Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act

This bill establishes the Malheur County Grazing Management Program, allowing ranchers to adjust grazing schedules and water placement with written notice to improve ecological health on federal lands. It creates the Malheur C.E.O. Group, an 18-member advisory body representing ranching interests, environmental groups, tribal representatives, and government agencies to develop and monitor projects. The bill designates approximately 1.1 million acres of federal land as wilderness areas and transfers specific parcels to the Burns Paiute Tribe. The program requires monitoring plans, annual reports, and consultation with stakeholders to balance ecological health with grazing uses.