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, , market value to the U.S. for use of public lands; compensation to state and local governments for burdens resulting from tax immunity of Federal lands; uniform administrative policies for various public land management agencies and uniform statutory procedures for disposal, acquisition, exchange, patterns for private use of Federal lands and liability; permits to be subject to compliance with Federal environmental quality standards; protective regulation of areas of critical environ- mental concern; reclamation plans and bonds for uses likely to entail significant disturbance or alteration. NATIONAL RESOURCE LAND MANAGEMENT ACT Sponsors: Sen. Jackson (5. 2401) and Rep. John H. Kyl (H.R. 10049). Backed by Nixon Administration. Current Status: Sen. Jackson is obtaining co-sponsors in preparation for early reintroduction. General Approach: The bill would require development of land use plans -- with a general policy of protection and preservation -- for lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, which represents about 60 percent of the 750 million acres of public land. Funding: Such sums as may be necessary. Public Lands: The bill would designate BLM lands as "natural resource lands" and require: Management under principles of multiple use and sustained yield in a manner which will protect the environmental quality; an inventory with review of all past classifications, giving priority to areas of critical environmental concern; development of land use plans with public participation, with consideration of all present and potential users, the relative scarcity of the values involved, the need for recycling and long-term public benefits, including those of outdoor recreation and scenic values, against more immediate local or individual benefit; reclamation plans and bonds for uses likely to entail significant disturbance or alteration; permits to b~ subject to compliance with Federal and state environmental quality standards; disposal -- if it will pot cause needless degradation of the environ- ment -- only of lands isolated or difficult to manage, acquired and are no longer necessary for a specific use, or which will serve important public objectives which cannot be achieved prudently and feasibly on non-Federal lands and which outweigh all public objectives and values, including recreational and scenic values; disposals reported annually to Congress; payment of fair market value to be received for lands, and use of competitive bidding -- except to assure fair distribution -- with 90-day notification of the state governor and other political bodies with planning jurisdiction; exchange of land for land -- and money if necessary -- of equal value in the same state; mineral rights on leased land to be reserved to the U.S. except where necessary for appropriate use or development; BLM Director to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. POWER PLANT SITING ACT Sponsor: Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.), Commerce Committee Chairman ~(S. 1684). ~ Current Status: (Hearings held last year by Commerce Committee.) Undergoing O)substantial revision by Committee staff. Introduction expected in late January. ~ General Approach: The bill would establish state and Federal certification procedures to assure adequate planning for the siting of power plants and transmission lines. State Role: Bill would require states to: Receive from all owners and operators of bulk power supply facilities -- i.e., equipment generating at least 300,000 kilowatts or transmission lines operating above 230 kilovolts -- an annual long-range plan including (1) specifications for facilities 9