Marine Protected Areas: An Overview
Date: September 29, 2010
Creator: Upton, Harold E.
Description: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are generally defined as areas reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. This report identifies a number of issues related to establishing MPAs in the United States. It begins by defining the concept and administrative actions taken to provide spatial protection in marine areas. It then considers some of the key issues and potential benefits and costs of designating additional MPAs. It concludes by considering potential areas of congressional interest for the 111th Congress. Existing federal laws related to the use of MPAs are summarized in the Appendix.
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Regional Haze: EPA's Proposal to Improve Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas
Date: July 9, 1998
Creator: McCarthy, James E
Description: None
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Oil and Gas Exploration and Development on Public Lands
Date: March 26, 2004
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Description: None
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Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management
Date: May 21, 2004
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol
Description: None
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lands and National Forests
Date: October 29, 2004
Creator: Gorte, Ross W
Description: In the second session, Congress continues to confront an array of issues related to the public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the national forests managed by the U.S. Forest Service (FS). The Administration continues to address public lands and national forests through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions. Several key issues of ongoing congressional and administrative interest are covered in this report.
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Marine Protected Areas: An Overview
Date: February 8, 2001
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A
Description: None
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Presidential Authority to Create a National Monument on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Date: June 19, 2000
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela
Description: None
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Authority of a President to Modify or Eliminate a National Monument
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela
Description: President Clinton created a number of new national monuments, using authority given the President under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Many of the designations were controversial and renewed discussion of that Act and whether a President can modify or eliminate a Presidentially created national monument. This report examines that question.
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World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks
Date: November 13, 2000
Creator: McHugh, Lois B
Description: P.L. 106-429, in which H.R. 5526, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs appropriations act for 2001 was referenced, contained language prohibiting funding from this bill for the United Nations World Heritage Fund. This Fund provides technical assistance to countries requesting help in protecting World Heritage sites. On May 20, 1999, the House passed (by voice vote) the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 883), which requires congressional approval to add any additional U.S. national parks and monuments to the World Heritage List, a UNESCO-administered list established by the 1972 World Heritage Convention. This paper describes the operation of the UNESCO Convention and will be updated periodically.
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World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks
Date: July 17, 2000
Creator: McHugh, Lois B
Description: On July 13, 2000, the House passed H.R. 4811, the FY 2001 Foreign Operations bill, containing language prohibiting the use of any funds in the bill for the United Nations World Heritage Fund. This Fund provides technical assistance to countries requesting help in protecting World Heritage sites. On May 20, 1999, the House passed (by voice vote) the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 883), which requires congressional approval to add any additional U.S. national parks and monuments to the World Heritage List, a UNESCO-administered list established by the 1972 World Heritage Convention. This paper describes the operation of the UNESCO Convention and will be updated periodically.
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