Nation IN BRIEF : THE WEST : Way Cleared to Hike Federal Grazing Fee
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Clinton Administration and its Senate allies ended a weeks-long deadlock over a controversial grazing reform initiative. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), facing a phalanx of opposition from fellow Westerners, withdrew a measure that would have raised grazing fees by 80%. The move paves the way for the Clinton Administration to issue its own federal regulations, including larger fee increases than those envisioned in Reid’s bill.
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