Federal Land Policy and Management Act

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The Federal Land Policy and Management Act is a 1976 U.S. law that established the framework for managing public lands under the Bureau of Land Management, emphasizing multiple use, environmental protection, and retention of lands in federal ownership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
public lands law ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
appliesTo acquired federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
onshore federal public domain lands ⓘ
authorizes acquisition of non-federal lands for public purposes ⓘ
land exchanges involving public lands ⓘ
rights-of-way across public lands ⓘ
withdrawal of public lands for specific purposes ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 43 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSections 43 U.S.C. §1701 et seq. ⓘ
containsSection Section 102 (43 U.S.C. §1701) congressional declaration of policy ⓘ
Section 202 land use planning ⓘ
Section 204 withdrawals ⓘ
Section 206 exchanges ⓘ
Section 302 management of public lands ⓘ
Section 603 wilderness review of roadless areas ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effectiveIn United States federal public lands ⓘ
emphasizes environmental protection on public lands ⓘ
public involvement in land use planning ⓘ
enactedBy 94th United States Congress ⓘ
established modern statutory mission of the Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
establishesPrinciple multiple use management of public lands ⓘ
sustained yield management of public lands ⓘ
includes congressional findings on the value of public lands ⓘ
enforcement and penalty provisions ⓘ
provisions for environmental protection standards ⓘ
provisions for public participation in decision-making ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
policyDeclaration public lands are to be retained in federal ownership unless disposal serves the national interest ⓘ
purpose to declare a national policy for the management of public lands ⓘ
to establish a comprehensive framework for managing public lands ⓘ
regulates grazing on public lands ⓘ
mineral development on public lands ⓘ
recreation uses on public lands ⓘ
rights-of-way for pipelines and transmission lines ⓘ
relatedTo Mineral Leasing Act ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
Taylor Grazing Act ⓘ
replacedPolicy presumption of disposal of public lands ⓘ
requires inventory of public lands and their resources ⓘ
land use planning for public lands ⓘ
periodic review of land use plans ⓘ
shortName FLPMA ⓘ
signedBy Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingDate 1976-10-21 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1976 ⓘ

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National Conservation Lands → governingLaw → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
Mineral Leasing Act → relatedTo → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
Basin and Range National Monument → governingLaw → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
Homestead Act of 1862 → partialRepeal → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Wilderness Study Area → legalAuthorityForBLM → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
subject linked to: Wilderness Study Areas
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
United States environmental law → keyStatute → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
United States public land law → relatedStatute → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 → relatedTo → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Public Law 103-433 → relatedTo → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
House Range Wilderness Study Area → governingLaw → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Taylor Grazing Act → relatedTo → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
BLM Ely District → follows → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska → governedBy → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
California Desert Conservation Area Plan → legalBasis → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
United States federal wildlife protection framework → legalBasis → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
Prineville District BLM → follows → Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 → amendedBy → Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Policy and Management Act