The Strategic Grazing to Reduce Risk of Wildfire Act directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop strategies using livestock grazing as a tool to reduce wildfire risk on National Forest System land and public lands, respectively. Within 18 months of enactment, each agency must create a plan that considers using vacant grazing allotments during emergencies, targeted grazing to reduce hazardous fuels in high-risk areas like the wildland-urban interface, controlling invasive grasses such as cheatgrass, aiding post-fire recovery, and incorporating technologies like virtual fencing. The strategies must be developed in coordination with grazing permit holders, states, tribes, local governments, utility authorities, and firefighting agencies, and must be made publicly available online. This bill primarily affects ranchers who hold federal grazing permits, land management agencies, and communities in wildfire-prone areas, while explicitly preserving existing grazing programs and legal requirements under the Taylor Grazing Act. No new funding is authorized; the bill focuses on planning and coordination rather than direct financial appropriations.
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