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Natural resources and policy
Midterm 2
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History
Undergraduate 1
10/29/2012

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Water rights in the wwst are called
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usufructuary rights
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gennerally grazing permits are given to individuals who own
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a base ranch with a water right near the public land
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When NEPA passed, BLM's initial approach was to conduct
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a single NEPA document for the nationwide grazing program
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Which act covers the development of coal resources
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mineral leasing act
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patenting refers to...
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purchasing land where you have discovered minerals
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the hardrock mining law of 1872 includes
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requirement to do a certain amount of annual work
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tribal water rights are generally govered under the
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winters doctrine
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resource advisory councils
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were established under the clinton administration
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FLPMA requires the BLM to prevent unneccessary and undue degradation. Which of the following is true
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the BLM has made rules under this clause relevant for mining only!!!
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Cappaert v US was a US supreme court case that clarified
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the US government's right to water for National monuments
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which of the following is not a reason agency capture occurs
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public interest groups donations to agencies
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an EIS is required for which of the following
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a major federal action with significant impact
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who recommentded that townships in the west be based on watersheds instead of traditional grided survey system
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john wesley powell
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who isn't part of the readitional iron riangel
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the president
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wilkinson discusses how BLM managers have improved range conditions and uses which of the following locations as an example
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camp creek oregon
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what is true of a discovered, but unpatented mineral right
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you are allowed to sit on your claim and not develop it if you do $100/year of work
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which of the following is not allowed under western water law
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speculation
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the public trust doctrine refers to
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the idea that states must protect waterways for their citizens.
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Which of the following is not true of the DLM's grazing program?
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the cost of administering the program is paid for entirely through permits and fees
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The TGA did all the following except
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estanlish multiple use
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land use planning generally involves all of the following except
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setting user prices
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which of the following is true of instream flows?
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they traditionally were not a rocognized type of beneficial use
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how is water allocated between states
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based on interstate compacts ratified by congress
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which of the following can you not do on a mining claim
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build a hotel
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which of the following is not derived from FLPMA
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creation of grazing districts
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which of the following is not derived from FLPMA
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designating areas chifly valuable for grazing
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