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§ 1903. —  Rangelands inventory and management; public availability.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1903]

 
                         TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
 
                CHAPTER 37--PUBLIC RANGELANDS IMPROVEMENT
 
Sec. 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.

(Pub. L. 95-514, Sec. 4, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1805.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in 
subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as 
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (Sec. 1701 et 
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of this title and 
Tables.
    The Taylor Grazing Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act June 28, 
1934, ch. 865, 48 Stat. 1269, as amended, which is classified 
principally to subchapter I (Sec. 315 et seq.) of chapter 8A of this 
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 315 of this title and Tables.



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