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office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. A unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for protecting against the adverse effects of surface coal mining by enforcing laws relating to surface mining and restoration and by assisting states and local governments, which have primary responsibility in this area. — Abbr. OSM.

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General Land Office

General Land Office 〈美〉土地总局 原依据1812年国会的法令组建,系内政部〔Department of the Interior〕的一个部门,主管与公共土地有关的一切行政活动,包括对土地的测量、出售或其他处置、特许使用等。根据1946年的《重组计划》〔Reorganization Plan〕,土地总局和美国草原局〔U.S. Grazing Service〕并入内政部下属的国家土地管理局〔Bureau of Land Management〕。 (→Bureau of Land Management)

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national park service

National Park Service. A unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing the nation’s national parks, monuments, scenic parkways, preserves, trails, river ways, seashores, lakeshores, recreational areas, and historic sites commemorating movements, events, and personalities of America’s past. • The Service was established in 1916. 16 USCA § 1.

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Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management 〈美〉国家土地管理局 1946年7月16日由原土地总局〔General Land Office〕(1812年成立)和草原局〔Grazing Service〕(1934年成立)合并而成立的一个联邦行政机关,隶属于内政部〔Department of the Interior〕。它负责管理国家资源地(大约45亿英亩)及土地上的资源,同时也管理与征用来的土地和大陆架外缘〔Outer Continental Shelf/OCS〕海底土地相关的资源。

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general land office

General Land Office. A former U.S. Interior Department division that exercised executive power relating to the public lands, including their survey, patenting, and sale or other disposition. • The General Land Office and the U.S. Grazing Service were consolidated into the Bureau of Land Management in 1946. See BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. [Cases: Public Lands

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