I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 774 
To limit the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
the Interior to penalize an owner of livestock for grazing by such livestock 
on certain Federal lands on which grazing is permitted on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act and subsequently prohibited, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To limit the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior to penalize an owner of 
livestock for grazing by such livestock on certain Federal 
lands on which grazing is permitted on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act and subsequently prohib-
ited, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Agricultural 
Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies Act’’ or the 
‘‘PASTURES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PENALTIES FOR GRAZING LIVE-
STOCK ON CERTAIN COVERED LANDS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary concerned may not 
impose a penalty on an owner of livestock for grazing by 
such livestock on covered lands on which a fence for the 
prevention of such grazing does not exist. 
(b) FENCE EXPENSES.—The Secretary concerned 
shall be responsible for any expense related to the con-
struction or maintenance of any fence constructed or 
maintained on covered lands for the prevention of grazing 
by livestock on such covered lands. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
LANDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
lands’’ means National Forest System lands, lands 
administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, or public lands— 
(A) on which grazing is permitted by graz-
ing permit or lease on or after the date of en-
actment of this Act and subsequently prohib-
ited; and 
(B) that borders private property. 
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(2) GRAZING
PERMIT
OR
LEASE.—The term 
‘‘grazing permit or lease’’ means— 
(A) a grazing permit as such term is de-
fined in section 222.1 of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations); 
(B) a cooperative agreement referred to in 
section 29.2 of title 50, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations) that permits 
grazing; or 
(C) a grazing permit or lease described in 
section 4130.2 of title 43, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (or successor regulations). 
(3) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ includes 
cattle, bison, horses, sheep, and goats. 
(4) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609). 
(5) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
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(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public lands and lands administered by 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
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