Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§532 Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 532
Summary
Congress requires building and keeping a good system of roads and trails in and near national forests and other lands run by the Forest Service. These roads and trails are needed to meet growing demand for timber, recreation, and other uses, to raise nearby resource value, and to let the Secretary of Agriculture protect, develop, and manage the lands for multiple use and sustained yield.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §532
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The Congress hereby finds and declares that the construction and maintenance of an adequate system of roads and trails within and near the national forests and other lands administered by the Forest Service is essential if increasing demands for timber, recreation, and other uses of such lands are to be met; that the existence of such a system would have the effect, among other things, of increasing the value of timber and other resources tributary to such roads; and that such a system is essential to enable the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter called the Secretary) to provide for intensive use, protection, development, and management of these lands under principles of multiple use and sustained yield of products and services.
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Short Title
Pub. L. 88–657, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1089, which enacted section 532 et seq. of this title, is popularly known as the “Forest Roads and Trails Act”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 532
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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