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16 U.S.C. § 531

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As used in sections 528 to 531 of this title the following terms shall have the following meanings:(a) “Multiple use” means: The management of all the various renewable surface resources of the national forests so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; that some land will be used for less than all of the resources; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources, each with the other, without impairment of the productivity of the land, with consideration being given to the relative values of the various resources, and not necessarily the combination of uses that will give the greatest dollar return or the greatest unit output.(b) “Sustained yield of the several products and services” means the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the productivity of the land.(Pub. L. 86–517, § 4, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 215.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases, 1972–2017 · leading case: Sierra Forest Legacy v. Sherman, 646 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 2011).
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Sierra Forest Legacy v. Sherman, 646 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 4× “16 U.S.C. § 531 (a), and the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the productivity of the land.”
Seattle Audubon Soc'y v. Lyons, 871 F. Supp. 1291 (W.D. Wash. 1994). · cites it 2× “” 16 U.S.C. § 531 (a). The National Forest Management Act (“NFMA”), 16 U.”
Se. Alaska Conservation Council, Inc. v. State, 665 P.2d 544 (Alaska 1983). · cites it 2× “16 U.S.C. § 531 (b); see 1960 U.S.Code Cong.”
Wyoming v. United States Dep't of Agric., 661 F.3d 1209 (10th Cir. 2011). “16 U.S.C. § 531 (a); see also id. (stating that “multiple use” management means “making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services” (emphasis added)).”
Nat'l Parks Conservation Ass'n v. United States Forest Serv., 177 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2016). “” 16 U.S.C. § 531 ; see also 16 U.S.C. § 1601 (“It is the policy of the Congress that all forested lands in the National Forest System shall be maintained in .”
Mountain States Legal Found. v. Dan Glickman, Sec'y of Agric., 92 F.3d 1228 (D.C. Cir. 1996). “” 16 U.S.C. § 531 . Moreover, the Forest Supervisor made it clear that he selected Alternative 9A because it maximized logging subject to the constraint of meeting various other criteria, including issues relating to water supply and the welfare of the grizzly.”
Wilderness Soc'y v. Alcock, 867 F. Supp. 1026 (N.D. Ga. 1994). · cites it 2× “16 U.S.C. § 531 (a). Congress defined “sustained yield of the several products and services” as “the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the…”
Biodiversity v. Thompson, 265 F.3d 1038 (10th Cir. 2001). “16 U.S.C. § 531 (a). "Sustained yield of the several products and services” means the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the productivity of…”
Reservation Ranch v. United States, 39 Fed. Cl. 696 (Fed. Cl. 1997). · cites it 2× “Together these statutes require the Forest Service to manage the national forests to “best meet the needs of the American people,” 16 U.S.C. § 531 (a), by insuring that its decisions reflect the recreational, timber production and fish and wildlife values of these forests.”
Intermountain Forest Indus. Ass'n v. Lyng, 683 F. Supp. 1330 (D. Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “16 U.S.C. § 531 (a) (emphasis added). Multiple-use sustained-yield administration must consider the relative values of all resources within the national forests.”
Citizens for Env't Quality v. United States, 731 F. Supp. 970 (D. Colo. 1989). “16 U.S.C. § 531 ; 36 C.F.R. § 219.3 . LRMPs are to provide for all the multiple uses of the national forests.”
Jette v. Bergland, 579 F.2d 59 (10th Cir. 1978). “The Forest Service must recognize the “Multiple Use” requirement defined in 16 U.S.C. § 531 designed to effect the policy of the Congress as set forth in 16 U.”
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Intermountain Forest Indus. Ass'n v. Lyng, 683 F. Supp. 1330 (D. Wyo. 1988). “16 U.S.C. § 531 (a) (emphasis added). Multiple-use sustained-yield administration must consider the relative values of all resources within the national forests.”
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