Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell

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Pub. Date: 2006-03-30
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Summary

Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell

Table of Contents

Prefacep. V
Table of Acronymsp. XV
Table of Casesp. XIX
Table of Statutesp. XLIX
Modern Public Land Law: An Introductionp. 1
The Field of Federal Public Land Lawp. 3
The Federal Lands and Resourcesp. 7
Interests in Landsp. 7
Federal Natural Resourcesp. 8
Waterp. 8
Hardrock Mineralsp. 8
Leasable Mineralsp. 9
Timberp. 10
Grass (or Range)p. 10
Wildlifep. 11
Recreationp. 11
Preservationp. 12
History of Public Land Lawp. 13
Acquisition of the Public Domainp. 14
Disposition of the Public Domain: The Beneficiaries and the Legaciesp. 16
Early Public Land Policy and Problemsp. 16
Statehood and Equal Footingp. 17
Grants to Statesp. 18
Grants to Settlersp. 20
Grants to Minersp. 21
Grants to Railroadsp. 23
Grants for Reclamationp. 23
Legacy of the Disposition Erap. 24
Reservation and Withdrawal in the Age of Conservationp. 25
Permanent Retention and Managementp. 29
Constitutional Authorityp. 29
The Legacy of the Conservation Erap. 31
The National Forest Systemp. 32
The BLM Public Landsp. 33
The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS)p. 34
The National Park Systemp. 34
The Preservation Landsp. 35
A Modern Legacy of Public Land History: Access to Federal Landsp. 36
Constitutional Authority on the Federal Public Lands: Congress and the Statesp. 39
Jurisdiction Within Federal Enclavesp. 39
The Property Clause (on Federal Lands)p. 42
The Property Clause (off Federal Lands)p. 45
Federal Preemptionp. 48
"Takings" Limits on the Exercise of Congressional Powerp. 54
Takings Law in Generalp. 54
Takings in Modern Public Land Lawp. 59
Authority on the Public Lands: The Executive and the Courtsp. 66
Delegationp. 67
Judicial Reviewp. 68
Standing to Suep. 69
Timing and Preclusionp. 75
Reviewability and Scope of Reviewp. 78
Executive Withdrawals, Reservations, and Classificationsp. 85
Historical Definitions and Practicesp. 85
FLPMA Withdrawalsp. 90
Land Exchanges, Sales, and Other Transfersp. 94
Land Exchangesp. 95
Land Sales and Acquisitionsp. 97
Access Across Federal Landsp. 100
The Public Trust Doctrines in Public Natural Resources Lawp. 105
An Introduction to Public Land Use Planning: The National Environmental Policy Actp. 108
The Purposes of NEPA and the Limits of Judicial Reviewp. 109
Judicial Review of the Threshold Preparation Questionp. 113
Proposals for Legislationp. 114
Proposals for Agency Actionp. 114
Federal Actionsp. 116
Major, Significant Actionsp. 117
Judicial Review of EIS Adequacyp. 121
Scope of Reviewp. 121
Discussion of Alternativesp. 122
Supplemental EISsp. 124
Injunctive Reliefp. 126
The Water Resourcep. 128
The Acquisition of Water Rights on the Public Landsp. 128
Federal Water Resources Developmentp. 139
Watershed Managementp. 145
The Mineral Resourcep. 149
Hardrock Minerals: The General Mining Law of 1872p. 150
Lands Open to Prospectingp. 151
Locatable Mineralsp. 152
Prospector's Rights Before Discovery: Pedis Possessiop. 153
Locationp. 155
Discovery of a Valuable Mineral Depositp. 157
Assessment Workp. 160
Patenting Mining Claimsp. 161
Inroads on the Right of the Mining Claimantp. 163
Mineral Leasingp. 173
Coal (and Chemical Minerals)p. 175
Oil and Gasp. 186
Geothermal Energyp. 195
Split Estates: Problems Where Mineral Interests are Separated From Surface Interestsp. 197
Federal Minerals Under Private Surfacep. 198
Private Minerals Under Federal Surfacep. 201
The Timber Resourcep. 204
Timber Contractsp. 208
Advertisement and Biddingp. 208
Contract Terms and Durationp. 210
Traditional Forest Service Managementp. 214
The Multiple-Use, Sustained-Yield Actp. 214
The Watershed: Clearcutting, Monongahela, and the NFMAp. 218
Modern Forest Managementp. 220
Federal Timber Policyp. 220
The National Environmental Policy Actp. 222
Forest Planningp. 226
Introduction to Planning Processesp. 226
Substantive Constraints on Timber Harvest Planningp. 229
Timber Management on the BLM Landsp. 236
The Range Resourcep. 240
Pre-FLPMA Grazing: The Common Law and the Taylor Grazing Actp. 241
Modern Post-FLPMA Public Rangeland Managementp. 247
The National Environmental Policy Actp. 247
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Public Rangelands Improvement Actp. 249
Land Use Planning on the BLM Public Landsp. 257
Judicial Reviewp. 257
Contents and Consequencesp. 263
The Wild, Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971p. 264
The Wildlife Resourcep. 267
Wildlife and the Constitutionp. 269
Endangered Species Protectionp. 272
Listing and Critical Habitat Designationp. 275
The Section 7 Consultation Processp. 281
The Duties to Avoid Harm and Conserve Listed Speciesp. 286
The Section 9 Prohibition on Takingsp. 289
The National Wildlife Refuge Systemp. 293
Wildlife Conservation and Management on Other Federal Landsp. 298
The National Park Systemp. 298
National Forest System and BLM Landsp. 300
Subsistence Use of Wildlifep. 306
The Recreation Resourcep. 308
Acquisition of Recreational Landsp. 309
Recreation and the National Park Systemp. 314
National Recreation Areas and Trailsp. 320
Recreation on Other Federal Landsp. 323
Off-Road Vehicle Regulationp. 327
ORV Use on the BLM Public Landsp. 328
ORV Use on Other Federal Land Systemsp. 331
Federal Liability for Recreational Mishapsp. 337
The Preservation Resourcep. 343
Preservation of Archaeological and Historical Artifactsp. 345
External Threatsp. 350
External Threats From Non-Federal Landsp. 350
External Threats From Federal Landsp. 353
River Preservationp. 355
Designating Wild and Scenic Riversp. 355
Managing Wild and Scenic Riversp. 357
Wilderness Preservationp. 361
The Evolution of Official Wildernessp. 361
The Wilderness Act of 1964: Management of Wilderness Areasp. 363
Expanding the Wilderness Systemp. 369
The National Park and Wildlife Refuge Systemsp. 369
The National Forest Systemp. 370
Bureau of Land Management Landsp. 376
The Inventory Processp. 376
Interim Management: FLPMA Section 1782(c)p. 378
Indexp. 385
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