The Michigan Alumnus, Volumes 77-78

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Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, 1970 - Cooking
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Page 7 - But it is a title different in character from that which the State holds in lands intended for sale. It is different from the title which the United States hold in the public lands which are open to preemption and sale. It is a title held in trust for the people of the State that they may enjoy the navigation of the waters, carry on commerce over them, and have liberty of fishing therein freed from the...
Page 2 - If a subscriber wishes his copy of the paper discontinued at the expiration of his subscription, notice to that effect should be sent. Otherwise it is assumed that a continuance of the subscription is desired.
Page 6 - When the plaintiff in the action has made a prima facie showing that the conduct of the defendant has, or is likely to pollute, impair or destroy the air, water or other natural resources or the public trust therein, the defendant may rebut the prima facie showing by the submission of evidence to the contrary.
Page 4 - to recognize, preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities and rights of the States in controlling water pollution." (33 USC § 466(b) ). See H. Rep. No. 1829, 80th Cong., 2d Sess. p. 1 (1948). Under the Water Quality Act of 1965 (which amended the FWPCA and. among other things, created the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, now the Federal Water Quality Administration), the States were given the option of preparing water quality standards for their interstate streams, rivers,...
Page 7 - Second, that these interests partake so much of the bounty of nature, rather than of individual enterprise, that they should be made freely available to the entire citizenry without regard to economic status. And...
Page 5 - ... reason for the eagerness of the Interior Department to go forward with the leasing was made quite clear later, after the oil spill, when responsible officials were called upon to testify about the decision. The former Secretary of the Interior explained it all quite succinctly. The Bureau of the Budget was "hungry for revenue...
Page 6 - Long ago there developed in the law of the Roman Empire a legal theory known as the "doctrine of the public trust." It was founded upon the very sensible idea that certain common properties, such as rivers, the seashore, and the air, were held by government in trusteeship for the free and unimpeded use of the general public. Our contemporary concerns about "the environment" bear a very close conceptual relationship to this venerable legal doctrine.
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Page 7 - And finally, that it is a principal purpose of government to promote the interests of the general public rather than to redistribute public goods from broad public uses to restricted private benefit.
Page 7 - In general the shore was not owned by individuals. One text suggests that it was the property of the Roman people. More often it is regarded as owned by no one, the public having undefined rights of use and enjoyment.

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