Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1978: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, Part 1

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Page 1197 - ... regulate the use of natural resources; encourage the development of fisheries, agriculture, and Industries; protect the inhabitants against the loss of their lands and resources; and improve the means of transportation and communication; 3.
Page 1197 - Charter, shall be: a. to further international peace and security; b. to promote the political, economic, social, and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the trust territories, and their progressive development towards self-government or independence as may be appropriate to the particular circumstances of each territory and its peoples and the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned, and as may be provided by the terms of each trusteeship agreement; c.
Page 1246 - Japanese mandated islands, now the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the United States under...
Page 151 - Act, for permanent forest production, and the timber thereon shall be sold, cut and removed in conformity with the principle of sustained yield for the purpose of providing a permanent source of timber supply, protecting watersheds, regulating stream flow, and contributing to the economic stability of local communities and industries, and providing recreational facilities.
Page 664 - Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination of the Geological Structure, mineral resources and products of the national domain...
Page 157 - For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent...
Page 643 - Service planning, development, and operation of recreation facilities For construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 USC 451) ; including collection of special recreation use fees, to remain available until expended...
Page 758 - Flood hazard maps are being used extensively to meet local planning needs and to meet objectives of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.
Page 588 - AN ACT To provide financial assistance for local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities, and for other purposes...
Page 1191 - Territory is defined by: (a) The Trusteeship Agreement between the United States and the United Nations Security Council which entered into force on July 18, 1947, under which the United States administers the Territory.

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