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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 316. Declaration of policy
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.
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