Public Law 94-588

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Public Law 94-588 is the formal designation of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, a key U.S. law that reformed the management and conservation of national forests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
forestry law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
aimsTo balance timber production with environmental protection ⓘ
ensure long-term forest productivity ⓘ
protect soil, watershed, fish, wildlife, and recreation values ⓘ
reform management of the National Forest System ⓘ
amends Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ⓘ
Organic Administration Act of 1897 ⓘ
appliesTo National Forest System lands ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of 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 monitoring and evaluating forest plans ⓘ
standards and guidelines for forest planning ⓘ
hasEffectOn conservation of wildlife habitat in national forests ⓘ
management of timber sales in national forests ⓘ
public participation in federal land management decisions ⓘ
hasTitle National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
motivatedBy controversies over clearcutting in national forests ⓘ
providesFor periodic revision of forest land and resource management plans ⓘ
public notice and comment on proposed forest plans ⓘ
publicLawNumber 94-588 ⓘ
regulates clearcutting practices in national forests ⓘ
timber harvesting on national forest lands ⓘ
relatedTo Endangered Species Act of 1973 ⓘ
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
requires consideration of environmental, economic, and social factors in forest planning ⓘ
development of land and resource management plans for each national forest ⓘ
interdisciplinary approach to forest planning ⓘ
public involvement in the formulation of forest plans ⓘ
shortName NFMA ⓘ
signedBy Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingPresident Gerald Ford ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 90 Stat. 2949 ⓘ
subject forest planning ⓘ
multiple-use management ⓘ
national forest management ⓘ
public participation in land management planning ⓘ
sustained yield ⓘ
timber harvesting regulation ⓘ
yearEnacted 1976 ⓘ

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