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title: "16 U.S.C. § 532"
description: "Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
chapter_number: "2"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FORESTS"
section: "532"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 532"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 532 - Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy
## Text
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.
(Pub. L. 88657, § 1, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1089.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short TitlePub. L. 88657, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1089, which enacted sections 532 et seq. of this title, is popularly known as the “Forest Roads and Trails Act”.