National Forest System (NFS) Roadless Area Initiatives

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Conservation of natural resources.

Environmental law.

Roads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-30647e in the 2011 issue

Traces development and content of Forest Service rules and directives to protect national forest roadless areas by placing limits on road construction and other development activities. Describes statutory background, outlines administrative actions and litigation since Jan. 2001, summarizes various rules and subsequent actions, and analyzes select legal and policy issues in connection with roadless areas

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. National Forest System (NFS) Roadless Area Initiatives

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0192

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