Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects 39 states
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Roadless_Rule
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:National_Forest_System_lands
gptkbp:basisFor state-specific roadless rules (e.g., Idaho, Colorado)
gptkbp:codifiedIn 36 CFR 294
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2001
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Forest_Service
gptkbp:excludes Alaska's Tongass National Forest (as of 2020, subject to change)
gptkbp:goal conservation of undeveloped forest land
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001)
gptkbp:influencedBy public comment process
gptkbp:legalStatus subject to litigation and state-specific rules
gptkbp:protectedBy approximately 58.5 million acres of national forest land
gptkbp:purpose to limit road construction and timber harvesting in designated roadless areas
gptkbp:regulates infrastructure development
timber harvesting
road construction
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:subjectOf environmental policy debates
multiple court cases
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USDA_Forest_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6