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Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) was formed in 1969 through a bi-state compact between California and Nevada which was ratified by the U.S. Congress. The agency is mandated to protect the environment of the Lake Tahoe basin through land-use regulations and is one of only a few watershed-based regulatory agencies in the United States.
Works related to Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency at Wikisource; Text of Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 535 U.S. 302 (2002) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
State Land Use Planning Agency; Land Use Planning Advisory Council/Executive Council; Division of State Parks; Division of Water Resources Office of the State Engineer; Well Drillers Advisory Board; Water Planning Section; Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles; Sagebrush Ecosystem Council; Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
The United States government established planning organizations to provide for the coordination of land use, transportation and infrastructure. These Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) may exist as a separate, independent organization or they may be administered by a city, county, regional planning organization , highway commission or ...
Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 520 U.S. 725 (1997), is a United States Supreme Court case pertaining to the regulatory authority of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and its impact on private property rights. Bernadine Suitum owned a parcel of land near Lake Tahoe, which she intended to develop. However, TRPA imposed ...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Edward Farris Storey (1829–1860), a captain killed at Pyramid Lake in the 1860 Paiute War. 4,177: 264 sq mi (684 km 2) Washoe County: 031: Reno: 1861: Original: The Washoe, a small Indian tribe that inhabits the area. 498,022: 6,342 sq mi (16,426 km 2) White Pine County: 033: Ely: 1869: Lander County: Heavy growth of pine trees in the area ...
The Lake Tahoe School is a private school for grades K–8. The University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe, formerly Sierra Nevada University , is located in Incline. Lake Tahoe's only science museum and environmental research laboratories are operated by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center in Incline Village.