Show brazin grazing 9 act affects A larie larde number livestock Lives cock raisers of utah whether they make the industry their main occupation or aro are owners of only a small hard whether they hoy uso use tho the public range almost entirely or have a farm or ranch which produces a evv cw cattle or sheep along with other farm products or are residents of town or city and havo a family cow or two all those these are interested in and may lo be 10 directly affected by the terms of the ilia taylor grazing act ITOW how that act Is interpreted in it a broad way by the department of f the interior may be ded deduced aced from tile following digest of its ita terms prepared by tho the department apartment which was distributed among those who attended the meeting of tile the livestock owners from nit all parts of the west monday find and tuesday of last week at the hotel utah mali assistant secretary lere tary oscar L chapman Cli apman headed a committee from the department to the west to get the reaction of tile the livestock owners to tile provisions and problems of the taylor grazing act the net act itself Is largely tile the colton colion grazing grazi fig bill tile the outcome of several acara of work when don doll B colton represented atall in a republican congress when he liero remained maln at home tile the waa taken over by ills 16 democratic neighbor from western colorado C ol orado and hence the final law is known as the th oTay taylor lor act it was it amended mended however Ilo wever both in hi tile the house and espee especially lally in III tho hie senate what it provides in its Is final form la Is of sufficient importance por talice to Uta utahna lills to justify tile the fe repetition tion liere harp of tile official digest of tho the terms of the nw now law section by section this is as follows I 1 SECTION I 1 prea creation tion of grazing districts the secretary of the interior la Is I 1 to creato create grazing districts 1 from any ally part of tile the vacant find and d public domain which in his 1113 opinion Is ia chiefly valuable for grazing the secretary of the interior may not however I 1 place more than acres of the public doman domain in ili grazing national and adif inon ments air or indian allan ana na ot be heln iti eluded it sull districts A grazing district la Is created hy tile issuance of cm order shiell establishes etab lishes the boundaries of tile lie grazing district additions may be made to any district or its boundaries changed from time to time hearings required before grazing districts distri oits may be ba established in an any state a hearing must be held ln in the he state after a public notice of the me hearing has been given at abc a location fixed by the secretary of the interior convenient for the attendance of state officials and the ilia settlers resident and livestock owners of the vicinity where the district Is proposed to be established A district may not be a established until the expiration of 80 90 dayo day after such notice has been given nor until 20 da days 4 after such hearing is held withdrawal of public lands within proposed grazing Gra zilig district from Ent E atry ryThe the publication of it a notice of hearing has the effeCt of withdrawing all public landa la nois within the exterior boundaries of a proposed grazing district from all forms of homestead entry out ry or settlement tl fl rights ot of way vay oyer over grazing district lands the secretary Is required tu to grant any owner of lands adjacent to a district upon aepli cation of any ally such owner a right of way over the land included in puch district for stock driving purposes where necessary for con vent elit access to marketing bacill ties or to grazing lands not within such district construction of act nothing in the actis net is to bo be construed to impair any rights initiated under public land laws except as required by other provisions of the ho act tho the creation of a grazing district will not defeat t the lie grant to a sta state t a of lands heretofore re or hereafter sur keyed the act Is not to bo be construed as limiting or restricting the power of authority of any state as to matters within its jurl jurisdiction the act is not to be construed na its altering or restricting tho t i lio right to hunt bunt or fish within a grazing 41 or as vesting in ili tiny any cittee any ally right to interfere with hunting ua or fishing within a district SECTION 2 powers of the secretary of tho interior Inter lor the secretary of tho interior Is empowered to 19 do any and all filings no cesary for tile protection administration regulation and improvement of such grazing dist rocta ns as may be created including among other things lings ti power to regulate their occupancy and use 1 to ILO preserve the land and its resources aces from destruction or unnecessary in J jury 11 ry and to provide ide for the orderly use improvement and development of the public range rules and Regula regulations tiong the see sec of the interior Is aut authorized hortz to make hake rules and regul a eions find and establish a 11 suitable service to carry out the purposes of tile the net act rehabilitation of ranges tho the secretary la 19 authorized to study erosion find and flood control and perform such gucci work ns as la Is necessary