A bill to amend the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 to establish a pilot program for range improvements on public lands.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Amends the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a pilot range improvement program in not more than six grazing districts. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide technical and financial assistance to individual permittees or grazing associations for the performance of specified range improvement measures on public rangelands within such districts, including the installation of pipelines, fencing, grass seeding and ponds. Limits the Federal assistance to 80 percent of the actual costs incurred by such permittee or association. Makes such improvements the property of the United States, but conditions financial assistance upon the maintenance of such improvements by the permittees for their designated lifespan or the duration of their permits. Requires such improvements to be based upon a plan of range management and improvement. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize specified government agencies in providing technical assistance under this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to follow the recommendations of the Secretary of Agriculture when issuing permits for domestic livestock grazing on the public rangelands within the specified grazing districts. Exempts such districts from the force and effect of the final judgment of Natural Resources Defense Council vs. Morton . Directs both Secretaries to make annual reports to Congress on the program. States that this Act will expire at the end of fiscal year 1989.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on March 20, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on March 20, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
PETE DOMENICI (R-NM) introduced it on March 20, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 20, 1980, 16975 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16975 days ago, on March 20, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers