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Title: Briefing by the Secretary of the Interior. Oversight hearing before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Seventh Congress, First Session on briefing by the Secretary of the Interior, February 5, 1981. [Serial No. 97-1]

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OSTI ID:6382982

Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt briefed House committee members on February 5, 1981 at the opening of the new legislative session to explain the Administration's views and policy goals and to answer questions. Watt's prepared statement outlines a program for opening federal lands for development. He plans to establish candid communications between national and state governments and private citizens in order to strike a balance between development and environmental protection. The text of his statement is followed by questions from the committee and his responses. The appendix includes supporting documents from the Department submitted for the record. (DCK)

OSTI ID:
6382982
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English