Strategic Grazing to Reduce Risk of Wildfire Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forest System land) and the Secretary of the Interior (for public lands) to develop, within 18 months, a strategy for using livestock grazing to reduce wildfire risk. The strategy would be developed in coordination with grazing permit and lease holders, states, state wildlife agencies, local governments, Indian Tribes, utilities, and firefighting agencies. It must consider options such as using vacant grazing allotments during droughts or disasters, targeted grazing to reduce fuels and invasive grasses like cheatgrass, temporary grazing permits, virtual fencing, and cooperative agreements. The strategy must be posted on a department website, and the bill states it does not affect existing grazing programs.

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Sponsors

• Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors