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<br />o <br />o <br />N <br />en <br /> <br />MISSION STATEMENTS <br /> <br />Ai; the Nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the <br />Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands <br />and natural resources. This includes fostering sound use of our land and <br />'water resources; protecting our fish, wildlife, and biological diversity; <br />preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks <br />and historical plac~s; and providing for the enjoyment of life through <br />outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral <br />resources and works to ensure that their development is in the best <br />interests of all our people by encouraging stewardship and citizen <br />participation in their care. The Department also has a major responsibility <br />for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in <br />island territories under U.S. Administration. ' <br /> <br />The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and <br />protect water and related resources in an environmentally and <br />economically sound manner in the interest of the American p~blic. <br /> <br />;'1, <br /> <br />~, <br />" <br />'" <br />.;.:'.J <br /> <br />~ , <br />;..,J <br />) <br /> <br />r:} <br />., ~ <br /> <br />"'."1 <br />'.:! <br />'., <br />,', <br /> <br />.] I <br />;."' <br />:.::~ <br /> <br />,~.:, <br />~>~ <br />,(1 <br /> <br />:.~':~ <br />'>'~ <br />~.~ <br /> <br />i:" <br /> <br />'."l <br />..., <br /> <br />':.) <br />,':'J <br /> <br />..:~ I <br />. ~ <br /> <br />'; <br /> <br />.'. I <br /> <br />"" I <br /> <br />.,:.~ <br /> <br />i;.} I <br />Jj , <br /> <br />:~';i <br /> <br />~'-~ <br />