...302(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Interior to take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands. BLM's surface management regulations Implement this requirement of law. 2 The BLM la responsible for...

...the m»nn<»r and degree in which the same was being conducted on October 21, 1976: Provided. That, in managing the public lands the Secretary shall by regulation or otherwise ••ir» any action required to pi'eveut unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands and their...

...ignore its obligation to protect all resources on public land. Section 302.(b) of the FLPMA states, ‘In managing the public lands the Secretary shall,...prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands.' This responsibility extends beyond just protecting values associated with wilderness study areas. The...

...that mining shall be allowed on public lands within the guidelines of the Secretary's authority to take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands. Under Title II, with the u HSU liability review and the unprecedented discretionary powers of the BLM...

...The BLM's primary management statute, the Federal Lmds Policy and Management Act, directs the HIM to "take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the [public] lands," but there is no statutory definition of unnecessary and undue degradation, and it...

...BI.M's primary management statute, the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act, directs the BLM to "take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the [public] lands," but there is no statutory definition of unnecessary and undue degradation, and it...

...and degree in which the same was being conducted on the date of approval of this Act: Provided, That, in managing the public lands the Secretary shall by regulation or otherwise take any action required to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands and their resources or to afford...

...Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) requires the Secretary, and thus the BLM", to "take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands." (Section 302(b» The Interior Department's responsibility in this regard cannot be delegated to the...

...protection and 4) allows mining only on suitable lands. The Secretary is, however, also mandated by FLPMA to "take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands," and this mandate explicitly applies to activities carried put under the Mining Law. Question 25. Why...

...Into The Definition Of Unnecessary Or undue Degradation Section 302 (b) of the FLPMA empowers BUl to "take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the [public] lands." 43 USC S 1732(b). In carrying out that statutory mandate, BLM has always defined "unnecessary...