One Third of the Nation's Land: A Report to the President and to the Congress, Volumes 96-97U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970 - 342 pages |
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... eral liaison officers from departments and agencies having an interest in or responsibility for the retention , management , or disposition of the public lands and 25 other members repre- sentative of various major citizen groups ...
... eral liaison officers from departments and agencies having an interest in or responsibility for the retention , management , or disposition of the public lands and 25 other members repre- sentative of various major citizen groups ...
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... eral public . The comprehensive research program conducted by and under the supervision of the staff , examined each and every public land law as well as the regu- lations , practices and procedures involved in their administration ...
... eral public . The comprehensive research program conducted by and under the supervision of the staff , examined each and every public land law as well as the regu- lations , practices and procedures involved in their administration ...
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... eral public must be recognized as a composite of many different interests . One of our earliest conclu- sions was that the “ general public ” is in fact made up of many publics . The variety and range of those having a direct interest ...
... eral public must be recognized as a composite of many different interests . One of our earliest conclu- sions was that the “ general public ” is in fact made up of many publics . The variety and range of those having a direct interest ...
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... eral land laws for the purpose of maintaining the status quo because of some exigency or emergency , to prevent fraud , to correct surveys or boundaries , to dedicate the lands to an immediate or prospective public use , or to hold the ...
... eral land laws for the purpose of maintaining the status quo because of some exigency or emergency , to prevent fraud , to correct surveys or boundaries , to dedicate the lands to an immediate or prospective public use , or to hold the ...
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... eral guidance as to the kinds of factors to take into account in the land planning process . Nevertheless , the agencies have not carried out their planning and decisionmaking in a vacuum . They have recognized , generally in an uneven ...
... eral guidance as to the kinds of factors to take into account in the land planning process . Nevertheless , the agencies have not carried out their planning and decisionmaking in a vacuum . They have recognized , generally in an uneven ...
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Page 155 - Commission will be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for improving or developing a waterway or waterways for the use or benefit of interstate or foreign commerce, for the improvement and utilization of waterpower development, and for other beneficial public uses, including recreational purposes...
Page 19 - God has lent us the earth for our life ; it is a great entail. It belongs as much to those who are to come after us, and whose names are already written in the book of creation, as to us ; and we have no right, by anything that we do or neglect, to involve them in unnecessary penalties, or deprive them of benefits which it was in our power to bequeath.
Page 44 - ... to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife 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 156 - Fish and Wildlife Service. Department of the Interior, and with the head of the agency exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the particular State wherein the impoundment, diversion, or other control facility is to be constructed, with a view to the conservation of wildlife resources * * *. (16 USC 662(a) ) (See also Reorganization Plan No.
Page 45 - ... harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources, each with the other, without impairment of the productivity of the land, with consideration being given to the relative values of the various resources, and not necessarily the combination of uses that will give the greatest dollar return or the greatest unit output.
Page 295 - ... (f) The Commission, or on the authorization of the Commission any subcommittee of two or more members, at least one of whom shall be of each major political party, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and act at such times and places as the Commission or such authorized subcommittee may deem advisable.
Page 295 - The Commission is authorized to secure from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the executive branch of the Government any information it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Act; and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish such information to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman, or the Vice Chairman when acting as Chairman.
Page 68 - The purposes of this title are (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population...
Page 68 - To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.
Page 43 - That it is the policy of the Congress that the national forests are established and shall be administered for outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes.