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	Encyclopedia: Organic Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The provisions of an Organic Act typically include the establishment of a Bill of Rights for the territory, as well as the framework of a tripartite government.
		Historically, an organized territory differed from a state in that although the organic act allowed for limited self government, a territory had no constitution and ultimate authority over the territory was held not by the territorial government but by the United States Congress.
		Historically, the organization of a territory by the passage of an organic act was typically a prelude to statehood.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Organic-Act (276 words)

	Organic Act to Provide a Government for the Territory of Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pursuant to § 73(c) of the Organic Act, certain land laws are not subject to repeal or amendment by legislature without the approval of Congress.
		Former § 31 of the Organic Act, relating to filing of nomination papers by candidates, was not in conflict with this section.
		Nor was the act void as discriminatory class legislation or for unreasonably classifying boats required to be licensed or for prohibiting a useful occupation or denying to the defendant equal and uniform protection of the law, or for conflicting with this section or with the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
	www.hawaii-nation.org /organic.html (9726 words)

	Organic Foods Production Act Backgrounder - Organic Trade Association
		The organic and conventional parts of the operation must be kept separate — whether by physical boundaries and buffer zones, in the case of a farm, or by proper cleaning and management of facilities and machinery, in the case of a handler.
		Organic farmers are responsible for establishing adequate buffer zones or barriers to protect against pesticide or fertilizer drift from neighboring conventional farms.
		Organic growers are responsible for registering their farms with the appropriate state and local agencies to facilitate this.
	www.ota.com /pp/legislation/backgrounder.html?PHPSESSID=1c683d1754dad5de07dd45442d553cf4 (5282 words)

	organic matter and other organic related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Undecomposed organic residues such as leaf litter or thatch is not organic matter.
		Organic Matter ranges from.5% to 10% and is primarily determined by geographic...
		In soil, organic matter consists of plant and animal material that is in the process of decomposing...
	www.nethorde.com /organic/organic-matter.html (293 words)

	kanton tasi - organic act of guam
		The territory ceded to the United States in accor-dance with the provi-sions of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain, signed at Paris, December 10, 1898, and proclaimed April 11, 1899, and known as the island of Guam in the Marianas Islands, shall continue to be known as Guam.
		The Organic Act provides for a stricter separation of powers than found in the U.S. Constitution in that this Act specifies that there shall be "three branches" of govern-ment.
		Such an act is the preroga-tive of the executive branch, as an act "executing the laws" applicable to Guam.
	www.chamorro.com /kantontasi/organic.html (996 words)

	The 1884 Alaska Organic Act - ExploreNorth
		All officials were appointed by the president, the act didn't allow for an Alaskan representative in Washington, the handful of officials appointed could not hope to govern a territory the size of Alaska, and no provision was made for either a system of land laws or for the collection of taxes.
		The Organic Act was remarkable in its simplicity, but the biggest problem arose not from that simplicity, but from the men who were appointed as officials under the act.
		That the governor, attorney, judge, marshal, clerk, and commissioners provided for in this act shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold their respective offices for the term of four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/yafeatures/bl-Alaska1884.htm (1694 words)

	EPA - Agriculture Topics: Organic Farming
		The standards in the NOP rule are similar to most of the standards organic producers and handlers currently use, and are intended to be flexible enough to accommodate the wide range of operations and products grown and raised in every region of the United States.
		The Organic Foods Production Act and the NOP rule require that agricultural products labeled as organic originate from farms or handling operations certified by a state or private agency that has been accredited by USDA.
		Organic No-Till/Cover Crop Roller - farming neighbors designed and constructed a front-mounted cover-crop roller that allows you to knock down a weed-suppressing mat and plant through it, all in one quick pass.
	www.epa.gov /agriculture/torg.html (1468 words)

	Territorial Government (Organic Act)
		Note however that the organic act was completely revised in the 1873 United States Revised Statutes which was enacted by Congress in 1874.
		As the twenty-one sections of the original organic act were rewritten and combined with the organic acts of other territories the disposition of the original sections into the 1873 United States Revised Statutes cannot be traced with absolute accuracy.
		A schedule of the disposition of the original organic act sections based on the audit contained in the United States Revised Statutes of 1878, is published herein following section 21 of the organic act.
	www1.leg.wa.gov /OutsideTheLegislature/WashingtonStateInfo/territory.htm (1172 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science» Air Resources Division-Law & Policy: NPS Organic Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		These legislative additions to the Organic Act were an affirmation that, unless Congress specified otherwise for a particular unit, all units were to be governed under the same mission and were subject to the same management obligations as set forth in the Organic Act.
		If a statute, such as the Organic Act, is sufficiently clear about the powers available to or obligations imposed on the agency, and the regulation is clearly related to furthering those objectives, courts are generally satisfied and the agency is free to act accordingly.
		The Organic Act is, like the Constitution, general enough to adapt to changing conditions without being vague or meaningless, and yet it is still clear enough to enunciate a lasting statement of the system's fundamental values.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /air/regs/oamant.htm (8894 words)

	FOREST SERVICE ORGANIC ADMINISTRATION ACT: Summary from Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While the Organic Act remains significant, it must be read in conjunction with the later acts, which expand the purpose and uses of the national forests.
		The Act provides that no national forest may be established except to improve and protect the forest, or to secure favorable conditions of water flows, and to furnish a continuous supply of timber.
		Section 551 of the Act was repealed by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to the extent the action applied to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under and through public lands and lands in the National Forest System.
	ipl.unm.edu /cwl/fedbook/fsact.html (405 words)

	ipedia.com: Organized territory Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The provisions of an organic act typically include the esta...
		An organized territory differed from a state in that although the organic act allowed for limited self government, a territory had no constitution and ultimate authority over the territory was held not by the territorial government but by the United States Congress.
		The organization of a territory by the passage of an organic act was typically a prelude to statehood.
	www.ipedia.com /organized_territory.html (271 words)

	Kearney, Organic Act of Guam, H. R. 521 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Enacted by the Congress, the Organic Act of Guam is similar to a constitution in any of the fifty states.
		In 1994, under the authority granted in the Organic Act, the Legislature of Guam established the Supreme Court of Guam.
		H.R. 521 would amend the judicial provisions of the Organic Act of Guam to specifically name the Supreme Court of Guam as Guam's appellate court, and outline the powers of the Supreme Court, including full administrative authority for the Supreme court over the local court system.
	www.doi.gov /ocl/2002/hr521.htm (435 words)

	OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
		The purpose of the Oklahoma Organic Food Act is to permit and facilitate the production and marketing of organically grown crops in a manner which assures the consumer that the crop has been produced and marketed without the use of prohibited substances.
		Nothing in the Oklahoma Organic Food Act shall be construed to prevent a person from offering for sale crops produced under organic farming practices, so long as the producer does not label the product as certified by the Board as meeting the conditions for “certification” specified by the Oklahoma Organic Food Act.
		Organic foods shall be properly handled during harvesting, storing, transporting, and marketing to maintain identity and quality.
	www.oda.state.ok.us /forms/law/organic.htm (2157 words)

	ACT Xtreme Organic Clutch Kit (Stage 2) Toyota MR2
		ACT Extreme Pressure Plates are made with the same high standard as ACT Heavy Duty Pressure Plates.
		ACT Extreme Pressure Plates can be found on many of the fastest cars on the track.
		ACT Extreme Pressure Plates are identified throughout the application chart when the pressure plate number is followed by a suffix "AX".
	www.modacar.com /products/Toyota/MR2/AXOCKi (265 words)

	Organized territory -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The provisions of an Organic Act typically include the establishment of a (A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)) Bill of Rights for the territory, as well as the framework of a (Click link for more info and facts about tripartite government) tripartite government.
		The first organized territory in the United States was the (Click link for more info and facts about Northwest Territory) Northwest Territory, organized in 1787 by the passage of the (Click link for more info and facts about Northwest Ordinance) Northwest Ordinance, which is the prototype for subsequent organic acts.
		Historically, the organization of a territory by the passage of an organic act was typically a prelude to (Click link for more info and facts about statehood) statehood.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/or/organized_territory.htm (260 words)

	Leahy Organic Restoration Act Passes Congress As Amendment To Appropriations Bill: Restores Strict Orgnaic Standards
		It is identical to the Organic Restoration Act (S.457), introduced by Leahy and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), which currently has 70 Senate cosponsors (including Leahy, the chief sponsor).
		Leahy is the "father" of the national organic standards and labeling program and the author of the legislation that chartered the program in 1990.
		The earlier rider that the amendment repealed was intended to allow producers to label their meat and dairy products "organic" even though they do not meet USDA’s strict criteria, including that the animals be fed organically grown feed, if USDA finds that organic feed is too expensive or hard to find.
	leahy.senate.gov /press/200304/041403.html (311 words)

	Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976: How the Stage Was Set for BLM's "Organic Act"
		The next four decades saw reservation (by various means, from Acts of Congress to Presidential Orders) from private ownership of essentially all of the Federal lands now in existence in the lower 48 states.
		In 1946, in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1945 and to assure greater use of and more efficient administration of Federal natural resources, the Grazing Service and the General Land Office were combined to form the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
		Via this Act, Congress expressly declared as policy that the remaining public domain lands would be retained in Federal ownership unless disposal of a particular parcel served the national interest.
	www.blm.gov /flpma/organic.htm (1399 words)

