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 PUBLIC LAW 95-514—OCT. 25, 1978

92 STAT. 1805

structures, treatment projects, and use of mechanical means to accomplish the desired results. (g) The term "court ordered environmental impact statement" means any environmental statements which are required to be prepared by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the tinal judgment or subse(][ueiit modification theivof as set forth on Jmie IcS, 1975, in the matter of Natural Resources Defense Council against And r u s. (h) The term "Secretary" unless specifically designated otherwise, means the Secretary of the Interior. (i) The term "sixteen contiguous AVestern States" means the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, I d a h o, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, NOAV ]\Iexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. RANGELANDS IXVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT

SEC. 4. (a) Following enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 43 USC 1903. Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall update, develop (where necessary) and maintain on a continuing basis thereafter, an inventory of range conditions and record of trends of range conditions on the public rangelands. and shall categorize or identify such lands on the basis of the range conditions and trends thereof as they deem appropriate. Such inventories shall be conducted and maintained by the Secretary as a part of the inventory process required by section 201(a) of the Federal L and Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1711). and by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with section 5 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources P l a n n i n g Act of 1974 (16 ILS.C. 1608); shall be kept current on a regular basis so as to reflect changes in range conditions; and shall be available to the Public public.

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(b) The Secretary shall manage the public rangelands in accordance with the Tavlor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315-315 (o)), the Federal Land Policy "and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701-1782), and other applicable law consistent with the public rangelands improveuient program pursuant to this Act. Except where the land use planning process required pursuant to section 202 of the Federal L and Policy and INIanagement Act (43 U.S.C. 1712) determines otherwise or the Secretary determines, and sets forth his reasons for this determination, that grazing uses should be discontinued (either temporarily or permanently) on certain lands, the goal of such management shall be to improve the range conditions of the public rangelands so that they l>ecome as productive as feasible in accordance with the rangeland manageuient objectives established through the land use planning process, and consistent with the values and objectives listed in sections 2 (a) and (b)(2) of this Act.

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RANGE IMPROVEMENT FUNDING

SEC. 5. (a) I n order to accomplish the purposes of this Act, there Appropriation are herebv authorized to be appropriated the sum of an additional authorization. $15,000,000 annually in fiscal years 1980 through 1982; for fiscal years 43 USC 1904. 1983 through 1986 an amount no less than the amount authorized for 1982; and for fiscal years 1987 through 1999 an amount not less than $5,000,000 annually more than the amount authorized for fiscal year 1986. Such funds shall be in addition to any range, Avildlife, and soil and water management moneys which have been requested by the

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