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PASTURES Act
Sponsored By: Representative Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
In Committee
Summary
Would protect ranchers from penalties for livestock grazing on certain federal lands that border private property. It would bar the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior from penalizing livestock owners for grazing on covered lands that do not have a fence and would require the responsible Secretary to pay for construction and maintenance of any such fence.
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- Ranchers and livestock owners: Covers cattle, bison, horses, sheep, and goats and would limit penalties when those animals graze on covered federal lands that border private property.
- Federal agencies: Assigns fence construction and maintenance costs to the Secretary of Agriculture for National Forest System lands and to the Secretary of the Interior for public lands and lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Land and permit scope: Applies to National Forest System lands, lands administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and public lands that have grazing permits or leases on or after enactment and are later prohibited.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Government pays fences for ranchers
If enacted, the bill would require the federal official to pay to build and fix fences on certain public lands to prevent livestock grazing. It would bar the Secretary concerned from imposing a penalty on a livestock owner for grazing on covered lands where a fence to prevent grazing does not exist. Covered lands would include National Forest System lands, lands administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or public lands that had a grazing permit or lease on or after enactment and were later prohibited and that border private property. Livestock would include cattle, bison, horses, sheep, and goats. The Secretary of Agriculture would handle National Forest lands. The Secretary of the Interior would handle Fish and Wildlife and other covered lands.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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