Briefing by the Secretary of the Interior: Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, on Briefing by the Secretary of the Interior, Hearing Held in Washington, D.C., January 26, 1983

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983 - 211 pages

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Page 127 - That citizens of another country, the laws, customs, or regulations of which, deny similar or like privileges to citizens or corporations of this country, shall not by stock ownership, stock holding, or stock control, own any interest in any lease acquired under the provisions of this Act.
Page 182 - Under established law, the criterion for just compensation is the fair market value of the property at the time of taking. 'Fair aiarket value' is defined as the amount in cash, or in terms reasonably equivalent to cash, for which in all probability the property would be sold by a knowledgeable owner willing by not obligated to sell to a knowledgeable purchaser who desired but is not obligated to buy*.
Page 194 - The Secretary shall select the timing and location of leasing, to the maximum extent practicable, so as to obtain a proper balance between the potential for environmental damage, the potential for the discovery of oil and gas, and the potential for adverse impact on the coastal zone.
Page 200 - ... if, in the opinion of the lessor, pipelines can be laid without net social loss, taking into account any incremental costs of pipelines over alternative methods of transportation and any incremental benefits in the form of increased environmental protection or reduced multiple use conflicts.
Page 103 - Congress passes an impoundment resolution disapproving such proposed deferral. (c) EXCEPTION. — The provisions of this section do not apply to any budget authority proposed to be rescinded or that is to be reserved as set forth in a special message required to be transmitted under section 1012.
Page 103 - Any amount of budget authority proposed to be rescinded or that is to be reserved as set forth in such special message shall be made available for obligation unless, within the prescribed 45-day period, the Congress has completed action on a rescission bill rescinding all or part of the amount proposed to be rescinded or that is to be reserved.
Page 191 - Lower Cook Inlet— Another Example of More Data Needed for Appraising Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Resources...
Page 41 - Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Kildee. Mr. KILDEE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Question for Dr. Law. One of the first higher education bills introduced in this Congress was a bill that some of us called "price controls on tuition.
Page 136 - Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (Jeffries 2001).
Page 161 - CABINET COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Secretary of the Treasury, chairman pro tempore Secretary of State Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Transportation Director, Office of Management...

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