Grazing Facilities on Public Lands

A BILL TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTION,
AND UTILIZATION OF GRAZING FACILITIES ON
PUBLIC LANDS, TO STABILIZE THE RANGE
STOCK-RAISING INDUSTRY, AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES

FEBRUARY 15 TO MARCH 11, 1926

Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys

CONTENTS

S. 2584, introduced January 16, 1926, Stanfield national forest and public

domain grazing bill:

Title I. General provisions-

Section 1. Declaration of policy--

Sec. 2. Definitions___.

Title II. Grazing on public domain-

Sec. 201. Lands included_

Sec. 202. Grazing districts_

Sec. 203. Petition for establishment of grazing district..

Sec. 204. Alteration of grazing districts_.

Sec. 205. Powers and duties of register_____

Sec. 206. Notice of establishment of grazing district_

Sec. 207. Application for grazing privileges----

Sec. 208. Preferences___

Sec. 209. Notice of allocation___.

Sec. 210. Final determination of allocations_.

Sec. 211. Contracts for added lands.

Sec. 212. Contracts to first applicant--

Sec. 213. Terms and conditions of contracts.

Sec. 214. Grazing fees__‒‒.

Sec. 215. Assignment of contracts-

Sec. 216. Appeals to board....

Sec. 217. Renewal of contract.

Sec. 218. Improvements

Sec. 219. Penalties---

Sec. 312. Improvements

Sec. 313. Appeals to board.

Sec. 314. Impounding .......

Sec. 315. Stock driveways--

Title IV. State grazing boards-

Sec. 401. Establishment

Sec. 402. Appointment and qualification of members..

Sec. 403. Meetings

Sec. 404. Same; vacancies__.

Sec. 405. Appeals to the board...

Sec. 406. Same; witnesses__

Sec. 407. Appeals from the board..

Sec. 408. Same; execution of final decision of board..

Title V. Miscellaneous provisions-

Sec. 501. Laws applicable---

Sec. 502. Supplies and assistance for board..

Sec. 503. Same; appointments; expenditures..

Sec. 504. Short title_.

Pags

S. 752, introduced Dec. 18, 1925, Phipps public domain grazing bill:

Sec. 1. Establishment of grazing districts_---.

Sec. 2. Execution of act; fees; preferences_.

Sec. 3. Free grazing of domestic stock; use of resources.

Sec. 4. Twenty per cent of revenues to States----

Sec. 5. Cooperative agreements--

Sec. 6. Use of water; easements and permits under existing laws___
Sec. 7. Classification of agricultural lands within grazing districts_
Sec. 8. Notice of establishment of grazing districts; penalties_
Sec. 9. Gift of lands; exchange of lands....

Sec. 10. Addition of lands to national forests or grazing districts_.
Sec. 11. Creation of board of grazing appeals-----

Sec. 12. What appeals may be taken; procedure.

Sec. 13. Board of grazing appeals may make regulations---

Report of Hon. Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior, Feb. 1,

1926, on Stanfield national forest and public domain grazing bill

(S. 2584).

General objections; restrictively regulatory_

Report on Phipps public domain grazing bill (S. 752).

Report of Hon. W. M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture, Feb. 15,

1926, on Stanfield national forest and public domain grazing bill

(S. 2584)---

Title I. General provisions_.

Title II. Grazing on public domain_.

Title III. Grazing within national forests...

Title IV. State grazing boards_.

Title V. Miscellaneous provisions__

Joint letter of Hon. Hubert Work. Secretary of the Interior, and Hon.
W. M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture, Feb. 16, 1926, submitting
substitute grazing bills---

Department of Agriculture national forest grazing bill:

Sec. 1. Promotion of resources of national forests__

Sec. 2. Reasonable fees; free use of stock driveways; remission,

reduction and refunding of fees----

Sec. 3. Terms of permits, licenses or contracts; possible reductions

stated.

Sec. 4. Regulations to govern preferences; power to amend or alter
rules and regulations_-_-

Sec. 5. Ten per cent of receipts for range improvements-

Sec. 6. Impounding domestic livestock grazing in trespass....

Sec. 7. Creation of grazing boards.

Department of the Interior public domain grazing bill:

Sec. 1. Establishment of grazing districts--

Sec. 2. Execution of act; fees, preferences_-

Sec. 3. Free grazing of domestic stock; use of resources_‒‒‒

Sec. 4. Ten per cent of receipts for range improvements; 25 per cent

of receipts to States--

Sec. 5. Cooperative agreements---

Sec. 6. Use of water; easements or permits under existing law____

Sec. 7. Classification of agricultural lands within grazing districts_

Sec. 8. Notice of establishment of grazing district; penalties___.

Sec. 9. Gifts of lands; exchange of lands_---

Sec. 10. Addition of lands to national forests or grazing districts__
Hon. Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior, and Hon. Edward C.
Finney, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior: S. 2584, a cumber-
some bill___.

Legislation should not interfere with duties of Commissioner of
the General Land Office__.

Grazing fees and their disposition__
Optional provision of S. 2584_.

32, 48

Grazing boards__

34, 38, 40, 51

Amendment to sec. 2 of the Department of the Interior public domain
grazing bill: Remission, reduction, and refund of fees-----

Amendment to sec. 10 of the Department of the Interior public domain
grazing bill: Addition of lands..

Regulation of grazing in Alaska----