Regulation & law · 30/12/2003Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

US Department of Agriculture Temporarily Exempts Tongass National Forest from Roadless Area Conservation Rule

The US Department of Agriculture has temporarily exempted the Tongass National Forest in Alaska from prohibitions against timber harvest, road construction, and reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas, pending the promulgation of a subsequent final rule concerning the application of the roadless rule within the State of Alaska.