Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978
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Long title | An Act to improve the range conditions of the public grazing lands. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | PRIA |
Nicknames | Public Grazing Lands Improvement Act of 1978 |
Enacted by | the 95th United States Congress |
Effective | October 25, 1978 |
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Public law | 95-514 |
Statutes at Large | 92 Stat. 1803 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 43 U.S.C.: Public Lands |
U.S.C. sections created | 43 U.S.C. ch. 37 § 1901 et seq. |
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The Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (PRIA) (Pub. L. 95–514) defines the current grazing fee formula and establishes rangeland monitoring and inventory procedures for Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service rangelands. The National Grasslands are exempt from PRIA.
The H.R. 10587 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on October 25, 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gerhard Peters; John T. Woolley. "Jimmy Carter: "Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 Statement on Signing H.R. 10587 Into Law. ," October 27, 1978". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
External links
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.