This act reaffirms and further defines the concept of multiple-use, sustained-yield management.
Gerald Ford
The Public Record
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford was born in Michigan and previously served as the U.S. House of Representatives member from 1949 to 1973. He also held the position of House Minority Leader from 1965 until he became President. Ford is particularly known for his efforts to heal the nation following the Watergate scandal and for his controversial decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon.
You and the entire Federal Aviation Administration are to be commended for your dedicated service on the aircraft noise problem.
The American people will be called upon to tighten their belts a bit in meeting some of the problems that we face domestically.
This legislation is another step forward in improving the quality of the environment.
I am pleased to sign S. 3091--the National Forest Management Act of 1976.
I have with pleasure signed the grain standards act, thus ensuring continued confidence in our international grain trade system.
I believe that this administration has been responsive and have carried out the law to the letter.
This concept of managing lands on a multiple-use, sustained-yield basis has always been a challenge.
A cooperative approach between Federal, State, and private inspection and weighing agencies is far superior to earlier congressional proposals for total federalization.
I have indicated to General Brown that the words that he used in that interview, in that particular case, and in several others were very ill-advised.
The building of this pipeline exemplifies the role that the private sector must take as we continue our efforts to increase our energy supplies.
This legislation, proposed by my administration, continues the long-standing commitment of the United States to seek a stable international order under the law.
I am very pleased to sign into law S. 3091, the National Forest Management Act of 1976.
I HAVE signed into law H.R. 12572, the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976.
I think it's unwise for a President to signal in advance what options he might exercise if any international problem arose.
H.R. 2735 significantly improves the scope of medical care services available to our Nation's disabled veterans and their families.
I have signed H.R. 11315, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976.
This National Forest Management Act of 1976 is the product of diverse and often conflicting interests.
I think we have an excellent opportunity to pull the political surprise of the century and to come back and win.
I believe that the American people, if given the leadership that I would expect to give, would be willing to give this thrust to preserve the peace and the necessary restraint at home to hold the lid on spending.
I hereby instruct you... to promulgate, by January 1, 1977, a regulation that will require domestic commercial aircraft to meet present Federal noise standards.
I am pleased today to sign S. 3521, the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976.
As we head into the final days of this great campaign, the things that unite us as Americans are far more enduring than the things that divide us.





