§ 1908. — Experimental stewardship program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1908]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 37--PUBLIC RANGELANDS IMPROVEMENT
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 95-514, Sec. 12, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1808.)
