Annual committee reports on significant legislative, judicial and administrative developments in 1983: Public Lands and Land-Use Committee
The Supreme Court made three major land-use decisions during 1983, two dealing with federalism and the third with federal jiduciary obligation. The US Forest Service Small Tracts Act added flexibility to the disposal of small tracts. Court cases relating to national forests dealt with title disputes, oil and gas leasing, Indian religious practices, dual permitting under the Wilderness Act, and licensing hydro projects on Indian lands. The committee reports uneven administrative progress by the Forests Service in managing the forests. Legislation relating to Department of Interior Management Lands focuses on Outer Continental Shelf and federal coal leases and wilderness areas. The Supreme Court made several decisions involving the classification of sand and gravel as minerals, trespass, nonimpairment standards, herbicides, and other issues. 132 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 6811999
- Journal Information:
- Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States), Vol. 17:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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