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Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act

Last Action
12/24/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-24Held at the desk.
  • 2024-12-24Received in the House.
  • 2024-12-23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-12-20Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7276; text: CR S7276)
  • 2024-12-20Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-11-21Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.
  • 2024-11-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • 2024-11-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • 2024-11-19Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2023-05-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2023-05-11Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-05-11 (00)

Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act

This bill makes vacant grazing allotments temporarily available to holders of grazing permits or leases after a natural disaster.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall make available to the holder of a grazing permit or lease issued by either Interior or USDA the temporary use of a vacant grazing allotment if one or more grazing allotments covered by the grazing permit or lease of the holder are temporarily unusable because of resource conditions from unforeseen natural events or disasters (including an extreme weather event, drought, wildfire, infestation, or blight).

The bill allows investment of amounts in the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The bill allocates income generated by that investment to rangeland improvement projects and enhancing, expanding, or improving access to public lands or National Forest System land to benefit hunting and recreation activities.

The bill increases the maximum duration of grazing permits and leases from 10 years to 20 years.

Cosponsors (3)

  • Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
  • Mike Rounds (R-SD)
  • James Risch (R-ID)

Subjects

  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Ecology
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Fires
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government trust funds
  • Hunting and fishing
  • Land use and conservation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Livestock
  • Natural disasters
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Water use and supply
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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