Annual committee reports on significant legislative, judicial, and administrative developments in 1982: Public Lands and Land-Use Committee

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States)

OSTI ID:5708025

Public lands legislative developments reported include: (1) the Small Tracts Act; (2) additions to the National Wilderness Program; (3) oil and gas leasing in wilderness areas; and (4) a brief summary of amendments to the Endangered Species Act. Judicial developments involving public lands include brief summaries of about 15 specific court cases. Administrative developments include brief statements regarding the Asset Management Program, Forest Service RPA planning program, contingent rights stipulations, national forest timber sale procedures, and national wild and scenic rivers regulations. Land use legislative developments are reported briefly for California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. Judicial developments include court cases regarding (1) tidelands ownership involving the City of Los Angeles; (2) City of Denver depositing hazardous waste and sewage sludge at Lowry Landfill; (3) and the Oregon Court of Appeals deciding whether a school-closure decision is a land-use decision.

• OSTI ID: 5708025
• Journal Information: Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States), Journal Name: Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States) Vol. 16:1; ISSN NRLAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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