118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 1553: Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
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Summary
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.
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The bill increases the maximum duration of grazing permits and leases from 10 years to 20 years.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SDOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Barrasso SponsorIntroduced, reported, passed Senate3 events+50
- 2Cynthia LummisCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2James RischCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Mike RoundsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Other bills by John Barrasso
History
- Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by John Barrasso.
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- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7276; text: CR S7276)
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.