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The bill proposed to amend Section 6(d)(2) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (A)(i), by removing the period and inserting "or" at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii), and by adding the following language: “(iii) any new information (within the meaning of subsection (b) of section 402.16 of title 50 ...
[1] [2] Forestry laws generally adopt management policies for public forest resources, such as multiple use and sustained yield. [3] Forest management is split between private and public management, with public forests being sovereign property of the State. Forestry laws are now considered an international affair. [4] [5]
The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) is a series of federal policies and guidelines governing land use on federal lands in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It covers ten million hectares within Western Oregon and Washington, as well as a small part of Northern California.
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.
Dec. 27—Last week, the U.S. Forest Service issued a Notice of Intent to amend the Northwest Forest Plan, which encompasses 19 million acres of federal forest lands in Washington, Oregon, and ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
That plan aims to treat more than 1.5 million acres across 21 landscapes identified by the Forest Service as high risk in the Western U.S., according to the agency, including seven in California.
"We are one event away from a large assessment," Victoria Roach, president of the FAIR Plan, said last year. Homeowners in California could pay a surcharge of $1,000 or more if FAIR Plan runs dry ...