HR 2040 · 93th Congress · Environmental Protection
Natural and Human Resources Restoration and Conservation Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1973-01-15)
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Natural and Human Resources Restoration and Conservation Act - Declares that the Congress finds: (1) there is a growing backlog of necessary and essential work which must be performed if the quality of the nation's national forests, parks, recreation areas, game refugees and public lands, and Indian Reservations are to be maintained and improved; (2) tasks which must be performed include reforestation, fire prevention, protection against floods and soil erosion, disease control, pollution abatement, trail construction, road maintenance and improvement, and development of recreational facilities. Provides that the Congress reaffirms that the national policy of full employment declared in the Employment Act of 1946 continues to be a fundamentally sound and socially enlightened national policy, and that it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practicable means consistent with its needs and obligations and other essential considerations of national policy, with the assistance and cooperation of industry, agriculture, labor, and State and local governments, to coordinate and utilize all its plans, functions, and resources for the purpose of creating and maintaining…
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