<Dd> the grazing fee "equals the $1.23 base established by the 1966 Western Livestock Grazing Survey multiplied by the result of the Forage Value Index (computed annually from data supplied by the Statistical Reporting Service) added to the Combined Index (Beef Cattle Price Index minus the Prices Paid Index) and divided by 100; provided, that the annual increase or decrease in such fee for any given year shall be limited to not more than plus or minus 25 percent of the previous year's fee, and provided further, that the fee shall not be less than $1.35 per animal unit month ." Apart from the $1.35 floor, which took effect on February 14, 1986, this is the same as the fee calculation that applied for the grazing years 1979 through 1985 . </Dd> <Ul> <Li> For lands of the state of Oregon, </Li> </Ul> <Li> For lands of the state of Oregon, </Li> <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd> the grazing fee is the greatest of a) $250; (b) $4.25 per AUM; or (c) The carrying capacity of the leasehold in AUMs multiplied by the annual AUM rate (expressed in dollars per AUM). The annual AUM compensation rate equals G x CC x S x P, where G is animal gain per month (set at 35 pounds, since January 1, 2010), CC is marketable calf crop (fixed at 80 percent), S is state share of calf gain (set at 25 percent on January 1, 2012), and P is calf price (90% of the USDA national price data indicating average sale price for the preceding one year period based on an October through September year). </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

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