Mining Law Reform Act of 1991 and the Minerals Policy Review Commission Act of 1991: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on S. 433 ... S. 785 ... June 11, 1991, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 428 pages |
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... ADMINISTRATIVE 15 PROVISIONS 16 SEC . 401. CLAIM AND PATENT LIMITATIONS . 17 ( a ) EFFECTIVE DATE . - Notwithstanding any other 18 provision of law , after the effective date of this Act , a claim 19 for locatable minerals may be ...
... ADMINISTRATIVE 15 PROVISIONS 16 SEC . 401. CLAIM AND PATENT LIMITATIONS . 17 ( a ) EFFECTIVE DATE . - Notwithstanding any other 18 provision of law , after the effective date of this Act , a claim 19 for locatable minerals may be ...
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... ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS . 8 ( a ) JURISDICTION . - As of the effective date of this Act , 9 the Secretary of Agriculture shall have full authority to ad- 10 minister all activities relating to the Mining Law of 1872 and 11 this Act on ...
... ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS . 8 ( a ) JURISDICTION . - As of the effective date of this Act , 9 the Secretary of Agriculture shall have full authority to ad- 10 minister all activities relating to the Mining Law of 1872 and 11 this Act on ...
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... administrative jurisdic- tion over such lands insofar as those policies and practices relate to the location and disposition of minerals on these lands ; ( 3 ) compile data necessary to understand and determine the future demands on the ...
... administrative jurisdic- tion over such lands insofar as those policies and practices relate to the location and disposition of minerals on these lands ; ( 3 ) compile data necessary to understand and determine the future demands on the ...
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... administrative nightmare , and will guarantee that lower grade ores are never developed and that hard to mine deposits are left in the ground . Moreover , in reviewing mining plans of operation , the government has the right to just say ...
... administrative nightmare , and will guarantee that lower grade ores are never developed and that hard to mine deposits are left in the ground . Moreover , in reviewing mining plans of operation , the government has the right to just say ...
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... administrative enforcement pro- gram can correct most of , if not all of , the abuses , I fully recognize that there is also a policy issue in debate here . I am always reminded of the debate up on the Stillwater River in my own State ...
... administrative enforcement pro- gram can correct most of , if not all of , the abuses , I fully recognize that there is also a policy issue in debate here . I am always reminded of the debate up on the Stillwater River in my own State ...
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Page 346 - ... no location of a mining claim shall be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located.
Page 232 - That all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase...
Page 96 - Where a service (or privilege) provides special benefits to an identifiable recipient above and beyond those which accrue to the public at large, a charge should be Imposed to recover the full cost to the Federal Government of rendering that service.
Page 104 - Nothing in this section shall restrict any right which any person (or class of persons) may have under any statute or common law to seek enforcement of any effluent standard or limitation or to seek any other relief (including relief against the Administrator or a State agency). (f) For purposes of this section, the term "effluent standard or limitation under this Act...
Page 212 - Many of our members reside near and use the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US Forest Service.
Page 411 - Wyoming," approved August 1, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 1346), shall be subject to disposition only in the form and manner provided in this Act, except as to valid claims existent at date of the passage of this Act and thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated, which claims may be perfected under such laws, including discovery.
Page 193 - Section 1 that the national forests are established and shall be administered "for outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes." Moreover, Section 2 provides: The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to develop and administer the renewable surface resources of the national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the several products and services obtained therefrom.
Page 214 - ... the public lands be managed in a manner that will protect the quality of scientific, scenic, historical, ecological, environmental, air and atmospheric, water resource, and archeological values; that, where appropriate, will preserve and protect certain public lands in their natural condition; that will provide food and habitat for fish and wildlife and domestic animals; and that will provide for outdoor recreation and human occupancy and use...
Page 118 - If there are any questions, I would be glad to answer them. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Page 105 - Agency is derived from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980...