Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, to designate certain Monument land as wilderness, and for other purposes.

11/16/2007--Introduced.
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer compensation, equal to $300 per authorized animal unit month, to a lessee in exchange for the lessee's waiver of a lease to use a grazing allotment to graze domestic livestock for commercial purposes in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon. Requires the Secretary to terminate any grazing lease waived and permanently retire the associated grazing allotment (or allotment portion) from livestock grazing use.
Allows a landowner to donate a grazing lease to the Secretary without receiving compensation. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a grazing license on specified allotments in and near the Monument, and requires the Secretary to retire such allotments permanently.
Authorizes the Secretary to offer to convey to the Box R Ranch, and to convey if the offer is accepted, certain Bureau of Land Management land in exchange for the Rowlett parcel. Requires the holder of the grazing lease for the Box R grazing allotment to donate such grazing lease in accordance with this Act. Designates approximately 23,000 acres of Monument land as the Soda Mountain Wilderness in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Grandfathers existing grazing leases on such land, but prohibits grazing in the applicable Wilderness portion upon retirement of any such lease.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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November 16, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Jun 16, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 799..
• Jun 16, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-367.
• May 07, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Feb 27, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-364.
• Feb 27, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
• Feb 27, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests . Hearings held.
• Feb 27, 2008: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m.
• Nov 16, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Nov 16, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Wilderness areas
• Oregon
• Natural resources
• Natural monuments
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• National monuments
• Leases
• Law
• Land transfers
• Grazing
• Compensation (Law)
• Business
• Agriculture
• Public lands

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February 28, 2008 BLM backs Soda Mountain Wilderness

"Enactment of S. 2379 will enhance the protection and restoration of a botanically diverse ecoregion that serves as a loading dock to the Klamath-Siskiyou ...

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February 29, 2008 BLM backs Soda Mountain Wilderness By Paul Fattig Mail Tribune ...

"Enactment of S. 2379 will enhance the protection and restoration of a botanically diverse ecoregion that serves as a loading dock to the Klamath-Siskiyou ark." Created in 2000, the monument, located where the Cascade and Siskiyou ...

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November 15, 2007 S. 2379, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to cancel ...

S. 2379 would authorize the Secretary of Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, it would provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in ...

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