Roadless Area Conservation Rule

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedArea	approximately 58.5 million acres
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Roadless_Rule
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:National_Forest_System_lands inventoried roadless areas
gptkbp:dateEnacted	2001
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Forest_Service
gptkbp:exemptedArea	Tongass National Forest (temporarily exempted)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Roadless Area Conservation Rule
gptkbp:legalStatus	subject to ongoing legal challenges
gptkbp:opposedBy	timber industry
gptkbp:purpose	to limit road construction and timber harvesting in designated roadless areas
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act gptkb:Wilderness_Act
gptkbp:restored	Biden administration (2023)
gptkbp:restrictedActivity	timber harvesting road construction
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:subjectOf	multiple lawsuits environmental policy debates
gptkbp:supportedBy	environmental groups
gptkbp:website	https://www.fs.usda.gov/roadless/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Roadless_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7