Download U.S. Environmental and Land Management Legislation: A Comprehensive Overview and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! NRP final exam The Sikes Act extention required - agriculture and Interior to develop plans for wildlife conservation on their respective lands. The Sikes Act Extension was described as the - most ambitious attempt to encourage wildlife management on federal lands. The Bald Eagle Prohibition act prohibited the - poisoning of bald and golden eagles, as well as legislature allowing the persecution of anyone who violates the act. The Endangered Species Act declared all federal departments and agencies to pursue - "all methods and procedures" to bring endangered populations to acceptable numbers, including protecting and conserving the ecosystems they depend on. The Fish and Wildlife Service prohibited acts in the "taking" of endangered species, including - activities which inadvertently harm species, such as timber harvesting. The Endangered Species Amendments - 1. Required a species status' and their critical habitat must be listed 2. defined "critical habitat" and sites in the harmed species' range 3. Created a cabinet-level committee to weigh costs and benefits. The Coastal Zone Management Act - granted funds to eligible states to develop and implement their own coastal zone strategies under broad federal guidelines. The guidelines required that each state - 1. Identify its coastal zone. 2. Prescribe acceptable uses within the coastal zone and regulate discharges or land uses which threated coastal amenities. 3. given authority to designate and develop protective measures for coastel areas of "critical concern". The Yield Tax states that - Timber will not be included as property tax, the land will be valued separately and taxed to either normal or modified procedures. Native Americans claim approximately - 5/8s of Maine, and 87% of public land in Nevada. The Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act gives - $462.5m in grants, $500m in mineral lease deposits, and 40m acres to Alaskan Natives. The Resource Planning Act directs the Forest Service to - 1. Assess resource needs and capabilities 2. Define alteration and alternatives 3. Recommend programs of management and investment as a basis for budget requests Under the RPA, the Forest Service is required to - prepare and publish an updated Program every 5 years and an updated Assessment every 10 years. Provision #1 of the National Forest Management Act - encouraged Clear Cutting when optimal; blending cuts;§maximum size limits; protection of soil, watershed, fish, wildlife, recreation, aesthetic resources; and the regeneration of timber resourses. Provision #2 of the NFMA calls for regulation regarding - Species Diversity The third component of NEPA established a - council on Environmental quality to assist in evaluating programs and policy. The EPA was to include the - Federal Water Quality Administration, the National Air Pollution Control Administration, and the Pesticide Regulation Program. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had - little effect until the passage of the Coastal Zone Management Act. The Clean Air Act - required EPA to set primary and secondary standards for pollution. As a consequence of the CAA, the states adopted - regulations controlling open burning in wild land areas, bearing directly on timber harvest and slash burning. The Sierra Club sued the EPA and obtained a court ruling that - the agency could not approve air quality degradation exceeding national standards. The Federal water Pollution Control act required - each state identify water pollution areas. The goal was to eliminate discharges into navigable waters and make them swimmable and fishable. Point Source pollution is defined as - discernable, confined, and discrete sources of polluting discharges. BMP are defined as - practices determined by states to be the most effective, practical means of preventing or reducing pollution generated by nonpoint sources. The most striking controversy of the FWPCA was - the regulation of wetland drainage ditches, road construction, and stream crossings. The Migratory Bird Act was a product of the - federal treaty making power. The constitutional authoruty used in Wildlife laws is based in - 1. federal treaty making power 2. federal power to regulate interstate commerce 3. property clause of constitution The Wild and Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act authorized legislation to - 1. allow federal managers to become involved in wildlife management 2. provide habitats for particular wildlife species 3. specify technique to be used in managing horses or burros
