11. Hemlo Gold Mines fell after President Bill Clinton imposed a two-year moratorium on new mining claims on federally owned land outside Yellowstone National Park. 12. Impact aid is designed to replace tax revenue from military bases, parks and other types of federally owned land within school districts. 13. In February, city officials voted to allow the National Western Heritage Center to be built on publicly owned land in the Cultural District. 14. It reminds me to tell you that RFK was built on federally owned land. 15. Jan Teehan, chairman of the Sandwich Board of Selectmen, said that the two parcels were the largest area of privately owned land left in the town. 16. Listed plants may not be taken from federally owned lands or removed from other lands if the taking violates any state law. 17. Local confrontations between landowners and peasants who are trying to take over privately owned land have been magnified into potential flashpoints for the resumption of fighting. 18. Low-level Air Force flights are necessary for training, but they should not be carried out over privately owned land, said Rep. Larry Combest. 19. Paleontologists are especially concerned that on-line sales will increase political pressure to open up federally owned lands to commercial fossil collectors, who see profit in prehistoric remains. 20. Party officials take a share of the proceeds when they sell the rights to collectively owned land to residential developers or factory owners, the researchers said. |