H.R. 3624 · 115th Congress
Rural Economic Vitalization Act
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Larsen7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 28, 2017
Rural Economic Vitalization Act
This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.
If a permit or lease is waived by a permittee or lessee, the appropriate department must:
- accept and terminate the permit or lease,
- refrain from issuing any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the permit or lease, and
- ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the allotment covered by the permit or lease.
If an allotment covered by a waiver is also covered by another permit or lease that is not waived, the department must reduce the level of commercial livestock grazing on the allotment to reflect the waiver.
The departments must not accept more than 100 grazing permits and leases per year, in the aggregate, under this authority.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Economic Vitalization Act
Latest action (Sep 1, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 28, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.