TENURE AND USE OF ARID GRAZING LANDS. 



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E. — Principal bills introduced in Congress relating to disposal of public lands other 

 than by homesteading — Continued. 



Designation. 



Date intro- 

 duced. 



Author. 



Principal provisions. 



H. R. 14108 Fifty-seventh Apr. 30,1902 

 Congress, first session. 



Mr. Lacey. 



S. 7618 Fifty-ninth Con- 

 gress, second session. 



Jan. 8, 1907 



Mr. Burkett. 



S. 5431 Sixtieth Congress, 

 first session. 



S . 3462 Sixty-second Con- 

 gress, second session. 



H. R. 10539 Sixty-third 

 Congress, second ses- 

 sion. 



Feb. 18,1908 



Dec. 7, 1911 

 1913 



Mr. Curtis. 



Mr. La Fol- 



lette. 

 Mr. Kent. . .. 



S. 5067 Sixty-fifth Con- 

 gress, third session . 



S. 1516 Sixty-sixth Con- 

 gress, first session. 



Dec. 3, 1918 



June 6, 1919 



Mr. Jones. 



Mr. King. 



Purpose, to secure use and development of 

 grazing lands by small stockmen. Act to be 

 administered by Secretary of Interior. Graz- 

 ing lands to be leased, subject to all lawful 

 entry, for maximum period of 5 years to indi- 

 viduals only, and for their personal use in 

 tracts of not more than 3,200 acres; the leased 

 land not to exceed ten times the area of land 

 owned by the applicant. Where demand 

 exceeds supply land is to be apportioned. 

 Land to be classified and charges to vary ac- 

 cording to value of grazing. Lessee to have 

 privilege of fencing. Lands not applied for 

 may continue to be used as in the past. 



Purpose, to regulate grazing upon public graz- 

 ing lands, President to set aside grazing dis- 

 tricts to be administered by Secretary of 

 Agriculture. 



All stock using such districts to be charged a 

 reasonable fee as on forests . Lands to remain 

 subject to homestead entry, but latter not to 

 give grazing privileges except when made 

 under laws requiring cultivation and agricul- 

 tural use; all range improvements on lands 

 subsequently homesteaded must be paid for. 

 Leased lands not to be affected by subse- 

 quent appropriation except as to land actu- 

 ally appropriated, until end of current annual 

 grazing period. Percentage of grazing re- 

 ceipts to be turned over to States. 



Purpose and provisions practically the same 

 as in the Burkett bill (S. 7618 above), but 

 with a specific provision for local control by 

 an advisory board representing stockmen 

 using the range who shall assist the repre- 

 sentative of the Department of Agriculture. 

 Disputes to be referred to the Secretary of 

 Agriculture for adjustment. 



Practically identical with the provisions of 

 the Curtis bill. (See S. 5431 above.) 



Purpose, to regulate and improve grazing on 

 the public lands of the United States. Presi- 

 dent to be authorized to establish grazing 

 districts which shall be administered by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture. Grazing to be 

 authorized by permits for period not to ex- 

 ceed 10 years with right tof ence. Preference 

 to be given homesteaders and present users. 

 Fees to be based upon grazing value of land. 

 Homesteading not to be restricted. In other 

 respects the bill is practically the same as the 

 Curtis bill. (See S. 5431 above.) 



Purpose to extend the rights of stock-raising 

 homesteaders. 



An entryman under stock-raising homestead 



Act may lease acres of suitable vacant 



contiguous public land for not to exceed 5 

 years with the right to purchase such lands 

 leased after securing patent to his homestead. 



Purpose, toregulateandimprovegrazingonthe 

 public lands. President to be authorized to 

 establish grazing commons which shall be 

 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 



