Federal Regulation of Land Use
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Federal Regulation of Land Use
9/27/11
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What is NEPA?• NEPA = National Environmental
Protection Policy Act –Mandates an environmental assessment of all
projects involving federal money or federal permits.
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What is EIS?• EIS=Environmental impact
statement –Developer’s project proposal outlines the
scope and purpose of the project, describes environmental context, suggests and analyzes alternatives.
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What is an environmental mitigation plan?
• A plan stating how it will address the project’s environmental impact.
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What is the endangered species act?
• 1973 law designed to protect species from extinction.
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Government Interventions (remediation)?
• Regulatory taking• Bioculture restoration• Ecological restoration
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What is a regulatory taking?• Government taking over
management of land, while not relinquishing the ownership by private property owner. –declaration of land as a wetland–endangered species habitat –unsuitable for mining
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What is ecological restoration?
• The process of repairing damage caused by humans to the biodiversity and dynamics of an ecosystem.
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What is bioculture restoration? • Biocultural restoration is a process to
integrate human values in ecological restoration to increase long-term restoration success.
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What are International Categories for Public Lands?
• National Parks• Managed Resource Protection Area• Habitat/Species Management Areas• Strict Nature Reserves and Wilderness
Areas• Protected Landscapes and Sea Scapes• National Monuments