Voluntary grazing permit retirement program

(a) Voluntary waiver of grazing permit or lease (1) Acceptance by Secretary Subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall accept, on a first-come, first-served basis, any grazing permit or lease related to Federal land in the 16 Western States that is voluntarily waived by a grazing permittee or lessee with the intention of permanently ending livestock grazing on that grazing allotment or on a portion of that grazing allotment. (2) Termination The Secretary shall immediately terminate any grazing permit or lease accepted under paragraph (1). (3) No new grazing permit or lease With respect to each grazing permit or lease voluntarily waived under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) not issue any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the grazing permit or lease; and (B) ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the grazing allotment covered by the grazing permit or lease. (b) Waiver of grazing permit or lease on common allotments (1) In general If a grazing allotment or portion of a grazing allotment covered by a grazing permit or lease that is waived under subsection (a) is also covered in part or in whole by another grazing permit or lease that is not waived, the Secretary shall reduce the level of commercial livestock grazing on the grazing allotment to reflect the waiver. (2) Authorized level To ensure that there is a permanent reduction in the level of livestock grazing on the land covered by the grazing permit or lease waived under subsection (a), the Secretary shall not allow grazing to exceed the level established under paragraph (1). (c) Limitation (1) In general The Secretaries shall accept per fiscal year under this section— (A) not more than 100 grazing permits, in the aggregate, for all of the 16 Western States; and (B) not more than 25 grazing permits for land located in whole or in part in any individual State. (2) Applicability This limitation shall not apply to administratively retired grazing allotments as of the effective date of this Act. (d) Administratively retired grazing allotments With respect to grazing allotments administratively retired before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) not issue any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the grazing permit or lease; and (2) ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the grazing allotment covered by the grazing permit or lease.