National Forest Management Act of 1976

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The National Forest Management Act of 1976 is a U.S. federal law that governs the administration and planning of national forests, emphasizing sustainable resource management, environmental protection, and public participation in decision-making.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
amends Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ⓘ
appliesTo National Forest System ⓘ
all units of the National Forest System in the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1976-10-22 ⓘ
enactedBy 94th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes procedures for public comment on forest plans ⓘ
requirements for monitoring and evaluation of forest conditions ⓘ
standards and guidelines for timber management on national forests ⓘ
focusesOn long-term forest planning ⓘ
protection of biodiversity ⓘ
public review of forest plans ⓘ
timber harvesting standards ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
objective ensure long-term productivity of forest lands ⓘ
maintain diversity of plant and animal communities ⓘ
protect soil, watershed, and wildlife resources ⓘ
provide for multiple use and sustained yield of forest resources ⓘ
partOf United States environmental statutory framework ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 94-588 ⓘ
purpose to guide the management of the National Forest System ⓘ
to increase public participation in federal land management decisions ⓘ
to integrate environmental considerations into forest management ⓘ
relatedTo Endangered Species Act of 1973 ⓘ
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ⓘ
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
requires consideration of environmental impacts in forest management ⓘ
development of land and resource management plans for national forests ⓘ
interdisciplinary approach to forest planning ⓘ
periodic revision of forest plans ⓘ
public involvement in forest planning ⓘ
scope timber, wildlife, recreation, watershed, and other forest uses ⓘ
signedBy Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingPresident Gerald Ford ⓘ
subject environmental protection ⓘ
forest planning ⓘ
national forest management ⓘ
public participation in land management decisions ⓘ
sustainable resource management ⓘ
typeOfPlanning land and resource management planning ⓘ
yearEnacted 1976 ⓘ

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94th United States Congress → passed → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Zigzag Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Barlow Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
U.S. National Forest → administeredUnder → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
United States environmental law → keyStatute → National Forest Management Act ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
United States public land law → relatedStatute → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Helena National Forest → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 → influenced → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Organic Administration Act of 1897 → relatedTo → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Globe Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Magdalena Ranger District → followsPolicy → National Forest Management Act ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service → appliesPolicy → National Forest Management Act regulations ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Roadless Area Conservation Rule → basedOn → National Forest Management Act ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Hood Canal Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Stearns District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Hume Lake Ranger District → implementsPolicy → National Forest Management Act guidelines ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Sacramento Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Ely Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Public Law 94-588 → hasTitle → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 → amendedBy → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 → relatedTo → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
United States federal wildlife protection framework → legalBasis → National Forest Management Act ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Snoqualmie Ranger District → governingLaw → National Forest Management Act ⓘ
linked to: National Forest Management Act of 1976
Weeks Act of 1911 → relatedTo → National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