Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1047

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123STA T . 1 0 2 7PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9ofLandM ana gem en ti dentified a s‘ ‘ Fr om B LM to D eerfie l d ’ ’ , as generall y de p i c tedont h e Deerfield land e x change map .(6)GRAZING A L L OTME NT. —T he term ‘‘gra z ing allotment’’ means any of the Box R ,B u c k Lake, Buck Mountain, Buck P oint, C onde Creek, Co v e Creek, Cove Creek Ranch, Dead w ood, Dixie, Grizzly, H oward Prairie, J enny Creek, K eene Creek, N orth Cove Creek, and S oda Mountain grazing allotments in the State. ( 7 ) GRAZING LEA S E.—The term ‘‘grazing lease’’ means any document authorizing the use of a grazing allotment for the purpose of grazing livestock for commercial purposes. ( 8 ) LAN D O W NER.—The term ‘‘Landowner’’ means the owner of the Box R Ranch in the State. ( 9 ) LESSEE.—The term ‘‘lessee’’ means a livestock operator that holds a valid existing grazing lease for a grazing allotment. ( 10 )LI V ESTO CK .—The term ‘‘livestock’’ does not include b easts of burden used for recreational purposes. (11) MON U MENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the Cas - cade-Siskiyou National Monument in the State. (1 2 ) ROWLETT P ARCEL.—The term ‘‘Rowlett parcel’’ means the parcel of approximately 4 0 acres of private land identified as ‘‘Rowlett O ffered’’, as generally depicted on the Box R Ranch land exchange map. (1 3 ) SECRETAR Y .—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- retary of the I nterior. (14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon. (1 5 ) W ILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ means the Soda Mountain Wilderness designated by section 1405(a). (16) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘wilderness map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Soda Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated May 5, 2008. SEC.1402 . VOLUNTARYG RA ZI NG LEASE D ONATION P ROGRA M . (a) EX ISTING GRAZING LEASES.— (1) DONATION O F LEASE.— ( A ) ACCEPTANCE B Y SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall accept any grazing lease that is donated by a lessee. (B) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall terminate any grazing lease ac q uired under subparagraph (A). (C) NO NEW GRAZING LEASE.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), with respect to each grazing lease donated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— (i) not issue any new grazing lease within the grazing allotment covered by the grazing lease

and (ii) ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the grazing allotment covered by the grazing lease. (2) DONATION OF PORTION OF GRAZING LEASE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—A lessee with a grazing lease for a grazing allotment partially within the Monument may elect to donate only that portion of the grazing lease that is within the Monument. (B) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall accept the portion of a grazing lease that is donated under subparagraph (A). (C) MODIFICATION OF LEASE.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), if a lessee donates a portion of a grazing lease under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—