16 U.S.C. § 529 : US Code - Section 529: Authorization of development and administration consideration to relative values of resources; areas of wilderness

Search 16 U.S.C. § 529 : US Code - Section 529: Authorization of development and administration consideration to relative values of resources; areas of wilderness

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to
develop and administer the renewable surface resources of the
national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the
several products and services obtained therefrom. In the
administration of the national forests due consideration shall be
given to the relative values of the various resources in particular
areas. The establishment and maintenance of areas of wilderness are
consistent with the purposes and provisions of sections 528 to 531
of this title.