to rehabilitate public land areas area FJ 8 subject oct to fo the provisions of tile tho act penalty pella 11 ty any willful viol violation atio of tho net act or it if tile the aulca rul and aop vp IE punishable imil s 1 anble by a fine of af not ili more thail ON issuance of grazing permits tho the secretary Is authorized to issue permits to graze livestock within a di district to such BUCU bonn bona fide settlers residents I 1 and other stock owners ns its under his rules and regulations are arc entitled to participate in the use of tho tile range permits may bo be issued only to those who havo have filed the necessary declaration of intention to become such and ana to groups associations or corporations authorized to do business under the laws lawa of the states in which tho the grazing i district Is located allm number ber of livestock to graze within district seasons of asa the secretary Is also authorized to specify from time to time the nummer of livestock that shall graze within a district and the seasons when a district shall be used for or grazing preferences Preference a to grazing privileges within district preference is to bo be giyen given in tho the issuance of grazing permits to those within or near a 4 di district 8 tact who are land owners engaged in the livestock business continued on race face roar four GRAZING ACT AFFECTS A LARCE NUMBER continued from pago one bond bona fide occupants or settlers sett lors or owners of water or water rights after a permit lina lias been issued its renewal may not bo be refused for the purpose of allowing a preference application it the aliu permit teo Is ia complying with all rules nilea and ro Sona lons of the secretary of tile the ln perlor where such finch reft refusal isal wilt will impair tile value of a livestock unit that liaa has boon been pledged by the as 18 security for a loan tho the number of livestock which such m may ay graze braze within a district may bo be increased or reduced tary of alio interior preference will bo be measured by the amount of grazing which la Is necessary for the permit applicant to make proper use of the lands water or water rights owned occupied or leased eased by him until july 1 1935 no preference Is to be given in 11 the issuance of 0 such permits to any owner occupant or settler dioso whoso rights were acquired between january 1 I 1934 and december 31 1934 aner after tho allowance of tile prefer conces hereinbefore provided tor for persons persona recognized and acknowledged by tile the secretary of the interior fais ns enjoying tile the use of the public ranga at the time of ta U inclusion within a district will bo be given it preference mee in the balance of the grazing brazing privileges of the district such preference will bo be measured I 1 by tile tho amount of the vomit permit applicants past use of such range duration of permit will bo be issued for a period of not more ilian 10 years renewal of perm it the perm it lias has a d preto preference ronco to renew the permit at lite discretion of thoyce alio secretary of 0 the hiter interior lor grazing fees the rho secretary Is authorized to make a reasonable annual charge for the privilege of grazing livestock within a district during periods of range depletion depiction duo to severe drouth or other natural causes or in case of a general epidemic denile of disease during tho the life of f tho the permit tile the secretary of tho the interior la Is given authority in his fairs cora bonnea it and son eon 1 of I t Ofik oakland laud california clial chairman of international relations rela la of tile federation of worn wom W V a 5 clubs spent monday afternoon at the freo free public library rending reading ind and discussing modern books tind and present tiny day problems leina mrs airs and son eon are making a 11 tour four of tho the scenic points itil of southern utah anti and the grand canyon discretion to remt reduce or refund in whole hole or in fit part or althof ho lz e postponement 0 1 m ut of p payment a y m nt 0 ot g grazing r a z g f fees e e s f for or tho the period pe rl 0 d 0 df f suc such 1 I 1 emergency water rights it 1 Is provided that nothing in tho the act bo be construed to impair any right to tho the possession and use of water which has vested or accrued under existing public land laws or which may be hereafter initiated or acquired nud and maintained in accordance with such much laws tills this provision protects vested rights lo 10 to the ua use of water which may be situated within 41 grazing district and alad provides for tho the continued acqua acqui acquisition of rights to the po poses session slon a and lid uso of water located within distrIct ij creation of grazing district or Isi vinco of permit not to create any rights in fit lands jhc thc creation of it a grazing district or the issuance ofa of a permit pursuant to the tha provisions of the ho net act wll wit not create any right title interest or estate in or to the lands the has haa a revocable privilege only of grazing 1 i g on oil public do domain macii included within a district SECTION 4 permit to construct improvements on public lands landa within districts required fences wells re and other improvements necessary to the caro care an abid d management of permitted livestock may be constructed on