	Organic Food Production. Resource from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
		The Act also established the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) which advised the Secretary of Agriculture in setting the standards upon which the NOP is based.
		The final national organic standards rule, which takes into consideration over 300,000 public comments, was published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2000.
		Contains organic agriculture resources available from FAO and "functions as a 'road map' whereby users are directed to other relevant websites." Includes full-text documents, bibliographies, production information for various countries, a list of electronic discussion forums, a calendar of events, and searchable databases of organic agriculture citations and photographs and videos.
	www.nal.usda.gov /afsic/ofp (1888 words)

	The Organic Act of 1897 ( (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Organic Administration Act or Organic Act of 1897, is the Act creating the National Forest System.
		Recognizing this, in 1908 Congress passed the Twenty-Five Percent Fund Act providing that 25% of revenues generated from these public lands be returned to state and county governments.
		In interpreting the Act, the courts ruled that ; "the purpose of The Taylor Grazing Act is to stabilize the livestock industry and to permit the use of public range according to the needs and qualifications of livestock operators with base holdings.
	www.olypen.com /solidarity/organic.htm (693 words)

	Chino Valley Ranchers: Organic Eggs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Farm Fresh Organic Free Range Eggs are produced by hens that are fed the finest organic grown grains.
		Chino Valley Ranchers organic eggs are produced in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990.
		Our organic grain fed hens live on a Free Range farm in the high desert where air is fresh and clean, and free from city pollutants.
	www.chinovalleyranchers.com /organic.htm (168 words)

	Regulatory Text Only (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A plan of management of an organic production or handling operation that has been agreed to by the producer or handler and the certifying agent and that includes written plans concerning all aspects of agricultural production or handling described in the Act and the regulations in subpart C of this part.
		The organic ingredients in multiingredient agricultural product containing less than 70 percent organically produced ingredients (by weight or fluid volume, excluding water and salt) must be produced and handled pursuant to requirements in subpart C of this part.
		If the certifying agent determines that the organic system plan and all procedures and activities of the applicant's operation are in compliance with the requirements of this part and that the applicant is able to conduct operations in accordance with the plan, the agent shall grant certification.
	www.ams.usda.gov /nop/NOP/standards/FullRegTextOnly.html (15891 words)

	Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy To Senate Passage Of The Farm Bill - May 8, 2002
		We should not weaken the organic standards because one producer wants to cut corners that his competitors are not cutting.
		The Leahy-Snowe bill would repeal the organic rider, restoring what USDA has called “the most comprehensive national organic standards in the world.” Counterpart legislation to repeal the rider will be introduced in the House by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) and others.
		The organic industry, ranging from all-organic companies such as Forestrade Inc. of Brattleboro, Vt., to major corporations such as Tyson Foods, have united to oppose the organic rider and to support the Leahy-Snowe bill.
	leahy.senate.gov /press/200302/022603.html (510 words)

	Public Invited to Explore Revised Organic Act of 1954 - University of the Virgin Islands Press Release
		In commemoration of the anniversary of the Revised Organic Act of 1954, the University of the Virgin Islands has established an Ad Hoc Committee to encourage examination of the Act.
		The result is a project, working in conjunction with the Virgin Islands Humanities Council and the 26th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, that includes five weeks of discussion plus a week of questions from the community, culminating in a televised territorial forum.
		In addition, several radio broadcasts on topics pertinent to the Revised Organic Act are scheduled to be broadcast in May and June on WVWI (Radio One), WSTA, WSTX and WRRA.
	www.uvi.edu /pub-relations/pressRelease/rel04171.html (288 words)

	Organic Act
		Civil actions may be brought and penalties assessed against any employee who knowingly accepts and retains assistance from a foreign government not consented to by this subsection in the same manner as is prescribed by section 7342(h) of title 5 of the United States Code.
		The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall assure that the Program focuses on improving the competitive position of the United States and its businesses, gives preference to discoveries and to technologies that have great economic potential, and avoid providing undue advantage to specific companies.
		This Act may be cited as the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act.
	www.nist.gov /director/ocla/organic.htm (9309 words)

	The National Park Service - Our Mission
		An act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes.
		The National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. l 2 3, and 4), as set forth herein, consists of the Act of Aug. 25 1916 (39 Stat.
		He may also provide in his discretion for the destruction of such animals and of such plant life as may be detrimental to the use of any of said parks, monuments, or reservations.
	www.nps.gov /legacy/organic-act.htm (130 words)

	Organic Act Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		In the current lexicon of the United States political insular areas, a "commonwealth" is considered a special case of an organized territory.
	www.createdbygod.com /encyclopedia/Organic_Act (432 words)

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