Additions to the national wilderness preservation system. Part VII. Mineral leasing in wilderness areas. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session on H. R. 5282, H. R. 5603 on February 9 and March 22, 1982

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OSTI ID:6311169

Hearings on three bills withdrawing certain wilderness lands for mineral leasing examined the need for oil and gas exploration in light of US conservation and synthetic fuels developments and the validity of energy policies which consider wilderness leasing a last resort. Several panels of witnesses presented the views of environmental groups, land owners, the oil and gas industry, geologists, and others. Interior Secretary James G. Watt defended the administration's wilderness preservations policies along with its intent to release land for surface exploration in a more orderly fashion than is possible under existing mining law. He emphasized that the bills prohibit exploratory drilling. The hearing record includes the testimony, additional materials submitted for the record, and the texts of H.R. 6542, H.R. 5282, and H.R. 5603. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 6311169
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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