(a)The objectives of these regulations are to promote healthy sustainable rangeland ecosystems; to accelerate restoration and improvement of public rangelands to properly functioning conditions; to promote the orderly use, improvement and development of the public lands; to establish efficient and effective administration of grazing of public rangelands; and to provide for the sustainability of the western livestock industry and communities that are dependent upon productive, healthy public rangelands.

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(b) These objectives will be realized in a manner consistent with land use plans, multiple use, sustained yield, environmental values, economic and other objectives stated in the Taylor Grazing Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. § 315, 315a-315r); section 102 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. § 1701) and the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. § 1901(b)(2)).

[60 FR 9960, Feb. 22, 1995, as amended at 71 FR 39503, July 12, 2006]