§ 640d-18. — Reduction of livestock within joint use area.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC640d-18]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXII--NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: SETTLEMENT OF RIGHTS AND
INTERESTS
Sec. 640d-18. Reduction of livestock within joint use area
(a) Institution of conservation practices
Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, or any order of
the District Court pursuant to section 640d-2 or 640d-3 of this title,
the Secretary is authorized and directed to immediately commence
reduction of the numbers of all the livestock now being grazed upon the
lands within the joint use area and complete such reductions to carrying
capacity of such lands, as determined by the usual range capacity
standards as established by the Secretary after December 22, 1974. The
Secretary is directed to institute such conservation practices and
methods within such area as are necessary to restore the grazing
potential of such area to the maximum extent feasible.
(b) Survey location of monuments and fencing of boundaries
The Secretary, upon the date of issuance of an order of the District
Court pursuant to sections 640d-7 and 640d-2 or 640d-3 of this title,
shall provide for the survey location of monuments, and fencing of
boundaries of any lands partitioned pursuant to sections 640d-7 and
640d-2 or 640d-3 of this title.
(c) Completion of surveying, monumenting, and fencing operations and
livestock reduction program
(1) Surveying, monumenting, and fencing as required by subsection
(b) of this section shall be completed within twelve months after July
8, 1980, with respect to lands partitioned pursuant to section 640d-3 of
this title and within twelve months after a final order of partition
with respect to any lands partitioned pursuant to section 640d-7 of this
title.
(2) The livestock reduction program required under subsection (a) of
this section shall be completed within eighteen months after July 8,
1980.
(Pub. L. 93-531, Sec. 19, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1721; Pub. L. 96-305,
Sec. 8, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 932.)
Amendments
1980--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-305 added subsec. (c).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 640d-24 of this title.
