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The History Of School Trust Lands In Nevada: The No Child Left Behind Act Of 1864, Christopher J. Walker Jan 2006

The History Of School Trust Lands In Nevada: The No Child Left Behind Act Of 1864, Christopher J. Walker

Christopher J. Walker

This Article details the history of the federal school lands grant program in Nevada - the first federal initiative to support public education in the new state. After providing a brief overview of federal land management history in the West, the Article presents the story of school lands in Nevada - tracing its birth in Congress and at the Nevada Constitutional Convention in 1864; analyzing the changes made by state constitutional amendments and court decisions; exploring Congress's attempts to adapt the program to Nevada's needs in the form of the two-million-acre grant of 1880 and the 30,000-acre exchange of 1926; …


Flpma As It Affects The Mining Industry, William R. Marsh Jun 1984

Flpma As It Affects The Mining Industry, William R. Marsh

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

67 pages.

11 pages of text with appendices.


Federal Land Sales And Exchanges, Jon K. Mulford Jun 1984

Federal Land Sales And Exchanges, Jon K. Mulford

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

140 pages (includes map).

Includes 27 pages of text, 1 page of references, and 17 appendices.