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Managing the public lands: the authority of the Executive to withdraw lands

Journal Article · · Public Land Resour. Law Dig.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5644020

Federal-land-use planning and management relies heavily on the executive (the President and/or the Secretary of the Interior) withdrawal of public lands to protect them from private acquisition and use. The article reviews and analyzes judicial interpretations of executive withdrawal authority in the past and makes suggestions for the construction and application of statutorily based withdrawal authority. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of the Antiquities Act, one of the few statutes to survive Congress's 1976 wholesale repeal of statutes dealing with executive withdrawal authority. 309 references.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
OSTI ID:
5644020
Journal Information:
Public Land Resour. Law Dig.; (United States), Journal Name: Public Land Resour. Law Dig.; (United States) Vol. 20:1; ISSN PRLDD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English