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 114 STAT. 1549A-78 PUBLIC LAW 106-387 —APPENDIX inserting "occurs— "(I) in the case of land other than eligible acreage enrolled under section 1231(h), during"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(II) in the case of eligible acreage enrolled under section 1231(h), at any time other than during the period beginning May 1 and ending August 1 of each year for a reduction in rental payment commensurate with the limited economic value of such incidental grazing; and". SEC. 1104. STUDY OF IMPACT OF PILOT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study of the impact of the pilot program established under section 1231(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)) (as added by section 1102(a)) on— (1) enrollment of owners and operators in— (A) the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.); (B) the wetlands reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.); and (C) other Federal and State conservation programs; (2) tj^es of environmentally sensitive acreage that have not been enrolled in the wetlands reserve program; and (3) conservation of soil, water, and related natural resources, including grazing land, wetland, and wildlife habitat. (b) REPORTS. —Not later than March 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the results of the study. SEC. 1105. REGULATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by this Act. (b) PROCEDURE. — The promulgation of the regulations and administration of the amendments made by this Act shall be made without regard to— (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the "Paperwork Reduction Act"). (c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.— In carry- ing out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

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