Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§316 Declaration of policy
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 8A— - GRAZING LANDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ALASKA › § 316
Summary
Congress requires Alaska’s forage plants to be protected and managed so they can be used for livestock grazing under rules. Grazing must be secondary to mining, forests, water use, agriculture, and any other resources that give greater public benefit.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §316
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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”.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 316
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73