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Journal Article · · Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States)
OSTI ID:5743947
Legislative activity during the year include the establishment of an independent Federal Emergency Management Agency by merging parts of existing agencies. Other legislative topics covered by the committee report include the Coastal Energy Impact Program, Housing and Community Development Amendments, and the Public Rangelands Improvement Act. Court decisions concerning land use planning covered exclusionary zoning, vested rights, and historic landmark regulations. Federal litigation as well as administrative activity during the year centered on strip mining, interstate land sales, national flood insurance, coastal zone management, Indian natural resources, and regulations of the Clean Air Act. There was also some administrative activity concerning the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.
OSTI ID:
5743947
Journal Information:
Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States), Journal Name: Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States) Vol. 12:1; ISSN NRLAD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English