Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 18.12.1996

Acreage Limitation

This advance notice of proposed rulemaking requests public comment on possible revisions to existing rules and regulations regarding acreage limitation provisions of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA). During the recently completed RRA rulemaking published in today's Federal Register, the Department of the Interior (Department) received a number of comments regarding the compliance of certain large trusts with the acreage limitation provisions of the RRA. Comments expressed a variety of viewpoints, including the assertion that some trusts with landholdings (owned or leased land) in excess of 960 acres may circumvent the requirements of Federal reclamation law. The Department seeks comment on this issue as specified below. In addition, the Department also hopes to obtain the views of interested parties on the extent of the Department's statutory authority to address matters described below.