Major New Public Land Laws Provide Detailed Guidance for Activities of Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management
November 1976
Citation:
6
ELR 10240
Issue
11
Two of the most significant public lands laws in many years came out of the end-of-session logjam in the 94th Congress. Under the new laws, both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, whose practices have been the foci of criticism from environmentalists in recent years, have obtained broad new statutory guidance in carrying out their duties. (At press time, the President had not signed either bill, but no problems were anticipated.)