Time: Wed Jul 23 08:31:55 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA05964 for [address in tool bar]; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 08:23:50 -0700 (MST) by usr05.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA28907; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 08:20:27 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 08:19:55 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: UNESCO Land Grab (2 of 2) (fwd) <snip> > >Continuation of information received from Rep. Helen Chenowerth (R-Ind) at >202-225-6611 > >Also disturbing is that designation of Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage >Sites >rarely involve consulting the public and local governments. In fact, UNESCO >policy >apparently discourages an open nomination process for Biosphere Reserves. > >Last year, when the Resources Committee held a hearing on this issue, our >suspicions >about the lack of local involvement were confirmed. We heard testimony from >local >officials all around the country who felt that their role in the land >managment process >had been significantly diminished by these designations. Many of these >people did not >even know that their property and surrounding lands were even being >considered for >designation until final decisions were made. > >It is clear to me that World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve >designations give >the international community an open invitation to interfere in domestic land use >decisions. More seriously, the underlying international land use agreements >poten- >tially have several significant adverse effects on the American system of >government. >The policy-making authority is farther centralized at the Executive Branch >level, and >the role that the ordinary citizen has in the making of this policy through >their >elected representatives is diminished. The Executive Brnahc may also >involve these >agreements in an attempt to administratively achieve an action within the >jurisdiction >of Congress, but without consulting Congress. > >In Congress, we are now finally taking steps to address this issue. Last year >Congressman Young introduced a bill that I cosponsored known as the >"American Land >Sovereignty Act." This bill simply would have restored the Constitutional >role of >Congress in the making of rules and regulations governing lands belonging to >the U.S. >The vote failed to get a 2/3 majority of those present and voting. We have >introduced >this bill again as H.R. 901 ... please call your elected representations and >request >their support. > >There are presently 47 Biosphere Reserve Sites in the U.S. See > > >-> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com >-> Posted by: seltek@mail.cmpu.net > > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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