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 PUBLIC LAW 105-81—NOV. 13, 1997 111 STAT. 1537 Public Law 105-81 105th Congress An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning grazing ,. „ _Q_ use and open space within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming,

and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges. [H.R. 708] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 16 USC 406d-2 Congress finds that— (1) open space near Grand Teton National Park continues to decline; (2) as the population continues to grow in Teton County, Wyoming, undeveloped land near the Park becomes more scarce; (3) the loss of open space around Teton Park has negative impacts on wildlife migration routes in the area and on visitors to the Park, and its repercussions can be felt throughout the entire region; (4) a few ranches make up Teton Valleys remaining open space, and the ranches depend on grazing in Grand Teton National Park for summer range to maintain operations; (5) the Act that created Grand Teton National Park allowed several permittees to continue livestock grazing in the Park for the life of a designated heir in the family; (6) some of the last remaining heirs have died, and as a result the open space around the Park will most likely be subdivided and developed; (7) in order to develop the best solution to protect open space immediately adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, the Park Service should conduct a study of open space in the region; and (8) the study should develop workable solutions that are fiscally responsible and acceptable to the National Park Service, the public, local government, and landowners in the area. SEC. 2. STUDY OF GRAZING USE AND OPEN SPACE. 16 USC 406d-2 (a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and associated use of certain agricultural and ranch lands within and adjacent to the Park, including—

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