Federal land policy, resource management, agency appropriations and revenues / Felicia Martin, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Felicia, editor.

Series:

Environmental research advances series.

Environmental Research Advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources--United States.

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental agencies--United States--Appropriations and expenditures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Property Clause in the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the authority to acquire, dispose of, and manage federal property. The 113th Congress is considering multiple federal land and natural resources policy and management issues. These issues are complex and often interrelated, and include how much and which land the government should own, and how lands and resources should be used and managed. These issues affect local communities, industries, ecosystems, and the nation. This book introduces some of the broad themes and issues Congress considers when addressing federal land policy and r

Contents:

FEDERAL LAND POLICY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUES; FEDERAL LAND POLICY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FEDERAL LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED ISSUES FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THE FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES (FLMAS); FEDERAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP; FUNDING FOR FEDERAL LANDS; CLIMATE CHANGE AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT; OFFSHORE FEDERAL RESOURCES; ONSHORE FEDERAL ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES; RANGE MANAGEMENT; RECREATION

SPECIAL LAND DESIGNATIONSSPECIES MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT; Chapter 2: FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES: APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; FOREST SERVICE; DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; PAYMENT PROGRAMS; OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE; APPENDIX. FEDERAL ACREAGE IN EACH STATE ADMINISTERED BY THE FOUR MAJOR FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, 2013; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 30, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-169-6