H.R. 701, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act; and H.R. 1592, the Constitutional Land Acquisition Act: Legislative Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, June 20, 2001, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - 124 pages |
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Page 92 - Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendants than it is for us, and training them into a better race to inhabit the land and pass it on.
Page 3 - I now leave my cetological System standing thus unfinished, even as the great Cathedral of Cologne was left, with the crane still standing upon the top of the uncompleted tower. For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me from ever completing anything. This whole book is but a draught — nay, but the draught of a draught.
Page 50 - The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.
Page 2 - A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA Mr. RAHALL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Page 62 - Consequently, we have a relatively large land area over which the tribe exercises full governmental authority and control, in conjunction with the United States. At the same time, due in part to our location far from centers of population and commerce, we have few jobs available in the private sector economy.
Page 5 - Mr. Miller. STATEMENT OF THE HON. GEORGE MILLER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Mr. MILLER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Page 6 - I look forward to hearing from all our witnesses today, and ask that my entire opening statement be made part of the record. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection. [The prepared statement of Senator Frist follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON.
Page 6 - I look forward to the witnesses today. [The prepared statement of Hon. Gene Green follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. GENE GREEN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate...
Page 62 - Red Lake is a relatively large tribe with 9,300 members. Our 840,000 acre reservation is held in trust for the tribe by the United States. While it has been diminished in size, our reservation has never been broken apart or allotted to individuals. Nor has our reservation been subjected to the criminal or civil jurisdiction of the State of Minnesota. Consequently, we have a large land area over which we exercise full governmental authority and control, in conjunction with the United States.