Cattleman's Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 109-hr-411
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural production
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Biological diversity
Compensation (Law)
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Employee training
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Grazing
Labor and Employment
Land transfers
Land use
Law
Leases
Licenses
Quality of life
Range management
Sensitivity training
Social Welfare
Water Resources Development
Water rights
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Cattleman's Bill of Rights Act - Directs the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management (the Federal land management agency), whenever a land exchange, special-use land designation, or a biological opinion issued pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 involving Federal land under the agency's jurisdiction results in the elimination or reduction in permitted grazing animal unit months, to: (1) make available alternative, suitable, functionally equivalent forage to the holder of the grazing permit or lease eliminated or subject to the reduction; or (2) compensate the holder of the grazing permit or lease for the value of the permit or lease lost, when alternative forage is not available. 
 
Requires a Federal land management agency to allow the holder of a grazing permit or lease issued by the agency to sublease all or any part of the Federal land allotment covered by the permit or lease, without any fee or charge imposed by the agency, when the sublease will: (1) promote more sustainable use of forage within an area; (2) support ranchers who may be facing economic distress; or (3) promote other objectives identified by the agency.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop, implement, and update a training course for employees of the Federal land management agencies regarding the historical uses of the Federal land managed by such employees. Requires range managers to attend such course.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House