Endangered Species Act, Bakersfield, California: Hearing Before the Task Force on Endangered Species of the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on the Impact of the Endangered Species Act on the Area of Bakersfield, California, April 17, 1995, Washington, DC.Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. |
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acres adjacent landowners AGENCY A Political agricultural Aqueduct Bakersfield California Aqueduct California Hearing Central Valley Central Valley Project Chairman CHENOWETH Chinook salmon Clark compensation cost COUNTY WATER AGENCY crops Delta smelt Department of Fish DOOLEY draft HCP easement economic Endangered Species Act Endangered Species April environmental fairy shrimp farm Federal Fish and Game Fish and Wildlife Force on Endangered ground water Habitat Conservation Plan House of Representatives impacts IVERSON kangaroo rat KERN COUNTY WATER kit fox LEMLEY listed species Mebane million mitigation permit plants Political Subdivision POMBO private property problems property owners proposed pumps RADANOVICH ranch recovery plan Representatives Task Force San Joaquin Valley Species April 17 striped bass T&E species Testimony of Thomas Thank Thomas N threatened tortoise Turnquist U.S. Fish UNGER USFWS water supplies Wheeler Ridge wildlife agencies Wildlife Service Winter-run salmon
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