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The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976 (P.L. 94-588) is a United States federal law that is the primary statute governing the administration of national forests and was an amendment to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, which called for the management of renewable resources on national forest lands.
There are 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands containing 193 million acres (297,000 mi 2 /769 000 km 2) of land. [10] These lands comprise 8.5 percent of the total land area of the United States, an area about the size of Texas. [1] About 87 percent of national forest land lies in the Western United States, mostly in mountain ranges.
United Nations Forest Management Plan. New forest laws have been adopted in Eastern European countries as part of their transition to a market economy. These laws had considerable effect on the structure of forest land ownership, improvements in management regulations, and modernization of the forest sector's institutional framework. [13]
Special regulations and rules apply to all wildlife management areas across the United States. [36] Wildlife management areas are accessible to the public for many recreational uses. Hunters and campers enjoy the land to harvest wild game on a legal basis. Hunting is permitted in wildlife management areas but there are rules and regulations.
The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Public Law 86-517) is a federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960. This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and administer the renewable resources of timber, range, water, recreation and wildlife on the national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the products and services.
A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on ...
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.
Title 36 is the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding parks, forests, and public property. It is available in digital and printed form, and can be referenced online using the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR).