2018 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 8A - Grazing Lands
Subchapter II - Alaska
Sec. 316 - Declaration of policy

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 316 (2018)
Section Name §316. Declaration of policy
Section Text

It is declared to be the policy of Congress in promoting the conservation of the natural resources of Alaska to provide for the protection and development of forage plants and for the beneficial utilization thereof for grazing by livestock under such regulations as may be considered necessary and consistent with the purposes and provisions of this subchapter. In effectuating this policy the use of these lands for grazing shall be subordinated (a) to the development of their mineral resources, (b) to the protection, development, and utilization of their forests, (c) to the protection, development, and utilization of their water resources, (d) to their use for agriculture, and (e) to the protection, development, and utilization of such other resources as may be of greater benefit to the public.

Source Credit

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, §1, 44 Stat. 1452.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 471 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

SHORT TITLE

Act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, which is classified to this subchapter, is popularly known as the "Alaska Livestock Grazing Act".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 8A - GRAZING LANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - ALASKA
Sec. 316 - Declaration of policy
Contains section 316
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles "Alaska Livestock Grazing Act".
Statutes at Large References 44 Stat. 1452
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