pt public icille lands within the grazing districts under tinder a permit issued by the secretary Bec rotary partition fences tho the act provides that the secretary or of the interior shall require per permit ittzes tees to comply with the provisions of tha law of the state within which the grazing district is located as regard the cost and maintenance of partition fences use of improvements in districts by subsequent occupants where improvements havo have been constructed within a district by a to no pe permit anit shall be issued which will entitle it a subsequent subs quent to tile the use ilse of such improvements imp to i yen nt s until lie lias as paid for the reasonable value thereof as aa determined under tinder the rules and regulations of the secretary of the interior SECTION 5 freo free grazing within districts for livestock kept for domestic posos free ree grazing for domestic livestock within districts to la to bo be allowed use of amber stone gravel clay coal anti and other deposits nothing tit in the net act la Is to prevent the ilse bao of timber stone gravel clay coal unit other deposits by minors miners prospectors for minerals settlers and residents for firewood fire tire wood tone fences es buildings mining prospect prospecting laX and other domestic purposes SECTION 6 pt ot wily way within grazing districts theart the net does not restrict the acquisition gr granting ahting or use ilse or of rights of way within grazing districts for all proper and lawful purposes mining alining the act does not operate to restrict prospecting locating developing mining leasing or the patenting of mineral resources within such distrI districts ets under tinder applicable law SECTION 7 of public lands within with in grazing districts rha tho secretary la Is authorized in his discretion to classify lands within grazing 1 districts which are more valuable and suitable su liable for tho the production of agricultural crops than forage plants and to open such agricultural lands to homestead entry in tracts not exceeding acres in area no landet landa within a 0 grazing district are subject to settlements or occupancy i however until such classification la Is made and the lands found to be more vatura blo for agricultural crops are opened to entry after notice thereof has been given to the grazing permit tees lands homesteader homesteaded ed remain a part of the grazing district until patents are aued after entry la is allowed tho the homesteader la is entitled to 0 the possession and ana uso use of tho the land when any qualified person was an application in mlp land office 0 of tho the proper district to fo make a homo stead entry to any tract not exceeding acres tile secretary Is directed to mako make it a classification of such it land it if tile tho secretary cl classifies such land when they aro are open ed cd to entry SECTION 8 tho the united states may bo be given title to lands within district tho the secretary of the interior on behalf of the united states my may accept title to any lands within tho the w exterior boundaries of 0 a grazing district as a gift when lie ho believes such action will promote the pur district trIcI poses of the dis t I 1 Ei achan chango 90 of privately owned lands situated within district for lands of the united States When to III tho the opinion of the secretary the public interest will be benefited thereby lie ho la Is authorized to accept title to any privately owned lands within the exterior boundaries of a grazing district and in exchange ther defor to issue a patent for not to exceed an equal value of public land in the same came state or within a distance of not more than BO 50 milci mlles within tho the adjoining state nearest nN arest the I 1 base ase lands pubic lands landa given in exchange must mus t be surveyed si and may be situated either cither within I 1 or without a grazing district notice of V exchange before tiny exchange can be effected notice thereof must bo be the secretary once each week tor for iou four r successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties count loa in which bitic it the lands to lie accepted are arc sit situated u abed and also in some newspaper published b elsh in the county in which the lands landa to bo be given in such exchange are situated lands convoyed conveyed to tile the united states under tinder this section become a part 0 of the grazing district within whose exterior boundaries they are located either party to an exchange may malce maice reserva vA lions of mineral casements etc exchange of state owned lands upon application of any state tho the seem secretary tary la Is directed to exchange federally owned lands for state owned lands landa the bas base lands elands to to be taken by the united states in any may bo be located either within or without a grazing district such exchanges are to bo be made tit in the manner that la Is provided for the edcha exchange of public lands for those in private SECTION 9 cooperation with local stockmen Stoc kmen and state land and conservation officials tho the secretary sere tary Is directed to provide by suitable rules s and regulations for cooperation with etli local organizations of stock men state land officials and official state agencies 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