USDA's Forest Service should use 100 percent of grazing fees to fund conservation programs within the district of origin where the fees were collected. USDA also should continue to provide reliable and credible science in managing public lands. A full-time, sustainable technical force should be create to provide ongoing research in the monitoring and management of public lands. Current law and regulations require that livestock grazing fees be returned to the U.S. Treasury for subsequent distribution to States and for livestock grazing improvements as authorized by law. The Food Service continues to use the best available science in its decision making process.
New research is reviewed for applicability to livestock grazing management as it is published.
The technical work force of the Forest Service continues to monitor and evaluate the use of rangelands. The technical work force of the Forest Service continues to monitor and evaluate the use of rangelands. No exceptions have been granted to date. The committee has begun revisions of the current NRCS guidance which supports the NRCS-ESA policy. This guidance modification will provide further clarification and direction for conducting formal and informal consultation procedures with US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service.