Assateague Island National Seashore: Hearings, Eighty-ninth Congress, First Session, on S. 20 and S. 1121. March 17 and 18, 1965, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965 |
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... storm of March 1962. The storm vulnerability , as well as sanitary and water problems , make the island ill - adapted for private summer home development . The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the lands , waters ...
... storm of March 1962. The storm vulnerability , as well as sanitary and water problems , make the island ill - adapted for private summer home development . The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the lands , waters ...
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... storms , dramatized most completely by the devastating storm of March 1962 . Several years ago the State determined to acquire approximately 2 miles of ocean front land , extending in most part back to Sinepuxent Bay , and develop it as ...
... storms , dramatized most completely by the devastating storm of March 1962 . Several years ago the State determined to acquire approximately 2 miles of ocean front land , extending in most part back to Sinepuxent Bay , and develop it as ...
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... storms and insuring proper sanitary and water facilities . The planning department made a detailed study of this aspect ... storm damage , and that committee engaged the services of Dr. Thorndike Saville , dean emeritus of the School of ...
... storms and insuring proper sanitary and water facilities . The planning department made a detailed study of this aspect ... storm damage , and that committee engaged the services of Dr. Thorndike Saville , dean emeritus of the School of ...
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... storms , and we believe that all of the stable land area is required to develop the full potential as a Federal ... storm damage . The Government agreed to permit the State of Maryland to retain ownership in the area it has acquired ...
... storms , and we believe that all of the stable land area is required to develop the full potential as a Federal ... storm damage . The Government agreed to permit the State of Maryland to retain ownership in the area it has acquired ...
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... storm which swept over the island ? Mr. DOWNING . Yes , sir ; Chincoteague , the town of Chincoteague , was about 70 percent inundated . I flew over it , and it looked like houses sitting in a pool of water . There were 100 ponies ...
... storm which swept over the island ? Mr. DOWNING . Yes , sir ; Chincoteague , the town of Chincoteague , was about 70 percent inundated . I flew over it , and it looked like houses sitting in a pool of water . There were 100 ponies ...
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Page 132 - We must not only protect the countryside and save it from destruction, we must restore what has been destroyed and salvage the beauty and charm of our cities. Our conservation must be not just the classic conservation of protection and development, but a creative conservation of restoration and innovation.
Page 272 - ... advise the Governor of each State and the governing board of each county, or in Alaska the borough, in which the lands are located, and Federal departments and agencies concerned, and invite such officials and...
Page 348 - ... to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
Page 325 - Certificate shall have the same Rights and Powers and be subject to the same Liabilities as...
Page 2 - Federal property located within such area may, with the concurrence of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred without consideration to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for use by him in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Page 102 - In a fruitful new partnership with the States and cities, the next decade should be a conservation milestone. We must make a massive effort to save the countryside and establish, as a green legacy for tomorrow, more large and small parks, more seashores and open spaces than have been created during any period in our history.
Page 342 - The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (HR...
Page 405 - I would like to submit for the record an article which appeared in the Washington Post, March 27, 1972. entitled : "City College Writes A Success Story.
Page 303 - The properties so exchanged shall be approximately equal in fair market value, provided that the Secretary may accept cash from or pay cash to the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged.