| Shorttitle: | Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 |
| Longtitle: | An Act to improve the range conditions of the public grazing lands. |
| Colloquialacronym: | PRIA |
| Nickname: | Public Grazing Lands Improvement Act of 1978 |
| Enacted By: | 95th |
| Effective Date: | October 25, 1978 |
| Public Law Url: | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUTE-92-Pg1803.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 95-514 |
| Title Amended: | 43 U.S.C.: Public Lands |
| Sections Created: | § 1901 et seq. |
| Introducedin: | House |
| Introducedby: | Teno Roncalio (D–WY) |
| Introduceddate: | January 26, 1978 |
| Committees: | House Interior and Insular Affairs, Senate Energy and Natural Resources |
| Passedbody1: | House |
| Passeddate1: | June 29, 1978 |
| Passedvote1: | Passed |
| Passedbody2: | Senate |
| Passeddate2: | September 30, 1978 |
| Passedvote2: | 59-7 |
| Conferencedate: | October 6, 1978 |
| Passedbody3: | House |
| Passeddate3: | October 10, 1978 |
| Passedvote3: | Agreed |
| Passedbody4: | Senate |
| Passeddate4: | October 11, 1978 |
| Passedvote4: | Agreed |
| Signedpresident: | Jimmy E. Carter |
| Signeddate: | October 25, 1978 |
The Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (PRIA) defines the current grazing fee formula and establishes rangeland monitoring and inventory procedures for Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service rangelands. The National Grasslands are exempt from PRIA.
The H.R. 10587 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on October 25, 1978.[1]