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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1908. Experimental stewardship program
(a) Scope of program
The Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture are hereby authorized
and directed to develop and implement, on an experimental basis on
selected areas of the public rangelands which are representative of
the broad spectrum of range conditions, trends, and forage values,
a program which provides incentives to, or rewards for, the holders
of grazing permits and leases whose stewardship results in an
improvement of the range condition of lands under permit or lease.
Such program shall explore innovative grazing management policies
and systems which might provide incentives to improve range
conditions. These may include, but need not be limited to -
(1) cooperative range management projects designed to foster a
greater degree of cooperation and coordination between the
Federal and State agencies charged with the management of the
rangelands and with local private range users,
(2) the payment of up to 50 per centum of the amount due the
Federal Government from grazing permittees in the form of range
improvement work,
(3) such other incentives as he may deem appropriate.
(b) Report to Congress
No later than December 31, 1985, the Secretaries shall report to
the Congress the results of such experimental program, their
evaluation of the fee established in section 1905 of this title and
other grazing fee options, and their recommendations to implement a
grazing fee schedule for the 1986 and subsequent grazing years.
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