S 211 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act

This bill allows ranchers with grazing permits or leases to temporarily use vacant public grazing land when their usual land becomes unusable due to disasters like droughts, wildfires, or extreme weather. The Secretary of Agriculture or Interior can make this temporary access available, subject to conditions ensuring it doesn’t alter the rancher’s original grazing rights or future allocations. Key provisions require the Secretary to consider ecological conditions, coordinate across agencies, and establish guidelines within one year to streamline this process. The temporary use is limited to the duration needed for the original land to recover, and it does not affect the rancher’s permanent access or terms to their original allotment.
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S336-337)
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Jan 23, 2025
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