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Even at that, because of our commitment to good conservation
practices, we have set a remarkable record of increasing
protection for the fragile and ecologically important conservation
lands of the Nation. In our three years, we will have acquired
for the Federal Government more than 1.6 million (1,620,651) acres
of land to be managed as national parks and wildlife refuges.
In 1983 alone, we will have, through trade, donations, and
purchase, added more park and wildlife land to the federal estate
than any previous Administration added in a single year since
Alaska was purchased in 1867. In fact, in this single year, we
will have added more park and wildlife land to the federal estate
than was added from 1977 to 1980. (During that period, management
responsibilities for tens of millions of acres were shuffled
between various federal bureaucracies, but not as many new acres
were added to the federal estate.) Neither Teddy Roosevelt, nor
Franklin Roosevelt, nor Lyndon Johnson, nor Jimmy Carter came
close to our 1983 record of adding to the federal park and
wildlife estate in a single year.
Our stewardship commitment extends to preserving for future
generations those historic sites and structures that pay tribute
to America's past and the principles upon which our Nation was
founded. As a result of the 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act's 25%
tax credit for private sector restoration of historic structures,
in our three years private investment in historic preservation has
increased five-fold over the investment from 1977 to 1980.
Preservation is important in improving the quality of life for all
Americans. One of the areas of preservation that has received our
special attention is the Endangered Species Program. Congress
set-up a program requiring the Department of the Interior to
identify those plants and animals that are endangered and then
develop plans for their recovery. Because of our concern for and
commitment to stewardship, we have accelerated the efforts to
bring about the recovery of those endangered plants and animals.
By the end of this year, we will have approved or reviewed nearly
three times as many recovery plans as were developed in the four-
year period 1977 to 1980.
Because we have put people into the environmental equation, we
have recommended that 21,000 acres be added to our great
wilderness system, and endorsed Congressional action to designate
an additional 300,000 acres. We believe wilderness preservation
is one of the legitimate multiple uses of the vast public lands.
Not one acre of land has been leased for mining or drilling in the
national parks or on the wilderness.
Mr. President, when we took office, I pledged to the Governors of
the fifty States that the Department of the Interior would be a
"good neighbor" in managing the 750 million acres of land spread
throughout the Nation. I told the Governors that we would include
them in our land use planning and that we would make available
isolated, small tracts of federal lands to communities needing
land for hospitals, schools, parks, recreation areas or housing
projects.
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