Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment Bills: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 890, S. 1109, S. 1468, S. 1469, S. 1510, S. 1683, S. 1719, S. 1752, S. 1807, H.R. 1439, H.R. 1663, March 25, 1998, Volume 4

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Page 68 - Act an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions and which (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable...
Page 9 - I will be happy to answer any questions you or members of the Committee may have.
Page 67 - Thank you very much for your time. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Page 32 - February 1, 1905, the forest reserves were transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture and have since been known as the National Forests, administered by the Forest Service.
Page 18 - Werth's brief statements, we would be happy to answer any questions the Members of the committee might have. Thank you for the opportunity to address this important bill, and we hope that you will call on us for assistance.
Page 73 - ... the Wilderness Act was passed, many individuals, organizations, newspapers, and Congressmen stated that excluding San Gorgonio would establish a dangerous and unreasonable precedent. This argument is all the more compelling after the passage of the Wilderness Act, because it was intended to provide for the American people of present and future generations an enduring resource of wilderness, for the permanent good of the whole people.
Page 28 - ... immediately available — is an essential attribute of federal sovereignty. The present Act might be construed in such way that this power would not be substantially impaired, weakened or made less easily available at all times. But the Court is not construing it that way. The Act's language purports to convey "all right, title, and interest of the United States" to immense ocean areas as though the Ocean could be divided up and sold like town lots.
Page 70 - ... [The prepared statement of Mr. Francis follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF MICHAEL A. FRANCIS, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL FORESTS PROGRAM, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY Mr.
Page 73 - HR 359 is an ill-conceived bill that will degrade important wilderness values and set a terrible precedent for the entire national wilderness preservation system. Special legislation to override the Wilderness Act opens the door for similar efforts to chip away at this vital conservation law, incrementally degrading the values the act was intended to protect. It also interferes with an established 5-year planning process for the Emigrant Wilderness and would shut out many citizens who have a legitimate...
Page 31 - Interior lands from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior. The transfer...

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