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The Forest Service Organic Administration Act of 1897 provided the main statutory basis for the management of forest reserves in the United States, hence the commonly used term "Organic Act". The legislation's formal title is the Sundry Civil Appropriations Act of 1897 , which was signed into law on June 4, 1897, by President William McKinley .
The National Forest Act, the name of several United States federal laws, may refer to: Forest Reserve Act of 1891, which established the U.S. National forests; Forest Management Act, United States statute in 1897; National Forest Management Act of 1976, which addresses the management of renewable resources on national forest lands
The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Culture Act of 1873 , which did not preclude land fraud by wealthy individuals and corporations. [ 1 ]
After this, in 1891, the Forest Reserve Act was passed. [24] [25] The National Parks are managed by the National Park Service (NPS), which is a bureau of the Department of the Interior (DOI). [26] National Forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). [27]
In 1897, the Organic Act provided purposes for which forest reserves could be established, including to reserve a supply of timber, protect the forest from development, and secure water supplies. With the Forest Reserve Act of 1891 , the president of the United States is given the power to set aside forest reserves in the public domain.
The president spent the next few days consulting with Gifford Pinchot, head of the U.S. Forest Service, about the areas to designate as national forest reserves. Numerous government clerks worked continuously to complete the paperwork necessary for Roosevelt to proclaim twenty-one new forest preserves and to enlarge eleven existing ones, of ...
This act requires preparation of a strategic plan for all Forest Service activities every 5 years based on an assessment of renewable natural resources on all land ownerships every 10 years. National Forest Management Act of 1976 (October 22, 1976) (P.L. 94-588; 16 U.S.C. §§ 1600–1614, August 17, 1974, as amended 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981 ...
Forest Reserve Act of 1891; Multiple Use – Sustained Yield Act of 1960 required multiple use of federal forest land; Organic Act of 1897; Right of Way Act of 1901 An Act Relating to rights of way through certain parks, reservations, and other public lands. H.R. 11973