16 U.S.C. § 528 : US Code - Section 528: Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

Search 16 U.S.C. § 528 : US Code - Section 528: Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

It is the policy of the Congress that the national forests are
established and shall be administered for outdoor recreation,
range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes. The
purposes of sections 528 to 531 of this title are declared to be
supplemental to, but not in derogation of, the purposes for which
the national forests were established as set forth in section 475
of this title. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the several States with respect
to wildlife and fish on the national forests. Nothing herein shall
be construed so as to affect the use or administration of the
mineral resources of national forest lands or to affect the use or
administration of Federal lands not within national forests.