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The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (RPA) (16 U.S.C. §§ 1600 et seq.) is a United States federal law which authorizes long-range planning by the United States Forest Service to protect, develop, and enhance the productivity and other values of forest resources. [1]
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres (780,000 km 2) of land. [5]
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.
The U.S. Forest Service wants to allow carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects on national forest land, according to a proposed rule published by the agency on Friday. Carbon capture is key to ...
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources. They need not be wholly codified in the United States Code.
Forestry laws govern activities in designated forest lands, most commonly with respect to forest management and timber harvesting. [1] [2] Forestry laws generally adopt management policies for public forest resources, such as multiple use and sustained yield. [3]
Title 36 is the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding parks, forests, and public property. It is available in digital and printed form, and can be referenced online using the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR).
As of 2014, there are over 14,000 Recreational Residences on Forest Service land and the owners of these residences are represented by the National Forest Homeowners group. [2] Recreation cabins are sometimes misused and have been a source of controversy, [ 3 ] but the program was renewed with the passage of 2014 Cabin Fee Act (CFA) [ 4 ] as ...