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Item Intergovernmental Relations in State Land Use Planning(Council of State Governments, 1974-09) Varin, Daniel W.; Matthews, Robert D.This report explores the major issues in intergovernmental relations which States will encounter as they initiate land use and resource management programs. The recommendations for dealing with the resulting problems and conflicts were presented to the Task Force on Natural Resources and Land Use Information and Technology. The Task Force is sponsored by the Council of State Governments under a grant from the Resource and Land Investigations (RALI) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey and in cooperation with the Office of Land Use and Water Planning, U.S. Department of the Interior. Intergovermental relations is one of the six problem areas considered by the Task Force in its study of the institutional, technical, and financial problems which States encounter in their use of natural resources and land use information and in establishing related planning and regulatory programs. Chapter 5 of this report provides a review of the issues identified through the analysis of state-federal, interstate, and state-local interaction in land use programs, together with recommendations. This chapter also provides a summary of the material contained in the preceding chapters. Throughout the report, reference is made to the proposed national land use legislation considered by Congress during 1973-74. Although no land use legislation was enacted by the 93rd Session, the bills passed by the Senate and reported favorably by the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs represent more than three years of work by Congress and its staff in this field and the results of extensive hearings, testimony, and revisions.Item Issues and Recommendations - State Critical Areas Programs(Council of State Governments, 1975-01) Varin, Daniel W.; Matthews, Robert D.This report summarizes some of the major issues involved in organizing and operating programs to identify and regulate the development and use of areas which are of critical concern to States or regions. Particular emphasis is given to the types of data needed to suppoer the designation of a critical area and to uphold such a designation when challenged. The recommendations of the Task Force on Natural Resources and Land Use Information and Technology to States in dealing with the resulting problems and conflicts are presented. The Task Force is sponsored by the Council of State Governments in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Office of Land Use and Water Planning, U.S. Department of the Interior. Critical areas programs are one of six major problem areas considered by the Task Force in its study of the technical, institutional, and financial problems which States encounter in their use of natural resources and land use information and in establishing related planning and regulatory programs. Occasional reference is made to the proposed national land use planning legislation considered by Congress during 1973-74, and pertinent sections of S. 268 are reproduced in Appendix A. Although no land use legislation was enacted by the 93rd Session, the bills passed by the Senate and reported favorably by the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs represent more than three years of work by Congress and its staff in this field and the results of extensive hearings, testimony, and revisions. Hopefully, these bills and the commentary thereon in this paper will provide a basis for future federal action on this topic. Much of the material used in this paper was drawn from a background paper entitled "Report on State of the Art for Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern" prepared for the Task Force by Mr. Anthony G. Neville, Director of Ecological Planning, Urban Studies Center, University of Louisville. State land use programs which are now in operation and other sources of experience and information used are referenced in the footnotes. Chapters 1 through 4 of this report are limited to a summary review of the major issues emerging from these studies and programs, and suggested responses to these problems. Chapter 5 examines the data requirements for designating critical areas.Item 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.Item Manpower Needs for State Land Use Planning; Public Involvement in State Land Use Planning(Council of State Governments, 1975-05) Varin, Daniel W.; Matthews, Robert D.This report explores the major issues surrounding manpower needs and public involvement in the state land use planning process. The recommendations for dealing with the resulting problems and conflicts were presented to the Task Force on Natural Resources and Land Use Information and Technology. The Task Force is sponsored by the Council of State Governments under a grant from the Resource and Land Investigations (RALI) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey and in cooperation with the Office of Land Use and Water Planning, U.S. Department of the Interior. Manpower needs and public involvement is one of six problem areas considered by the Task Force in its study of the institutional, technical, and financial problems which States encounter in their use of natural resources and land use information and in establishing related planning and regulatory programs.Item 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.