§315m–1 — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

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The Secretary of the Interior can lease state, county, or private lands inside a grazing district that are mainly good for grazing when he thinks leasing will help manage the district and protect forage on nearby public lands. He sets the rent. No lease can last more than 10 years, and the grazing fees charged must be at least as much as the United States pays to rent those lands. This does not create new government money. Funds that Congress has already provided (or may provide) for building, buying, or keeping range improvements in grazing districts can be used for these leases only if Congress allows it.

Title 43, §315m–1

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The Secretary of the Interior in his discretion is authorized to lease at rates to be determined by him any State, county, or privately owned lands chiefly valuable for grazing purposes and lying within the exterior boundaries of a grazing district when, in his judgment, the leasing of such lands will promote the orderly use of the district and aid in conserving the forage resources of the public lands therein: Provided, That no such leases shall run for a period of more than ten years and in no event shall the grazing fees paid the United States for the grazing privileges on any of the lands leased under the provisions of this section be less than the rental paid by the United States for any of such lands: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the appropriation of any moneys except that moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements within grazing districts, pursuant to the provisions of section 315i and 315j of this title, may be made additionally available by Congress for the leasing of land under this section and sections 315m–2 to 315m–4 of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1934, known as the Taylor Grazing Act, which comprises this subchapter.

§315m–1 Lease of State, county, or privately owned lands; period of lease; rental

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Title 43, §315m–1

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