119-s602

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 602 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 602

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 support research and development of ungulate grazing land management 
 techniques for purposes of wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and 
 post-fire recovery.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 13, 2025

 Mr. Padilla (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Lankford) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 support research and development of ungulate grazing land management 
 techniques for purposes of wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and 
 post-fire recovery.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. GRAZING FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

 

Section 1672
            (d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925
            (d) ) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
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    (21) Grazing for wildfire mitigation initiative.--
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        (A) === Definitions. ===
-In this paragraph:
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            (i) Land-grant institution.--The term 
 `land-grant institution' means an 1862 
 Institution, 1890 Institution, or 1994 
 Institution (as those terms are defined in 
 

section 2 of the Agricultural Research, 
 Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
 U.S.C. 7601)).
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            (ii) Ungulate.--The term `ungulate' means 
 a hooved grazing mammal.
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        (B) Initiative.--Research and extension grants 
 may be made under this section at land-grant 
 institutions for the purposes of--
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            (i) supporting research and development 
 of ungulate grazing land management techniques 
 that--
 ``
            (I) promote wildfire mitigation, 
 fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery 
 on public land and private land, 
 including research and development 
 relating to understanding the economic 
 benefits of, and increasing social 
 support for, such activities;
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            (II) are compatible with 
 activities that protect against adverse 
 environmental effects, including the 
 spread of invasive plant species and 
 disease, soil erosion, water quality 
 degradation, and watershed degradation, 
 such as--
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    (aa) rotational grazing;
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    (bb) managed stocking 
 rates;
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            (cc) riparian buffer 
 zones;
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            (dd) cover crops;
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    (ee) fencing, including 
 virtual fencing;
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    (ff) manipulation of wild 
 ungulate populations through 
 targeted wildlife management; 
 and
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    (gg) water point 
 management techniques; and
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            (III) improve soil health; and
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            (ii) disseminating information to public 
 and private landowners, land managers, and 
 livestock owners, including through providing 
 educational materials and conducting outreach 
 programs, regarding--
 ``
            (I) ungulate grazing land 
 management techniques that promote 
 wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, 
 and post-fire recovery; and
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            (II) compatible activities 
 described in clause
            (i) .''.
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