21.   Almost every West Texas landowner appears to be concerned that some endangered species will be discovered on private land, permitting the federal government to impose controls.

22.   American timber companies, which cut most of their logs from private land, say they cannot compete against low-cost softwood pouring down from the north.

23.   Among other things, it also will seek compensation for restrictions on private land and rewards for private landowners that maintain habitat for wildlife, she said.

24.   And so the administration wants to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the power to take private land and build transmission lines.

25.   And Makepeace is maybe the largest private land owner in Massachusetts.

26.   And the researchers want a plan that private land owners will follow, not just governments and land trusts.

27.   As wealthy out-of-staters buy ranches along prime trout streams in Montana, a battle is erupting over access to publicly owned rivers that flow through private land.

28.   Asarco has yet to identify the private lands it would trade to the federal government.

29.   A compromise plan may involve strict management of prairie dogs on public lands and something more voluntary on private lands.

30.   A final rule, to be issued next year, would extend limits to private lands, including those held by major timber firms.