Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) is a United States federal law that governs the way in which the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management are managed. The law was enacted in 1976 by the 94th Congress and is found in the United States Code under Title 43. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act phased out homesteading in the United States by repealing the pre-existing Homestead Acts.
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Long title | An Act to provide for the management, protection, and development of the national resource lands, and for other purposes; An Act to establish public land policy; to establish guidelines for its administration; to provide for the management, protection, development, and enhancement of the public lands; and for other purposes. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | FLPMA |
Enacted by | the 94th United States Congress |
Effective | October 21, 1976 |
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Public law | 94-579 |
Statutes at Large | 90 Stat. 2743 |
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Acts repealed | Stock-Raising Homestead Act |
Titles amended | 43 U.S.C.: Public Lands |
U.S.C. sections created | 43 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 1701 et seq. |
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