Protecting America's Estuaries: Florida : Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, First Session, May [25-26], 1973, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973 - 3193 pages |
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acres action Apalachicola Apalachicola Bay application approved Attorney Big Cypress Blount Island bridge Broward Broward County canals Chairman citizens City Coast Guard Collier County Committee concern CONGRESS Conservation construction Corps of Engineers Dade County Deltona density Department disposal District drainage dredge and fill drilling effects effluent environment environmental impact statement Escambia Bay Everglades facilities FASCELL FELDMAN Fenholloway fish funds going Government Gulf of Mexico Hallandale hearing Hollywood HORAN inspection Interama Jacksonville Jacksonville Port Authority Kissimmee River Lake Okeechobee land Management Marco Island marshes Matthews ment Mexico Area million mirex Monroe County North Miami ocean outfall OCS Orders offshore operations Palm Beach park percent permit Pollution Control present problems production proposed recommendations recycling REDFORD region request REUSS south Florida subcommittee submitted Survey tion treatment plant United VANDER JAGT Voss Washington waste wastewater water quality Waterway
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Page 3025 - ... include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment...
Page 2970 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on i. the environmental impact of the proposed action, ii. any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, iii. alternatives to the proposed action, iv. the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and v. any irreversible and irretrievable commitments...
Page 2982 - D. study, develop, and describe appropriate alternatives to recommended courses of action in any proposal which involves unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources; E.
Page 3025 - Prior to making any detailed statement, the responsible Federal official shall consult with and obtain the comments of any Federal agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved. Copies of such statement and the comments and views of the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, which are authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards...
Page 3008 - Nation may: 1 fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as trustee of the environment for succeeding generations 2 assure for all Americans safe, healthful, productive and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings 3 attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences...
Page 2987 - Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. This requires the agency to identify the extent to which the action curtails the range of beneficial uses of the environment.
Page 2576 - Furthermore, the same men are obliged to serve both as prosecutors and judges. This not only undermines judicial fairness; it weakens public confidence in that fairness.
Page 2731 - Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary for the prevention of waste, the conservation of the natural resources, or the protection of correlative rights shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day of violation shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
Page 2971 - The Federal Government shall provide leadership in protecting and enhancing the quality of the Nation's environment to sustain and enrich human life.
Page 2878 - US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, Washington, DC, January 22, 1973.