HR 6460 · 93th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Land Use Policy Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs..(1973-04-02)
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Land Use Policy Act - Title I: Findings, Policy and Purpose - States that it is the purpose of this Act to establish a national policy to encourage and assist the several States to more effectively exercise their constitutional responsibilities for the planning and management of their land base through the development and implementation of State land use programs designed to achieve economically and environmentally sound uses of the Nation's land resources. Title II: Administration of Land Use Policy - Establishes, in the Department of the Interior, the Office of Land Use Policy Administration to maintain a continuing study of the land resources of the United States and their use and to develop and maintain a Federal Land Use Information and Data Center. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Advisory Board on Land Use Policy to provide the Secretary with information and advice concerning the relationship of policies, programs, and activities established or performed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the States to coordinate land use planning, policies, and programs with appropriate interstate entities. Title III: Program of Assistance to the States - Authoriz…
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