Hearing on the Endangered Species Act: Field Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, October 26, 1998, Clovis, New Mexico, Volume 4 |
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Page 51 - I thank the witnesses for their valuable testimony and the members for their questions. The members of the committee may have some additional questions for the witnesses. And we ask you to respond to these in writing.
Page 54 - ... voluntarily" relinquish their grazing permits simply because they cannot meet the standards set by the agency. II. Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest A. General Description of the Problem Prior to 1995, the Forest Service held the position that the reissuance of regularly-expiring livestock grazing ten year term permits did not require analysis pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 42 USC §§ 4321, et seq. However, without the benefit of rulemaking or other formal decision...
Page 11 - The CHAIRMAN. The Committee on Resources will come to order. The Committee is meeting today to hear testimony on the issue of Minimum Internal Control Standards for Indian Gaming.
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Page 51 - US House of Representatives 1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Weaver: During the coal leasing oversight hearings on June 7, 1983, Mr.
Page 54 - Federal agencies cannot jeopardize the "continued existence of threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitat.
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Page 70 - FWS has an unmistakable policy aversion to designating critical habitat, arguing on many occasions that it "provides little or no conservation benefit despite the great cost to put it in place.