Wild Areas Act of 1972: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session on H.R. 14392, H.R. 15611, H.R. 15651, and H.R. 15851. July 24 and 25, 1972U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 105 pages |
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Page 45 - ... of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.
Page 63 - 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 73 - Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness.
Page 45 - A wilderness in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.
Page 3 - ... in question. (b) The minerals in any Federal lands which constitute the bed or bank or are situated within onequarter mile of the bank of any river which is listed in section...
Page 2 - Secretary after public notice of such proposal and public hearing or hearings as provided in subsection (d) of this section. The proposed modification or adjustment shall then be recommended with map and description thereof to the President. The President shall advise the United States Senate and the House of Representatives of his recommendations with respect to such modification or adjustment and such recommendations shall become effective only in the same manner as provided for in subsections...
Page 2 - ... 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 3 - ... works, power projects, transmission lines, and other facilities needed in the public interest, including the road construction and maintenance essential to development and use thereof, upon his determination that such use or uses in the specific area will better serve the interests of the United States and the people thereof than will its denial...
Page 2 - ... hold a public hearing or hearings at a location or locations convenient to the area affected.
Page 2 - That if the lands involved are located in more than one State, at least one hearing shall be held in each State in which a portion of the land lies...