Miscellaneous Public Lands, Conveyances, and Wilderness Designations in the States of Arizona and New Mexico: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, on S. 285 ... S. 626 ... S. 862 ... S. 1042 ... May 17, 1983

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Page 45 - Secretary determines that the sale of such tract meets the following disposal criteria: (1) such tract because of its location or other characteristics is difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands, and Is not suitable for management by another Federal department or agency; or (2) such tract was acquired for a specific purpose and the tract Is no longer required for that or any other Federal purpose; or (3) disposal of such tract will serve Important...
Page 10 - ... which were originally erroneously meandered and shown upon the official plats as watercovered areas, and which are not lawfully appropriated by a qualified settler or entryman claiming under the public land laws.
Page 37 - In no adverse impacts on the Nation's security, mineral needs, or economic well being. The Administration's recommendation that Aravaipa Canyon be designated as wilderness Is a result of the wilderness study required by section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Page 58 - Thank you for the opportunity to present these remarks. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Page 38 - ... itemize what I believe are the major provisions of these bills and then note two significant additions appearing in S. 3678. Both HR, 15073 and S. 3678 contain the following provisions: 1. Domestic financial institutions could be required to retain records of checks and other financial transactions in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury. 2. Transactions involving the payment, receipt, or transfer of US currency or monetary instruments would be importable...
Page 133 - ... and chronic buckpassing. A rather fanciful form of federalism, then, has emerged. Basic policies in most program areas appear to be made in Washington either by the Court or Congress or their implementation is achieved through decisions, orders, mandates, conditions, regulations, and the lure of federal loot by 12 million state and local civil servants.
Page 76 - ... and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value. WILDERNESS STUDY AREA (WSA). A roadless area or island that has been inventoried and found to have wilderness characteristics as described in section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and section 2(c) of the Wilderness Act of 1964.
Page 33 - Other resources of interest to a variety of disciplines are a lithic site that has been nominated for Inclusion In the National Register of Historic Places, and sites that are sacred to the Navajo Indians.
Page 65 - Tomas, that, like, bureaucracy, it is hero to stay. We would like to diminish it and make it more effective. Under the President's Reorganization Act, there is special attention being given to both of those dimensions. I am not so sure what the outcome will be, but at...

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