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<br />1. Roughly equal respect should be given to the traditional <br />extractive uses and to the more recently conceived noncon- <br />sumptive uses. Wildlife, recreation, and wilderness are <br />"resources" -- they, too, are a supply of something <br />valuable. <br />2. Resource development should be conducted in a relatively <br />level, consistent way in order to promote and preserve <br />stable, lasting communities. <br />3. Sustained-yield management should be employed so that <br />resources will be available in sufficient quantity and <br />quality for future generations. <br />4. Government policy should be neutral and should not hold <br />out inducements that artificially promote development. <br />5. The federal and state governments usually ought to <br />receive a fair return when their resources are developed. <br />6. Government subsidies should be given to private industry <br />only sparingly and under compelling, well-documented <br />circumstances. <br />Stated even more broadly, a consensus exists that western <br />resources generally ought to be developed but that development <br />ought to be balanced and prudent, with precautions being taken to <br />recognize noncommodity resources, to protect community values, <br />and to provide a fair return to the public. <br />This modern consensus exists but development in the American <br />West does not proceed in accordance with it. Rather, westwide <br />natural resources policy continues to be dominated by the lords <br />-10-