Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell

by Glicksman, Robert L.; Coggins, George Cameron

• ISBN13: 9780314162854
• ISBN10: 0314162852
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell

Table of Contents

Preface	p. V
Table of Acronyms	p. XV
Table of Cases	p. XIX
Table of Statutes	p. XLIX
Modern Public Land Law: An Introduction	p. 1
The Field of Federal Public Land Law	p. 3
The Federal Lands and Resources	p. 7
Interests in Lands	p. 7
Federal Natural Resources	p. 8
Water	p. 8
Hardrock Minerals	p. 8
Leasable Minerals	p. 9
Timber	p. 10
Grass (or Range)	p. 10
Wildlife	p. 11
Recreation	p. 11
Preservation	p. 12
History of Public Land Law	p. 13
Acquisition of the Public Domain	p. 14
Disposition of the Public Domain: The Beneficiaries and the Legacies	p. 16
Early Public Land Policy and Problems	p. 16
Statehood and Equal Footing	p. 17
Grants to States	p. 18
Grants to Settlers	p. 20
Grants to Miners	p. 21
Grants to Railroads	p. 23
Grants for Reclamation	p. 23
Legacy of the Disposition Era	p. 24
Reservation and Withdrawal in the Age of Conservation	p. 25
Permanent Retention and Management	p. 29
Constitutional Authority	p. 29
The Legacy of the Conservation Era	p. 31
The National Forest System	p. 32
The BLM Public Lands	p. 33
The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS)	p. 34
The National Park System	p. 34
The Preservation Lands	p. 35
A Modern Legacy of Public Land History: Access to Federal Lands	p. 36
Constitutional Authority on the Federal Public Lands: Congress and the States	p. 39
Jurisdiction Within Federal Enclaves	p. 39
The Property Clause (on Federal Lands)	p. 42
The Property Clause (off Federal Lands)	p. 45
Federal Preemption	p. 48
"Takings" Limits on the Exercise of Congressional Power	p. 54
Takings Law in General	p. 54
Takings in Modern Public Land Law	p. 59
Authority on the Public Lands: The Executive and the Courts	p. 66
Delegation	p. 67
Judicial Review	p. 68
Standing to Sue	p. 69
Timing and Preclusion	p. 75
Reviewability and Scope of Review	p. 78
Executive Withdrawals, Reservations, and Classifications	p. 85
Historical Definitions and Practices	p. 85
FLPMA Withdrawals	p. 90
Land Exchanges, Sales, and Other Transfers	p. 94
Land Exchanges	p. 95
Land Sales and Acquisitions	p. 97
Access Across Federal Lands	p. 100
The Public Trust Doctrines in Public Natural Resources Law	p. 105
An Introduction to Public Land Use Planning: The National Environmental Policy Act	p. 108
The Purposes of NEPA and the Limits of Judicial Review	p. 109
Judicial Review of the Threshold Preparation Question	p. 113
Proposals for Legislation	p. 114
Proposals for Agency Action	p. 114
Federal Actions	p. 116
Major, Significant Actions	p. 117
Judicial Review of EIS Adequacy	p. 121
Scope of Review	p. 121
Discussion of Alternatives	p. 122
Supplemental EISs	p. 124
Injunctive Relief	p. 126
The Water Resource	p. 128
The Acquisition of Water Rights on the Public Lands	p. 128
Federal Water Resources Development	p. 139
Watershed Management	p. 145
The Mineral Resource	p. 149
Hardrock Minerals: The General Mining Law of 1872	p. 150
Lands Open to Prospecting	p. 151
Locatable Minerals	p. 152
Prospector's Rights Before Discovery: Pedis Possessio	p. 153
Location	p. 155
Discovery of a Valuable Mineral Deposit	p. 157
Assessment Work	p. 160
Patenting Mining Claims	p. 161
Inroads on the Right of the Mining Claimant	p. 163
Mineral Leasing	p. 173
Coal (and Chemical Minerals)	p. 175
Oil and Gas	p. 186
Geothermal Energy	p. 195
Split Estates: Problems Where Mineral Interests are Separated From Surface Interests	p. 197
Federal Minerals Under Private Surface	p. 198
Private Minerals Under Federal Surface	p. 201
The Timber Resource	p. 204
Timber Contracts	p. 208
Advertisement and Bidding	p. 208
Contract Terms and Duration	p. 210
Traditional Forest Service Management	p. 214
The Multiple-Use, Sustained-Yield Act	p. 214
The Watershed: Clearcutting, Monongahela, and the NFMA	p. 218
Modern Forest Management	p. 220
Federal Timber Policy	p. 220
The National Environmental Policy Act	p. 222
Forest Planning	p. 226
Introduction to Planning Processes	p. 226
Substantive Constraints on Timber Harvest Planning	p. 229
Timber Management on the BLM Lands	p. 236
The Range Resource	p. 240
Pre-FLPMA Grazing: The Common Law and the Taylor Grazing Act	p. 241
Modern Post-FLPMA Public Rangeland Management	p. 247
The National Environmental Policy Act	p. 247
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Public Rangelands Improvement Act	p. 249
Land Use Planning on the BLM Public Lands	p. 257
Judicial Review	p. 257
Contents and Consequences	p. 263
The Wild, Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971	p. 264
The Wildlife Resource	p. 267
Wildlife and the Constitution	p. 269
Endangered Species Protection	p. 272
Listing and Critical Habitat Designation	p. 275
The Section 7 Consultation Process	p. 281
The Duties to Avoid Harm and Conserve Listed Species	p. 286
The Section 9 Prohibition on Takings	p. 289
The National Wildlife Refuge System	p. 293
Wildlife Conservation and Management on Other Federal Lands	p. 298
The National Park System	p. 298
National Forest System and BLM Lands	p. 300
Subsistence Use of Wildlife	p. 306
The Recreation Resource	p. 308
Acquisition of Recreational Lands	p. 309
Recreation and the National Park System	p. 314
National Recreation Areas and Trails	p. 320
Recreation on Other Federal Lands	p. 323
Off-Road Vehicle Regulation	p. 327
ORV Use on the BLM Public Lands	p. 328
ORV Use on Other Federal Land Systems	p. 331
Federal Liability for Recreational Mishaps	p. 337
The Preservation Resource	p. 343
Preservation of Archaeological and Historical Artifacts	p. 345
External Threats	p. 350
External Threats From Non-Federal Lands	p. 350
External Threats From Federal Lands	p. 353
River Preservation	p. 355
Designating Wild and Scenic Rivers	p. 355
Managing Wild and Scenic Rivers	p. 357
Wilderness Preservation	p. 361
The Evolution of Official Wilderness	p. 361
The Wilderness Act of 1964: Management of Wilderness Areas	p. 363
Expanding the Wilderness System	p. 369
The National Park and Wildlife Refuge Systems	p. 369
The National Forest System	p. 370
Bureau of Land Management Lands	p. 376
The Inventory Process	p. 376
Interim Management: FLPMA Section 1782(c)	p. 378
Index	p. 385
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