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Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA): P.L. 94-579 (October
21, 1976) 1) set out for the Bureau of Land Management standards for managing
public land, including land-use planning, sales, withdrawals, acquisitions, and
exchanges; 2) authorized local advisory councils to represent major citizens
groups interested in land use planning and management; 3) established criteria
for review of proposed wilderness areas; and 4) provided guidelines for other
aspects of public land management such as grazing. This law is also known as the
BLM "organic" act.
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