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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2395
To provide suitable alternative grazing arrangements on National Forest 
System land to persons that hold a grazing permit adversely affected 
by the standards and guidelines contained in the Record of Decision 
of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment and pertaining to the 
Willow Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. NUNES, 
and Mr. OSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide suitable alternative grazing arrangements on Na-
tional Forest System land to persons that hold a grazing 
permit adversely affected by the standards and guidelines 
contained in the Record of Decision of the Sierra Nevada 
Forest Plan Amendment and pertaining to the Willow 
Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE GRAZING ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR SIERRA NEVADA RANCHERS. 
(a) EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE GRAZING 
ARRANGEMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall un-
dertake best efforts to provide suitable alternative grazing 
arrangements on other National Forest System land to a 
person that holds a permit to graze on National Forest 
System land if the Secretary determines that the permit-
tee’s grazing privileges will be limited by implementation 
of the standards and guidelines pertaining to the willow 
flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad that are contained in 
the Record of Decision of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan 
Amendment (referred to in this section as the ‘‘guide-
lines’’). 
(b) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The Secretary may 
provide, consistent with section 102 of the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), a categor-
ical exclusion from that Act for alternative grazing ar-
rangements provided under subsection (a) without first 
administratively establishing an applicable category of ex-
cluded actions. No scoping shall be required for any such 
categorical exclusion. 
(c) DELAYED APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), the guidelines shall not 
apply during calendar year 2003 to grazing activities on
any of the following severely affected allotments for which 
the Secretary is unable to provide alternative arrange-
ments: 
(1) The Sardine allotment on the Humboldt-
Toiyabe National Forest. 
(2) The Feather River, Soda Creek/North 
Butte, and Robbers Creek allotments on the Lassen 
National Forest. 
(3) The Doyle allotment on the Plumas Na-
tional Forest. 
(4) The Blasingame, Dinkey, Iron Creek, Kai-
ser, Markwood, Mount Tom, Patterson Mountain, 
and South Jackass allotments on the Sierra Na-
tional Forest. 
(5) The Long Valley/Eagle Meadow, Highland 
Lakes, Cooper, and Herring allotments on the 
Stanislaus National Forest. 
(6) The Parazzo and Gold Valley allotments on 
the Tahoe National Forest. 
(d) ISSUANCE OF DIRECTION.—Without regard to 
any other proceeding otherwise required by law, the Sec-
retary shall issue direction as soon as practicable for cal-
endar year 2003 to minimize harm to the Willow 
Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad from the grazing activi-
ties permitted under this section. The Secretary shall hold
a public meeting in the Stanislaus National Forest and 
in the Sierra National Forest before issuing such direc-
tion. The Secretary shall not be required to amend or re-
vise any land and resource management plan to issue such 
direction, and shall not be required to comply with any 
other procedures otherwise required by law before issuing 
such direction.
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