Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 357, to Authorize the Bureau of Land Management to Manage the ... Monument, and for Other Purposes, May 1, 1997, Volume 4 |
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Page 1 - It is my understanding that the purpose of this hearing is to discuss the proposed banning of DES by the Food and Drug Administration — FDA — and pending hearings associated with that proposal.
Page 73 - If it attempts to carry out the purpose of the bill, the purpose of the bill is to put these children in school.
Page 30 - ... Land Management, pursuant to applicable legal authorities, to implement the purposes of this proclamation. The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare, within 3 years of this date, a management plan for this monument, and shall promulgate such regulations for its management as he deems appropriate. This proclamation does not reserve water as a matter of Federal law. I direct the Secretary to address in the management plan the extent to which water is necessary for the proper care and management...
Page 12 - Liston and educators in Utah on the adverse effect on local schools, President Clinton has promised to trade the school trust land within the monument with comparable land in other parts of Utah, stating: I will say again — creating this national monument should not and will not come at the expense of Utah's children. That it is a promise he cannot keep, is indisputable. In that regard, the official who heads the project tasked with finding comparable land has stated: We can't find enough coal,...
Page 11 - ... activities are generally unaffected by the proclamations that have designated BLM land as national monuments: • The State's responsibilities and authorities regarding wildlife management, including fishing and hunting, within the Monument are unaffected by the proclamation, • Grazing activities shall continue to be governed by applicable laws and regulations other than the applicable proclamation, and • Existing withdrawals, reservations, or appropriations are not revoked, but the Monument...
Page 51 - Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to affect existing permits or leases for, or levels of, livestock grazing on Federal lands within the monument existing grazing uses shall continue to be governed by applicable laws and regulations other than this proclamation...
Page 64 - All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of this monument are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from entry, location, selection, sale, leasing, or other disposition under the public land laws, other than by exchange that furthers the protective purposes of the monument.
Page 11 - The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the Bureau of Land Management pursuant to applicable legal authorities, to implement the purposes of this proclamation...
Page 38 - I know that the children of Utah have a big stake in school lands located within the boundaries of the monument that I am designating today.
Page 12 - ... International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the President may prescribe: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing potential...