Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell

by Glicksman, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780314240767
• ISBN10: 0314240764
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: West Group

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Research References	xv
Table of Acronyms	xxi
Table of Cases	xxv
Table of Statutes	xlix
Modern Public Land Law: An Introduction	1	(11)
The Field of Federal Public Land Law	3	(3)
The Federal Lands and Resources	6	(6)
Interests in Lands	6	(1)
Federal Natural Resources	7	(1)
Water	8	(1)
Hardrock Minerals	8	(1)
Leasable Minerals	9	(1)
Timber	9	(1)
Grass (or Range)	10	(1)
Wildlife	10	(1)
Recreation	10	(1)
Preservation	11	(1)
History of Public Land Law	12	(26)
Acquisition of the Public Domain	13	(2)
Disposition of the Public Domain: The Beneficiaries and the Legacies	15	(9)
Early Public Land Policy and Problems	15	(1)
Statehood and Equal Footing	16	(1)
Grants to States	17	(2)
Grants to Settlers	19	(1)
Grants to Miners	20	(1)
Grants to Railroads	21	(1)
Grants for Reclamation	22	(1)
Legacy of the Disposition Era	23	(1)
Reservation and Withdrawal in the Age of Conservation	24	(4)
Permanent Retention and Management	28	(6)
Constitutional Authority	28	(2)
The Legacy of the Conservation Era	30	(1)
The National Forest System	31	(1)
The BLM Public Lands	31	(1)
The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS)	32	(1)
The National Park System	33	(1)
The Preservation Lands	34	(1)
A Modern Legacy of Public Land History: Access to Federal Lands	34	(4)
Constitutional Authority on the Federal Public Lands: Congress and the States	38	(24)
Jurisdiction Within Federal Enclaves	38	(3)
The Property Clause (on Federal Lands)	41	(3)
The Property Clause (off Federal Lands)	44	(3)
Federal Preemption	47	(5)
``Takings'' Limits on the Exercise of Congressional Power	52	(10)
Takings Law in General	53	(4)
Takings in Modern Public Land Law	57	(5)
Authority on the Public Lands: The Executive and the Courts	62	(52)
Delegation	63	(1)
Judicial Review	64	(13)
Standing to Sue	65	(5)
Timing and Preclusion	70	(2)
Reviewability and Scope of Review	72	(5)
Executive Withdrawals, Reservations, and Classifications	77	(9)
Historical Definitions and Practices	77	(5)
FLPMA Withdrawals	82	(4)
Land Exchanges, Sales, and Other Transfers	86	(4)
Land Exchanges	86	(2)
Land Sales	88	(2)
Access Across Federal Lands	90	(3)
The Public Trust Doctrines in Public Natural Resources Law	93	(4)
An Introduction to Public Land Use Planning: The National Environmental Policy Act	97	(17)
The Purposes of NEPA and the Limits of Judicial Review	98	(3)
Judicial Review of the Threshold Preparation Question	101	(1)
Proposals for Legislation	102	(1)
Proposals for Agency Action	103	(1)
Federal Actions	104	(1)
Major Significant Actions	105	(3)
Judicial Review of EIS Adequacy	108	(1)
Scope of Review	108	(1)
Discussion of Alternatives	109	(2)
Supplemental EISs	111	(1)
Injunctive Relief	112	(2)
The Water Resource	114	(19)
The Acquisition of Water Rights on the Public Lands	114	(11)
Federal Water Resources Development	125	(4)
Watershed Management	129	(4)
The Mineral Resource	133	(48)
Hardrock Minerals: The General Mining Law of 1872	134	(22)
Lands Open to Prospecting	135	(1)
Locatable Minerals	136	(1)
Prospector's Rights Before Discovery: Pedis Possessio	137	(2)
Location	139	(2)
Discovery of a Valuable Mineral Deposit	141	(3)
Assessment Work	144	(1)
Patenting Mining Claims	145	(1)
Inroads on the Right of the Mining Claimant	146	(10)
Mineral Leasing	156	(19)
Coal (and Chemical Minerals)	158	(10)
Oil and Gas	168	(6)
Geothermal Energy	174	(1)
Split Estates: Problems Where Mineral Interests are Separated From Surface Interests	175	(6)
Federal Minerals Under Private Surface	176	(2)
Private Minerals Under Federal Surface	178	(3)
The Timber Resource	181	(32)
Timber Contracts	183	(6)
Advertisement and Bidding	184	(2)
Contract Terms and Duration	186	(3)
Traditional Forest Service Management	189	(8)
The Multiple--Use, Sustained--Yield Act	189	(5)
The Watershed: Clearcutting, Monongahela, and the NFMA	194	(3)
Modern Forest Management	197	(16)
Federal Timber Policy	197	(1)
The National Environmental Policy Act	198	(4)
Forest Planning	202	(1)
Introduction to Planning Processes	202	(1)
Substantive Constraints on Timber Harvest Planning	203	(6)
Timber Management on the BLM Lands	209	(4)
The Range Resource	213	(26)
Pre-FLPMA Grazing: The Common Law and the Taylor Grazing Act	214	(6)
Modern Post-FLPMA Public Rangeland Management	220	(19)
The National Environmental Policy Act	220	(2)
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Public Rangelands Improvement Act	222	(7)
Land Use Planning on the BLM Public Lands	229	(1)
Judicial Review	230	(4)
Contents and Consequences	234	(1)
The Wild, Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971	235	(4)
The Wildlife Resource	239	(30)
Wildlife and the Constitution	241	(2)
Endangered Species Protection	243	(13)
Listing and Critical Habitat Designation	246	(3)
The Section 7 Consultation Process	249	(3)
The Duties to Avoid Harm and Conserve Listed Species	252	(2)
The Section 9 Prohibition on Takings	254	(2)
The National Wildlife Refuge System	256	(3)
Wildlife Conservation and Management on Other Federal Lands	259	(10)
The National Park System	259	(3)
National Forest System and BLM Lands	262	(5)
Subsistance Use of Wildlife	267	(2)
The Recreation Resource	269	(31)
Acquisition of Recreational Lands	270	(4)
Recreation and the National Park System	274	(5)
National Recreation Areas and Trails	279	(3)
Recreation on Other Federal Lands	282	(5)
Off-Road Vehicle Regulation	287	(6)
ORV Use on the BLM Public Lands	287	(4)
ORV Use on Other Federal Land Systems	291	(2)
Federal Liability for Recreational Mishaps	293	(7)
The Preservation Resource	300	(35)
Preservation of Archaeological and Historical Artifacts	302	(3)
External Threats	305	(5)
External Threats From Non-Federal Lands	305	(4)
External Threats From Federal Lands	309	(1)
River Preservation	310	(6)
Designating Wild and Scenic Rivers	311	(2)
Managing Wild and Scenic Rivers	313	(3)
Wilderness Preservation	316	(19)
The Evolution of Official Wilderness	316	(2)
The Wilderness Act of 1964: Management of Wilderness Areas	318	(3)
Expanding the Wilderness System	321	(1)
The National Park and Wildlife Refuge Systems	322	(1)
The National Forest System	322	(6)
The Inventory Process	328	(2)
Interim Management: FLPMA Section 1782(c)	330	(5)
Index	335