76-16-113. Powers of commission. The commission has all the powers enumerated in this chapter and any other powers necessary or incidental to carrying out the full purpose and intent of this chapter, including but not limited to:
     (1) conducting hearings on issues brought before the commission and conducting investigations into matters affecting the commission or the operation of state grazing districts, including appeals of decisions made by the board of directors of an individual state grazing district or other actions taken in accordance with this chapter;
     (2) administratively promoting and fostering an atmosphere of cooperation and mutual trust between the federal bureau of land management, the United States forest service, the department, and cooperative state grazing districts and upholding the terms and conditions of any memorandum of understanding between those entities with regard to provisions noted in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, the Public Rangelands Improvement Act, the Taylor Grazing Act, and this chapter; and
     (3) prescribing methodologies to be used for the reallocation of grazing preference within cooperative state grazing districts that, for whatever reason, no longer have access to historical preference records.

     History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 401, L. 1999.