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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1903. Rangelands inventory and management; public availability
(a) Following enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall update, develop
(where necessary) and maintain on a continuing basis thereafter, an
inventory of range conditions and record of trends of range
conditions on the public rangelands, and shall categorize or
identify such lands on the basis of the range conditions and trends
thereof as they deem appropriate. Such inventories shall be
conducted and maintained by the Secretary as a part of the
inventory process required by section 201(a) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1711), and by the Secretary of
Agriculture in accordance with section 1603 of title 16; shall be
kept current on a regular basis so as to reflect changes in range
conditions; and shall be available to the public.
(b) The Secretary shall manage the public rangelands in
accordance with the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315-315(o)), the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1701-1782), and other applicable law consistent with the public
rangelands improvement program pursuant to this chapter. Except
where the land use planning process required pursuant to section
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1712)
determines otherwise or the Secretary determines, and sets forth
his reasons for this determination, that grazing uses should be
discontinued (either temporarily or permanently) on certain lands,
the goal of such management shall be to improve the range
conditions of the public rangelands so that they become as
productive as feasible in accordance with the rangeland management
objectives established through the land use planning process, and
consistent with the values and objectives listed in sections
1901(a) and (b)(2) of this title.
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