The permittees are required to pay a fee, and the permit cannot exceed ten years but is renewable.

During the administration of President Herbert Hoover, it became clear that federal regulation of public land use was needed to address the root causes of the Dust Bowl.

[2] Since vast portions were used for livestock grazing, the importance of range management loomed large.

This bill set up the grazing bureau, or service in the Department of Interior, to administer the range lands.

A 2022 study found the law, which demarcated property rights, led to greater land productivity in large grazing districts in the Western US.