sory Council at least one elected official of a general
purpose government serving the people of the area
covered by the Council.
(4) PROHIBITION ON CONCURRENT SERVICE.—No
person may serve concurrently on more than one Re-
source Advisory Council.
(5) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.—Members of a
Resource Advisory Council must reside in the geo-
graphic area covered by the Council.
(6) GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.—A person serving
on the date of the enactment of this Act as a member
of an advisory council established under section
309(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1739(a)) for the purpose of
providing advice regarding grazing issues shall serve
as a member on the corresponding Resource Advisory
Council established under this section for the balance
of the person’s term as a member on the original ad-
visory council.
(7) SUBGROUPS.—A Resource Advisory Council
may establish such subgroups as the Council considers
necessary, including working groups, technical review
teams, and rangeland resource groups.
(f) TERMS.—Resource Advisory Council members shall
be appointed for two-year terms. Members may be ap-
pointed to additional terms at the discretion of the Secretar-
ies or the Secretary concerned (as the case may be). The
Secretaries or the Secretary concerned (as the case may be),
with the concurrence of the Governor of the State in which
the Council is located, may terminate the service of a mem-
ber of that Council, upon written notice, if—
(1) the member no longer meets the requirements
under which the member was appointed or fails or is
unable to participate regularly in the work of the
Council; or
(2) the Secretaries or the Secretary concerned (as
the case may be) and the Governor determine that ter-
mination is in the public interest.
(g) COMPENSATION
AND REIMBURSEMENT
OF EX-
PENSES.—A member of a Resource Advisory Council shall
not receive any compensation in connection with the per-
formance of the member’s duties, but shall be reimbursed
for travel within the geographic area covered by the Council
and per diem expenses only while on official business, as
authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(h) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Except to
the extent that it is inconsistent with this title, the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the
Resource Advisory Councils.
(i) STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS.—Resource Advisory
Councils shall coordinate and cooperate with State Grazing
Districts established pursuant to State law.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 202. ISSUANCE OF NEW REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior shall—
(1) coordinate the promulgation of new regula-
tions to carry out this Act; and
(2) publish such regulations simultaneously not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as
the ‘‘Forage Improvement Act of 1997’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rules of construction.
Sec. 3. Coordinated administration.
TITLE I—MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS
Sec. 101. Application of title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Prohibited condition regarding grazing permits and
leases.
Sec. 104. Monitoring.
Sec. 105. Subleasing.
Sec. 106. Cooperative allotment management plans.
Sec. 107. Fees and charges.
Sec. 108. Resource Advisory Councils.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 201. Effective date.
Sec. 202. Issuance of new regulations.
SEC. 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to affect grazing
in any unit of the National Park System, in
any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem, in any unit of the National Forest System
managed as a National Grassland by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under the Bankhead-
Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.),
on any lands that are not Federal lands (as de-
fined in section 102), or on any lands that are
held by the United States in trust for the ben-
efit of Indians.
(b) MULTIPLE
USE
ACTIVITIES
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to limit or preclude the use of Federal
lands (as defined in section 102) for hunting,
fishing, recreation, or other multiple use ac-
tivities in accordance with applicable Federal
and State laws and the principles of multiple
use.
(c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to affect valid ex-
isting rights, reservations, agreements, or au-
thorizations under Federal or State law.
(d) 
ACCESS
TO
NONFEDERALLY
OWNED
LANDS.—Section 1323 of Public Law 96–487 (16
U.S.C. 3210) shall continue to apply with re-
gard to access to nonfederally owned lands.
SEC. 3. COORDINATED ADMINISTRATION.
To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
the Interior shall provide for consistent and
coordinated administration of livestock graz-
ing and management of Federal lands (as de-
fined in section 102), consistent with the laws
governing such lands.
TITLE I—MANAGEMENT OF
GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS
SEC. 101. APPLICATION OF TITLE.
(a) FOREST SERVICE LANDS.—This title ap-
plies to the management of grazing on Na-
tional Forest System lands, by the Secretary
of Agriculture under the following laws:
(1) The 11th undesignated paragraph
under the heading ‘‘SURVEYING THE PUBLIC
LANDS’’ under the heading ‘‘UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’ in
the Act of June 4, 1897 (commonly known
as the Organic Administration Act of
1897) (30 Stat. 35, second full paragraph
on that page; 16 U.S.C. 551).
(2) Sections 11, 12, and 19 of the Act
of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the
Granger-Thye Act of 1950) (64 Stat. 85, 88,
chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580g, 580h, 580l).
(3) The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield
Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.).
(4) The Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.).
(5) The National Forest Management
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.).
(6) The Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.).
(7) The Public Rangelands Improve-
ment Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS.—
This title applies to the management of graz-
ing on Federal lands administered by the Sec-