Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1970: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First Session, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969 - Executive departments |
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Page 323 - In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness.
Page 600 - Act; (5) to conduct such studies and make such recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the development and management of any stream or other body of water for the conservation and enhancement of anadromous fishery resources and the fish in the Great Lakes that ascend streams to spawn...
Page 1036 - These cars must give dependable service at all times, since a great deal of the transportation required is in areas where repair services are not available. Field use tends to shorten the efficient life of a vehicle. The...
Page 498 - Acute and chronic toxicity evaluations of pesticides in common usage and studies of their ecological and physiological effects will be continued through feeding tests and controlled plot studies using a variety of key bird and mammal species. Dosage rates, active ingredients, carriers, timing, and methods of...
Page 1050 - BY 1970 will be directed toward the evolution of new alloys which will afford lower cost components in desalting plants. Special emphasis will be given to the iron base alloys which have much lower costs than the presently employed copper nickel. Distillation The major goals in the multi-stage flash distillation area for FY 1970 are based on employment of presently available or committed equipment.
Page 625 - In addition, these vehicles provide the heavy duty needed to travel in snow or on ice, to pull out of mud, sand and deep ruts and haul cargo and boat trailers. The average mileage for these vehicles is 30,000 miles per year, much of which is on unimproved roads and rough, hazardous terrain.
Page 236 - I would like to express my appreciation and the appreciation of the committee, Mr.
Page 499 - The estimate of $560,000 will be used for research, operational coordination and staff services to conduct a program to preserve and protect endangered species of native wildlife as authorized by the Endangered Species Preservation Act (PL 89-669). The endangered wildlife research program encompasses studies of the distributional, ecological, physiological, pathological, genetic, and behavioral characteristics of threatened American wildlife species.
Page 518 - Secretary shall consider, among other matters, (1) their wildlife and recreational potential, their ecology, their value to the marine, anadromous, and shell fisheries and their esthetic value, (2) their importance to navigation, their value for flood, hurricane, and erosion control, their mineral value, and the value of submerged lands underlying the waters of the estuaries, and (3) the value of such areas for more intensive development for economic use as part of urban developments and for commercial...
Page 1047 - This material, called a concrete -polymer, has strength of from 3 to 4 times that obtainable with simple concrete. Major interest also has been shown by the Department of the Navy, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of — - Transportation for possible use of this material. The Materials Test Center has also been placed in operation at Freeport, Texas, and the Copper Development Associates, the Aluminum Association, and the Office _pf Saline Water have materials...