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President Signs S. 2296, the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 [Signing Statements and Announcements]
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President Signs S. 2296, the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 [Signing Statements and Announcements]
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Digitized from Box 1 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 17, 1974
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I am signing today S. 2296, the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.
One of the essential lessons of the recent energy
crisis is that if we are to prevent shortages of natural
resources in the future, we must plan for the future today.
Our resources, however abundant, are not inexhaustible.
They must be conserved and replenished.
The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act provides us the means for planning national programs
now which will assure future generations of adequate supplies
of forest and related resources.
The great naturalist, John Muir, once said of our Nation's
forests: "The forests of America, however slighted by man,
must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best
He ever planted." This act proves that Americans intend
never again to slight our forests.
I would be less than candid if I did not admit that
certain provisions of this act disturb me, especially those
provisions relating to Presidential discretion in formula-
ting annual budget requests for our national forestry
programs. But the benefits of this legislation far outweigh
any potential drawbacks, and I am confident that the Congress
and the executive branch, working together, can and will
manage, develop and improve our priceless natural legacy of
forests and rangelands.
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