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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... required for certain mining activities or where suit- able only for dryland farming , grazing of 3 43 U.S.C. § 1392 ( 1964 ) . 4 43 U.S.C. § 1421-1427 ( 1964 ) . domestic livestock , or residential , com- mercial , or 4.
... required for certain mining activities or where suit- able only for dryland farming , grazing of 3 43 U.S.C. § 1392 ( 1964 ) . 4 43 U.S.C. § 1421-1427 ( 1964 ) . domestic livestock , or residential , com- mercial , or 4.
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... grazing privileges up to recent levels of forage use . Increases in forage pro- duction above these levels should be allocated under new eligibility standards . Grazing permits for in- creased forage production above recent levels ...
... grazing privileges up to recent levels of forage use . Increases in forage pro- duction above these levels should be allocated under new eligibility standards . Grazing permits for in- creased forage production above recent levels ...
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... grazing domestic livestock . However , not all of these public lands can be char- acterized as vast wild or semideveloped expanses . In many instances , Federal ownership is scattered in rel- atively small tracts among largely privately ...
... grazing domestic livestock . However , not all of these public lands can be char- acterized as vast wild or semideveloped expanses . In many instances , Federal ownership is scattered in rel- atively small tracts among largely privately ...
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... Grazing Act of 1934,5 which 5 43 U.S.C. §§ 315 et . seq . ( 1964 ) . stabilized the range livestock industry , brought the era of homesteading largely to an end . The lands that remained in the unappropriated and unreserved public ...
... Grazing Act of 1934,5 which 5 43 U.S.C. §§ 315 et . seq . ( 1964 ) . stabilized the range livestock industry , brought the era of homesteading largely to an end . The lands that remained in the unappropriated and unreserved public ...
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... Grazing Act 3 ended the era of unrestricted entry of the remaining un- appropriated public domain and provided a classifi- cation authority to enable the Secretary of the In- terior to determine how those public lands might best serve ...
... Grazing Act 3 ended the era of unrestricted entry of the remaining un- appropriated public domain and provided a classifi- cation authority to enable the Secretary of the In- terior to determine how those public lands might best serve ...
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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.