Swain County Settlement Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session On, S. 987 ... September 25, 1996, Volume 4 |
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... Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus . I'm sure it's no surprise that these were never built . Completion of the road will provide an opportunity for private businesses to contract with the park to construct these facilities , thus ...
... Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus . I'm sure it's no surprise that these were never built . Completion of the road will provide an opportunity for private businesses to contract with the park to construct these facilities , thus ...
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... Secretary to complete the road along the north shore of Fontana Reservoir . We do support the $ 16 million payment in lieu of the road , but we continue to oppose com- pletion of the road , which would be about 20 miles long , because ...
... Secretary to complete the road along the north shore of Fontana Reservoir . We do support the $ 16 million payment in lieu of the road , but we continue to oppose com- pletion of the road , which would be about 20 miles long , because ...
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... Secretary of the Treasury to convey this pay- ment . We would like to suggest two technical amendments . One is that the bill be amended to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make the payment rather than Treasury . There really is ...
... Secretary of the Treasury to convey this pay- ment . We would like to suggest two technical amendments . One is that the bill be amended to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make the payment rather than Treasury . There really is ...
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... Secretary of the Interior to complete this road along the north shore of Fontana Reservoir . We continue to oppose completion of the road , which would be about 20 miles long , and would require many cuts and fills and stream crossings ...
... Secretary of the Interior to complete this road along the north shore of Fontana Reservoir . We continue to oppose completion of the road , which would be about 20 miles long , and would require many cuts and fills and stream crossings ...
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... Secretary Harold Ickes . Since 1943 , the people of Swain County have eagerly awaited ac- tion by the United States to honor this commitment . Unfortu- nately , it has not been fulfilled and the people's trust in the integ- -rity of the ...
... Secretary Harold Ickes . Since 1943 , the people of Swain County have eagerly awaited ac- tion by the United States to honor this commitment . Unfortu- nately , it has not been fulfilled and the people's trust in the integ- -rity of the ...
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Page 29 - State, or local significance, or land of an historic site of national, State, or local significance (as determined by the Federal, State, or local officials having jurisdiction over the park, area, refuge, or site) only if — (1) there is no prudent and feasible alternative to using that land...
Page 36 - NPCA is America's only private, nonprofit citizen organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving and enhancing the National Park System. An association of Citizens Protecting America's Parks," NPCA was founded in 1919, and today has more than 450,000 members.
Page 36 - ... the opportunity to appear and present our views on the various issues and challenges which the committee faces in preparing legislation affecting the future of the Federal-aid highway programs and related urban transportation systems. In the interest of time I would like to summarize my remarks but would ask that our full statement be included in the record. The American Institute of Planners has had long and continuous involvement in the national issues and local development problems inherent...
Page 54 - I would like to express my appreciation to the members of this committee for...
Page 49 - To Whom It May Concern: I am writing in regards to the Natchez Trace that Is being built in northeast Mississippi.
Page 46 - Professor in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Page 55 - Union, the power to regulate the fisheries remains with the federal government to be held "in trust" for the benefit of the people of the...
Page 32 - The Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife and safeguarding America's prime forests, parks, rivers, wetlands and shorelands.
Page 3 - Now, the environmentalists, of course, represented by the Sierra Club, the National Parks and Conservation Association, The Wilderness Society...
Page 29 - Act further provides that: The Secretary [of Transportation] may approve a transportation program or project requiring the use ... of publicly owned land of a public park, recreation area, or wildlife and waterfowl refuge of national, State, or local significance, or land of an historic site of national, State, or local significance . . . only if — 1516 F.3d at 443-44, quoting, Cramer v.