In

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETIETH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC LAW 88-607
AND PUBLIC LAW 88-608

COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington, Chairman

Public Law 88-607

Public Law 88-608-

CONTENTS

STATEMENTS

Anderson, Harry R., Assistant Secretary for Public Land Management,

Department of the Interior, and Boyd L. Rasmussen, Director of the

Bureau of Land Management; accompanied by John O. Crow, Associate

Director, Bureau of Land Management; Irving Senzel, Assistant Direc-

tor, Lands and Minerals; James P. Beirne, Assistant Director, Adminis-

tration, Eugene V. Zumwalt, Assistant Director of Resource Manage-

ment; Jerry O'Callaghan, Chief, Office of Legislation and Cooperative

Relations; Rolla Chandler, Chief, Lands Adjustment Section; and Fred-

erick Fishman, Staff Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Public Land

Management...

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

"Could Ease Payments Balance-U.S. Research Inspires a 'Gold Rush'

in West," from the Washington Post, March 6, 1967.

Notice of proposed withdrawal and reservation of lands, from the Federal
Register, vol. 32, No. 25, Tuesday, February 7, 967

Pickett Act (43 U.S.C. 141-143)

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TABLES

A. Area of public lands under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bureau of

Land Management as of June 30, 1956- -

B. Public lands under exclusive jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-

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agement, 1960---

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C. Public lands under exclusive jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-

agement, 1966.--.

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1955.

D. Federally owned land in the United States and Alaska as of June 30,

E. Comparison of federally owned land with total land area of States,

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1960.

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F. Comparison of federally owned land with total acreage of States, as

of June 30, 1965.

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G. Total public domain lands, by agency (exclusive of Alaska)

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H. Land disposals, 1946-66 (in acres)

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I. Patents and certifications issued, total, fiscal years 1946-66 (by type).

J. Patents and certifications issued, fiscal years 1946-66-

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K. Grand total patents and certifications issued, fiscal years 1946-66 (by

States)

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L. Patents and certifications issued, 1946-66 (by States)