1、1 For background on federal livestock grazing see Archived CRS Issue Brief IB96006, GrazingFees and Rangeland Management, available from the authors, (name redacted) and Betsy Cody.2 60 Fed. Reg. 9894 (February 22, 1995).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressRe
2、ceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20453Updated November 20,2003Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbittname redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryNew regulations on livestock grazing on lands managed by the Bureau of LandManagement became effective August 2
3、1, 1995. Many aspects of the new regulationswere challenged in Public Lands Council v. Babbitt, 529 U.S. 728 (2000). A federaldistrict court upheld many of the regulations, but struck down four of them and enjoinedtheir implementation. At the appellate level, only the new regulation allowing“conserv
4、ation use” of a grazing allotment to the exclusion of livestock grazing for thefull term of a permit was held invalid. In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court onMay 15, 2000, upheld the remaining regulations. This report will not be updated.IntroductionNew regulations on livestock grazing on lands
