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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Grazing Improvement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. TERMS OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.

Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1752) is amended by striking ''ten years'' each place it
appears and inserting ''20 years''.

SEC. 3. RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AND REISSUANCE OF GRAZING PERMITS AND
LEASES.

Title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 405. RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AND REISSUANCE OF GRAZING PERMITS AND
LEASES.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Environmental analysis.--The term 'environmental
analysis' means an environmental assessment or an environmental
impact statement required under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
''(2) Secretary concerned.--The term 'Secretary concerned'
means--
''(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
National Forest System land; and
''(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect
to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the
Interior.
''(b) Renewal, Transfer, and Reissuance.--A grazing permit or lease
issued by the Secretary, or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding National Forest System land, that expires, is
transferred, or is waived after the date of enactment of this section
shall be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under--
''(1) section 402;
''(2) section 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly
known as the 'Granger-Thye Act') (16 U.S.C. 580l);
''(3) title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7
U.S.C. 1010 et seq.); or
''(4) section 510 the California Desert Protection Act of
1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa-50).
''(c) Terms; Conditions.--The terms and conditions contained in an
expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease described in subsection
(b) shall continue in effect under a renewed or reissued permit or
lease until the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the
renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired,
transferred, or waived permit or lease, in compliance with each
applicable law.
''(d) Cancellation; Suspension; Modification.--A permit or lease
described in subsection (b) may be cancelled, suspended, or modified in
accordance with applicable law.
''(e) Compliance With National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
''(1) In general.--The renewal, reissuance, or transfer of
a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an
environmental analysis if the decision continues the current
grazing management of the allotment.
''(2) Applicability regarding permits and leases with minor
modifications.--If the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a
grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned contains
only minor modifications from the grazing permit or lease that
is the subject of the renewal, reissuance, or transfer, the
grazing permit or lease shall be categorically excluded from
the requirement to prepare an environmental analysis if--
''(A) monitoring of the allotment has indicated
that the current grazing management has met, or has
satisfactorily progressed towards meeting, objectives
contained in the land and resource management plan of
the allotment, as determined by the Secretary
concerned; and
''(B) the decision is consistent with the policy of
the Department of the Interior or the Department of
Agriculture, as appropriate, regarding extraordinary
circumstances.
''(f) Priority and Timing for Completing Environmental Analyses.--
''(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 504 of the
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster
Assistance, for Anti-terrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in
the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City,
and Rescissions Act, 1995 (Public Law 104-19; 109 Stat. 212),
the Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the
Secretary concerned, shall determine the priority and timing
for completing each required environmental analysis regarding
any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the
environmental significance of the allotment, permit, or lease
and available funding for that purpose.
''(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall not apply to
the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or
lease that is categorically excluded under subsection (e).''.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT TO GRAZING
APPEALS.

(a) Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974.--Section 14 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1612) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(c) Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.--With respect
to a decision by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding a grazing
permit, an appeal by a grazing permittee shall be conducted in
accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code.''.
(b) Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.--Section 402 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(i) Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.--
''(1) Secretary concerned.--The term 'Secretary concerned'
means--
''(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
National Forest System land; and
''(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect
to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the
Interior.
''(2) Applicability of administrative procedure act.--With
respect to a decision by the Secretary concerned regarding a
grazing permit or lease, an appeal by a grazing permittee shall
be conducted in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of
title 5, United States Code.
''(3) Deadline for filing appeals.--An appeal made under
this subsection shall be filed not later than 30 days after the
date on which a decision described in paragraph (2) is made.
''(4) Suspension of decisions.--
''(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, each decision by the Secretary
concerned regarding a grazing permit or lease that is
appealed under this subsection shall be suspended until
the date on which the appeal is resolved.
''(B) Determination by secretary concerned.--A
decision described in subparagraph (A) may not be
suspended if the Secretary concerned (including any
other authorized official) determines there is an
emergency regarding a deterioration of resources.
''(5) Continued use of grazing permit or lease.--Except in
a situation in which grazing use for the preceding year was
authorized on a temporary basis, an applicant who was granted
grazing use in the preceding year may continue at the level of
authorized active use until the date on which the appeal is
resolved.''.
A:
Grazing Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the Act) to double from 10 to 20 years the period of a term for grazing permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests in 16 contiguous western states. Permits the issuance of permits and leases for a period shorter than 20 years (under current law, shorter than 10 years).

Directs that grazing permits or leases issued by the Secretary of the Interior respecting lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and grazing permits issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) respecting National Forest System lands that expire, are transferred, or are waived after this Act's enactment be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under the Act, Granger-Thye Act, Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, or California Desert Protection Act of 1994.

Excludes the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned from the requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to prepare an environmental analysis if such decision continues current grazing management of the allotment.

Makes provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act applicable to appeals made by grazing permittees regarding grazing permits or leases under the Act and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.