Browsing by Author "Patton, H. Milton"

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    Land Use Puzzle
    (The Council of State Governments, 1974) Patton, H. Milton; Breithaupt, James L.; Matthews, Robert D.
    The main thrust of this publication, like its predecessor, The States' Role in Land Resource Management, is an examination of the role and responsibility of state government in land resource management. It is concerned with: (1) a description of the status of state activities in land resource management; (2) a description of alternative types of state action, and (3) a discussion of the effects of enacted and proposed federal legislation pertaining to land use. It was stated in the first report that there was insufficient communication about the progress being made in state land resource management programs. Therefore, one of the main purposes of this revised edition is to provide up-to-date data and background knowledge for future development of state land resource management programs. Since national attention is focusing on this issue, it is imperative that each State be aware of its actual and potential role in federal programs. Unlike the first edition, we shall open what many may consider "Pandora's Box." In a rather embryonic fashion, we hope to show the fundamental interrelationships between land resource management and other crucial issues facing States. The purpose of this is to encourage debate and innovative thinking within State Legislatures on the overall effects and interdependencies of land resource management legislation and related areas of socioeconomic and environmentally oriented legislation.
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    Organization, Management and Financing of State Land Use Programs
    (Council of State Governments, 1974-11) Patton, H. Milton; Breithaupt, James L.; Matthews, Robert D.; Varin, Daniel W.
    This report was originally prepared as background discussion material for the Task Force on Natural Resource and Land Use Information and Technology sponsored by the Council of State Governments in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Office of and Land Use and Water Planning, U.S. Department of the Interior. The topic of this report is within the general Task Force responsibility to consider: (1) the problems and potential value of nationwide data and information systems compatibility; (2) the feasibility of coordinated systems development (either at the federal level or by a consortium of States); (3) the adequacy of existing federal information programs to meet new state resource and land use planning needs; and (4) the financial, technical, and institutional problems that hamper States in their use of natural resources and land use information. This paper makes reference to S. 268, the National Land Use Policy and Planning Assistance Act, as passed by the Senate on June 21, 1973. Although land use legislation was not enacted by the 93rd Congress, this bill represents more than three years of work by the Senate and its staff and the results of extensive hearings, testimony, and revisions.