Regulation of Surface Mining: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on the Environment and Subcommittee on Mines and Mining of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, First Session on H.R. 3 and Related Bills ... |
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Page 1121 - The general rule at least is that while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking.
Page 1121 - One fact for consideration in determining such limits is the extent of the diminution. When it reaches a certain magnitude, in most if not in all cases there must be an exercise of eminent domain and compensation to sustain the act.
Page 1121 - Government hardly could go on if to some extent values incident to property could not be diminished without paying for every such change in the general law. As long recognized, some values are enjoyed under an implied limitation and must yield to the police power.
Page 1065 - DEFINITIONS. Wherever used or referred to in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) "District" or "soil conservation district...
Page 1121 - We are in danger of forgetting that a strong public desire to improve the public condition is not enough to warrant achieving the desire by a shorter cut than the constitutional way of paying for the change.
Page 704 - ... applicant for a required Federal license or permit to conduct an activity affecting land or water uses in the coastal zone of that state shall provide in the application to the licensing or permitting agency a certification that the proposed activity complies with the state's approved program and that such activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the program.
Page 1121 - When this seemingly absolute protection is found to be qualified by the police power, the natural tendency of human nature is to extend the qualification more and more until at last private property disappears. But that cannot be accomplished in this way under the constitution of the United States.
Page 705 - Commerce is authorized to incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to...
Page 260 - Commission may, in its discretion, make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate...
Page 708 - Administrator shall consider such record, report, or information or particular portion thereof confidential in accordance with the purposes of section...