The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Public Law 86-517) is a federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960. This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and administer the renewable resources of timber, range, water, recreation and wildlife on the national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the products and services.
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960
Long title
An Act to authorize and direct that the national forests be managed under principles of multiple use and to produce a sustained yield of products and services, and for other purposes.
This is the first law to have the five major uses of national forests contained in one law equally, with no use greater than any other.[1]
By the 1950s, the national forests no longer held enough resources to meet the growing needs of an increasing population and expanding economy. The U.S. Forest Service had operated within broad authorities since Gifford Pinchot's time as Chief Forester. Now, for the first time the agency had a specific congressional directive which stipulated that timber sales were not in all cases to be the limiting factor.[2]
MUSYA defines the terms "multiple use" and "sustained yield" as follows:
Multiple use - the "management of all the various renewable surface resources of the national forests so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the needs of the American people ...."[3]
Sustained yield - "the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the productivity of the land."[4]
The 1960 law was amended by the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^Godfrey, Anthony The Ever-Changing View-A History of the National Forests in California USDA Forest Service Publishers, 2005 p. 399
^Steen, Harold K. The United States Forest Service, A History University of Washington Press 1976 pp. 199-200
^Multiple-Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Public Law 86-517, 86th Congress (June 12, 1960), § 4(a)
^Multiple-Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Public Law 86-517, 86th Congress (June 12, 1960), § 4(b)
^"Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ~ P.L. 104-333" (PDF). 110 Stat. 4093 ~ House Bill 4236. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 12, 1996.
^Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "William J. Clinton: "Statement on Signing the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996," November 12, 1996". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
External linksedit
The Fully Managed, Multiple-Use Forest Era, 1960-1970 Gerald Williams, Forest Service Historian
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multiple, sustained, yield, 1960, musya, public, federal, passed, united, states, congress, june, 1960, this, authorizes, directs, secretary, agriculture, develop, administer, renewable, resources, timber, range, water, recreation, wildlife, national, forests,. The Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 or MUSYA Public Law 86 517 is a federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12 1960 This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and administer the renewable resources of timber range water recreation and wildlife on the national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the products and services Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960Long titleAn Act to authorize and direct that the national forests be managed under principles of multiple use and to produce a sustained yield of products and services and for other purposes Acronyms colloquial MUSYANicknamesSustained Yield Act of 1960Enacted bythe 86th United States CongressEffectiveJune 12 1960CitationsPublic law86 517Statutes at Large74 Stat 215CodificationTitles amended16 U S C ConservationU S C sections amended16 U S C ch 3 subch IV 583 et seq Legislative historyIntroduced in the House as H R 10572 by George M Grant D AL on April 25 1960Committee consideration by House Agriculture Senate Agriculture and ForestryPassed the House on June 2 1960 Passed Passed the Senate on June 8 1960 in lieu of S 3044 Passed Signed into law by President Dwight D Eisenhower on June 12 1960 This is the first law to have the five major uses of national forests contained in one law equally with no use greater than any other 1 By the 1950s the national forests no longer held enough resources to meet the growing needs of an increasing population and expanding economy The U S Forest Service had operated within broad authorities since Gifford Pinchot s time as Chief Forester Now for the first time the agency had a specific congressional directive which stipulated that timber sales were not in all cases to be the limiting factor 2 MUSYA defines the terms multiple use and sustained yield as follows Multiple use the management of all the various renewable surface resources of the national forests so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the needs of the American people 3 Sustained yield the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a high level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the national forests without impairment of the productivity of the land 4 The 1960 law was amended by the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 5 6 References edit Godfrey Anthony The Ever Changing View A History of the National Forests in California USDA Forest Service Publishers 2005 p 399 Steen Harold K The United States Forest Service A History University of Washington Press 1976 pp 199 200 Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 Public Law 86 517 86th Congress June 12 1960 4 a Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 Public Law 86 517 86th Congress June 12 1960 4 b Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 P L 104 333 PDF 110 Stat 4093 House Bill 4236 U S Government Printing Office November 12 1996 Peters Gerhard Woolley John T William J Clinton Statement on Signing the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 November 12 1996 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara External links editThe Fully Managed Multiple Use Forest Era 1960 1970 Gerald Williams Forest Service Historian nbsp This article about forestry is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 amp oldid 1158270074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
