California Desert: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on S. 21 ... H.R. 2929 ... S. 2393 ....

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Page 6 - ... generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation...
Page 96 - ... to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
Page 92 - ... are causing similar costly damage to the other three BLM areas in the Desert District that the IG's office did not examine. Damage to Wildlife. A 1989 GAO report (GAO-RCED-89-171) found glaring failures in BLM's treatment of wildlife resources under the BLM's management plan for the Congressionally established California Desert Conservation Area: "While BLM considered wildlife needs during its overall land use planning process for the California Desert, the wildlife protection objectives envisioned...
Page 230 - Special use airspace consists of airspace of defined dimensions identified by an area on the surface of the earth wherein activities must be confined because of their nature, or wherein limitations are imposed upon aircraft operations that are not a part of those activities, or both.
Page 178 - I will try to answer any questions that you or the other members of the Committee may have concerning the NEXRAD program.
Page 129 - NFS management instead of alternative protection by other agencies or the private sector. These criteria are designed to ensure that the national park system includes only outstanding examples of the nation's natural, cultural, and recreational resources.
Page 7 - I look forward to hearing your testimony. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
Page 202 - Informal consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act was initiated in June 2000.
Page 161 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a privilege to be here and discuss the matter of environmental education.