Predator Control: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First Session

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 - Predatory animals - 354 pages

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Page 231 - The Act" shall mean Public Law 91-135, 83 Stat. 275; (b) "The Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Interior; (c) "The Director...
Page 234 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on (i) the environmental impact of the proposed action, (ii) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, (iii) alternatives to the proposed action, (iv) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and (v) any irreversible and irretrievable...
Page 234 - ... include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on — i. the environmental impact of the proposed action, ii. any adverse environmental effects which cannot be "avoided should the proposal be implemented, iii. alternatives to the proposed action, iv.
Page 228 - ... eradication, suppression, or bringing under control on national forests and other areas of the public domain as well as on State, Territory, or privately owned lands of mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, and other animals injurious to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, wild game animals, fur-bearing animals, and birds...
Page 239 - States, and in furtherance of the purposes and policies of the National Environmental Policy Act. of 1969 (83 Stat. 852, 42 USC 4321 et seq.), the National Historic Preserva"tion Act of 1966 (80 Stat.
Page 239 - To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.
Page 238 - The Secretary of the Interior, with such advice and assistance as he may require from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, shall consider and determine the policies and procedures that are necessary and desirable in carrying out efficiently and in the public interest the laws relating to fish and wildlife.
Page 236 - If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the third-party complaint.
Page 235 - States if it finds the claim to be invalid or not allowable under this Act; to award to the claimant a money judgment against the United States in accordance with the provisions of this Act ; and to grant such other and further relief as may be just and proper to carry out the findings and judgment of the court.] other statute of limitations or by laches.
Page 231 - That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to conduct such investigations, experiments, and tests as he may deem necessary in order to determine, demonstrate, and promulgate the best methods of eradication, suppression, or bringing under control...

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