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Montana Wilderness Act of 1984. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on S. 2850, August 9, 1984

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OSTI ID:5679295
A hearing on S.2850, which includes designated areas of Montana in the National Wilderness Preservation System, brought testimony from citizen and environmental groups, recreational and sporting organizations, resource industries, and state and federal officials. The witnesses disagreed on the appropriateness and desirability of restricting the use of public land by designating certain tracts as wilderness. The limitations on certain sporting and mining and lumbering activities were of particular concern to some, while others emphasized the need to preserve natural resources for future generations. The hearing record includes the text of S.2850, the testimony of 42 witnesses, and additional material submitted for the record.
OSTI ID:
5679295
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English