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage

19 not planted in alfalfa when exercising the

20 authority under this clause.’’.

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