Public Lands Council v. Babbitt

This case requires us to interpret several provisions of the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, 48 Stat. 1269, 43 U. S. C. §315 et seq. The petitioners claim that each of three grazing regulations, 43 CFR §§4100.0-5, 4110.1(a), and 4120.3-2 (1998), exceeds the authority that this statute grants the Secretary of the Interior. We disagree and hold that the three regulations do not violate the Act.

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We begin with a brief description of the Act s background, provisions, and related administrative practice.

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The Taylor Grazing Act’s enactment in 1934 marked a turning point in the history of the western…