Vermont Journal of Environmental Law V. 1

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1 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 1 (1998-1999)

handle is hein.journals/vermenl1 and id is 1 raw text is: STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC LANDS AND CULTURAL
RESOURCES IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY: A CRITIQUE OF
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY'S NEW DEAL
Joe W. McCaleb*
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intro du ction ................................................................................................... 1
I. Public lands in the Tennessee Valley and TVA's changing management
paradigm ........................................................................................ . . 5
A . T he E arly Y ears ............................................................................... 5
II. The TVA Act, Case Law and Congress ............................................ 6
A. TVA's Application of Public Purpose ..................................... 10
B. Analysis and Com m entary ............................................................ 14
C . TV A 's A rgum ent .......................................................................... 15
D. Public Land Management Values ................................................. 15
E. Application of the TVA Act .......................................................... 16
F. TVA's New Vision is Not Acceptable ........................................... 17
G. Adherence to the Will of the People ............................................ 20
II. The Cultural Significance of Public Lands in the Tennessee Valley .... 21
A . Prehistoric ................................................................................... . . 2 1
B . M ississipian to 1830 ..................................................................... 22
C. TVA's Actions and Responsibilities ............................................ 23
D. The First Nations' Response ........................................................ 25
C onclu sion ............................................................................................ . . 26
INTRODUCTION
In the 1930's, the South was a poverty-stricken section of America that
had escaped the wealth accumulated in other regions of the country. In
1933, for example, the per capita income in the Tennessee Valley was only
* B.A., Union University, 1964; J.D., University of Memphis, 1970; M.S.E.L., cum laude,
Vermont Law School, 1995. Mr. McCaleb is a practicing environmental attorney in Hendersonville,
Tennessee.