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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 643
To raise grazing fees on public lands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. SYNAR (for himself and Mr. REGULA) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To raise grazing fees on public lands, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ANNUAL DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING FEE.
Section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), is hereby amended
by adding at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National For-
est lands in the 16 contiguous western states (except Na-
tional Grasslands) administered by the United States For-
est Service where domestic livestock grazing is permitted
under applicable law, and the Secretary of the Interior
with respect to public domain lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management where domestic livestock
grazing is permitted under applicable law, shall establish
beginning with the grazing season which commences on
March 1, 1993, an annual domestic livestock grazing fee
equal to fair market value: Provided, That the fee charged
for any given year shall not increase nor decrease by more
than 33.3 percent from the previous year’s grazing fee.
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘fair market value’ is defined as follows:
Fair Market Value=
Appraised Base Value×Forage Value Index
100
‘‘(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) the term ‘Forage Value Index’ means the
Forage Value Index (FVI) computed annually by the
Economic Research Service, United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, and set with the 1993 FVI
equal to 100; and
‘‘(ii) the term ‘Appraised Base Value’ means
the 1983 Appraisal Value conclusions for mature
cattle and horses (expressed in dollars per head or
per month), as determined in the 1986 report pre-
pared jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior entitled ‘Grazing Fee Re-
view and Evaluation’, dated February 1986, on a
westwide basis using the lowest appraised value of
the pricing areas adjusted for advanced payment
and indexed to 1993.
‘‘(3) Executive Order No. 12548, dated February 14,
1986, shall not apply to grazing fees established pursuant
to this Act.
‘‘(d) The grazing advisory boards established pursu-
ant to Secretarial action, notice of which was published
in the Federal Register on May 14, 1986 (51 Fed. Reg.
17874), are hereby abolished, and the advisory functions
exercised by such boards, shall, after the date of enact-
ment of this sentence, be exercised only by the appropriate
councils established under this section.
‘‘(e) Funds appropriated pursuant to section 5 of the
Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C.
1904) or any other provision of law related to disposition
of the Federal share of receipts from fees for grazing on
public domain lands or National Forest lands in the 16
contiguous western States shall be used for restoration
and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, for restora-
tion and improved management of riparian areas, and for
implementation and enforcement of applicable land man-
agement plans, allotment plans, and regulations regarding
the use of such lands for domestic livestock grazing. Such
funds shall be distributed as the Secretary concerned
deems advisable after consultation and coordination with
the advisory councils established pursuant to section 309
of this Act and other interested parties.’’.
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