Fair Market Grazing for Public Rangelands Act of 1991

Fair Market Grazing for Public Rangelands Act of 1991 - Establishes a livestock grazing fee structure for public lands based on base value and forage value (as defined by this Act).

 
HR 944 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 944
To provide for domestic livestock grazing fees for public rangelands reflecting
the fair market value of forage on those lands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 1991
Mr. SYNAR (for himself, Mr. DARDEN, and Mr. ATKINS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Interior
and Insular Affairs
A BILL
To provide for domestic livestock grazing fees for public rangelands reflecting
the fair market value of forage on those lands.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Fair Market Grazing for Public Rangelands
  Act of 1991'.
SEC. 2. GRAZING FEE STRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC LANDS.
  (a) FEES- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
  Agriculture with respect to public domain lands (except for the National
  Grasslands) administered by the United States Forest Service where domestic
  livestock grazing is permitted under applicable law, and the Secretary
  of the Interior with respect to public lands administered by the Bureau
  of Land Management where domestic livestock grazing is permitted under
  applicable law, shall establish the following domestic livestock grazing
  fee structure for such grazing:
  (1) For fiscal year 1992, the grazing fee on such lands shall not be less
  than $4.35 per animal unit month.
  (2) For fiscal year 1993, the grazing fee on such lands shall not be less
  than $5.80 per animal unit month.
  (3) For fiscal year 1994, the grazing fee on such lands shall not be less
  than $7.25 per animal unit month.
  (4) For fiscal year 1995, and each fiscal year thereafter, the grazing
  fee on such lands shall not be less than $8.70 per animal unit month or
  fair market value, whichever is higher.
  (b) DEFINITIONS-
  (1) For purposes of this section, the term `fair market value' is defined
  as follows:
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  Fair Market Value = Appraised Base Value x Forage Value Index
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  (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)--
  (A) the term `Forage Value Index' means the Forage Value Index computed
  annually by the Economic Research Service, United States Department of
  Agriculture; and
  (B) the term `Appraised Base Value' means the 1983 Appraisal Value
  conclusions by animal class (expressed in dollars per head or pair month)
  for the pricing area concerned, as determined in the 1986 report prepared
  jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
  entitled `Grazing Fee Review and Evaluation', dated February 1986.
  (c) EXECUTIVE ORDER- Executive Order No. 12548, dated February 14, 1986,
  shall not apply to grazing fees established pursuant to this Act.