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The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) is a United States federal law that governs the way in which the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management are managed. The law was enacted in 1976 by the 94th Congress and is found in the United States Code under Title 43 .
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (Baca Act) (Pub. L. 106–248 (text)) Mineral Leasing Act; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Omnibus Public Land Management Act (Pub. L. 111–11 (text)) Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. § 315 et seq.)
The California Desert Conservation Area covers 25 million acres (100,000 km 2) of land in southern California designated by Congress in 1976 by means of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. [64] BLM is charged with administering about 10 million acres (40,000 km 2) of this fragile area with its potential for multiple uses in mind. [64]
In 1976 the interests of local communities were completely erased from policy considerations with the passing of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, which enshrined all public lands into ...
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ended homesteading; [45] [46] by that time, federal government policy had shifted to retaining control of western public lands. The only exception to this new policy was in Alaska , for which the law allowed homesteading until 1986.
The Bureau of Land Management was not required to review its lands for inclusion in the NWPS until after October 21, 1976, when the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 was signed into law; designation of wilderness areas on BLM lands began in 1978. Over 200 wilderness areas have been created within Bureau of Land Management ...
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969; Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977; Federal Revenue Sharing Act; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act; Flood Control Act of 1937; Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
Horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range in Montana. The BLM distinguishes between "herd areas" (HA) where feral horse and burro herds existed at the time of the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, and "Herd Management Areas" (HMA) where the land is currently managed for the benefit of horses and burros, though "as a component" of public lands, part of ...