Congress 108 - HR 3324 - Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act

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Agricultural conservation Agricultural subsidies Agriculture and Food Animals Compensation (Law) Environmental Protection Gifts Government Operations and Politics Grazing Habitat conservation Landscape protection Law Leases Licenses Livestock National forests National parks Natural areas Outdoor recreation Public Lands and Natural Resources Range management Research natural areas Rivers Sports and Recreation Trails Water pollution control Water Resources Development Watersheds Wild rivers Wilderness areas Wildlife refuges

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Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act - Establishes a voluntary grazing permit and lease buyout program for commercial livestock operators on Federal land. Sets forth land priorities if funds are insufficient to meet all buyouts.

Provides for the permanent retirement of grazing allotments which have no valid grazing permits or allotment leases.

States that a permittee or lessee shall maintain the permit or lease for the remainder of its term in instances of nonuse or reduced use.

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Nov 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Nov 3, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Oct 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Oct 21, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Oct 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Oct 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Oct 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Oct 16, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 16, 2003

Introduced in House

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