§ 315o-1. — Board of grazing district advisers; composition; meetings; duties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC315o-1]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 8A--GRAZING LANDS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
Sec. 315o-1. Board of grazing district advisers; composition;
meetings; duties
(a) In order that the Secretary of the Interior may have the benefit
of the fullest information and advice concerning physical, economic, and
other local conditions in the several grazing districts, there shall be
an advisory board of local stockmen in each such district, the members
of which shall be known as grazing district advisers. Each such board
shall consist of not less than five nor more than twelve members,
exclusive of wildlife representatives, one such representative to be
appointed by the Secretary, in his discretion, to membership on each
such board. Except for such wildlife representatives, the names of the
members of each district advisory board shall be recommended to the
Secretary by the users of the range in that district through an election
conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary. No
grazing district adviser so recommended, however, shall assume office
until he has been appointed by the Secretary and has taken an oath of
office. The Secretary may, after due notice, remove any grazing district
adviser from office if in his opinion such removal would be for the good
of the service.
(b) Each district advisory board shall meet at least once annually
at a time to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, or by such other
officer to whom the Secretary may delegate the function of issuing
grazing permits, and at such other times as its members may be called by
such officer. Each board shall offer advice and make a recommendation on
each application for such a grazing permit within its district:
Provided, That in no case shall any grazing district adviser participate
in any advice or recommendation concerning a permit, or an application
therefor, in which he is directly or indirectly interested. Each board
shall further offer advice or make recommendations concerning rules and
regulations for the administration of this subchapter, the establishment
of grazing districts and the modification of the boundaries thereof, the
seasons of use and carrying capacity of the range, and any other matters
affecting the administration of this subchapter within the district.
Except in a case where in the judgment of the Secretary an emergency
shall exist, the Secretary shall request the advice of the advisory
board in advance of the promulgation of any rules and regulations
affecting the district.
(June 28, 1934, ch. 865, Sec. 18, as added July 14, 1939, ch. 270, 53
Stat. 1002; amended 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16,
1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
Transfer of Functions
``Secretary of the Interior'' substituted for ``Director of
Grazing'' in subsec. (b) on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No.
3 of 1946, which abolished Grazing Service and transferred functions of
Grazing Service to a new agency in Department of the Interior to be
known as Bureau of Land Management. See section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3
of 1946, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later
than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless,
in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the
Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law.
Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later
than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their
establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed
by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or
in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463,
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
