Spanish Peaks Wilderness Area: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands..., 92-2, on S. 1849..., Bozeman, Mont. --August 28, 19721972 - 156 pages |
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acres approximately mile Assn beautiful Beaverhead National Forest Big Sky Big Sky resort Bozeman Burlington Northern Cedar Creek Committee Congress corner of Section D.C. DEAR SENATOR DEAR SENATOR METCALF Ennis Federal Gallatin Canyon Gallatin Gateway Gallatin National Forest Gallatin River highway including the Jack Jack Creek area Jack Creek Drainage Lake Madison County Madison Range Madison Valley MIKE MANSFIELD mineral MONT National Forest land National Forest Wilderness National Wilderness Preservation Peaks Primitive Area Peaks Wilderness Area private land proposed Spanish Peaks proposed Wilderness proposes the establishment protection public lands railroads recommendation recreational ridge road scenic Secretary of Agriculture section lines approximately Senate Bill 1849 Senator LEE METCALF Senator Moss September Sincerely Spanish Creek Spanish Peaks area Spanish Peaks Primitive Spanish Peaks Wilderness statement Thank thence east thence north thence west timber tion U.S. Forest Service U.S. Senate values Washington Wilderness Act Wilderness Preservation System wildlife
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Page 99 - 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 99 - 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...
Page 113 - Excavations shall be considered "substantial" which singularly or collectively exceed 200 cubic feet within any area which can be bounded by a rectangle containing 20 surface acres. Such use or excavation may be authorized by a permit issued by the Forest Service. Such permits may provide for the protection of National Forest resources, including wilderness values, protection of the public, and restoration of disturbed areas, including the posting of performance bonds. (d) Prospecting for water resources...
Page 99 - ... 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 103 - Furthermore, in accordance with such program as the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and conduct in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, such areas shall be sun-eyed on a planned, recurring basis consistent with the concept of wilderness preservation by the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines to determine the mineral values, if any, that may be present ; and the results of such surveys shall be made available to the public and submitted to the President and Congress...
Page 102 - Act (including measures required in emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area) , there shall be no temporary road, no use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats, no landing of aircraft, no other form of mechanical transport, and no structure or installation within any such area.
Page 105 - ... exchanged for federally owned land in the same State of approximately equal value under authorities available to the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, however, That the United States shall not transfer to a State or private owner any mineral interests unless the State or private owner relinquishes or causes to be relinquished to the United States the mineral interest in the surrounded land.
Page 101 - C. at least thirty days before the date of a hearing 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 112 - ... timber is cut under sound principles of forest management as defined by the national forest rules and regulations...
Page 103 - ... telephone lines, or facilities, necessary in exploring, drilling, producing, mining, and processing operations, including where essential the use of mechanized ground or air equipment, and restoration as near as practicable of the surface of the land disturbed...