The President's 1971 Environmental ProgramU.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 306 pages |
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the I president's message on the environment february 8 , 1971 To the Congress of the United States : Last August 1.
the I president's message on the environment february 8 , 1971 To the Congress of the United States : Last August 1.
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To the Congress of the United States : Last August I sent to the Congress the first annual report on the state of the nation's environment . In my message of transmittal , I de- clared that the report " describes the principal problems ...
To the Congress of the United States : Last August I sent to the Congress the first annual report on the state of the nation's environment . In my message of transmittal , I de- clared that the report " describes the principal problems ...
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... United States has been free from them , and all levels of govern- ment - Federal , State and local - have joined in the search for solutions . Indeed , there is a growing trend in other countries to view the severity and complexity of ...
... United States has been free from them , and all levels of govern- ment - Federal , State and local - have joined in the search for solutions . Indeed , there is a growing trend in other countries to view the severity and complexity of ...
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... United States stands ready to work and cooperate with all nations , individually or through international institutions , in the great task of building a better environment for man . A number of the proposals which I am submitting to ...
... United States stands ready to work and cooperate with all nations , individually or through international institutions , in the great task of building a better environment for man . A number of the proposals which I am submitting to ...
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... United States is actively participating in the preparatory work . Direct bilateral consultations in this field are also most useful in jointly meeting the challenges of environmental problems . Thus , the United States and Canada have ...
... United States is actively participating in the preparatory work . Direct bilateral consultations in this field are also most useful in jointly meeting the challenges of environmental problems . Thus , the United States and Canada have ...
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Page 127 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any...
Page 94 - Federal land manager may issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and administer oaths.
Page 67 - Federal share" for any State shall be 100 per centum less the State percentage and the State percentage shall be that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the continental United States (excluding Alaska), except that (1) the Federal share...
Page 169 - The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to regulate the dumping of all types of materials into ocean waters and to prevent or strictly limit the dumping into ocean waters of any material which would adversely affect human health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities.
Page 98 - The court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party, whenever the court determines such award is appropriate.
Page 171 - In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise...
Page 111 - If any word, statement or other information required by or under authority of this Act to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
Page 158 - That all charges for storage, cartage, and labor on goods which are refused admission or delivery shall be paid by the owner or consignee, and in default of such payment shall constitute a lien against any future importation made by such owner or consignee. "Sec. 12. That the term 'territory' as used in this act shall include the insular possessions of the United States.
Page 126 - The proceedings of such libel cases shall conform, as near as may be, to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any such case, and all such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name of the United States.
Page 40 - Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing for the same type of work on similar construction in the immediate locality, as determined by the Secretary...