Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) Voluntary grazing permit retirement is a successful land management tool that has been authorized by Congress for specific purposes and in numerous areas throughout the 16 Western States, including Death Valley National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Arches National Park, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, and Wilderness Areas in the Owyhee Canyonlands and Boulder-White Clouds. (2) Expanding the authority for voluntary grazing permit retirement to include all Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior in the 16 Western States will aid in the resolution of land and resource management conflicts and provide Federal grazing permittees and lessees with increased flexibility and opportunities when making decisions about the future of their livestock operations.