Power of Congress 'Without Limitation' In The Twenty-First Century, The

Environmental History, Oct 2004

Appel, Peter A. "The Power of Congress 'Without Limitation' In The Twenty-First Century." Public Land & Resources Law Review 24 (Winter 2004): 25-44. Examines the degree to which Congress has invoked its power to regulate private property to protect federal property as defined in the Property Clause of the U.S.

Constitution. Particularly discusses the issue as it relates to the regulation of activities on private property that directly impact federal public lands in the western United States; eighteenth century to the present. Annotated rough transcript of remarks presented 15 March 2003 in Missoula, Montana, at the 26th Annual Public Land Law Conference sponsored by the University of Montana School of Law's Public Lands & Resources Law Review and the Center for the Rocky Mountain West.