URGING CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE COORDINATED HOLISTIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF
FEDERAL LANDS.
To the Congress of the United States of America:
Your memorialist respectfully represents:
Whereas, wise and enlightened management is vital to preserving the vital resources of the vast rural areas of the west in general and the state of Arizona in particular, including environmental, scenic, wildlife, habitat, land and water resources; and
Whereas, most of Arizona's rural lands are characterized by a patchwork of federal, state and private land ownership patterns, resulting in divergent uses and management goals and practices; and
Whereas, the disunity of management fails the public interest and the public expectation of the optimal use and protection of the land and its resources; and
Whereas, holistic resource management practices have proven to be a successful method of incorporating the critical environmental and habitat requirements of plant and animal species with the resource requirements of the public; and
Whereas, holistic practices involve the participation and sponsorship
of all parties with an interest in resource management and thus bring
together otherwise competing and opposing interests to work cooperatively
toward a united goal; and
Whereas, federal land managers, vital elements in achieving overall
consistency, are frequently constrained from participating in comprehensive
resource planning because of narrowly focused policies imposed by remote and
hierarchical organizational orientation; and
Whereas, federal resource management needs to be incorporated into a
broader, community based approach to reach the best public good.
Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of
Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
1. That the Congress of the United States enact legislation to allow
comprehensive holistic resource management of federal lands along with state
and private lands and authorize federal land management agencies to study and
determine the management practices that provide a comprehensive overview to
benefit all resources, including plant and animal species.
2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies
of this Memorial to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker
of the United States House of Representatives and to each Member of the
Arizona Congressional Delegation.