Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act

Sponsor: Celeste Maloy (Republican-UT)July 17, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Ranchers would get temporary grazing land on federal property during natural disasters.

This bill would let federal agencies offer vacant grazing lands to ranchers during natural disasters. It would allow ranchers to temporarily move their livestock to federal property if their usual grazing areas become unusable due to events like droughts or wildfires. This aims to help ranchers avoid losses and keep their operations going during tough times.

What Would Change

Today, ranchers whose federal grazing lands are damaged by natural disasters do not have a clear, established process to temporarily move their livestock to other vacant federal lands. This can leave them with limited options during emergencies. If this bill becomes law, federal agencies would be able to offer vacant grazing allotments for temporary use, providing a formal pathway for ranchers to move their animals and continue operations during disasters.

Key Provisions

Lets federal agencies offer vacant grazing lands to ranchers during natural disasters.
Allows this temporary use if a rancher's current grazing land is unusable due to events like drought or wildfire.
Requires agencies to set clear rules for temporary grazing, considering local environmental conditions.
Ensures temporary use does not affect a rancher's original grazing permit or their right to return to their land.
Requires federal agencies to create guidelines within one year to quickly manage these temporary grazing options.

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Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act

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