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Table of Contents

Cover--Strengthening a Nation From Within

Title-Acknowledgements Page

Table of Contents

Why LEARN?  (Pages i-iv)

History of LEARN   (Pages v-vi)

Forward  (Pages vii-x)

 

INTRODUCTION

Overview of NEPA  (Pages 1-10)

Becoming a Joint Lead or Cooperating Agency  (Pages 11-18)

 

ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Law Requires Local Involvement--Legal Citations  (Pages 19-30)

How to Set Up An Advisory Committee  (Pages 31-32)

Writing a Local Natural Resource Strategy  (Pages 33-38)

Implementation Successes of the Local Planning Process (Pages 39-46)

 

APPENDIX I--Court Citations Supporting Local Involvement

Washington Wilderness Coalition v. Walla Walla County  (Pages 47-48)

Uintah County v. Norton   (Pages 49-50)

 

APPENDIX II--Examples of Various Documents Needed

Memorandum of Understanding

Example of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)--Wallowa County, OR with USFS Wallowa-Whitman National Forest  (Pages 51-58)

Ordinances:

Example Petition and Ordinance to Coordinate Government Regulation -- Walla Walla County, WA (Pages 59-70)

Example of a County Ordinance Establishing a Process of Environmental Review for State and Federal Plans, Programs and Projects -- Colusa County, CA.  (Pages 71-80)

Various Sample Letters

Sample Letter of Request To Federal Agencies to Participate in NEPA Process (Pages 81-82)

Actual letter of Gray's Harbor County to Participate in the NEPA Process (Pages 83-84)

Sample FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Letter of Request  (Page 85)

Sample Letter Requesting Participation in BLM or USFS Planning  (Pages 86-88)

Sample Petition for Redress of Grievances  (Pages 89-90)

Sample Memorandum/Petition to BLM & USFS for Reserved Statute 2477 Claims (Pages 91-92)

Sample List/Addresses of Federal Agencies at National Level  (Page 93)

Memorandum for the Heads of Federal Agencies from James Connaughton, Chair of the President's Council for Environmental Quality  (Pages 94-96)

 

Index (Page 97)

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Last Updated 05/30/2007