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Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102

§315m–1 Lease of State, County, or Privately Owned Lands; Period of Lease; Rental

Title 43 › CHAPTER 8A — GRAZING LANDS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 315m–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can lease state, county, or private land inside a grazing district that is mainly used for grazing when leasing will help manage the district and protect forage, and he sets the rates. Leases cannot last more than 10 years, and the grazing fees charged to the United States must be at least the rent the United States pays for the land. No new spending is allowed here; Congress may use funds already or later appropriated for range improvements under sections 315i and 315j to pay for leases under this and sections 315m–2 to 315m–4.

Full Legal Text

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 315m–1

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102