Community-based Land Management and Charter Forests: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, Thursday, April 25, 2002, Volume 4 |
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Page 1 - Therefore, if other members have statements, they can be included in the hearing record under unanimous consent.
Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS AND FOREST HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:01 pm, in Room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon.
Page 30 - Secretaries to engage governments in a collaborative structure to cooperatively develop a coordinated National ten-year comprehensive strategy with the States as full partners in the planning, decision-making, and implementation of the plan. Key decisions should be made at local levels.
Page 24 - ... the further erosion of scientific capability within the FS. TWS strongly oppose the creation of Charter Forests and their inclusion in the legislative language associated with the Interior appropriations bill. Our national forests are a cherished part of America's natural landscape and social fabric. Under a charter forest or trust arrangement, local interests and concerns would take priority, and non-local viewpoints would take a back seat. We believe that federal management of our public lands...
Page 23 - Congress declares that the National Forest System consists of units of federally owned forest, range, and related lands throughout the United States and its territories, united into a nationally significant system dedicated to the long-term benefit for present and future generations, and that it is the purpose of this section to include all such areas into one integral system. The "National Forest System...
Page 5 - Let me remind the witnesses that under our Committee rules you must limit your oral statements to five minutes but your entire statement will appear in the record.
Page 24 - FY03 to prevent the further erosion of scientific capability within the FS. TWS strongly oppose the creation of Charter Forests and their inclusion in the legislative language associated with the Interior appropriations bill. Our national forests are a cherished part of America's natural landscape and social fabric. Under a charter forest or trust arrangement, local interests and concerns would take priority, and non-local viewpoints would take a back seat. We believe that federal management of our...
Page 12 - Foresters (SAP) is the national scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in the United States.
Page 2 - STATEMENT OF THE HON. JAY INSLEE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON Mr. INSLEE.
Page 22 - The Wilderness Society is a national environmental organization with 200,000 members and eight regional offices. Founded in 1935, The Wilderness Society works to protect America's wilderness and develop a nationwide network of wildlands through public education, scientific analysis, and advocacy.