107-2 Hearings: Department of The Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations For 2003, Part 5, April 18, 2002, *2002 |
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Page 190 - Federal mandates from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to correct the problems associated with our diversions, our request for the full $25 million is critical if we arc to prevent a "Klamath-type" occurrence from taking place elsewhere in our region.
Page 139 - The National Park Service was established in the Department of the Interior on August 25, 1916 (16 USC 1). The National Park Service is dedicated to conserving unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
Page 588 - tribal justice systems are inadequately funded, and the lack of adequate funding impairs their operation." 25 USC § 3601(8). In order to remedy this lack of funding, the Act authorized appropriation base funding support for tribal justice systems in the amount of $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 2000. 25 USC § 3621(b). An additional $500,000 for each of the same fiscal years was authorized to be appropriated for the administration of Tribal Judicial Conferences for the "development,...
Page 579 - Department by the American Institutes for Research, was published in November 2000 ("Assessment of Training and Housing needs within Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions, November 2000, American Institute of Research") The report identified the need for...
Page 96 - Our mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Page 469 - Council was formed in 1992 by businesses and industry trade associations sharing a commitment to realize our nation's economic, environmental and national security goals through the rapid deployment of clean and efficient natural gas, energy efficiency, and renewable energy technologies. Our members range in size from Fortune 500 enterprises to small entrepreneurial companies, to national trade associations.
Page 746 - IAIA than there was when it was transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The IAIA has many unique distinctions. It is the only fine arts college devoted solely to the study and practice of the artistic and cultural traditions of American Indian and Alaska Natives. It houses the National collection of Contemporary Indian Art. It has the designation as the National Repository for Native Languages. It is also the first school operated by the federal government that permitted the teaching of native...
Page 580 - Stales to enlighten the public toward a better understanding of the Indian people, to preserve Indian cultural values, and otherwise promote the welfare of the Indian people, do hereby establish and submit the following resolution...
Page 86 - Congress designated the Upper Mississippi River System as a "nationally significant ecosystem and a nationally significant commercial navigation system.
Page 587 - These courts, however, while striving to address these complex issues with far fewer financial resources than their federal and state counterparts must also "strive to respond competently and creatively to federal and state pressures coming from the outside, and to cultural values and imperatives from within.