Public Lands Management Improvement Act of 1997 hearings before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, on S. 1253, to provide to the federal land management agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, and for other purposes, October 30, 1997, December 15, 1997, February 3, 1998.